Ménage Á Pop

Nothing divided the classroom like a group assignment . While the intention might of been teamwork its outcome was always pure anarchy. And it was in the throes of such scholastic chaos that a lone middle schooler stared into the brink of a reading level far beyond her classmate’s comprehension. It may be years later, but Molly Bailen can still recall that moment as her introduction to the young adult novel “The Master Puppeteer.” So let’s flip to the back cover and report on what she has to say about this.

You can follow MOLLY BAILEN on TWITTER @dharmasodapop, listen to her minute by minute take on "Cabin In The Woods" on the CABIN MINUTE CAST and check out her galleries of illustration work at https://www.mbailencreative.com/

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To most of us, 1994’s THE SHADOW is best remembered as the first half of this sentence. We might think of Alec Baldwin. We might think of fedora hats. We might think the scene in the pneumatic tube went on a little too long. What we’re not thinking about is the rejuvenating benefits of Eastern meditation. Well, actually, podcaster and graphic illustrator Molly Bailen is. In fact, it was a big screen viewing of this very film that sparked her current practice of Buddhist beliefs. So let’s get off our high horse and gently reflect on what she has to say about this.

You can follow MOLLY BAILEN on TWITTER @dharmasodapop, listen to her minute by minute take on "Cabin In The Woods" on the CABIN MINUTE CAST and check out her galleries of illustration work at https://www.mbailencreative.com/

Follow host Tim Blevins on TWITTER @subcultist and on INSTAGRAM @subultist

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In the mid ‘90s, Marvel cloned Spiderman, DC fridged a girlfriend and Image broke basic anatomy through spandex. Yes, these issues had issues, but not every comic was a splash page of misogyny word bubbled by gimmicks. For a young Sara Century, this same decade offered a glimpse of empowerment through a Generation X cover shot of Emma Frost. But comics weren’t easy for this kid to come by, and the resulting quest both sparked a passion and predicted the plight of a life-long infatuation. So let’s back board that back issue and collect our own thoughts on what Sara has to ‘nuff say about this.

You can follow SARA CENTURY on TWITTER @saracentury and on INSTAGRAM @saracentury. You can also listen to her podcast BITCHES ON COMICS and read selections from her pop culture journalism at www.saracentury.com .

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Is that the whine of a blood splattered chain saw thrashing through the meat of today’s episode?  Well … no… they’re doing construction on Tim’s street and he hasn’t really sound proofed the room. Still, its an apt enough sound for today’s gore filled installment of a gore-filled franchise. It also works for guest Sara Century’s own account of publishing pop culture criticism for the slasher-like antagonism of pop culture fans. It’s TWO horror stories and in under 20 minutes. So peek out from under those covers just enough to hear what Sara has to say about this.

You can follow SARA CENTURY on TWITTER @saracentury and on INSTAGRAM @saracentury. You can also listen to her podcast BITCHES ON COMICS and read selections from her pop culture journalism at www.saracentury.com .

Follow host Tim Blevins on TWITTER @subcultist and on INSTAGRAM @subultist

For full show notes visit www.nahpods.com

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Nothing soothed the six hour stress of a middle school education like the latch-key promise of afternoon cartoons. Seated there in the private screening room of a converted basement we could loose ourselves in the animated antics of Gummi bears, Cadillac cats, and Hell-spawned Cow Skull demons. Yup …Hell-spawned Cow Skull demons. Looking back on it, children’s cartoons contained some pretty effed up s@%!. And on today’s episode, pop culture critic and podcaster Sara Century evokes some of this darkness with 1981’s “The Fantastic Adventures Of Unico.” So switch off that Beverly Hills Teen rerun and tune instead to what Sara has to say about this.

You can follow SARA CENTURY on TWITTER @saracentury and on INSTAGRAM @saracentury. You can also listen to her podcast BITCHES ON COMICS and read selections for her pop culture journalism at www.saracentury.com .

Follow host Tim Blevins on TWITTER @subcultist and on INSTAGRAM @subultist

For full show notes visit www.nahpods.com

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It was by the light of the Canadian sun that an impressionable Bob Canning smuggled a cassette scandal onto the bus of his Church Youth Group. But this far-from-home mall purchase proved to bear more than a Parental Advisory stamp of rebellion. In fact, the inherent symbolism of 3rd Bass’s “The Cactus Cas/ette” speaks to a very particular relationship with musical mediums. So let’s wait through the rewind and then hit play on what Bob has to say about this.

You can follow BOB CANNING on TWITTER @rhcanning. You can also listen to him cohost the podcast 20TH CENTURY POP! at www.nahpods.com/20popcast.

Follow host Tim Blevins on TWITTER @subcultist and on INSTAGRAM @subultist

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Bob Canning has a sweet tooth for a single letter of the alphabet. Twice. But what started as a candy crush in grade school sugared into an actual affliction by college. Much of this indulgence was imparted by his dealer at the time, a plastic, desk-mounted dispenser in the shape of the Yellow M&M mascot. And somehow, this cheap tchotchke that should have been forgotten by Sophomore year, wound up being THE defining decor visitors to this dorm room remember. So let’s side step brushing just a little longer and hear exactly what Bob has to say about this.

You can follow BOB CANNING on TWITTER @rhcanning. You can also listen to him cohost the podcast 20TH CENTURY POP! at www.nahpods.com/20popcast.

Follow host Tim Blevins on TWITTER @subcultist and on INSTAGRAM @subultist

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Back in High school, the only authentic way to express your inner-most thoughts was to over-play that one soul-shearing track from your very specific cassette collection. And for 15 year-old Bob Canning, nothing sang more honestly than the big band swing of Harry Connick Jr.’s … “We Are In Love?” Really? Swing music? For a ninth grader? Ahm… apparently its the inaugural topic of this inaugural episode as presented by our inaugural guest, (who also happens to be Tim’s co-host on 20TH CENTURY POP!) So let’s stop spell-checking “inaugural” and be-bop along with what Bob has to say about it.

You can follow BOB CANNING on TWITTER @rhcanning. You can also listen to him cohost the podcast 20TH CENTURY POP! at www.nahpods.com/20popcast.

Follow host Tim Blevins on TWITTER @subcultist and on INSTAGRAM @subultist

For full show notes visit www.nahpods.com

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Here's your online peep hole into some intimate internet chats between two consenting adults and a piece of pop culture.

Join Tim Blevins every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as he and a guest explore that one album, action figure or tv show that best encapsulates who they are and how they got to be there.

MÉNAGE Á POP premieres Monday May 11th on APPLE PODCASTS, STITCHER, SPOTIFY and www.nahpods.com.

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