Nods & Pops

Nods & Pops

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Nods & Pops episodes

  • Episode 164: Love Is Dead

    This week, the buzz is all about Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban. At the theatre, we went to Rent at Sydney Opera House & Menopause: The Musical at the State Theatre. On the small screen we’ve been watching The Assassin on Stan. On the big screen we saw Inter Alia. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on two previous trials - Karen Read & Bryan Kohberger.

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 163: Cut The Fat Somewhere Else

    This week, the buzz is all about the Emmy Awards, the Wicked: For Good movie trailer, Beetlejuice, Little Shop of Horrors, The Babysitters Club & our other fave podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler. At the theatre, we went to Bright Star at the Hayes Theatre & How To Plot A Hit In Two Days at Ensemble Theatre. On the small screen we’ve been watching The Hunting Wives on Stan & Unknown Number: The High School Catfish on Netflix. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on the Menendez Brothers appeal & get the verdict in the Cardi B trial.

    In this episode, we also reference our interview with playwright Melanie Tait in ep136 of this pod, her upcoming play The Royal Experiment & her own pod, A Country Podcast. And if you haven't watched A Country Practice, all 1088 (!) episodes are now streaming on 7 Plus.

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    1 hr 23 min
  • Episode 162: The Fun Aunt

    This week, the buzz is all about Aunty Ellen on Tipping Point, Survivor: Australia vs The World, the diabolical Cluedo casting, Yve Blake's new show Mackenzie and the trailers for Wuthering Heights & Die My Love. At the theatre, we went to Kimberly Akimbo at Arts Centre Melbourne & Beetlejuice at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. On the small screen we’ve been watching Happy Face on Prime Video. On the big screen, we saw The Roses. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get the verdict in the mushroom murder trial, we check in on CrimeCon & we learn about the Matriarch Mastermind murder trial.

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Episode 161: All The Theatre

    This week, we're catching up on a LOT of theatre. We went to The 39 Steps at Sydney Opera House, Emerald City, Primary Trust & The Half-Life Of Marie Curie at Ensemble Theatre, Once On This Island, Tristan & Isolde and Silver Tongue at Hayes Theatre, Grief Is The Thing With Feathers & The Spare Room at Belvoir St Theatre, Circle Mirror Transformation at Sydney Theatre Company, Prima Facie at Carriageworks, Cats at Theatre Royal, Eureka Day at Seymour Centre & Annie at Capitol Theatre.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Episode 160: Our Forever Jesus

    Pamela Anderson & Liam Neeson, Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, Elise McCann & Andy Karl. Jesus Christ Superstar. Waitress, Heathers & My Brilliant Career. Roslyn Packer Theatre upgrade. DMV, The Savant, The Girlfriend & The Paper. SNL. Anniversary, Swiped, Ella McKay, Good Fortune & After The Hunt. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner we talk about the explosive Bryan Kohberger sentencing hearing.

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 159: I Wanna Be In The Monotony

    This week, the buzz is all about Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl, Waiting for Godot on Broadway (with Keanu!), the death of actor Michael Madsen & first trailer for Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey. At the theatre, we went to The Lover & The Dumb Waiter at Ensemble Theatre & Mary Jane at the Old Fitz. On the small screen we’ve been watching The Better Sister & Babygirl, both on Prime Video. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner we learn about the Preppy Party murder trial.

    Want to support the show? Hit the follow button so you don’t miss an episode, leave us a rating or a review and join our community on Patreon. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok and head to our website where you can email us your viewing suggestions.

    1 hr 19 min
  • Episode 158: She’s Just So Casually A Bit Nuts

    This week, the buzz is all about Bachelor Girl, Squid Game Universe, Jamie Lloyd takes on The Wizard Of Oz, Jonathan La Paglia dumped from Australian Survivor, Tarzan The Musical, Samantha Jade is Pretty Woman & Building The Band. At the theatre, we went to Happy Days at Sydney Theatre Company & Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown at Hayes Theatre. On the small screen we’ve been watching Good American Family on Disney+ & Kinda Pregnant on Netflix. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner we get big news on the Bryan Kohberger trial.

    Want to support the show? Hit the follow button so you don’t miss an episode, leave us a rating or a review and join our community on Patreon. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok and head to our website where you can email us your viewing suggestions.

    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 157: My Old Friend Darren Criss

    This week, it's a super-sized buzz featuring all the moments from Cynthia Erivo's  Tony Awards, our final visits to Titanique, Choose Your Own Musical Adventure with Queenie van de Zandt, The Lovers cast announcement, Evita previews on the West End, Katy Perry's Lifetimes tour, an update on the Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni battle and all the easter eggs in the Wicked: For Good trailer. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get the verdict in the Karen Read trial.

    Want to support the show? Hit the follow button so you don’t miss an episode, leave us a rating or a review and join our community on Patreon. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok and head to our website where you can email us your viewing suggestions.

    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 156: Shots Fired

    This week, the buzz is all about Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald, Variety Actors on Actors, The 39 Steps, The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping, Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg, Suzy Miller's new play Inter Alia & the Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness split. At the theatre, we went to Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular at the ICC & In The Next Room...Or The Vibrator Play at the New Theatre. On the small screen we’ve been watching Sirens on Netflix & Another Simple Favour on Prime Video. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we do a mini deep dive on the Karen Read trial.

    Want to support the show? Hit the follow button so you don’t miss an episode, leave us a rating or a review and join our community on Patreon. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok and head to our website where you can email us your viewing suggestions.

    Want to support the show? Hit the follow button so you don’t miss an episode, leave us a rating or a review and join our community on Patreon. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok and head to our website where you can email us your viewing suggestions.

    1 hr 24 min
  • Episode 155: One Of These People Is Not Like The Others

    This week we're back for another bumper episode with our friend, the hilarious Scott Gainsburg. The buzz is all about the trailer for All's Fair, Bridgerton, Wild Things, Wicked: For Good, Deadwood returning with Virginia Gay, Reese Witherspoon & Harlen Coben, MJ The Musical on Sunrise, Cynthia Erivo in both Dracula & Prima Facie, Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman coming for Vivid & our favourite couple, Meryl & Marty. At the theatre, we went to The Wrong Gods at Belvoir & And Then There Were None at the Theatre Royal. On the small screen we’ve been watching The Four Seasons on Netflix & The Apprentice on Stan. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we catch up on the Menendez Brothers appeal, the Diddy trial in NYC & the mushroom murder trial in Melbourne.

    Want to support the show? Hit the follow button so you don’t miss an episode, leave us a rating or a review and join our community on Patreon. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok and head to our website where you can email us your viewing suggestions.

    2 hr 6 min

About Nods & Pops

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Weekly-ish podcast where two pop culture junkies share our thoughts on the hottest offerings on stage & screen and rate everything based on how many times they put us to sleep. We watch all the…