Pop and Politics

Join in Zak & Ginny’s recap of our big stories in the world of politics and pop culture from 2023 while we also dive into predictions for 2024. A proposal? A dead candidate? And so much more on this weeks episode.

On this week’s episode, Ginny and Zak dive into the holiday spirit but reliving some memorable classics. And in the spirit of lying about something that doesn’t exist - Zak digs into George Santos’ Christmases past with an eye on expulsion future.

In this week’s episode Ginny and Zak cover some gift guides brought to you by the rich and the wealthy just in time to start holiday shopping. They also get into some dog whistler politics around gender identity and their deep rooted history with High School Musical.

This week’s episode Zak and Ginny discuss the future of Justin Trudeau, the various plagues running through our houses and Ginny yells about Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce for 20 minutes. Join us for this and much more.

On this weeks episode we get into Ginny’s recent retreat into darkness, Zak’s strict routines, the loss of Ottawa’s own Matthew Perry and the third rail that gun control has become. Come for the banter, stay for the embarrassing Halloween stories.

While the speaker of the house in the US continues to be a game of musical chairs, Ginny & Zak reflect on the early 2000s, blink 182s new album and Britney’s new memoir. All of this an inappropriate banter in this weeks episode.

Content Warning: on this episode Zak and Ginny dive into the latest in what is going on in Gaza and how this conflict is reshaping people’s ideas on the Middle East. They also get into pop culture silliness which can be found at the 45:35 mark of the episode. If you are able please donate to the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders for their ongoing work with refugees and their commitment to helping the people of Gaza.

This week Ginny and Zak will prepare you for Thanksgiving dinner with some fun facts about grey sweatpants, Pete Davidson, and a new NDP government for the people of Manitoba. They get deep into the parental rights dog whistle and also the allure of a Winnipeg winter.

On this welcome back edition of the podcast Ginny and Zak get into the newest obsession the internet has with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, the importance of knowing your history, and a smut-free edition of social media roulette.

Spooky season is officially kicking off with our first in a series of spooky episodes.  On today's episode, Ginelle is joined by friend, and fellow spooky season connoisseur Zak, to discuss the politics found in some of your favorite slasher films from the 80s (and one from the late 70s).  Join as while we reminisce about  our summers at camp, and how we totally would have been stabbed by Jason.