Next up on our Miyazaki watch: Howl’s Moving Castle. We’re back with great things to say about the animation, but Lindsay maybe needed a bit more of an explainer on this one. Currently we’re taking a bit of a break, so we hope you enjoy this episode in the meantime!

01m 19s Natacia updates: Janet Jackson in concert, Drama Corner: Mena Massoud on Twitter, more GH thoughts, Lipstick Love by Janelle Monae, Guardians of the Galaxy SPOILERS STARTING 32m 25s – 56m 33s

56m 45s Lindsay updates: summer activities, that Flash trailer, other summer movies, summer plans, and Kdrama rewatch.

01h 15m 26s Watch Tower and temp check

01h 20m 13s Roses and Thorns

01h 58m 31s Fun Facts Factory

02h 04m 48s Rating

02h 05m 55s Popcorner

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Natacia recommends: I just discovered a new podcast that I’m obsessed - Bruh Meets World where two Black dudes rewatch and discuss Boy Meets World - apparently they’ve been around since 2017 so I have SO MANY EPISODES TO BINGE (find them on instagram @bruhmeetsworld 

Lindsay recommends: I’ve been a little obsessed with Szechuan food recently. I want to recommend a good website that has some great recipes I’ve used when I don’t want to do take out: https://omnivorescookbook.com/ Highly recommend Maggie Zhu’s recipe for mapo tofu

This episode we’re watching a movie that made Lindsay sad to miss out on the teen anime goth geek era she could have had, if she had only seen SPIRITED AWAY when it came out originally. We’re making our way through several Miyazaki films this month, and Spirited Away is one of the best in our opinion. Join us for the excited chatter on this one! Also some BL show updates, and opinions on the writer’s strike, as well as the new Guardians of the Galaxy 3, and the Coronation. 

TIMELINE:

01m 17s Lindsay updates: podcast updates, life updates, BL shows I”m watching: Love Syndrome III, La Pluie, also the debate of BL vs Queer media.

23m 53s Natacia updates: life updates, Drama Corner: writer’s strike, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and some CWs, Billie Lourd at the Walk of Fame, Yellowjackets update, Love & Death thoughts, and some Coronation opinions.

01h 09m 24s Rewatch Tower and Temp Check

01h 14m 29s Roses and Thorns

01h 55m 55s FUN FACTS FACTORY

01h 59m 00s Rating

02h 01m 42s Popcorner

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Natacia recommends checking out Kulture Travels // IG: @kulturetravels 

We’re back from our UK trip and ready to get back into talking about all the pop culture content we’ve been consuming. We’ll be dedicating this month to watching a selection of Miyazaki films, a fav of Natacia’s and it’ll be a first time watch for Lindsay. Come join us in the chatter!

TIMELINE:

02m 25s Natacia check-in: life updates, Drama Corner: Jonathan Majors, a rant about General Hospital, final thoughts on Mandalorian, Star Wars things: 40th Anniversary of ROTJ, Jedi Survivor game, SW merch. Content I’ve been consuming: Yellowjackets, Succession, new Evil Dead movie. Upcoming things: American Born Chinese, Little Mermaid, Hunger Games prequel, and Strange Way of Life film

01h 03m 36s Lindsay check-in: Marvels teaser trailer, Red, White, & Royal Blue on Prime in August, current movies at the cinema, book reading, the upcoming Coronation, and our UK trip recap.

01h 47m 59s Rewatch Tower

01h 56m 38s Roses and Thorns

02h 26m 51s Fun Facts Factory

02h 28m 20s Movie Rating

02h 29m 52s PopCorner

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Natacia: May 1 is May Day aka International Workers Day and you should follow my union ACLU-DC Staff United on Twitter at @ACLUDCunion! Also check out the book: The Highland Witch https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-highland-witch-susan-fletcher/8243436?ean=9780393341386 

Lindsay: Recommending a great YA novel called Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe https://bookshop.org/p/books/aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe-benjamin-alire-saenz/7553153?ean=9781442408937

Sometimes the best times on this podcast are had when we both hated what we watched. Let’s get into it! A little British comedy before we're both off to London. Pip pip cheerio! Also lots of Star Wars updates, tv shows we’re watching, and thoughts on kdramas and purity culture.

TIMELINE:

02m 48s Updates from Lindsay: Italy and lab meat, RomCom’s coming out, comfort rewatch show: “We Best Love”, BL drama from Korea “A Shoulder to Cry On”, thoughts on Kdramas and purity culture. **CORRECTION: Lindsay mentions “The Heirs” but she was actually thinking of “The World of the Married”**

25m 46s Updates from Natacia: Star Wars Celebration thoughts, updates on Mandalorian and Bad Batch, Yellowjacket premiere, newest season of You, Succession, and John Wick 4.

01h 15m 44s The “Watch” Tower, with Temperature Check and Synopsis for “The Ladykillers”

01h 22m 15s Roses & Thorns

01h 47m 10s Fun Facts Factory

01h 51m 52s Popcorner

Natacia recommends: DC activity: Peace Day, a mutual aid celebration (SATURDAY 8 APRIL 2023 AT 11:30am) https://www.facebook.com/events/2991383027824534 

Lindsay Recommends: Following V (who lives in Rochester! Yay!) @underthedesknews on TikTok and Instagram 

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We’re diving into a killer topic for Women’s History Month…with our favorite villain women in pop culture! At the top of the episode we also talk about the Mandalorian and the new Star Wars book, TikTok thoughts, more petty men in Drama Corner, Swarm, and a new BL series set in the Omegaverse.

TIMELINE:

01m 28s Check in with Natacia: Drama Corner: Zach Levi vs the Rock. Content consuming: Mandalorian, Star Wars book Cataclysm, TikTok ban?, Swarm on Prime, and Smash on Broadway. 

50m 38s Check in with Lindsay: BL Omegaverse “Couple or Not”, The Last of Us thoughts so far, and The Glory on Netflix

01h 13m 32s Main Event: Villain Women We Love

02h 05m 38s Popcorner

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Natacia recommends: “This is Rosanne Cash” album

Lindsay recommends: the book “I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki” By Baek Sehee https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki-a-memoir-baek-sehee/17875090

The newest edition to the SCREAM franchise has arrived to brighten our gloomy winter days and we were ready to bring you this review. Even scared-y cat Lindsay was all in for this one. We come highly recommending the newest movie, and include a bit of chatter on the movies leading up to this one as well. Also tune in to our updates at the beginning, which are the whole reason these episodes are marked “explicit” because Lindsay is here to talk smut. Natacia also fills us in on all the Oscars drama, and shares thoughts on The Last of Us (with minimal spoilers), The Mandalorian, and the yet to be released series, The Acolyte.

TIMELINE:

01m 35s Lindsay Updates: Covid, we are getting old, reading smut: euphemisms I enjoy, reading adult manga and an introduction to “Dick Fight Island”, BL novels from China “Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation”

30m 32s Natacia Updates: New Orleans trip adventures, Drama Corner: All about the Oscars, The Last of Us Review, and thoughts on Mandalorian and The Acolyte coming up.

01h 22m 35s Temperature Check for Scream VI

01h 24m 42s Main Event: Scream VI

01h 28m 45s Roses and Thorns

02h 24m 36s Popcorner

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Natacia recommends: the book “Grievers” by adrienne maree brown https://www.akpress.org/grievers.html

Lindsay recommends: the book “Bi:The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality” by Julia Shaw https://www.drjuliashaw.com/bibook 

Mini-episode for us since we kept it under 2 hours. Where is our award?? Come celebrate BLACK HISTORY MONTH with us. We have a ton of recommendations you will love for great content to consume this month. Also we catch up on terrible men in Drama Corner, the DCU up-and-coming content, shows Natacia is loving: The Last of Us and Poker Face, and lots of Thai series updates as well as some Lindsay representation in a BL drama that she was not expecting to find.

TIMELINE:

02m 05s Natacia Updates: Beyonce Tickets, Hot Ones Challenge, Drama Corner: Zach Levi, Louis C.K., and Armie Hammer. James Gunn & the DCU. Superbowl trailers: The Flash and Fast X. New shows: The Last of Us and Poker Face.

45m 55s Lindsay Updates: Park Seo Joon in "In the Soop: Friendcation", EarthMix couple in MOONLIGHT CHICKEN (Correction: in this episode, I call it “Midnight Chicken” which is wrong, it’s Moonlight Chicken). Thai series binge: A Tale of Thousand Stars and disability representation for Lindsay. Thai novel reading: 2gether.

01h 05m 06s Popcorner:

Books: Taila Hibbert “Get a Life Chloe Brown” https://taliahibbert.com/books/get-a-life-chloe-brown/ , Abby Collette “A Killer Sundae” https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-killer-sundae-abby-collette/16709386?ean=9780593099704 

Films: Sister Act II and Black Mexicans (La Negrada) 

Music: Leon Bridges “Good Thing” and Samm Henshaw “Untidy Soul”, and Leyla McCalla: Tiny Desk Concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aX8svdJjZo , also her tribute album to Langston Hughes called “A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey” https://open.spotify.com/album/4whjlDovn35OzIY4TnbARA 

Content Creators: Both on TIkTok: @tianaarbnson and @fantasticfrankey

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Ohhhh WE’RE BACK. Did you miss our episodes of complete randomness? We sure did…catch up on all the things with us, and let us know what we should be watching next.

TIMELINE:

02m 59s Lindsay gives updates on: cold season, infrared sauna life, QUICK review of Falling for Christmas…and The Holiday Sitter, Kdramas started: D.P. and The Extraordinary Attorney Woo. BL Drama watching: Never Let Me Go, My School President, and My Only 12%. Thai drama: The Warped Effect. A BL real life drama that is reminiscent of the Depp/Heard trial.

52m 58s Natacia gives updates on: Indiana Jones & the case of the pedo. Alec Baldwin thoughts, Meghan & Harry, Dr Who rewatch. Other content they’re consuming: The Last of Us, M3GAN film, Star Wars High Republic fan fic, the show nobody else is watching because why….”How I Met Your Father”, Velma and why you shouldn’t watch it, and then a quick summary of thoughts on the Oscar nominations.

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We could almost call this episode on our review of Mean Girls, “the problem with white feminism”. But instead we’ll just say, this episode is so fetch. Also very early aughts. A lot of flashbacks to high school bullying, and Lindsay can’t wait to tell you about the time she rigged her highschool prom to win prom queen. Tune in and we hope you’re having a festive holiday season!

TIMELINE:

01m 18s Natacia updates: Life stuff–tooth ache, do not recommend, holidays are upon us. That time when Natacia went AWOL and Lindsay almost sent out a search & rescue. “You need someone to check on you, worry about you? I’m available.”. Thoughts on the first part of the Harry and Megan documentary, the new M3GAN trailer, Warner Bros Discovery news, Pinocchio film review, BoJack Horseman.

44m 41s Lindsay updates: Holiday movie, holiday sapphic noel, music: Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season”, and Stromae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dkDepLX0rk 

51m 26s Rewatch Tower, and Temperature Check

57m 59s Roses and Thorns

01h 46m 49s Fun Facts Factory

01h 51m 36s Rating

01h 52m 27s Popcorner

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PLUGS:

Natacia recommends: Support & follow the New York Times union: follow them on Twitter @NYTimesGuild, they did a one day strike on 12/8 

1. The management of the nation’s most elite, center-left news organization, which, in its opinion pages, supports unionization at places like Amazon and endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president in part because she would “give workers more ability to bargain collectively,” is now telling its impecunious staff to quit clanking their tin cups. The workers want raises that keep up with inflation, and the company is on track for an annual operating profit of more than $300 million. (from New York Magazine)
2. Of course, if the union really wants to draw blood, they will have to go on a real strike. The 114-day-long one which gripped the city’s nine dailies in 1963

“We are always gonna be like ‘hey, let’s take something really fun and just like remind you how f*cked up and sad it is.” New official Pop Chatter Podcast motto?? Don’t worry, we have plenty of delightful things to talk about in regards to the fantastic “Parent Trap”, the first in our trilogy of Lindsay Lohan films we’re using to ring in the festive season. Come be delighted with how obsessed Lindsay is with camp, and let Natacia be your harbinger of cheer with loads of nerdy updates.

TIMELINE:

02m 18s Lindsay Updates: health things, GL series update, BL update on Love in the Air series ::Lindsay gets embarrassed talking about racy scenes::, thoughts on the new series Willow.

29m 58s Natacia Updates: seasonal depression and the need for holiday cheer, follow Natacia on instagram for said Holiday Cheer: @nknapper, Drama Corner: GMA affair, content consumed recently: Bones and All film review *CW: canablism, Super Mario Bros trailer, thoughts on Wednesday the series, Megan & Harry doc trailer, Star Wars updates, new Indiana Jones trailer, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 teaser trailer.

01h 15m 24s Rewatch Tower

01h 20m 23s Roses and Thorns

02h 16m 59s Fun Facts Factory

02h 22m 27s Pop Chatter film rating

02h 23m 25s PopCorner

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Natacia recommends checking out: The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis  https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-undead-truth-of-us-britney-lewis/17963800?ean=9781368075831 

Lindsay recommends checking out: a local tea shop in Rochester, NY called Happy Earth Tea and my favorite tea right now is the Happy Woman tea. https://happyearthtea.com/collections/herbal/products/happy-woman-tea-blend-of-fragrant-organic-herbs