Pop DNA

By Rhonda Watts and Erin O'LoughlinTV & Film

Pop DNA episodes

December 11, 2020 The Witcher: A Friend of Humanity
Toss a coin to your podcast hosts because we're talking about The Witcher this month!
EPISODE NOTES: Why is the timeline of The Witcher TV series so confusing? We attempt to answer that in part 2, linking back to our discussion of the source material in part 1. We also look at Geralt's origins as a Witcher and how those origins are explored in the video games and the series.
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31 min
December 04, 2020 The Witcher: Something Ends, Something Begins
Toss a coin to your podcast hosts because we're talking about The Witcher this month!
EPISODE NOTES: In part 1, we explore the books, short stories, and video games that inspired the Netflix series, plus talk about our initial thoughts on the show and our hopes for its second season.
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33 min
December 04, 2020 The Witcher: Something Ends, Something Begins
Toss a coin to your podcast hosts because we're talking about The Witcher this month!
EPISODE NOTES: In part 1, we explore the books, short stories, and video games that inspired the Netflix series, plus talk about our initial thoughts on the show and our hopes for its second season.
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34 min
November 27, 2020 Parks and Recreation: Gazebo? More Like Gazoinksbo!
All November long, we're talking about our favorite sitcom about local government, Parks and Rec!
EPISODE NOTES: We are wrapping up our Parks and Rec discussion with a look at Pawnee's local history and how the show has made its way into our cultural lexicon, from Galentine's Day to Treat Yo'self and everything in between! (We recorded this before the US Presidential Election so some of our expressed anxieties are outdated.)
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38 min
November 27, 2020 Parks and Recreation: Gazebo? More Like Gazoinksbo!
All November long, we're talking about our favorite sitcom about local government, Parks and Rec!
EPISODE NOTES: We are wrapping up our Parks and Rec discussion with a look at Pawnee's local history and how the show has made its way into our cultural lexicon, from Galentine's Day to Treat Yo'self and everything in between! (We recorded this before the US Presidential Election so some of our expressed anxieties are outdated.)
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38 min
November 20, 2020 Parks and Recreation: Doobie, Doobie, Doo!
All November long, we're talking about our favorite sitcom about local government, Parks and Rec!
EPISODE NOTES: We are so excited to welcome professor, writer, and member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Darren Lone Fight as our guest for part 3. Darren stopped by to discuss Ken Hotate, the Wamapoke tribe, and Native representation on Parks and Rec, plus give his perspective on this comfort show that predicted the future.
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29 min
November 13, 2020 Parks and Recreation: Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America
All November long, we're talking about our favorite sitcom about local government, Parks and Rec!
EPISODE NOTES: We discuss all things Pawnee, Indiana and its citizens in part 2 of the series. From the eccentricities of small town life, to the foibles and successes of local government, we look at how the people of Pawnee are the heart and soul of the town—especially one particular person named Leslie Knope.
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33 min
November 06, 2020 Parks and Recreation: LIT-erally the Best Show Ever!
All November long, we're talking about our favorite sitcom about local government, Parks and Rec!
EPISODE NOTES: In part 1, we talk about how Parks and Rec was foundational to our friendship, trace the origins of many cast members to the improv group The Upright Citizens; Brigade, and take a moment to honor one of the writers of the series, the late Harris Whittels. Li'l Sebastian would approve.
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36 min
October 30, 2020 BONUS! Geek Out: Gothic Fiction Pod-iversary Halloween Spook-tacular!!!
Is the title of this episode too long? Probably. But we're celebrating two years of Pop DNA with our favorite and most seasonally appropriate fiction genre!
This super-sized bonus episode contains haunted houses, spooky paintings, secret passages, possibly villainous love interests, and a whole lot of tangents that are only marginally related to the topic of discussion. We look at the history of Gothic fiction, from classics like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Jane Eyre, to current favorite movies, comics, and even video games that use Gothic conventions in fun ways. Happy Halloween!

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2 hr 25 min
October 23, 2020 The Dark Knight: Legacy
It's Frickin' Bats! This month we're discussing the iconic Batman films, the Dark Knight Trilogy.
The fourth and final part of our Dark Knight discussion, unlike the Dark Knight movies, is much more on the lighter side. We talk about how Batman Begins was a turning point for Batman onscreen, and for superhero stories and film in general.
We also geek out over references to Batman in our favorite pop culture works, and discuss our results from the "Which Batman Character Are You?" quiz.
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39 min