Pop & Prose

In this episode of my GOTTA POP podcast, I was joined by John Beaudin of ROCK HISTORY MUSIC and we discussed two legendary bands: Toto and April Wine.

Our original plan was to focus on three albums for each band. For Toto, the albums were supposed to be limited to TOTO, IV, and THE SEVENTH ONE. For April Wine, the three albums were supposed to be limited to STAND BACK, THE WHOLE WORLD'S GOIN' CRAZY, and NATURE OF THE BEAST.

While we did talk a lot about those albums, we also discussed a LOT of other wonderful music by each of the bands. If you're a Toto fan or an April Wine fan (or both!), you'll probably hear us here discussing a lot of music you love!

We spent approximately 45 minutes on each of the two bands. Here are some time stamps, if you'd like to skip around a bit:

00:00 - Intro. Meet John Beaudin!
04:43 - Toto
45:21 - April Wine

If you're a music fan and you're not already following him, I highly encourage you to watch and follow John Beaudin's great ROCK HISTORY MUSIC channel on YouTube and to visit his awesome website: https://johnbeaudin.com/

To find my online articles about music and many other things, and the multiple social media platforms I'm on, please check out my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/buddygott

Thank you for listening and for reading. Have a great day!

Buddy Gott

#music #rock #toto #aprilwine #70smusic #80smusic #90smusic #classicrock #podcast #johnbeaudin #rockhistory #rockhistorymusic #gottapop #gottapoppodcast #buddygott

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In this episode, my guest Kerry Purvis and I discussed the television series QUANTUM LEAP (the new version) and the music of Alanis Morissette.

Kerry and I are big fans of the show and the singer, so we each had quite a bit to say about them here. :-)

In addition to being a lover of great television and great music, Kerry is also a writer. Check out her page on Medium to read her great articles about a wide variety of things, including music, film, Star Trek, ADHD, and much more: https://medium.com/@kerryfpurvis

To read my works and to find the multiple places I can be found online, please visit my Linktree page: https://linktr.ee/buddygott

Thanks for listening and reading. Have a great day!

Buddy Gott

#podcast #quantumleap #alanismorissette #television #music #popculture #culture #entertainment #buddygott #kerrypurvis #gottapop

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In this episode, my guest Chelsea Alexandra and I talked about movies - The Holdovers, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Quiz Lady, and more.

There were multiple times in the episode where we referred to a recent article Chelsea wrote about the 2024 Oscar nominees. I think it's great and I highly recommend it to you. It can be found here:
https://plethoraofpop.com/lets-talk-about-the-2024-oscar-nominations-f0a588db8fcf

I also highly encourage you to check out Chelsea's many other great articles on Medium: https://chelsalexn.medium.com/

For my writings about pop culture (and other things) & to find out the multiple places I can be found online, please visit my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/buddygott

Thank you very much for watching and reading. Have a great day!

Buddy Gott

#movies #film #podcast #popculture #entertainment #gottapop #gottapoppodcast #buddygott #chelseaalexandra #medium #mediumwriters

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In this episode of my GOTTA POP podcast, I'm joined by Rich Amooi, the author of over 20 rom com novels, and we talk about many of our favorite romantic comedy films, including classics like When Harry Met Sally, Pretty Woman, Notting Hill, The Proposal, While You Were Sleeping, You've Got Mail, The Holiday, Love Actually - and several others. While most of the ones we discussed are very well-known, we also talked about some great lesser-known movies you may be unfamiliar with but may enjoy watching.

Maybe you'll hear us mention some of your favorites here!

To learn more about Rich Amooi and his books (including his latest release 'Royal Crush'), please visit his website: https://richamooi.com/

To learn about my writings about pop culture and other things, please visit my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/buddygottwrites

Thank you for watching (and reading.) Have a wonderful day!

Buddy Gott

#movies #books #romantic #romance #humor #comedy #romcoms #romanticcomedy #films #richamooi #buddygott #gottapop #podcast #writers #books

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In this episode, I interviewed Doug Momary and Emily 'Emmy Jo' Peden, the stars of the classic children's television series THE NEW ZOO REVUE.

Close to 200 episodes of the series were produced in the 1970s and they continued to air on television in syndication for many years afterward. The series has recently experienced a new wave of popularity due to several of its episodes being readily available on YouTube and Amazon.

THE NEW ZOO REVUE was a favorite of mine when I was a child and I had a wonderful time learning more about it here from Doug and Emmy Jo. It was also fun chatting with them about their current activities, which have included their recent appearances at conventions and their active participation in the multiple social media platforms devoted to THE NEW ZOO REVUE. Here are some of them:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thenewzoorevue
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenewzoorevue/
X - https://twitter.com/thenewzoorevue
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@NewZooRevue

More info about the series and how to buy great NEW ZOO REVUE merchandise can be found on their official website: https://newzoorevue.shop/

Thank you for listening to my show! I also have a video edition of this and other episodes available on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YHgeoecIZPqhjv6btTTAw
I write a lot about pop culture and other things at multiple places online and am very active on various social media platforms. Links to all of those places can be found via my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/buddygott.

Thank you again. Have a wonderful day!

Buddy Gott

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In this episode of my GOTTA POP podcast, my guest Dave LeGates and I look at some of our favorite Christmas songs. We take a deep dive into the fascinating history of the legendary "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid and then discuss several other classics we love from artists such as Bing Crosby & David Bowie, Billy Squier, Elton John, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, Donny Hathaway, Joan Jett, and many others.

If you're a Spotify user and you like Christmas music, you may enjoy this Spotify playlist I created that contains most of the songs Dave and I discussed during the show, plus dozens of other Christmas songs:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aVBenlZxpW1Us9QYMfelK?si=0504634070694534

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In this episode, I'm joined by writer and podcaster Kerry Purvis. Our topics were the legendary band The Bee Gees and the classic television series 'Barney Miller.'

For The Bee Gees segment, we took a look at their amazingly long and impressive career and discussed how each of us loves a lot of the group's great lesser-known music , such as their final two studio albums: 'Still Waters' from 1997 and 'This Is Where I Came In' from 2001.

We also, of course, talked about several of their legendary hit songs that we love from the 1960s and 1970s.

Kerry and I then discussed the classic television sitcom 'Barney Miller,' which ran for 8 seasons on the ABC television network, between 1975-1982. The series has recently seen a resurgence in popularity (especially with younger viewers who weren't around during its original run), due to it airing on television platforms such as Amazon Prime and Tubi.

I had a LOT of fun talking about The Bee Gees and Barney Miller with Kerry. If you're a fan of either (or both) of them, I hope you enjoy our show!

To read some of Kerry's great writings, which cover several very interesting topics, visit her page on Medium.com. which can be found here: https://medium.com/@kerryfpurvis.

Also, if you love The Muppets (and who doesn't?), check out the great Muppet Profiles podcast that Kerry co-hosts with her husband Justin: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gRm0Mv7uzmr7Wex4UIugg?si=2e7d162d945d4c8e.

As for me, most of my writings can be found here: https://thebuddygott.com/.

To connect with me on social media, and to find the audio versions of the GOTTA POP show, please visit my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/buddygott

Thank you for reading and for listening. Have a great day!

Buddy Gott

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My thoughts about the 2023 film 'The Flash' - and my ponderings about why it wasn't more financially and critically successful than it was.

I also give a very short review of the recently released film 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.'

In this episode, I mentioned the Plethora of Pop website that I own, edit, and write for. If you'd like to check it out, it can be found here: https://plethoraofpop.com/

Thank you for listening and for reading this. Have a wonderful day!

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My guest, writer and all-around excellent human being Jeffrey Harvey, and I talk about the long and fantastic career of the legendary band Sade.
To read Jeffrey's great writings, please visit his page on Medium: https://medium.com/@mediamaven0103. Included there is an article he talked about during our discussion: 'Winter Wars and Brand New Shoes: The Bulletproof Soul of Sade.' If you like Sade, you should give it a read. It's fantastic!
Also, here is a link to a great playlist he made on Spotify that ties in with the article: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1OuLbA5P9MgRyNn8IsM9PS?si=12d5c183a0664263
In the episode, I mentioned a piece I wrote about Sade's debut album, 'Diamond Life.' Here's where it can be found: https://medium.com/first-album-reviews/living-the-diamond-life-with-sade-262b60689acd
Thank you for listening and for reading this! Have a fantastic day!

Buddy Gott

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In this episode, I was joined by writer, editor, and all-around good guy Eric Pierce. We began by talking about his great Fanfare publication and his equally great All the Fanfare newsletter. Then we discussed the classic 1991 action film 'Point Break,' which starred Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. Eric has written several articles about the movie and is also planning a book about it - so he definitely knows a lot of cool things about 'Point Break!'


We then chatted about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which we're both currently participating in. This led to a fun discussion about fiction writing and some of the different ways it can be approached and accomplished.


I had a blast talking about the above things (and more) with Eric. If you're not already familiar with his Fanfare publication, which focuses on pop culture, I highly encourage you to check it out here: https://fanfare.pub/. To find Eric's great All the Fanfare newsletter, click here: https://substack.com/@ericpierce

As for me, most of my writings about pop culture and other things can be found here: https://thebuddygott.com/. I'll also be starting my own FREE newsletter on Substack in the next day or so. It's called Pop and Prose and can be found here: https://substack.com/@thebuddygott.


Thanks for watching and for reading! Have a great day!

#podcast #film #writing #writers #nanowrimo #substack #medium #movies #culture #popculture #fanfare #allthefanfare #ericpierce #buddygott #gottapop #gottapoppodcast #popandprose

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