Summary:   “To the monsters, we are the monsters.” This week we take a deep breath, hit play on Station Eleven, and contemplate a post-apocalyptic future that seems a little too real. Also discussed: Only Murders in the Building, Koto: The Last Service, and Severance by Ling Ma       Show notes:   If You Can Bear It, ‘Station Eleven’ Is Exactly What We Need Right Now (The Ringer)  

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.:  Koto: The Last Service (short film)    Andrea W.:  Only Murders in the Building (TV)   Lisa: Severance by Ling Ma (book)  

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  

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Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   "This would never happen at the Four Seasons." This week we re-watch the classic Jennifer Lopez rom-com Maid in Manhattan on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: The Power of the Dog, Stay Close, and Lisa gives us an update on her pipes.     Show notes:   Could ‘Maid in Manhattan’ Get Made Today? (The Ringer)  

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.:  The Power of the Dog (film)   Andrea W.: Rosewood (TV)   Lisa: Stay Close (TV)   

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  

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Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   "We can't just stay who we were, right?" We kick off a brand new year by revisiting some friends from the past. That's right, it's time to talk about the latest Sex And The City installment, And Just Like That.    Show notes:   How to safely turn snow into drinking water   And Just Like That... on TikTok  

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.: Tokyo Godfathers (TV)   Andrea W.: Jean-Marc Vallée, Candy Palmater    Lisa: The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson (book)  

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  

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Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   "Destiny?" We sign off on 2021 by watching the film Serendipity on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: our thoughts on starting another year, the strange, dark series Landscapers and the new single "Find the Light" from Jasmyn.   Show notes:   Serendipity review on Roger Ebert    "Battles and Brotherhood" video by 3 Inches of Blood (YouTube)  

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.: Landscapers (TV)     Andrea W.: "Find the Light" by Jasmyn (music)   Lisa:  Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín (book)  

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Nouvelle Noel" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  

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Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   "Holiday pop." Join us for Year 7 of our annual debate on whether Love Actually or The Holiday is the best (or worst?) Christmas movie of all time. Also discussed: tech woes, Joni Mitchell, and Dexter New Blood.   Show notes:   5 Ways The Holiday Is The Perfect Christmas Movie (& 5 Ways Love Actually Is Better) (ScreenRant)   Episode 5: Love Actually vs. The Holiday 1    Episode 59: Love Actually vs. the Holiday, Round 2  Episode 109: Love Actually vs. the Holiday, Round 3  Episode 163: Love Actually vs. The Holiday 4   Episode 210: Love Actually live from the Rio Theatre   Episode 261: Love Actually vs. The Holiday, Part 6  

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.:  Carol (film available to watch on Crave Canada)    Andrea W.:  Dexter: New Blood (TV)   Lisa: using the holidays to catch up on all your unread magazines, which in her case is the New Yorker.  

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Nouvelle Noel" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  

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Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   "Yes, there is not." This week we get into the Christmas spirit by watching Netflix's first gay holiday rom-com, Single All The Way. Also discussed: Such A Fun Age, uterus biopsies, and our favourite new Christmas music.   Show notes:   'Single All the Way' is a necessary queer fantasy (CNN)  

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.:  A Boy Called Christmas (TV)    Andrea W.: "Christmas Cards" by Tenille Townes, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by PIQSIQ (music)   Lisa:  Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid (book)  

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Glockenspiel Beat" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   We welcome many-time guest host Cynara Geissler back on the show to discuss our favourite Christmas television specials of the past, including The Year Without A Santa Claus, A Claymation Christmas Celebration, and Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas.    Show notes:   The Real Reason The California Raisins Disappeared (Mashable)   Watch: A Claymation Christmas Celebration (Archive.org)   Watch: A Year Without A Santa Claus (DailyMotion)    Barbecue - Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas (YouTube)  

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.:  West Side Story (1961)   Cynara: Yellowjackets (TV)   Lisa:  The Christmas Tree by John Roberts  (YouTube)  

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Nouvelle Noel" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   “Failure teaches us that life is but a draft, a long rehearsal for a show that will never play.” This week we are talking about the whimsical comedy Amélie on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: The Great, Lisa's reading list, and Taylor Swift on SNL.   Show notes: Autism Through Cinema: Amelie (2001) dir Jean-Pierre Jeunet (podcast) 

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.:  The Great (Amazon Prime TV)   Andrea W.:  Taylor Swift performing "All Too Well" on SNL (YouTube)    Lisa:  The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (book)   

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   “A fable from a true tragedy.” Buckle up, because this week we watch Kristen Stewart in the gothic horror Christmas movie Spencer, and it's not at all what we were expecting. Also discussed: the music of MANifesto, Olive Kitteridge, and The Twilight Saga.   Show notes:   You're Wrong About: Princess Diana Part 1: The Courtship (podcast)   From Joan Jett to Princess Diana: Kristen Stewart’s 10 Best Performances (Variety)   The Twilight Tour: A Guide to Visiting Forks (Seattle Mag)  

Recommendations: 

Andrea G.: BRUCE (XIAOYU) LIU – final round (18th Chopin Competition, Warsaw) (YouTube)   Andrea W.:  MANifesto (music)    Lisa: Olive Kitteridge (book)   

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Ghost" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

 

Summary:   “I’m just a stay-at-home mom slowly going insane.” Comedian Joanne Tsung joins us to talk about Season 3 of the highly bingable show You. Also discussed: The Opportunist podcast, Ghosts, and Mildred Pierce.   Show notes: Pop This! Episode 218: You with Joanne Tsung (Season 1)   Joanne Tsung on Instagram   Shalita Grant’s Sherry Is The Best Part Of You Season 3 & She Knows It (Refinery29)    You Season 3 Is the Netflix Drama’s Best Yet—But Season 4 Should Be the Last (Glamour)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.: Mildred Pierce  (2011) (TV)   Andrea W.:  Prodical Son (TV)    Lisa: Ghosts (TV)      Joanne: The Opportunist (podcast), Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price (book).   

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Ghost" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram

Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton

Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan.

Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.