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Summary:

"Just get a divorce." This week, we go deep into the archives for our best-of summer repeat and dig up our timeless conversation with writer and editor Jackie Wong from July 2017 talking about pregnancy, celebrities, and the female body. Also discussed: Lisa's love affair with salad, Francis McDormand in Fargo, and Criminal.

Pop This! will be back to our regular programming on Sept. 15. Show notes: Women laughing alone with salad Pack a perfect salad Storm Crow salmon and potato salad Honest Baby Serena Williams Vanity Fair cover feature Beyonce 2017 Grammy Awards Performance Pregnancy Halloween costumes Demi Moore Vanity Fair cover Google search for "Daily Mail Heavily Pregnant" Francis McDormand in Fargo, morning sickness scene Twilight: Bella's birthing scene

Recommendations:

Andrea: Criminal Podcast Episode 70 "The Procedure"

LC: Nate Bargatze JW: Rachel Khong, Goodbye Vitamin: A Novel

Music credits:

"Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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Logo design by Samantha Smith

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary:

"Your birth is my birth, your death is my death." It is summer repeat season at Pop This! and this week we re-visit our episode on Michaela Coel's brilliant series I May Destroy You from August 2020. Also discussed: drive-ins, period sex, and the excellent podcast It's Been A Minute.

Pop This! will be back with regular episodes on Sept. 15. Show notes: Michaela Coel | James MacTaggart Lecture | Edinburgh TV Festival 2018 (YouTube) Chewing Gum Season 1 (CBC Gem) Michaela Coel's 'I May Destroy You' Will Tear You Apart (Vulture)

Recommendations:

Lisa: Schitt's Creek (TV) Andrea W.: It's Been A Minute: Reckoning With Race in Journalism (podcast)

Andrea G.: Twilight Drive-In

Music credits:

"Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod From incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary:

"We're all Mirandas." Summer is here and Pop This! is playing nothing but the hits! That's right, starting this week, we are on a short summer break and re-releasing some of our all-time favourite episodes. We're starting with one of the funniest, coolest, smartest guests we've ever had on the podcast: author, musician, and filmmaker Vivek Shraya, who joined us to talk about Sex and the City in March 2018.

Pop This! will be back to our regular programming on Sept. 15. Show notes: Justin Theroux IMDb Vivek Shraya Too Attached (Vivek Shraya & Shamik Bilgi) The Difficult Women of Sex and the City A Ranking of the 13 Important "Sex and the City" Men The 7 Most Messed-Up Things About Sex and the City Kristin Davis's Passion? Her Adopted Elephant Chaimu! Kim Cattrall's Instagram post to Sarah Jessica Parker Kim Cattrall scatting on YouTube Recommendations: Lisa Christiansen: Barbra Streisand dog cloning Andrea Warner: William Prince's cover of Bo Diddley's "You Can't Judge a Book By the Cover" Vivek Shraya: Rose Cousins

Music credits:

"Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary:

"Apocalypse Vag." This week we talk about how much we unabashedly love the British series We Are Lady Parts. Also discussed: Retail Nightmares, the Men Yell at Me newsletter, and our attempts to grow food.

A note to our listeners: for the next four weeks, Pop This! will be taking a summer break and re-releasing some of our favourite episodes from the vaults. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming on Sept. 15. Happy summer!

Show notes: We Are Lady Parts (Music From The Original Series) (Spotify playlist) 'We Are Lady Parts', A Comedy Series About An All-Female Muslim Punk Band, Is About To Bring The House Down (Vogue UK) There's Nothing on TV Doing What We Are Lady Parts Is Doing (Slate)

Recommendations: Andrea G.: "Cicada Season: Pandemic, Faith, and Apocalypse" - An essay by Jessica Ripka (from the Men Yell At Me newsletter)

Lisa: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer (book)

Andrea W.: Retail Nightmares Episode 317 - Andrea Warner! (podcast)

Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary:

"Finger of God." Yes, it's time. This week we talk about one of the all-time best summer blockbuster films: Twister. Also discussed: Women and Other Monsters, Minor Feelings, and public swimming pool etiquette.

Show notes: Helen Hunt Answers Every Question We Have About Twister (Vulture) Twister Is the Perfect '90s Disaster Flick (Vulture)

Recommendations: Andrea G.: Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (book)

Lisa: Ted Lasso, Season 2 (TV)

Andrea W.: Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman (book/audiobook)

Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary:

"People would rather laugh at me than believe me." Writer, performer, and professional funny person Morgan Brayton joins us this week to talk about a show she dearly loves: Hacks. Also discussed: Pretty Hard Cases, Naomi Osaka, and our best sleeping tips.

Show notes: Pop This! EP 212: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with Morgan Brayton

Morgan Brayton's website

'Hacks' Is a Different Kind of Comedy About Comedy (The Ringer)

Recommendations: Andrea G.: Naomi Osaka (documentary on Netflix)

Lisa: The White Lotus (Crave)

Andrea W.: Wii Sports Bowling

Morgan: Pretty Hard Cases (CBC Gem)

Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary: "My life's a shit show, Zabel." We are officially done with music movies and back to our regularly scheduled programming this week with a belated look at the very buzzy crime drama Mare of Easttown. Also discussed: Crying in H Mart, Summer of Soul and I Think You Should Leave. Show notes: "The Real Twist of Mare of Easttown" by Sophie Gilbert (The Atlantic) "Crying in H Mart" (Michelle Zauner's essay in the New Yorker) Summer of Soul review – the best concert film ever made? (Guardian)

Recommendations: Andrea G.: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (book)

Lisa: Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), Dir: Questlove (documentary)

Andrea W.: I Think You Should Leave (Season 2) (Netflix)

Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary: "Life is a cabaret." All-star guest Steven Schelling returns to discuss the last entry in our music movies and musicals series: Cabaret. Also discussed: Kevin Can F**k Himself, Hacks, and dealing with post-restrictions social awkwardness. Show notes: Steven Schelling on Instagram

Liza Minnelli's Chicest Cabaret Looks (CR Fashion Book)

Schitt's Creek Finale- Cabaret - "Willkommen" - Jeff Dimitriou Choreography (YouTube)

Recommendations: Andrea G.: Hacks (TV)

Lisa: Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins (book)

Steven: Kevin Can F**k Himself (TV)

Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary: "Hello, gorgeous." We forge onward with our music movies and musicals series and welcome back Steven Schelling to talk about Funny Girl and all things Barbra Streisand. Also discussed: The Night Manager, Fast & Furious 9, and All the Sins. Show notes: Steven Schelling on Instagram

Don't Rain On My Parade - Barbra Streisand - Funny Girl 1968 (YouTube)

Barbra Streisand movies: All 19 films ranked from worst to best (Gold Derby)

Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight on Her Extreme Long Nails on Instagram (Vogue)

Recommendations: Andrea G.: F9: The Fast Saga (Movie)

Lisa: The Night Manager (TV)

Steven: All The Sins (TV)

Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.

Summary: "Kissed by a muse." This week, we continue on our music movies and musicals odyssey, bringing in all-star guest Steven Schelling to help us tackle Xanadu. Also discussed: The Turning podcast, shaved ice desserts, and the music of LOLAA. Show notes: Steven Schelling on Instagram

Xanadu | Olivia Newton-John & Gene Kelly's '80s/'40s Hybrid E.L.O. Roller Disco (YouTube)

Xanadu (1980) - Suddenly Scene (3/10) | Movieclips (YouTube)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: LOLAA (music)

Andrea G.: Shaved ice desserts

Lisa: Loki (TV)

Steven: The Turning: The Sisters Who Left (podcast)

Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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

Pop This! is two 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.

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

Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.