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Summary: "Not a real Grandma." This week we all feel a little emotional after watching Minari. Also discussed: Lucky Grandma, our best bathing practices, and the graphic novel Stone Fruit. Show notes: "Minari" Star Alan Kim Gave a Sweet, Emotional Critics Choice Award Speech (Teen Vogue) The Specificity of 'Minari' (The Ringer) Make the Case: The Restraint of Steven Yeun in 'Minari' (The Ringer)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (graphic novel)

Andrea G.: Lucky Grandma (Crave)

Lisa: Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan (book)

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

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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: "You were there the whole time." This week we thoroughly enjoyed looking at the life and times of Tina Turner via her new documentary Tina. Also discussed: Audrey Hepburn, Hollywood Nights, and Jen Sookfong Lee's new book The Shadow List. Show notes: "Heartache Tonight" on Hollywood Nights with Olivia Newton-John, Tina Turner, Karen Carpenter, and Toni Tenille (Daily Motion) Audrey, the Audrey Hepburn documentary (trailer) Tina Turner performs "Proud Mary" live in Rio in 1988 (YouTube)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Launch party for Jen Sookfong Lee's new book The Shadow List (Eventbrite)

Andrea G.: Allen vs. Farrow (Crave)

Lisa: Ted Lasso (Apple 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

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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: "A wonderful waste of time." This week we've invited former big-box store employee Lisa Chen-Wing on the show to talk about the trials and tribulations of customer service and the hit show Superstore. Also discussed: Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong, the World Figure Skating Championships, and celebrity diving competitions. Show notes: Stars in Danger: The High Dive (The Daily Dish) Linda Carter and Telly Savalas on Circus with the Stars (YouTube) Battle of the Network Stars (YouTube)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: "My White Adoptive Parents Struggled to See Me as Korean. Would They Have Understood My Anger at the Rise in Anti-Asian Violence?" by Nicole Chung (Time)

Andrea G.: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (book)

Lisa C: The Power by Naomi Alderman (book)

Lisa C-W: Minor Feelings, An Asian-American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (book); Amber Ruffin, How Did We Get Here (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: "I used to be a journalist." This week it's all about feathered bangs, Spanx, and second-wave feminism as Pop This! talks about the very popular friendship drama Firefly Lane. Also discussed; skincare, Superstore, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Show notes: Is Eye Cream Necessary? (The Skincare Edit) Netflix's Firefly Lane gives Katherine Heigl her own Beaches (AV Club)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Rodeo dress from Tuesday of California (clothing brand)

Andrea G.: Superstore (Netflix)

Lisa: The Chips Are Down by Jean-Paul Sartre (screenplay)

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

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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: "My new thing is crying." Sam Nock of Heavy Content joins us this week to talk about Amy Poehler's new movie Moxie, a movie about zines, riot grrrls and the '90s. Also discussed: Titanic, Hilary Duff, and TikTok. Show notes: Sam Nock on Instagram Sam Nock on Twitter Pop This! Episode 157: Misery live at the Rio Theatre with Sam Nock Pop This! Episode 165: Dumplin' with Sam Nock

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Thunder Force trailer (movie)

Andrea G.: The Linda Lindas (band)

Lisa: How To Stop Time by Matt Haig (book)

Sam: Titanic (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

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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: "Coming of middle-age story." This week we fall head-over-heels in love with The 40-Year Old Version, a comedy written, directed and starring Radha Blank. Also discussed: peanut butter eggs, Nadiya Bakes, and Nicole Byer's various shows. Show notes: Peanut Butter Eggs, pack of 3 (Purdy's) Basque burnt cheesecakes from Mardy's Kitchen Filmmaker Radha Blank Says Lena Waithe Was Her 'Most Important Yes' (Essence)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Nicole Byer on Nailed It and Wipeout

Andrea G.: Nadiya Bakes (Netflix)

Lisa: Smartless with Aquafina (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

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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: "It's possible." Disney finally added the 1997 made-for-TV version of Cinderella starring Brandy and Whitney Houston to its streaming service, and we are here for it. Also discussed: White Tiger, winter people, and napping in public. Show notes: Estimated Time Periods and Locations of the Disney Princesses (D_Princesses Livejournal) It's Possible: An Oral History of 1997's "Cinderella" (Shondaland) 10 Things You Didn't Know About Disney's Cinderella (Cosmopolitan)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Tavi Gevinson: Britney Spears Was Never in Control (The Cut)

Andrea G.: White Tiger (Netflix)

Lisa: Call My Agent (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

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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: "Got a problem?" Pop This! gleefully dives into the first episode of Queen Latifah's new crime drama, The Equalizer. Also discussed: why we bother getting dressed every morning, The Sinner, and RHWOSLC Show notes: The Best Work-From-Home Bras, According to a Longtime Remote Worker (the Strategist) Joyful Noise trailer (YouTube) Queen Latifah Makes the Impossible: a CBS Cop Show for the Black Lives Matter Era (Slate)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: The Sinner, Season 2 (TV)

Andrea G.: The Audacity (Roxane Gay's newsletter)

Lisa: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (TV)

Music credits:

"Flutterbee" 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

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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: "Everybody I know is desperate, except for you." Pop This! talks about Madonna's 1985 film debut, Desperately Seeking Susan. Also discussed: chicken and egg ramen, The Equalizer, and sleeping techniques. Show notes: Our favourite looks from Desperately Seeking Susan (Instagram) Lisa's favourite Madonna look from Papa Don't Preach (Madonna In Pop Culture) Rosanna Arquette Answers Every Question We Have About Desperately Seeking Susan (Vulture) Madonna filmography (Wikipedia)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Strangers on a Train (Film) Andrea G.: The Equalizer (TV)

Lisa: This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay (book)

Music credits:

"Flutterbee" 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

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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: "Soap operas in capes." This week Lisa is off sick so the Andreas take the wheel and talk about the extremely romantic movie Sylvie's Love starring Tessa Thompson. Also discussed: wound care, Castle, and Saturday Night Fever. Show notes: Revisiting Saturday Night Fever, Disco's Dark B-Side (Pitchfork) Review: "Sylvie's Love" Revives the Art of the Classic Hollywood Romance (New Yorker)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Castle (TV) Andrea G.: The Block with Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe on CBC Music (streaming music show)

Music credits:

"Flutterbee" 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.