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Summary: "Entanglement." This week many-time guest Natasha Tony joins us to talk about one of her current obsessions, Lovecraft Country. Also discussed: dating during a pandemic, Parable of the Sower and Rumi Hara's new graphic novel Nori. Show notes: More about Natasha Tony Natasha Tony on Twitter Pop This! Episode 179: Us with Natsha Tony Lovecraft Country Is a Necessary Reimagining of Genre Fiction (Wired) Lovecraft Country's Premiere Captured the Horror That Almost Killed My Grandfather (Slate)

Recommendations: Lisa: Borgen (Netflix) Andrea W.: Nori by Rumi Hara (Drawn & Quarterly) Natasha: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (book); Octavia's Parables (podcast)

Andrea G: Howl's Moving Castle (Studio Ghibli)

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.

This episode was generously supported by TELUS STORYHIVE. Are you a resident of B.C. or Alberta who has a documentary idea and a dream? Find out more about how you can get your project funded through their Local Heroes Documentary Edition here.

Summary: "It's a cheerocracy." This week we invite bona fide Champion Cheerleading members Julia and Jaimee on the podcast to discuss the cult classic Bring It On on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: James Marsden, True Blood, and Lisa's broken foot. Show notes: Champion Cheerleading - Flawless (Canada) [L5 International Open All Girl - Semis] (YouTube) 'Bring It On': From spirit fingers to appropriation, the cult sports film is much more than a teen rom-com (ESPN) 'Bring It On": The Complete Oral History (MTV) Pop This! Episode 221: Cheer

Recommendations: Lisa: No Offense (Acorn TV) Andrea W.: True Blood re-watch (Crave) Julia: Dead To Me, Season 2 (Netflix)

Jaimee: When A Secret Life Leads To Murder - What Happened To Sharon Lopatka? Mystery & Makeup | Bailey Sarian (YouTube)

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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

Summary: "Where's the sweat, Lisa?" This week we look at the surprisingly gritty 1980 teen musical drama Fame. Also discussed: Buffy Sainte-Marie's new book Hey Little Rockabye, Dear White People and Lisa's stair-related misadventures. Show notes:

Recommendations: Lisa: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (book) Andrea W.: Hey Little Rockabye by Buffy Sainte-Marie (book) Andrea G.: Dear White People (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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

Summary: This week we take on one of the greatest movies of all time: Sunset Boulevard. We also discuss how Jennifer Lopez is now the same age as Norma Desmond, Orville Peck has a new EP, and find out that moving to #NewWest would be Andrea Warner's definition of remote living. Show notes: Sunset Boulevard: what Billy Wilder's satire really tells us about Hollywood (Guardian) Feminist Friday: Sunset Boulevard (1950) (Citizen Dame)

Recommendations: Lisa: Hurricane Heist (Netflix) Andrea W.: Orville Peck, Show Pony (EP)

Andrea G.: Dirty John: Betty (Netflix)

Music credits:

"Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvey AKA D-REX 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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

Summary: This week we invite many-time guest Hannah McGregor back on the podcast to talk about her feminist read of Jurassic Park and why she thinks it is a perfect movie. Also discussed: Boniface, Insecure and She-Ra and the Princess of Power. Show notes: Leandra & Harling Debate: Is Getting Dressed Only Satisfying If Other People See It? (Man Repeller) Episode 3.1 - Jurassic Park (Secret Feminist Agenda) 'Jurassic Park' is an Inherently Feminist Interpretation (Paleontology World)

Recommendations: Lisa: Insecure, Season 4 (TV) Andrea W.: You Live, You Learn: A Night With Alanis and Jagged Little Pill (YouTube), She Shreds: A Compilation of Anti-Racism Resources

Andrea G.: Boniface, self-titled

Hannah: She-Ra and the Princess of Power (TV)

Music credits:

"Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvey AKA D-REX 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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

Summary: "Valid." This week we start watching Betty, and we can tell you that is probably the coolest show on TV right now. Also discussed: The Go-Go's, being an indoor kid, and Jody Glenham's new album Mood Rock. Show notes: HBO's "Betty" is a sun-soaked celebration of women who find freedom on skateboards (Salon) Skate Kitchen (film trailer)

Recommendations: Lisa: Deep Cuts with Robert Eggers and Ari Aster (podcast) Andrea W.: Jody Glenham, Mood Rock (music)

Andrea G.: The Go-Go's (documentary) 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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

Summary: "Your birth is my birth, your death is my death." This week we dive headfirst into the Michaela Coel's brilliant series I May Destroy You. Also discussed: drive-ins, period sex, and the excellent podcast It's Been A Minute. 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:

"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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

Summary: "When was the last time you invited death into your car?" This week we invite Joseph Clark, author and film scholar (and husband of Andrea Gin) on the podcast to talk about Ida Lupino's classic film noir The Hitch-Hiker. Buckle up, because we also discuss pandemic beans, Betty, and Andrea Warner's long-lost crush. Show notes: Joseph Clark's website Andrea Warner and friends do a PSA for masks (Twitter) Ida Lupino: Great Director Profile (Senses of Cinema) The Films of Ida Lupino (The New Yorker) 'I'm Gonna Live by the Gun and Roam': Portrait of an American Spree Killer (The story of Billy Cook in Life)

Recommendations: Lisa: Norsemen, Season 3 (TV series) Andrea W.: Betty (TV series)

Joe: The Women Film Pioneers Project (a scholarly resource exploring women's global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era.) 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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

Summary: "Just because we keep living doesn't mean we stop hurting." We are very excited to dive into The Old Guard, a superhero film after our own hearts. Also discussed: baklava, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, and reality TV in the time of COVID-19. Show notes: Nadiya Hussain's Chocolate and Orange Blossom Baklava recipe (The Happy Foodie) The Old Guard Through History | Netflix (YouTube) The Rules of Time Travel in Outlander, Explained (Town and Country) Gina Prince-Bythewood and Terilyn Shropshire on Being Historical Firsts for 'The Old Guard' (Variety) Man in the Window (podcast) Michaela the Destroyer How a young talent from East London went from open-mic nights to making the most sublimely unsettling show of the year (Vulture)

Recommendations: Lisa: I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Documentary) Andrea W.: I May Destroy You (TV series)

Andrea G.: Hanna (TV Series) 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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

Summary: This week we dive into The Lovebirds, starring two of our favourite actor-comedians Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. Also discussed: Studio Ghibli, Las Culturistas, and the rules of rom-coms. Show notes: Perm week on Jimmy Fallon (Haircutting Fun) So Long, Ice Queens and Gay Best Friends: Hollywood's New Rules of Rom-Coms (The Hollywood Reporter)

Recommendations: Lisa: Las Culturistas: The Top 200 Moments in Culture History (podcast) Andrea W.: For Black Women In Media, A "Dream Job" Is A Myth (Refinery29)

Andrea G.: Studio Ghibli on Netflix (Nerds and Beyond) 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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.