Summary:   This week we are talking about Set It Off, one of the best heist films of all time starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberley Elise. Also discussed: Fast & Furious, #JusticeForHan and the idea of a good hair utopia.     Show notes:   Why Set It Off is an era-defining film that shouldn't be remade (EW)

How Set It Off raked it up (TIFF)

Vivica A. Fox Answers Every Question We Have About Set It Off (Vulture) 

Lisa's event at the Vancouver Writers Festival with author David Mitchell 

 

Recommendations: Lisa: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (book) Andrea W.:  Big Flower Fight (Netflix)

Andrea G.: Overseas (documentary film) 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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "It's going to last forever." This week we invite Leo Damian on the podcast to give us his thoughts about Jennifer Lopez's representation of his profession in the film the Wedding Planner. We also acknowledge that Scrabble is a nice hobby, Steve sucks, and Fran is the only good person in this movie.     Show notes:   Wish Events (Leo's wedding planning company)   We Watched 23 Jennifer Lopez Movies and Ranked Them from Best to Worst (InStyle)   Does Matthew McConaughey Know He Was in the Greatest Movie Ever? (The Cut)    

Recommendations: Andrea W.:  The Gospel of Breaking by Jillian Christmas (poetry)

Andrea G.: Allison Wonderland Clothing (fashion)

Leo: True Blood (HBO) 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:  

"Sometimes you have to create your own history." This week we watch Cheryl Dunye's masterpiece The Watermelon Woman. Also discussed: Code Switch,  Clerks, and the music of Obuxum. 

  Show notes:   You can watch The Watermelon Woman on Criterion for free right now.   The Watermelon Woman: The Enduring Cool of a Black Lesbian Classic (Vanity Fair)   The Watermelon Woman Shows the Power of Gay History (New Republic)  

Recommendations: Lisa: Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis (book) Andrea W.:  Cheekbone Beauty, Pat McGrath, and Re-Birth by Obuxum (music)

Andrea G.: Code Switch, "Why Now, White People?" (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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   This week we watch the poetic masterpiece Daughters of the Dust, a 1991 film written, directed and produced by Julie Dash, which tells the story of three generations of Gullah women living in a village on Saint Helena Island in South Carolina.

Daughters of the Dust was named one of the most significant films of the last 30 years by Indiewire, it was the inspiration for Beyonce’s Lemonade, the first feature film directed by an African-American woman distributed in the U.S. It is a classic film by a brilliant talent that has long gone underappreciated. 

  Show notes:   Daughters of the Dust on Criterion    Lemonade syllabus reading list (Left Bank Books)   Uprising & Abolition: Angela Davis on Movement Building, “Defund the Police” & Where We Go from Here (Democracy Now)   Julie Dash Made a Movie. Then Hollywood Shut Her Out. (NYTimes)   Solange, "Cranes in the Sky" (YouTube)    

Recommendations: Lisa: Queer Eye, Season 5 (Netflix) Andrea W.: Witch Prophet, DNA Activation (music)

Andrea G.: DOXA Documentary Film Festival from June 18 - 26 (online film festival) 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:   "Sperm stealer." This week we're paying tribute to Lynn Shelton's tremendous legacy as a writer, director, producer, and occasional actor and talking about her 2011 film Your Sister's Sister. Also discussed: mask fashion, All Rise, and Unorthodox.     Show notes:   Where to Begin with Mumblecore (BFI)   Lynn Shelton Left Behind a Bounty of Beautiful Television (Vulture) Remembering Lynn Shelton - WTF with Marc Maron (podcast)    

Recommendations:

Lisa: White Lines (Netflix)   Andrea W.: All Rise (CTV app)

Andrea G.: Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (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 and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "I love to talk about people's colons." This week we dive into Mindy Kaling's hilarious new coming-of-age series Never Have I Ever. Also discussed: sister fights, Lisa's recipe for granola, and Andrea Warner recalls one of her most precious childhood memories.      Show notes:   Dr. Suess' The Sneetches (YouTube)   Yes, Never Have I Ever Is a Win for Representation—But Not For All (Flare)   Never Have I Ever' is the L.A. immigrant tale I never thought I'd see on TV (LA TImes)    

Recommendations: Lisa: Nadia Hussain, Nadia's Time to Eat (Netflix) Andrea W.:  Miss Colombia, Lido Pimienta (music)

Andrea G.: Another Gaze (Twitter/Film Journal) 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:   "Give 'em the old razzle dazzle." This week we revisit the classic musical Chicago and argue over our picks for the greatest musical of all time. Also discussed: 'sob sister' journalism, Michelle Obama, and the shocking fact that Andrea Warner has never seen the Sound of Music.     Show notes:   The Inspiration for CHICAGO: Two Merry Murderesses (Broadway in Chicago)   The “Sob Sisters” Who Dared to Cover the Trial of the Century (JSTOR Daily)   All That Jazz (opening) (YouTube)   Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (YouTube)   Chicago - We Both Reached For the Gun (YouTube)  

Recommendations: Lisa: Becoming (Netflix) Andrea W.:  Dancing After Ten (graphic novel)

Andrea G.: Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (Netflix) Music credits:

"Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvay 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:   "Don't F@*# with the babysitter!!" This week we revisit one of Andrea Warner's favourite childhood movies, Adventures in Babysitting, and debate whether Sarah is the true hero of the film. Also discussed: Sylvester Stallone's body of work, News Radio, and David Chang on Instagram.     Show notes:   You can buy or rent Adventures in Babysitting on YouTube    Adventures in Babysitting intro - "And Then He Kissed Me" (YouTube)   Adventures in Babysitting 2016 reboot  trailer (YouTube)   "Babysitting Blues" (YouTube)    

Recommendations: Lisa: Some Good News with John Krasinski (YouTube) Andrea W.:  News Radio (TV show)

Andrea G.: David Chang's home cooking demonstrations on Instagram 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:   "Irrelative." This week we let Lisa decide what we should watch and she picks the 1995 cyber action thriller The Net starring Sandra Bullock. Also discussed: Hinterland, the Swiss Alps, and the best and worst boyfriends and husbands of Sex and the City.      Show notes:   'Sex and the City': The Ladies' Boyfriends & Husbands ranked From Worst to Best (Hollywood Life)   What We Learned About Technology From 1995's The Net (Wired)   My favourite film aged 12: The Net (Guardian)   Every Webpage From the 1995 Move The Net (Gizmodo)    

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Hinterland (Netflix)

Andrea G: @Michelphotography.ch (Instagram)

Lisa: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (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:   "So, what have you been up to?" The Pop This! crew does a check-in from home this week as we tape our first-ever quarantine episode. Discussed: the Fast & Furious franchise, Chapagetti, Adventures in Babysitting and the Good Fight.     Show notes:   Team Body Project   Adventures in Babysitting   ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Ends with a CBC Doc that Reminds Us Why It’s the Best in Canadian Television (POV Magazine) 

 227 (TV show)

Hart to Hart (TV show)

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.