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Summary: "'Lady who means business' hair." This week we look back to the year 2000 version of Charlie's Angels because it's the only one that matters. Also discussed: Andrea's horny '40s, Lisa's inability to appreciate dark comedy and the cultural differences between the 'ought' decade and the 2010s. Show notes: Crispin Glover in Back to the Future (YouTube) Remember how hot Sam Rockwell was in Charlie's Angels? (Junkee) Charlie's Angels: Love it or hate it, the original movie is an unintentional Warholian masterpiece (Guardian) The Complicated Legacy of the 2000 Charlie's Angels (Vanity Fair) Charlie's Angels Is Now On Netflix. How Well Does It Hold Up? (Refinery29) Love Actually x Pop This! Podcast live at the Rio! Come see us do a live taping where we debate whether Love Actually is the best or worst Christmas movie of all time with special guests Alicia Tobin and Rachel Fox! Sunday, December 15 Doors 6:00 pm Pop This! Live Podcast Taping 6:30 pm Love Actually 7:45 pm BUY TICKETS HERE

Recommendations: Andrea W.: The Watchmen (HBO) Lisa: The End of the F***ing World (Netflix) Music credits:

"Deviate" by Podington Bear

"Ghost" 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: "Ellen always wins." Join us for a Pop This! classic film club as we invite writer and noir expert Don English on to discuss the bonkers 1945 movie Leave Her To Heaven, starring Gene Tierny. Also discussed: our upcoming live show at the Rio Theatre on Dec. 15! Show notes: Vancouver Noir (book) You can watch Leave Her to Heaven on YouTube! You Must Remember This - Star Wars Episode IV: Gene Tierny (podcast) Pop This! Episode 152: Out of Sight with Don English Love Actually x Pop This! Podcast live at the Rio! Sunday, December 15 Doors 6:00 pm Pop This! Live Podcast Taping 6:30 pm Love Actually 7:45 pm BUY TICKETS HERE

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Criminal (Netflix) Lisa: Back to Life (Showtime) Don: Watchmen (HBO), In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (book) Music credits: "Deviate" by Podington Bear

"Ghost" 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 invite comedian Katie-Ellen Humphries on the podcast to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cult classic Drop Dead Gorgeous, a movie both Andrea and Lisa have somehow never seen until now. Also discussed: Pamela Des Barres, open water swimming and Ronan Farrow. Show notes: WTF with Marc Maron: Episode 1065 - Pamela Des Barres Katie-Ellen Humphries is a 3-time Canadian National Champion for the 5 Kilometer Open Water Swim Drop Dead Gorgeous trailer Drop Dead Gorgeous at 20: how dark pageant comedy works better in 2019 (the Guardian) "Drop Dead Gorgeous," Which Is Finally Streaming, Is Possibly My Favorite Movie of All Time (Jia Tolentino, New Yorker) "Catch and Keep It" (with Ronan Farrow) (Keep It podcast)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: You Must Remember This (Song of the South) (podcast) Lisa: Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow (book) Katie-Ellen: So You're A Little Sad, So What? Alicia Tobin (book) Music credits:

"Ghost" 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 invite our favourite librarian Cecily Walker on the podcast to talk about the new TV series Batwoman. Also discussed: Martin Scorsese, The Dollop, and The Righteous Gemstones. Show notes: Who is Cecily Walker? Who is Batwoman? Who is Dougray Scott? After their CW treatments, Batwoman and Nancy Drew have a hard time being themselves (Washington Post)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: The Righteous Gemstones (TV) Lisa: The Dollop (podcast) Cecily: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl (book) Music credits:

"Ghost" 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: "The husband did it." This week, we might be having a little too much fun with author, comedian, and first-time guest Alicia Tobin talking about her new book So You're A Little Sad, So What?, her dog Hank Tobin and the TV show Shrill. Show notes: Alicia Tobin on Twitter Alicia Tobin's new book So You're A Little Sad, So What? 100 Greatest Singers of All Time from 2010 (Rolling Stone) Super! Sick! Podcast! with Alicia Tobin and Kevin Lee Retail Nightmares podcast Bonkers, the dog from Shrill

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Sky Wallace, self-titled (album)

Lisa: Hookup Plan, Season 2 (Netflix)

Alicia: M Crouton on Instagram Music credits:

"Ghost" 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: "Why don't you get a publicist?" This week we bring Feminist Horror Month to a close with guest Erika Thorkelson talking about Jennifer's Body and the male gaze in film criticism. Also discussed: Joshua Jackson, superhero rom-coms and Courtney Love. Show notes: Erica Thorkelson on Twitter Christina Ricci and Joshua Jackson in Cursed You Probably Owe "Jennifer's Body" An Apology (Buzzfeed) Roger Ebert's 2009 review of Jennifer's Body

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Joseph Planta, the Commentary (podcast) Lisa: Baroness Von Sketch (TV) Erica: Difficult People (TV) Music credits:

"Ghost" 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: "Pain in the nip." This week we roll into the third week of Feminist Horror Month by tackling the Babadook and the terrors of motherhood with our resident film critic Dorothy Woodend. Also discussed: Hereditary, Great British Bake Off, and Alicia Tobin's new book So You're A Little Sad, So What? Show notes: Dorothy Woodend's bio 'The Babadook' and the Mother of All Terrors (Dorothy Woodend, the Tyee) How the Babadook became the LGBTQ icon we didn't know we needed (Vox) The Horrors of Motherhood Creep Through "The Babadook" (Bitch Media)

Recommendations: Andrea W.: So You're A Little Sad, So What? by Alicia Tobin (book) Lisa: Great British Bake Off (TV) Dorothy: Parasite (film) Music credits:

"Ghost" 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: "Half-bastard." This week we celebrate our 200th episode and Feminist Horror Month with guest Rachel Fox and the film Halloween (2018). Also discussed: Silence of the Lambs, final girl tropes, and Andrea Warner's discovery that her birth wasn't an accident. Show notes: Rachel Fox on Twitter Rio Theatre Halloween: The complete timeline and how to watch the horror series in full (Digital Spy) Dead Calm trailer JAMIE LEE CURTIS Comforts a Fan at Comic Con Whose Life She Saved (YouTube)

Goodnight Mommy trailer

Recommendations: Andrea W.: "Disco Ball" by Littte Scream (music) Lisa: Mandy (film) Rachel: Mindhunter (TV) Music credits:

"Ghost" 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: "Wendy, we're home." This week we kick off our first ever feminist horror month by talking about Wendy Torrance as the protagonist of The Shining. Also discussed: childhood crushes, Scatman Crothers, and the difference between being possessed vs. being evil. Show notes: TIFF 2019: Joaquin Phoenix's Joker is the antihero the alienated and angry have been waiting for, and that's precisely the problem (Sarah Hagi, Globe and Mail) Rodney DeCroo's Vancouver Fringe Festival solo show: Didn't Hurt (John Lucas, Georgia Straight) Doctor Sleep trailer The Simpsons -The Shining part 1 (YouTube) Real Horror Of 'The Shining': The Story Of Shelley Duvall (Vocal) Recommendations: Lisa: The Highwomen (music) Andrea: Succession (TV) Music credits: "Ghost" 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: "Women working." This week we're debating who the real criminals are in Hustlers, one of the best movies we've seen in a long time. Also discussed: the Vagina Bible, Tegan and Sara's new album and the bonds of female friendship. Show notes: How I mastered the Pole Dance (Jennifer Lopez YouTube)

The Versace Dress: Then & Now | I closed the show!!! (Jennifer Lopez YouTube)

Nicole Byer pole dancing on Instagram

The Story Behind Jennifer Lopez's 'Hustlers' Pole Dance to Fiona Apple (Rolling Stone)

Jennifer Lopez's body (Vox) Pop This! Episode 152: Out of Sight with Don English

Recommendations: Andrea W.: Hey, I'm Just Like You by Tegan and Sara (music) Lisa: The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jennifer Gunter (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

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.