Summary:

"Holding Out For A Regular Hero." This week we invite singer-songwriter Alexandra Staseson on the podcast to talk about the 1980 biographical musical film Coal Miner's Daughter. Also discussed: Patsy Cline, Birds of Chicago, and the idea of a body-neutral super-hero universe.

Show notes:   Every Spider-Hero in 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,' Explained (Thrillist)   Alexandra Staseson's website   Coal Miner's Daughter trailer   "Coal Miner's Daughter" by Loretta Lynn    Loretta Lynn: 'I recorded for us girls, I didn't record for men.' (Andrea Warner's interview on CBC Music)    Sweet Dreams (film) on IMDb   "Crazy" by Patsy Cline   "Etoile d'Amour (Stardust)" by Birds of Chicago   Recommendations:   Lisa: You Are Here: Come From Away Story (Documentary)   Andrea: Emily Wurramara (music)   Alexandra: You Are A Badass Every Day by Jen Sincero (book); Nashville (the city) 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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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.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "Ojai." This week Andrea and Lisa re-watch Easy A and discover that it may not be aging that well. Also discussed: Motley Crue, Ted Danson and the excellent music of Rosie and the Riveters.     Show notes:   How Do You Adapt Motley Crue's Outrageous Memoir Into A Movie? (Rolling Stone)   Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx Retracts Rape Admission (The Guardian)   'I Wouldn't Want This For Anybody's Daughter': will #MeToo kill off the rock 'n' roll groupie? (The Guardian)   Easy A trailer   Easy A Earns Its Grade (Ms. Magazine)   Which movie is Friends With Benefits? (Wikipedia)   Saved! on IMDb   Recommendations:   Lisa: Ghosted (podcast)   Andrea Warner: Rosie and the Riveters (music)   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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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.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "Dark souls." This week we invite writer, theatre-maker, and choreographer Andrea Loewen on the podcast to talk about her new book Feeling Better as well as the film Girl, Interrupted. Also discussed: Dirty John, Back with the Ex, and Lisa's theory that Angelina Jolie has never been in a good movie.      Show notes:   Dirty John podcast   Back with the Ex on Netflix   Andrea Loewen's website    Feeling Better: A Field Guide to Liking Yourself by Andrea Loewen   Girl, Interrupted trailer   Aimee Mann Writing Music for Girl, Interrupted Musical (Pitchfork)   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest trailer     Recommendations:   Lisa: Veep (TV)   Andrea Warner: Los Texmaniacs (music)   Andrea Loewen: Echlo (music)     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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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.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "Lunch is observed." This week we tackle the much talked-about new Netflix series Russian Doll, with Andrea and Lisa each giving us their own take on what it is about. Also discussed: Groundhog Day, The Good Place, and JOMO.     Show notes:   JOMO: The Joy of Missing Out (Psychology Today)   The Layoffs at BuzzFeed and the Case of the Teen-Age Quiz Maker (New Yorker)   Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work? (New York Times)   Russian Doll trailer (Netflix)   What is Russian Doll Actually About? (Atlantic)   Groundhog Day trailer   You'll Never Understand Russian Doll Until You Understand the 12 Steps (Bust)   Amy Poehler and Natasha Lyonne Talk 'Russian Doll' (Today)   Recommendations:   Andrea: La Force (music)   Lisa: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (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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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.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "Guts or stupidity." In honour of International Women's Day we're paying tribute to the iconic, radical Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and discussing the 2002 film Frida. Also discussed: Fatal Attraction, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Summer Sisters by Judy Blume.     Show notes:   Glenn Close Wants to Remake Fatal Attraction From A Female Perspective (Screen Rant)   Frida trailer   New York Times Launches 'Overlooked' to Honor Women with the Obits They Never Got (Jezebel)   Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos (children's book)   Julie Taymor IMDb   Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937 (FridaKahlo.org)   Frida Kahlo's 1939 cover of Vogue     Recommendations:   Andrea: Summer Sisters by Judy Blume   Lisa: 73 Questions With Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Vogue)     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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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.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "Tiny wins." Film critic Dorothy Woodend is back for an unprecedented five-peat appearance to talk about the movie Roma and, as a bonus, tells us an incredible story about her experience seeing the film. Also discussed: Alice from the Brady Bunch, the 4% pledge, and I'll Be Gone In The Dark.     Show notes:   What Congresswomen wore yesterday and why each outfit's symbolism matters (Independent UK)   Dorothy Woodend on Twitter   Roma trailer   Alfonso Cuarón IMDb   Why the film Roma is about men who hate women (The Star)     Recommendations:   Andrea: I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (book)   Lisa: Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel (book)   Dorothy: The Trouble With Men by David Shields (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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Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "Accumulated couch knowledge." This week film critic and Tyee Culture Editor Dorothy Woodend joins us for the fourth year in a row to pre-game the 2019 Oscars. Also discussed: True Detective, film swag, and the underrated directing career of Penny Marshall.   Show notes:   Dorothy Woodend's bio   Dorothy Woodend on Rotten Tomatoes   First Reformed trailer   Eighth Grade trailer   Skate Kitchen trailer   2019 Oscar controversies (Digital Spy)   Tessa Thompson and More Want the 4% Challenge to Save Hollywood (Film School Rejects)   The Backlash to Green Book, Explained (Refinery29)   If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (Book)   The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965 film)   'I Was Rob Lowe's Snow White': The Untold Story of Oscar's Nightmare Opening (The Hollywood Reporter)   Recommendations:   Andrea: Big Mouth (TV)   Lisa: True Detective Season 3 (TV)   Dorothy: Reviser by Kidd Pivot (dance); Sex Ed (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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Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.

 

Summary:   "Be funny at least." This week author and podcaster Dina Del Bucchia joins us to share her considerable expertise in the genre of rom-coms and discuss the classic Meg Ryan movie You've Got Mail.  Also discussed: '90s hair, Pretty Little Liars and the Godfather.     Show notes:   China White Shots   Dina Del Bucchia's personal website   Can't Lit podcast Dina Del Bucchia on Twitter   Rectum keychain, similar to Dina's   It's A Big Deal, an upcoming book by Dina Del Bucchia   You've Got Mail trailer   Joe Versus the Volcano trailer   This American Life: "Rom-Com"   This Is How Meg Ryan Really Feels About Her Iconic Haircut (Refinery29)     Recommendations:   Andrea: You Must Remember This (podcast)   Lisa: The Dropout (podcast)   Dina: Derry Girls (Netflix), A Mind Spread Out On The Ground by Alicia Elliott (book)   Music credits:    "Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvey aka D-REX From Free Music Archive CC BY 4.0   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 never over." This week we invite author Lindsay Wong on the podcast to talk about her celebrated memoir The Woo Woo, the classic film Joy Luck Club and the everlasting power of mothers. Also discussed: ghosts, superstitions and the Royal Family.     Show notes:   Lindsay Wong's website   Lindsay Wong on Twitter   The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong   Jen Sookfong Lee's Year of the Pig horoscopes   Joy Luck Club trailer   Meet the Canada Reads 2019 contenders (CBC)   Joe Zee     Recommendations:   Andrea: "Oh, Family" by Jenn Grant (music)   Lisa: Halloween (film)   Lindsay: Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui (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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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'm not hostile, I'm annoyed." This week, Lisa and Andrea vehemently disagree about peak '90s teen drama 10 Things I Hate About You. Also discussed: Sylvia Plath, platform thongs, and Suits.   Show notes:   Green Book Director Used to Flash Penis As a Joke (The Cut)   Why Don't You Date Me? (podcast)   10 Things I Hate About You trailer   10 Things I Hate About You soundtrack   A Million Things We Loved About 10 Things I Hate About You (Jezebel)   Recommendations:   Andrea: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (movie)   Lisa: Suits (TV)   Music credits:    "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear
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Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.