Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink.  In honor of Steve's birthday, Kate interviews her dad about his years covering pop culture for a paycheck. She's never heard most of the stories, from Audrey Hepburn to rubber guns to the only time Steve was starstruck. (You'll be surprised by the answer.)

The birthday boy also compiled a bunch of his favorite songs on this week's Popahallics #23 playlist, from Adele to his favorite camp-a-billy band Southern Culture on the Skids. Here's a fun video of SCOTS doing one of our favorite tunes live, complete with a go-go dancer.

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Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink. Steve and Kate discuss fashion at President Joe Biden's inauguration—what's with all the monochromatic style? Did Garth Brooks live out the lyrics of "Friends in Low Places" by showing up in boots at a black tie affair? We also delve into how one witch is stuck in the relationship equivalent of "Groundhog Day." Our topics:

Streaming:

• "Broadchurch," Netflix
• "Grantchester," Amazon Prime
• "Lupin," Netflix
• "The Durrells in Corfu," Amazon Prime

Books:

• "A Witch in Time," Constance Sayers

Music: 

• Saint Motel
• Feist, "Bad to Each Other"
• Dea Matrona

Beers:

• Christmas Ale, Great Lakes Brewing Co.
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Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink. New year, new president, new beers. Steve and Kate kick 2020 out the door and turn the page to a brighter, happier 2021—we hope. If you want to savor some good books, TV, and/or music, or just need a fun diversion from that darn pandemic, we have great recommendations!

Books:

• "The World That We Knew," Alice Hoffman
• "The Dark Tower" series, Stephen King 
• "The Guest List," Lucy Foley'
• "Orchard Blues," Stuart Woods
• "Dead Man's Walk," Larry McMurtry 

Streaming:

• British Vogue's "In the Bag," YouTube
• American Vogue's "Get Ready with Me," YouTube
• "The Colbert Questionnaire"
• "Sweet Home," Netflix

Our beer this episode: Hopslam Ale Double IPA, Bells Brewing

We sample the Strokes' album "The New Abnormal," singer/songwriter James McMurtry, and some inspiring inaugural tunes on the Popahallics #21 playlist. The New Year and the change in Washington made us think of this song—and Brian Owens' version knocked our socks off.

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Is it wrong for Pixar to create a rare animated black lead—and then have him stuck inside a cat for much of the movie "Soul"? How historically accurate IS "Bridgerton"? And why can't Liam Neeson remember who he is?! Steve and Kate discuss these burning questions and more as PopaHALLics kicks off its second season!

We talk about:

• "Soul," Disney Plus 
• "Bridgerton," Netflix
• "Unknown," Netflix
• "The Spanish Princess," Prime

Discover great new and old music with our Popahallics #20 Playlist. We feature several selections from "Playing Chess," a fabulous album of Chess Records covers by Canada's Elise LeGrow. Here's a video sample.

Our beers this episode:

• Hazy Little Thing (Hazy IPA), Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
• Samuel Adams Cold Snap (White Ale), Boston Beer Co.

All our music is by Mike Bode

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Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink. This has been a tough year, but Steve and Kate express gratitude for certain parts of 2020 in our season finale. We also talk about our hopes for 2021, as well as our current pop culture faves, from "Black Ballerina" and "Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans" to Vince Vaughn's great performance as a teenage girl. (Seriously!) 

Movies and TV:

• The horror comedy "Freaky"
• "The Crown"
• "In the Dark"
• "Black Ballerinas"

Books:

• "Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans," Dave Eggers
• "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood," Trevor Noah
• "The Alice Network," Kate Quinn

Music:

• The surprises on our Spotify Top 20 lists
• Swift's "Evermore"

Our beer this episode: Great Lakes Brewing Company's "Christmas Ale"

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Steve talks to Matt Ritter about two of our obsessions: pop culture and beer! Artist and brewer Matt gives us the skinny on what it takes to create a giant mural from pop cultural influences ... or create a new IPA. Best of all, he paints a giant David Bowie devil turkey DURING the podcast!

Our alcohol this episode:

• Ardbeg Scotch
• 3 Floyds Alpha Klaus

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Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink - specifically, the holiday movies and music they return to again and again, as well as a few they avoid like coal in a Christmas stocking. Steve explains his soft spot for the rude, crude "Bad Santa" and - alert the media! - admits he was wrong about something's merits. Kate hopes that last Christmas was the last time she had to hear "Last Christmas" by Wham! We'll clue you in to some yuletide offerings that will help you have a holly, jolly Christmas!

We discuss:

• "Holidate" (2020)
• "The Night Before" (2015)
• "Bad Santa" (2003)
• "Love Actually" (2003)
• "Elf" (2003)
• "A Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992)
• "White Christmas" (1954)
• "Roman Holiday" (1953")
• "Christmas in Connecticut" (1945)

And holiday songs and albums, including:

• "'Zat You, Santa Claus?", Louis Armstrong
• "White Christmas," The Drifters
• "All I Want for Christmas is You," Mariah Carey 
• "Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart," Wham!
• "I Am Santa Claus" Iron Man Parody
• "We Three Kings," The Roches
• "Boogie Woogie Christmas," The Brian Setzer Orchestra

NOTE: We mistakenly call Danny Kaye's dancing costar in "White Christmas" Vera Lynn when her name is VERA ELLEN. Oops!

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Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink—specifically do clothes un-make the man? In this episode, Steve and Kate tackle the controversy over singer Harry Styles' gender-bending photo spread in Vogue magazine.  This leads to a discussion of androgyny in rock music, from Prince to Elvis. Dude looks like a lady ... or does he? And why should we care?

Our beers this episode:

• Revolution Brewing's Anti-Hero IPA
• Guinness Extra Stout 

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Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink. In honor of Sean Connery's passing on Oct. 31, Steve and Kate discuss who's their favorite  Bond, James Bond. This "yours vs. mine" episode has plenty of fun Bond trivia, from author Ian Fleming's inspiration for the secret agent's name to the best Bond picked by ... all the Bond actors! It's a podcast best shaken, not stirred.

Our beers this episode, both from Floyd County Brewing (Indiana): 

• Imperial IPA Hopdalorian
• Dunkelweizen Albus Dunkelmore

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Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink. In this episode, Steve and Kate talk about dealing with presidential election anxiety through pop culture fare, including :

• "The Queen's Gambit"
• "Life in Squares"
• "A Discovery of Witches" TV series
• "Bob's Burgers"
• "A Cabin at the End of the World" novel
• Music (Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, the Ladybugs) as "comfort food" 

Kate also admits to former pop culture favorites that embarrass her now.

We'd love to hear about pop culture you used to like that embarrasses you now.
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