Pop's And Pop Culture

On Friday, Taylor Swift surprised the world with the impromptu release of her 8th studio album, 'folklore.' Maya and Luke, who consider themselves fans of Swift, are joined by two more special guests for a long-winded discussion about the addition to her extensive catalogue—first thoughts, immediate favorites (and least favorites), album theories, and speculation on what's next for the iconic star.

Season 2 has begun, and Maya and Luke are here to talk about it all. They dive into the first episode and they get a taste of the wild Riverdale that is to come. Archie is in full grief mode - so we excuse of few of his questionable decisions - and love is in the air. Betty and Jughead are full detective mode again, and it's literally been days since the last investigation wrapped up. Veronica has a lot on her plate - from steamy showers and HIRAM IS HERE. And there's a lot of other things too (suprise murders, incompetent police, and Cheryl's wicked lies)...which we fully dive into as well.

Maya and Luke take one more week off and instead look back on the past three months of pocasting - because they're sorta experts now. They give advice for anyone looking to start their own podcast, share some funny stories from process, and reflect on how they've grown since the beginning. It's causual...and also a fun listen!

Maya and Luke briefly take a break from new Riverdale episodes to look back at the season as a whole. Luke attempts a 60 second recap, they sort the main characters into Hogwarts houses, discuss every possible relationship combonation, give their final thoughts on Season 1, and discuss what they are excited (and not excited) to get into with Season 2.

Maya and Luke briefly take a break from new Riverdale episodes to look back at the season as a whole. Luke attempts a 60 second recap, they sort the main characters into Hogwarts houses, discuss every possible relationship combonation, give their final thoughts on Season 1, and discuss what they are excited (and not excited) to get into with Season 2.

It's the final episode of the journey that's been season one of Riverdale. Hosts Maya and Luke discuss the culmination of the teen-led investigative work. But that's not the only drama of this episode: we get into Cheryl's reaction to the revelation that her father murdered her brother, Jughead's relocation to the ominous Southside High, a very compelling musical performance and speech at the Jubilee, and of course, the cliffhanger of a century *enter the Black Hood*.

Last week, Hulu dropped the first season of the "Love, Simon" spinoff show, "Love, Victor." Maya and Luke have not discussed their thoughts prior to taping - but they have THOUGHTS!

Maya and Luke are here to talk about S01:E12 of Riverdale, and what a wild ride it is! They, of course, pick right back up with FP's confession to murder—but it's clearly more complicated than that. The hosts discuss overreaching principals, revelations of incest (but not twincest), questionable parenting, Nancy Drew detective skills, what was first a fake relationship to get information from the sheriff that turned out to be crucial to a teenager-led murder investigation, and the real man behind the cold blood killing of Jason Blossom.

The hosts return to recap the eleventh chapter of the CW's Riverdale. And this time, the homecoming dance (and maybe a football game) is all of the rage. But the gang is a bit preoccupied with a murder investigation — and, of course, Alice has managed to manipulate Archie and Veronica to do their bidding against Betty's will. Meanwhile, Jughead is feeling a bit more sentimental than usual (so sweet), and Cheryl is up to some shady things that just don't make sense, which I guess makes sense for her.

They haven't done a pop culture episode in a while, but Maya and Luke have now returned to discuss a bit of the Internet controversy from the past few weeks. They begin with J.K. Rowling—once beloved, now digging her heels in with statements about the trans movement that nobody asked for. Then we move into the latest with Bachelor Nation, the franchise that is trying to make up for their overwhelmingly white history by bringing some diversity to the show, but only after petitions and a potentially losing ties to the only black lead in their 40+ season history.