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A monthly podcast from KQED Pop that tackles popular culture in a smart, fun and personal way.... more
FAQs about The Cooler:How many episodes does The Cooler have?The podcast currently has 178 episodes available.
September 14, 2017Is It Too Late to Say Sorry for Eating So Much Avocado?How our love of avocado is hurting Mexico. Also, we crash the American Idol auditions and get angry over the live-action Aladdin movie disrespecting Agrabah by adding a white prince....more38minPlay
September 07, 2017Look What You Made Taylor Swift and Cersei DoOMG, we're back again! We're talking Taylor Swift's divisive comeback, hairless butts on Game of Thrones, an IRL run-in with Lindsay Lohan, and all the celebs who are still trash....more40minPlay
June 29, 2017A Guide to the Most Anticipated Releases of Summer 2017We share the music, movies, and shows we can't wait for, revisit some of our favorite moments from the podcast, and praise the Lorde....more46minPlay
June 22, 2017Chilling Pop Culture Curses, from ‘Poltergeist’ to DrakeA look at hexes floating around Hollywood, a twisted tale from the 1700s, a warning about catacombs, and an ode to onion rings and fries to lighten the mood....more37minPlay
June 15, 2017What Do Bad Sci-Fi Movies Predict for the Next Few Years?Get ready for televised death matches, cyborg babies, and lots o' dragons! Also, we investigate the Song of the Summer phenomenon and share a few 2017 contenders....more35minPlay
June 08, 2017Summer of Love Bops The World ForgotBeyond Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, we uncover the 1967 jams that failed to stand the test of time. Also, a guide on how to do wedding season right and not be an a-hole....more43minPlay
June 01, 2017The Book of Diesel: Life Lessons from the Fast and Furious FranchiseFast and furious life advice, the 10th anniversary of Rosie O'Donnell vs. Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View, and our favorite viral infants....more37minPlay
May 25, 2017How to Travel the World While BrokeWe share summer travel tips, recent findings on tequila's effect on your body, and the story of a Brazilian conman who tricked an entire country into believing he was a famous soccer player (despite not being good at soccer)....more38minPlay
May 18, 2017Jessamyn Stanley on Why Yoga Isn’t All Peace, Love, and RainbowsThe yoga teacher / body-positivity advocate / Instagram star shares her thoughts on the power of solitude, growing up Baha'i, what the media gets wrong about yoga, why Kylie Jenner might be a low-key genius, and which Harry Potter star she most wants to sleep with....more36minPlay
May 11, 2017I’ll Have What He’s Having. Privilege.We commiserate over the phenomenon of thinking of the perfect comeback way after the fact, get into David Bowie's history of being brutally honest, and scratch our heads at some passages in Ivanka Trump's new book....more36minPlay
FAQs about The Cooler:How many episodes does The Cooler have?The podcast currently has 178 episodes available.