The POPsicle

By The AmpliverseComedy Society & Culture Arts

The POPsicle episodes

December 23, 2021 Ampliverse Book Club: Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
It’s the holiday season, so why not snuggle up and solve a murder? We read our first ever whodunnit, it’s Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie!
Make sure you join us next month where we celebrate the elusive chanteuse by reading The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey with Michaela Angela Davis!
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42 min
November 11, 2021 Ampliverse Book Club: My Sister, the Serial Killer
The bonds of sisterhood are put to the test in this sharp, wicked, and delectable book! Join our Ampliverse Book Club conversation of Oyinkan Braithwaite’s novel My Sister, the Serial Killer!
Make sure you join us next month for a new book - we’ll be ringing in the holiday season with an Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot’s Christmas! Grab a copy of our next selection and all our books from the book club, as well as other book choices from The Ampliverse in the Ampliverse Bookshop! https://bookshop.org/shop/theampliverse
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43 min
September 30, 2021 Ampliverse Book Club: Detransition, Baby
This month, the Ampliverse Book Club reads DETRANSITION, BABY by Torrey Peters! We get wrapped into the intricate world of Reese, Ames, and Katrina as an unexpected pregnancy puts their ideas of motherhood and what it means to be a woman to the test.
Our next book club selection will be MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Braithewaite
Grab all of our book club selections from our Bookshop! https://bookshop.org/shop/theampliverse
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51 min
September 03, 2021 Ampliverse Book Club: The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
This month, the Ampliverse Book Club reads what they call a "portrait of grief" with the subtle book THE PHONE BOOTH AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by Laura Imai Messina.
Our next book club selection will be DETRANSITION, BABY by Torrey Peters!
Grab all of our book club selections from our Bookshop! https://bookshop.org/shop/theampliverse
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46 min
July 30, 2021 Ampliverse Book Club: The Other Black Girl
This week on the Ampliverse Book Club! We discuss the outstanding novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, "The Other Black Girl" and the suspenseful twist to workplace code-switching, black identities, and the creative ways Harris keeps the readers hooked.
Next club we will be reading THE PHONE BOOTH AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by Laura Imai Messina. Grab all of our book club selections from our Bookshop! https://bookshop.org/shop/theampliverse
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52 min
June 24, 2021 Ampliverse Book Club: Good Company
This week, we rebrand the book episodes of The POPsicle into the Ampliverse Book Club! Join us every month as we discuss a new book. This week, we discuss the new novel by Cynthia D'aprix Sweeney "Good Company" and discuss generational differences between us and the characters, the impact of long-lasting friendships, and what can affect us as we grow older with our friends and loved ones.
Next week we will be reading THE OTHER BLACK GIRL by Zakiya Dalila Harris. Grab all of our book club selections from our Bookshop! https://bookshop.org/shop/theampliverse
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53 min
May 27, 2021 What’s Mine and Yours
Welcome to The POPsicle, a sweet new show where friends lap up what’s new in pop culture! Today on the show, Allie is back for our POPsicle Book Club! We discuss her pick this time, What’s Mine and Yours by Naima Coster. We discuss RJ’s love for the three sisters trope, why generational trauma sucks, and why Allie should have a career in focus groups!
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The POPsicle Podcast
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The POPsicle is part of THE AMPLIVERSE! Find all of our shows at
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Thanks to our special guest Allie for joining us! Search for Harry Potter and the Anxious Millennials wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our next book episode is June 24th and will be on the book Good Company by Cynthia D’aprix Sweeney: https://bookshop.org/books/good-company-9780062876003/9780062876003
46 min
May 13, 2021 Minari
Welcome to The POPsicle, a sweet new show where friends lap up what’s new in pop culture! Today on the show, RJ is joined by branding queen and graphic design extraordinaire Emily as we talk about one of our favorite movies of 2020, the A24 hit Minari. Find out about our first-gen probz and how much we love our king Alan S. Kim!
Find those Minari Family Recipe cards here!
https://shop.a24films.com/products/minari-printable-family-recipe-cards
Help Support The Ampliverse:
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The POPsicle Podcast
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Thanks for joining us, Emily! Find her at
https://www.instagram.com/emilybhle.art/
The POPsicle is part of THE AMPLIVERSE! Find all of our shows at http://theampliverse.com
http://YouTube.com/TheAmpliverse
Find RJ on RJ’s Food Rocks with a new cooking video every Friday! http://youtube.com/c/RJFoodRocks
http://Instagram.com/RJFoodRocks
http://Facebook.com/RJFoodRocks
http://Twitter.com/RJFoodRocks
http://RJFoodRocks.com
For our Book Review episode, we will be discussing WHAT’S MINE AND YOURS by Naima Coster!
https://bookshop.org/books/what-s-mine-and-yours/9781538702345
27 min
May 06, 2021 -R- by Rosé
Welcome to The POPsicle, a sweet new show where friends lap up what’s new in pop culture! Today on the show, RJ is joined by the president of the Central Florida chapter of the Rosé Fan Club, Robbie, as we discuss Rosé's debut single album -R- with her two singles, On the Ground, and Gone! We discuss her beauty, her talents, and why things keep blowing up in her music videos!
Help Support The Ampliverse:
https://ko-fi.com/theampliverse
The POPsicle Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-popsicle/id1549043378 https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZwcSmJHJqmcj1EQpxwowc?si=yYILirt8RHq1aL9uri76Aw
The POPsicle is part of THE AMPLIVERSE! Find all of our shows at http://theampliverse.com
http://YouTube.com/TheAmpliverse
Find RJ on RJ’s Food Rocks with a new cooking video every Friday! http://youtube.com/c/RJFoodRocks
http://Instagram.com/RJFoodRocks
http://Facebook.com/RJFoodRocks
http://Twitter.com/RJFoodRocks
http://RJFoodRocks.com
For our Book Review episode, we will be discussing WHAT’S MINE AND YOURS by Naima Coster!
https://bookshop.org/books/what-s-mine-and-yours/9781538702345
27 min
April 29, 2021 Godzilla VS. King Kong
Welcome to The POPsicle, a sweet new show where friends lap up what’s new in pop culture! Today on the show, RJ is joined by neon aficionado and Central Florida’s best first grade teacher Robbie to discuss the jam-packed monster showdown, Godzilla Vs. King Kong! We discuss who really won the fight, and question things like where the sun comes from in the middle of the Earth?!?!
Help Support The Ampliverse:
https://ko-fi.com/theampliverse
The POPsicle Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-popsicle/id1549043378 https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZwcSmJHJqmcj1EQpxwowc?si=yYILirt8RHq1aL9uri76Aw
The POPsicle is part of THE AMPLIVERSE! Find all of our shows at http://theampliverse.com
http://YouTube.com/TheAmpliverse
Find RJ on RJ’s Food Rocks with a new cooking video every Friday! http://youtube.com/c/RJFoodRocks
http://Instagram.com/RJFoodRocks
http://Facebook.com/RJFoodRocks
http://Twitter.com/RJFoodRocks
http://RJFoodRocks.com
For our Book Review episode, we will be discussing WHAT’S MINE AND YOURS by Naima Coster!
https://bookshop.org/books/what-s-mine-and-yours/9781538702345
24 min

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When he’s not consuming food from theme parks or around the world, host RJ (of RJ’s Food Rocks) and a special guest will chat every episode about what’s sweet & sticky in popular culture! A…