When They Popped - A Y2K Pop Culture Podcast

In this episode, Mary and Kelsey catch up with Christian Burns. Christian is 1/3 of multi-platinum-selling British pop group BBMak, and he's been featured on Grammy-nominated electronic music albums and performed his EDM hits to tens of thousands of people. Christian shares how he got into the electronic music space through an unlikely DM from Tiesto, his new EP "Evolution," how BBMak is celebrating 25 years of "Back Here," their upcoming Pop2000 shows, new solo music and more!

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In this episode, Mary and Kelsey are joined by Dax Holt, former TMZ correspondent, pop culture expert, and Hollywood Raw podcast co-host to discuss y2k’s biggest tabloid headlines. Dax shares what life was like behind the scenes at TMZ during the early 2000s and his favorite celebrities to cover like Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, and more. They discuss the height of celeb post-clubbing photos, why it seemed like every celebrity was always shopping at Kitson or eating at The Ivy, and other tricks of the paparazzi trade from “the golden age” of paparazzi culture before social media disrupted the landscape forever.

Make sure to check out the Hollywood Raw Podcast wherever you get your podcasts and follow Dax at @hollywoodrawpod and @daxholt

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In this episode, Mary and Kelsey catch up with singer, songwriter, actor, and author Tyler Hilton. Tyler shared his experiences playing the guy you love to hate - Chris Keller - in One Tree Hill, his upcoming tour, and how he wrote his top 40 hit, When It Comes, as a high school student. He also shared how Taylor Swift asked him to star in her Teardrops On My Guitar music video, his bromance with Chad Michael Murray, and how a fortuitous run-in with Joaquin Phoenix led him to accept the role of Elvis in Oscar-nominated Walk The Line.

Follow Tyler at @tylerhilton and pre-order his children’s book, Daddy Live In Concert, which drops on April 8 here:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daddy-tyler-hilton/1146125294

Check out Tyler’s upcoming shows here:

https://www.bandsintown.com/a/645-tyler-hilton

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In this episode, Mary and Kelsey are joined by legendary pop songwriter, producer, Grammy and Emmy nominee, Andreas Carlsson. Andreas’ incredible body of work work has been streamed more than 1 billion times and sold 150M+ albums with credits including pop anthems we all know and love like BSB’s I Want It That Way and Drowning, *NSYNC’s Bye Bye Bye, Britney Spears’ Born To Make You Happy and Can’t Make You Love Me, Celine Dion’s That’s The Way It Is, and more. Andreas shared his stories from his time at Cheiron Studios where alongside Max Martin, Denniz Pop and other illustrious pop music figures, he shaped the music landscape of the late 90s and 2000s.

Thank you, Andreas, for joining WTP! Follow him at @andreas.carlsson on IG.

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In this XL-sized episode, Mary and Kelsey dive deep into Backstreet Boys' Millennium with a track-by-track analysis of the multi-platinum record. Including quotes from interviews with Millennium writers, producers, and record execs, and their own memories from this era to bring, this nostalgic dissertation explains why I Want It That Way lyrics don't make sense, the controversy behind The One becoming a single over Don't Want You Back, and the personal tragedies the band endured in the lead-up of the album's release. Plus, they share their predictions for what's to come with the Millennium 2.0 release and upcoming Vegas Sphere residency.

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In this episode, Mary and Kelsey dive deep into Leighton Meester’s criminally underrated discography including bops like Good Girls Go Bad, Somebody to Love, Your Love’s A Drug, and her first and only album to date, Heartstrings. They also touch on her lost iconic roles and her love story with husband Adam Brody (Seth + Blair 4ever). Justice for Leighton’s music!

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In this episode, Mary and Kelsey are joined by Ashley Spencer, reporter and author of "Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire” to dive into the shows, movies, and franchises that shaped their childhoods. From Hilary Duff to the Jonas Brothers to High School Musical, Ashley's book uncovers the real stories behind how Disney Channel created a cultural phenomenon that defined a generation (and what was really happening behind those iconic Disney-ears-wand commercials!). 

Purchase Disney High wherever books are sold and follow Ashley on IG at @amspen! 

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In this episode, Mary and Kelsey are joined by “the queen of all media” and original influencer, Perez Hilton! Perez started his revolutionary blog, PerezHilton.com, 21 years ago from a coffee shop in LA and quickly gained traction as a global media personality. Perez talks about his career, the celebrity interaction that stands out to him most, when he popped off, and so much more. 

For more hot takes, follow Perez at @theperezhilton and listen to his podcast, The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker, wherever you get your pods! 

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In part two, AnnaLynne gets vulnerable and discusses her organization, The Love Storm, which raises awareness of human trafficking, her experience getting diagnosed and healing from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), her global meditation retreats, and more. We are so grateful to AnnaLynne for her vulnerability and openness in sharing these personal stories with us. 

TW: This episode contains references to sexual assault. 

You can follow AnnaLynne at @theannalynnemccord and support her advocacy work at @thelovestorm and www.thelovestorm.com. 

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 In part one of this interview, Mary catches up with queen of the millennial it girls AnnaLynne McCord of Nip/Tuck, 90210, and so many more cultural cornerstones of the 00s. AnnaLynne discusses leaving home at 15 to model, how she begrudgingly landed the role of Naomi on 90210 (after declining the role THREE times), her on-set rivalry with Shenae Grimes (they love each other now!!) and her advocacy work. 

You can follow AnnaLynne at @theannalynnemccord and support her advocacy work at @thelovestorm  

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