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Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and avid figure skating fan. Every week they talk about things they love, stuff that pisses them off, and pop culture: movies new and old, TV, books, music, and more. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.
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This is not Steven Schelling's Best. Christmas. Ever! | Pop This! Episode 400 from 2023-12-13T17:00
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“Best Christmas ever.” Steven Schelling is our guest this week for Brandy Norwood and H...
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We kick off the holiday season with the movie Four Christmases | Pop This! Episode 399 from 2023-12-06T17:30
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"Give me your saddest most tragic Christmas." The holiday season is off to a s...
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The return of the buddy comedy with Sandra Oh and Awkwafina in Quiz Lady | Pop This! Episode 398 from 2023-11-29T17:30
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"I'm so full from dinner." This week we're talking about the buddy comedy we d...
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Morgan Brayton joins us to talk about the figure skating docu-comedy I Have Nothing | Pop This! Episode 397 from 2023-11-22T17:30
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"I'm a cowboy, you're a dancer. I'm a Pisces, you're a Cancer." This week Morg...
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Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Deadloch, one of our favourite TV shows of 2023 | Pop This! Episode 396 from 2023-11-15T17:30
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"Emotional truffle pig." This week we are talking about the show we think ever...
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We re-visit The Way We Were on its 50th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 395 from 2023-11-08T17:30
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"Kiss and cry." This week we talk about one of Lisa's all-time favourite movie...
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Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | Pop This! Episode 394 from 2023-11-01T16:30
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"Tote bag era." This week everyone's favourite guest star Cynara Geissler join...
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The smart, funny, and terrifying horror of Barbarian with Don English | Pop This! Episode 393 from 2023-10-25T16:30
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“Do I look like some kind of monster?" This week we get in the spirit of the s...
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Friendship, coming-of-age, and murder in Heavenly Creatures | Pop This! Episode 392 from 2023-10-18T16:30
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“All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases. It's all frightfully r...
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We revisit Ever After: A Cinderella Story on its 25th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 391 from 2023-10-11T16:37
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"Who needs a prince charming when you can be your ow...
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Why hasn't anyone heard of the movie What's Cooking? | Pop This! Episode 390 from 2023-10-04T16:30
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"More like Thanks-taking." This week we watch a star-studd...
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Chloe from Warriors Bards 'n Brews joins us to talk about Bottoms | Pop This! Episode 389 from 2023-09-27T16:30
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"You don't care about feminism. Your favorite show is Ento...
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We re-watch Mona Lisa Smile on its 20th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 388 from 2023-09-20T16:30
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"It isn't art until someone says it is." We re-visit the Julia R...
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Michelle Cyca joins us for Barbie Part 2 | Pop This! Episode 387 from 2023-09-13T16:30
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"Thanks to Barbie, all problems of feminism have been solved." S...
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Author Kerry Clare joins us to talk about a friendship classic: Fried Green Tomatoes | Pop This! Episode 386 from 2023-09-06T16:30
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"I'm too old to be young and too young to be old." This week aut...
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It's summer and time to revisit The Lake House with Joanne Tsung | Pop This! summer re-release from 2023-08-30T16:30
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"Gentle unguarded eyes." Comic Joanne Tsung sits in for Lisa Christiansen on this episode and she helps us tackle The Lake House
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We're talking about rom-coms and You've Got Mail with Dina Del Bucchia | Pop This! Summer Re-release from 2023-08-23T16:30
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"Be funny at least." We are on a summer break and have pulled an oldie-but-goodie out of the archives for you to enjoy. Author and podcaster D...
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Comedy, feminism, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with Morgan Brayton | Pop This! Summer Re-release from 2023-08-16T16:30
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It seems like only yesterday that we first talked about Amy Sherman Palladino's latest hit show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Now, in th...
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We discuss why Jurassic Park is the perfect movie with guest Hannah McGregor | Pop This! Summer Re-release from 2023-08-09T16:30
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"Clever girls." We are taking a summer break and pulling some cl...
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What else is there to do but talk about the new Barbie movie | Pop This! Episode 385 from 2023-08-02T16:30
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"You can't outrun the pink tsunami." This week we're talking abo...
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Joy Ride is everything we want in a summer comedy | Pop This! Episode 384 from 2023-07-26T16:30
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"That's not the word for dick." We have the always hilarious Joa...
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We argue over the ending of Celine Song's beautiful and moving film Past Lives | Pop This! Episode 383 from 2023-07-19T16:30
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"This is where I'm supposed to be." We watch Celine Song's deepl...
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Let's adjust our expectations and settle in for And Just Like That... Season 2 | Episode 382 from 2023-07-12T16:30
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"In prase of winging it." This week we take a deep breath and di...
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Liv Albert from Myths, Baby has a lot to say about Scream VI | Episode 382 from 2023-07-05T16:30
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"You Know, You're Like The Tenth Guy To Try This, Right?" We are...
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We're talking about cozy murders, Deadloch, and justice for The Wedding Banquet | Episode 381 from 2023-06-28T16:30
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"You are also my son." This week we revisit Ang Lee's underrated...
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We watch Sweet Home Alabama and it is not as sweet as we remember | Episode 380 from 2023-06-21T16:30
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"You can't ride two horses with one ass, sugarbean." We're doing...
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Bridgette Watson joins us to talk about Rachel Getting Married | Episode 379 from 2023-06-14T16:30
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"I am Shiva the destroyer, your harbinger of doom this evening."...
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It's time for everyone to add Bride and Prejudice to their rom-com rotation | Episode 378 from 2023-06-07T16:30
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"I thought we got rid of imperialists like you." This week we're...
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Shotgun Wedding is surprisingly good addition to the Jennifer Lopez rom-com oeuvre | Episode 377 from 2023-05-31T16:30
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"J-Lo completists." This week we try and crack the code of what ...
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Somebody Somewhere Season 2 still hits us in our soft spot | Episode 376 from 2023-05-24T16:30
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"No new people.” This week we are talking about Season 2 of Some...
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Louise Burns explains her love for Something's Gotta Give | Episode 375 from 2023-05-17T16:30
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"Erica, you are a woman to love." This week we are thrilled to h...
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Judy Blume Forever and Ever | Episode 374 from 2023-05-10T16:30
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“We sell banned books.” This week we are talking about the one a...
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The heartbreaking revelations of Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Episode 373 from 2023-05-03T16:30
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"Survival techniques." This week we talk about the extraordinary...
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Killer fandom, wellness cults and Swarm | Episode 372 from 2023-04-26T16:30
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"Who's your favourite artist?" This week we try not to scream t...
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We keep watching Daisy Jones and the Six in spite of ourselves | Episode 371 from 2023-04-19T16:30
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"I am the somebody." This week we're talking about '70's rock an...
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Checking in on Pamela Anderson in Pamela, A Love Story | Episode 370 from 2023-04-12T16:30
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"Feminist case study." This week we reconsider the life and time...
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Revisiting Lost in Translation on its 20th anniversary | Episode 369 from 2023-04-05T16:30
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Steven Schelling guest hosts with us this week as we revisit
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Titanic: why do we love to hate it so much? (Encore presentation) from 2023-03-29T16:30
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This week we humbly serve up an encore presentation of our discussion about Titanic, a movie that we have had a love-hate relationship with for 26 years...
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Our all-time favourite rom-coms and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Encore presentation) from 2023-03-22T16:30
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This week we are taking a little spring break so we are bringing you an encore presentation of an oldie but goodie: our revisit of the 2...
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It's time to talk about The Woman King | Episode 368 from 2023-03-15T16:30
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"Turn your back and see how true my aim is." This week we are ta...
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Time for our Oscars 2023 pregame | Episode 367 from 2023-03-08T17:30
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"Every rejection, every disappointment has led you here to this ...
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Let's go back to the beginning and talk about the original Scream (Encore presentation) from 2023-03-01T17:30
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We dig deep into the archives to October 2018 for this encore presentation of our conversation about the classic horror film Scream. ...
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Complicated anti-feminist anti-heroes and Tár | Episode 366 from 2023-02-22T17:30
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"There's no glory for a robot." We're catching up on our Oscar m...
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We talk about Sarah Polley's Women Talking | Episode 365 from 2023-02-15T17:30
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"Do nothing. Stay and fight. Leave." This week, we collectively ...
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Self-acceptance and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande | Episode 364 from 2023-02-08T17:30
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"Empirically sexy at any age." This week we're talking about Emm...
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Aubrey Plaza, unpaid internships and Emily the Criminal | Episode 363 from 2023-02-01T17:30
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"You will do something illegal." This week we talk about Aubrey ...
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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby's Liv Albert talks about her obsession with Scream | Episode 362 from 2023-01-25T17:30
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"I Still Prefer The Babadook.” Podcaster Liv Albert from Let's T...
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Dark hearts, goth core and Wednesday Addams | Episode 361 from 2023-01-18T17:30
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"The most interesting plants grow in the shade." This week we ta...
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We watch Gigli for the first time and it's worse than we thought | Episode 360 from 2023-01-11T17:00
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"Negative pop." We watched the infamously terrible movie Gig...
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We try to understand Death Becomes Her | Episode 359 from 2023-01-04T17:30
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"It's almost there." We decide to watch Death Becomes Her
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We talk about our favourite things from 2022 | Episode 358 from 2022-12-28T17:30
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"Jackass Forever and Women Talking." In this episode we discuss ...
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Steven Schelling joins us to weigh in on Love Actually and The Holiday| Episode 357 from 2022-12-21T17:30
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It's that time of year again - our annual Christmas fight over w...
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It's the exact right time for us to re-watch Carol | Episode 356 from 2022-12-14T17:30
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“Women. Life. Freedom.” It's time to re-watch a holiday favouri...
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Our first big holiday fight: Lindsay Lohan's Falling For Christmas | Episode 355 from 2022-12-07T17:30
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"We have procedures to follow when we are dealing with a Jane Do...
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We revel in the beginning of Season 2 of Sort Of | Episode 354 from 2022-11-30T17:30
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"I want that uncomplicated, Rachel McAdams love.” We've started ...
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Are we too sympathetic to the Garveys in Bad Sisters? | Episode 353 from 2022-11-23T17:30
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"Having feelings is not the problem." This week we talk about th...
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Marriage, cooking and Julie&Julia | Episode 352 from 2022-11-16T17:30
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“You are the butter to my bread, you are the breath to my life.”...
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Pop This Celebrates 7 Years | Episode 351 from 2022-11-09T17:30
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"Copper and wool anniversary." We celebrate our seventh annivers...
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We are finally at the end: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 | Episode 350 from 2022-11-02T16:30
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"Look, it's a wolf thing." We are finally at the end of our re-w...
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Let's talk about imprinting and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Episode 349 from 2022-10-26T16:30
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"How many days has it been since the wedding?" This week's viewi...
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It's time to rewatch The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Episode 348 from 2022-10-19T16:30
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"Doesn't he own a shirt?" We watch Eclipse, the third i...
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We watch The Twilight Saga: New Moon and there's lots to discuss | Episode 347 from 2022-10-12T16:30
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"Eighteen isn't very old." We are re-watching The Twilight Saga ...
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We begin our rewatch of The Twilight Saga with Twilight | Episode 346 from 2022-10-05T16:30
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"You better hold on tight, spider monkey." It's October and we'v...
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Only Murders in the Building (Season 2) | Episode 345 from 2022-09-28T16:00:02
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"You can tell it's our second season." We are back with a new episode this week and we are...
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Mid-life crisis series: Eat Pray Love vs Under the Tuscan Sun (Pt 2) (Encore Presentation) from 2022-09-21T16:00:34
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Encore presentation. This week we go way back in the vaults and discover that in 2017 our ...
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Jennifer Lopez is an icon and underdog in Halftime | Episode 344 from 2022-09-14T16:00:33
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"Jenny from the block." Lisa is back and this week we're talking about Jennifer Lopez's
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Mid-life crisis series: Eat Pray Love vs Under the Tuscan Sun (Pt 1) (Encore Presentation) from 2022-09-07T16:30:06
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Encore presentation. For this week's replay, we go way back in the vaults and discover th...
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We take another look at Obvious Child with Kerry Clare | Episode 343 from 2022-08-31T16:30:53
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"You are gonna kill it out there." We invite author and educator...
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Drop Dead Gorgeous with Katie-Ellen Humphries (Encore Presentation) from 2022-08-24T16:30:52
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Encore presentation. "Jesus loves winners." This week we invite comedian Katie-Ellen Humph...
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We do a Grease re-watch with Steven Schelling | Episode 342 from 2022-08-17T16:30:40
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“She looks too pure to be pink!” This week our resident musicals expert Steven Schelling j...
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Encore presentation of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with Dannielle Piper from 2022-08-10T16:30:03
Summer is here and we are moving to a holiday schedule! This means that from now until the end of September we'll be alternating between classics from the vaults and new episodes every week.
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The Marvelous Ms. Marvel | Episode 341 from 2022-08-03T16:30:14
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"Tooth butter." This week we talk about our new favourite superhero: Ms. Marvel. Also disc...
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Everything Everywhere All At Once: you'll probably need to watch it twice | Episode 340 from 2022-07-27T16:30:47
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"Nothing matters." This week we have our minds blown by the spectacular film Everything Ev...
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Two of us really loved Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar | Episode 339 from 2022-07-20T16:30:07
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"Shrimp Queen." This week we talk about the weird and wacky Barb & Star Go to Vista De...
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Morgan Brayton is back with us for Season 2 of Hacks | Episode 338 from 2022-07-13T16:30:38
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"You're as selfish and cruel as I am." We've invited Morgan Brayton back on the podcast to...
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We watch Fire Island with Steven Schelling | Episode 337 from 2022-07-06T16:00:44
Monsoon Wedding is everything we need in a movie | Episode 336 from 2022-06-29T16:00:13
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"The peacocks are not dancing." We end the Pop This! wedding sea...
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Is the Wedding Singer still a funny movie? | Episode 335 from 2022-06-22T16:00:27
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"Church tongue." Cynara Geissler is back on the podcast with us this week to talk about on...
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Father of the Bride: Was 1991 So Long Ago?| Episode 334 from 2022-06-15T16:00:52
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"Welcome to the nineties." After a rough beginning to wedding mo...
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Destination Wedding: the anti-romcom we maybe didn't need | Episode 333 from 2022-06-08T16:00:14
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"Spilled airplane wine on someone's crotch." Wedding month takes a dark turn this week as ...
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Where does Marry Me rank in the pantheon of J-Lo rom-coms? | Episode 332 from 2022-06-01T16:00:34
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"Love is about sacrifice and the day-to-day." This week we're discussing Jennifer Lopez's ...
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Everyone loves Abbott Elementary | Episode 331 from 2022-05-26T16:00:46
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"It’s Like A Xanax." This we're talking about the show everyone loves: Abbott Elementa...
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Season 2 of Russian Doll is a little squickie and we love it | Episode 330 from 2022-05-18T16:05:33
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"Only time travel will tell." This week we learn a new word and become a bit unhinged disc...
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Is The Flight Attendant still good in Season 2?| Episode 329 from 2022-05-11T17:00:39
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"Imagine the worst date ever, and then set it on fire." This week we happily dive into sea...
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Severance, Gen-X, and workplace horror | Episode 328 from 2022-05-04T16:00:19
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"Every time you find yourself here, it’s because you chose to come back." This week we're talking about Severance, ...
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Is Sort Of the best show on TV? | Episode 327 from 2022-04-27T16:15:44
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"Live your life." This week we almost can't get over how good Sort Of is and want to keep talking about it forever. Also discussed: ...
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye and the PTL scandal | Episode 326 from 2022-04-20T16:00:45
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"Unnecessary." We watched The Eyes of Tammy Faye because it won Oscars and we're not happy about it. Also discussed: DOXA Documentar...
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Turning Red with Florence Chee | Episode 325 from 2022-04-13T16:00:45
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"Did the red peony bloom?" Dr. Florence Chee joins us this week to help us break down why we love Turning Red so much. Also discusse...
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Somebody Somewhere | Episode 324 from 2022-04-06T16:00:57
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"Unbecoming." This week, we dive into our latest TV obsession: Bridget Everett's brilliant, beautiful smalltown comedy-drama Somebody Som...
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Oscars 2022 Recap | Episode 323 from 2022-03-30T16:00:20
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"Did I miss anything?" Journalist and producer Bridgette Watson join us to debrief everything that happened during the 2022 Oscars.
CODA | Episode 322 from 2022-03-23T16:00:54
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"Blow my tiny mind." This week we look at the film CODA and discover why it's getting so much Oscar buzz. Also discussed: Sort Of, C...
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West Side Story (2021) with Justin McElroy | Episode 321 from 2022-03-16T17:00:56
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"It's a rumble!" Journalist and musical aficionado Justin McElroy joins us this week to talk about Steven Spielberg's adaptation of West ...
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The Lost Daughter with Jackie Wong| Episode 320 from 2022-03-09T17:00:56
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"We are obliged to do so many stupid things." We continue on our Oscars 2022 journey this week by tackling The Lost Daughter with th...
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The Power of the Dog | Episode 319 from 2022-03-02T17:00:21
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"Spoilers." We dip our toes into Oscar season by watching Jane Campion's stunning The Power of the Dog. Also discussed: Kimi, the ... Listen
Joyful Noise | Episode 318 from 2022-02-23T17:00:10
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"Januaries." This week we're talking about Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton's mostly forgotten musical comedy-drama Joyful Noise. Also discus... Listen
Girls Just Want To Have Fun | Episode 317 from 2022-02-16T17:00:40
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“Velcro. Next to the Walkman and Tab it is the coolest invention of the 20th century.” This week we discover that Girls Just Want To Have ...
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Encanto with Cynara Geissler | Episode 316 from 2022-02-09T17:00:59
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“Sometimes family weirdos get a bad rap.” Cynara Geissler joins us this week to talk about our new favourite animated movie Encanto. ...
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Pitch Pefect | Episode 315 from 2022-02-02T17:00
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"Acca-scuse me?" We press play on the first installment of the musical comedy franchise Pitch Perfect on its 10th anniversary and hav...
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Yellowjackets | Episode 314 from 2022-01-26T17:00
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"Mordant farce." Join us this week as we talk about the show we didn't know we needed: Yellowjackets. Also discussed: Vivek Shraya's new book ...
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Station Eleven | Episode 313 from 2022-01-19T17:00
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“To the monsters, we are the monsters.” This week we take a deep breath, hit play on Station Eleven, and conte...
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Maid in Manhattan | Episode 312 from 2022-01-12T17:00
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"This would never happen at the Four Seasons." This week we re-watch the classic Jennifer Lopez rom-com Maid in Manhattan on its 20th...
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And Just Like That... | Episode 311 from 2022-01-05T17:00
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"We can't just stay who we were, right?" We kick off a brand new year by revisiting some friends from the past. That's right, it's time to tal...
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Serendipity | Episode 310 from 2021-12-29T17:00
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"Destiny?" We sign off on 2021 by watching the film Serendipity on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: our thoughts on starting ano...
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Love Actually vs. The Holiday Season 7 | Episode 309 from 2021-12-22T17:00
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"Holiday pop." Join us for Year 7 of our annual debate on whether Love Actually or The Holiday is the best (or worst?) Christmas movie of all ...
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Single All The Way | Episode 308 from 2021-12-15T17:00
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"Yes, there is not." This week we get into the Christmas spirit by watching Netflix's first gay holiday rom-com, Single All The Way. ...
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Classic Christmas TV Specials with Cynara Geissler | Episode 307 from 2021-12-08T17:00
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We welcome many-time guest host Cynara Geissler back on the show to discuss our favourite Christmas television specials of the past, including...
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Amélie | Episode 306 from 2021-12-01T17:00
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“Failure teaches us that life is but a draft, a long rehearsal for a show that will never play.” This week we are talking about the whimsical ...
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Spencer | Episode 305 from 2021-11-24T17:00
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“A fable from a true tragedy.” Buckle up, because this week we watch Kristen Stewart in the gothic horror Chri...
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Spencer | Episode 305 from 2021-11-24T17:00
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“A fable from a true tragedy.” Buckle up, because this week we watch Kristen Stewart in the gothic horror Chri...
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You (Season 3) with Joanne Tsung | Episode 304 from 2021-11-17T17:00
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“I’m just a stay-at-home mom slowly going insane.” Comedian Joanne Tsung joins us to talk about Season 3 of the highly bingable show You
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You (Season 3) with Joanne Tsung | Episode 304 from 2021-11-17T17:00
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“I’m just a stay-at-home mom slowly going insane.” Comedian Joanne Tsung joins us to talk about Season 3 of the highly bingable show You
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Marie Antoinette with Steven Schelling | Episode 303 from 2021-11-10T17:00
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"This, Madame, is Versailles." This week we are watching Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette with guest host Steven Schelling,...
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Safe | Episode 302 from 2021-11-03T16:00
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“Are you allergic to the 20th century?” This week we are talking about Julianne Moore's very unsettling 1995 psychological drama Safe...
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Kiki's Delivery Service | Episode 301 from 2021-10-27T16:00
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"Flying used to be fun until I started doing it for a living." This week we talk about one of the best witch movies of all time: Kiki's De...
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Pop This! Reviews and Re-Pops | Episode 300 from 2021-10-20T16:00
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"One like." Pop This! celebrates episode 300 this week by doing some re-pops — that's right, we're changing some things that may have popped i...
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LuLaRich with Cynara Geissler | Episode 299 from 2021-10-13T16:00
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"Unlimited opportunity." We're thrilled to welcome back Cynara Geissler on the show to talk about her recommendation from a few weeks ago: the...
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Secrets&Lies | Episode 298 from 2021-10-06T16:00
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“Can't miss what you never had.” This week we are talking about Mike Leigh's 1996 masterpiece Secrets & Lies. Also discussed: Awkward...
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Fargo (1996) | Episode 297 from 2021-09-29T16:00
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"There's More To Life Than A Little Money, You Know." This week we look back on the movie Fargo on its 25th anniversary. Also discussed: O...
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The White Lotus with Cynara Geissler | Episode 296 from 2021-09-22T16:00
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"Special chosen baby child." Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about the series everyone is watching: The White Lotus. Also discussed:...
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The Chair with Florence Chee | Episode 295 from 2021-09-15T16:00
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"Festive pinafore." This week Dr. Florence Chee joins us to talk about Sandra Oh's new show The Chair. Also discussed: Shang Chi, pol...
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Summer re-release: What is the best dance movie of the '80s: Dirty Dancing or Footloose? from 2021-09-08T16:00
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"Dance is the sad cousin of music." We dig deep into the vaults to bring you the last episode of our summer re-release series. It's our epic debate fro...
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Summer re-release: Pregnancy, celebrity&the female body with Jackie Wong from 2021-09-01T16:00
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"Just get a divorce." This week, we go deep into the archives for our best-of summer repeat and dig up our timeless conversation with writer and editor...
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Summer re-release: I May Destroy You from 2021-08-25T16:00
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"Your birth is my birth, your death is my death." It is summer repeat season at Pop This! and this week we re-visit our episode on Michaela Coel's bril...
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Summer re-release: Sex and the City with Vivek Shraya from 2021-08-18T16:00
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"We're all Mirandas." Summer is here and Pop This! is playing nothing but the hits! That's right, starting this week, we are on a short summer break an...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 294: We Are Lady Parts from 2021-08-11T16:00
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"Apocalypse Vag." This week we talk about how much we unabashedly love the British series We Are Lady Parts. Also discussed: Retail Nightm...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 293: Twister from 2021-08-04T16:00
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"Finger of God." Yes, it's time. This week we talk about one of the all-time best summer blockbuster films: Twister. Also discussed: Women...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 292: Hacks with Morgan Brayton from 2021-07-28T16:00
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"People would rather laugh at me than believe me." Writer, performer, and professional funny person Morgan Brayton join...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 291: Mare of Easttown from 2021-07-21T16:00
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"My life's a shit show, Zabel." We are officially done with music movies and back to our regularly scheduled programming this wee...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 290: Cabaret with Steven Schelling from 2021-07-14T16:00
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“Life is a cabaret.” All-star guest Steven Schelling returns to discuss the last entry in our mus...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 289: Funny Girl with Steven Schelling from 2021-07-07T16:00
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"Hello, gorgeous." We forge onward with our music movies and musicals series and welcome back Steven Schelling to talk about Funn...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 288: Xanadu with Steven Schelling from 2021-06-30T16:00
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"Kissed by a muse." This week, we continue on our music movies and musicals odyssey, bringing in all-star guest Steven Schelling ...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 287: In the Heights from 2021-06-23T16:00
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"The streets are made of music." Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights was released just in time to make our music movies ...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 286: A Chorus Line from 2021-06-16T16:00
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"Always Wong, never Wight." We continue on our tour of music movies and musicals and talk about one of the classics this week: th...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 285: Enchanted from 2021-06-09T16:00
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"4 is the perfect number." This week we continue with our music and musicals series and talk about the 2007 live-action/animated ...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 284: Dreamgirls from 2021-06-02T16:00
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"We're getting the band back together." This week we continue our tour of musicals and music films with the hit movie Dreamgi...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 283: Moulin Rouge! with Carlos Hernandez Fisher from 2021-05-26T16:00
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"Musical true crime." This week, pop culture omnivore Carlos Hernandez Fisher joins us to talk about a movie he saw five times in...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 282: Josie and the Pussycats with Erika Thorkelson from 2021-05-19T16:00
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"Soul patch vibe." This week writer Erika Thorkelson subs in for Lisa as we talk about the 2001 cult classic film Josie and t...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 281: Sister Act from 2021-05-12T16:00
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"Wanna dance, sister?" This week we hit week three of our musicals series with 1992 smash-hit movie Sister Act and discover tha...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 280: Mamma Mia! from 2021-05-05T16:00
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"Women in overalls." This week we kick-off our musical season with the ever-popular jukebox rom-com Mamma Mia! Also discussed: DOXA Docu...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 279: Thunder Force from 2021-04-28T16:00
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"Man-crab." This week we talk about Melissa McCarthy's superhero comedy Thunder Force and discover it may not be the movie we w...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 278: Oscars 2021 preview with Dorothy Woodend from 2021-04-21T16:00
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"Netflix half-watch." Culture editor and film critic Dorothy Woodend drops by this week to tell us all about the films to keep an eye on...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 277: Minari from 2021-04-14T16:00
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"Not a real Grandma." This week we all feel a little emotional after watching Minari. Also discussed: Lucky Grandma, o...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 276: Tina from 2021-04-07T16:00
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"You were there the whole time." This week we thoroughly enjoyed looking at the life and times of Tina Turner via her new documentary
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 275: Superstore with Lisa Chen-Wing from 2021-03-31T16:00
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"A wonderful waste of time." This week we've invited former big-box store employee Lisa Chen-Wing on the show to talk about the trials a...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 274: Firefly Lane from 2021-03-24T16:00
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"I used to be a journalist." This week it's all about feathered bangs, Spanx, and second-wave feminism as Pop This! talks about the very ...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 273: Moxie with guest Sam Nock from 2021-03-17T16:00
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"My new thing is crying." Sam Nock of Heavy Content joins us this week to talk about Amy Poehler's new movie Moxie, a m...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 272: The 40-Year Old Version from 2021-03-10T17:00
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"Coming of middle-age story." This week we fall head-over-heels in love with The 40-Year Old Version, a comedy written, directed and star...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 271: Cinderella (1997) from 2021-03-03T17:00
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"It's possible." Disney finally added the 1997 made-for-TV version of Cinderella starring Brandy and Whitney Houston to its streaming... Listen
Pop This! Podcast Episode 270: The Equalizer (2021) from 2021-02-24T17:00
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"Got a problem?" Pop This! gleefully dives into the first episode of Queen Latifah's new crime drama, The Equalizer. Also discussed: why we bo... Listen
Pop This! Podcast Episode 269: Desperately Seeking Susan from 2021-02-17T17:00
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"Everybody I know is desperate, except for you." Pop This! talks about Madonna's 1985 film debut, Desperately Seeking Susan. Also dis... Listen
Pop This! Podcast Episode 268: Sylvie's Love from 2021-02-10T17:00
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"Soap operas in capes." This week Lisa is off sick so the Andreas take the wheel and talk about the extremely romantic movie Sylvie's Love sta... Listen
Pop This! Podcast Episode 267: Crossing Delancey from 2021-02-04T03:26:22
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"Pickle man." This week we are talking about the smart, endearing rom-com Crossing Delancey and look back on the career of trailblazing direct... Listen
Pop This! Podcast Episode 266: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom from 2021-01-27T17:00
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This week we're watching one of the most powerful and moving films we've seen in recent memory: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Also discus... Listen
Pop This! Podcast Episode 265: Chungking Express with Chelsea Birks from 2021-01-20T17:00
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"Love you for 10,000 years." This week The Cinematheque's Chelsea Birks joins us to talk about Wong Kar-Wai's offbeat crime thriller/rom-com <... Listen
Pop This! Podcast episode 264: Bridgerton from 2021-01-13T17:00
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"The DuVernay Test." This week Pop This! dives into the show everyone seems to be watching: Bridgerton. Also discussed:
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Pop This! podcast episode 263: The Flight Attendant from 2021-01-06T17:00
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"Unhinged and free." For our first episode of 2021, we discuss one of our favoruite TV shows from last year: The Flight Attendant.
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 262: 2020's pop culture in review from 2020-12-30T17:00
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"Freezer chips." It's the final Pop This! episode of 2020, and the Andreas and Lisa spend it talking about the most memorable pop cultur...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 261: Love Actually vs. The Holiday, Part 6 from 2020-12-23T17:00
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"Who's looking after the dog?" In what has become a yearly tradition, Pop This! spends our sixth consecutive holiday season arguing abou...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 260: Happiest Season from 2020-12-16T17:00
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"Orphan friend." We dive full-on into the festive season by watching this year's most buzzed-about holiday film, Happiest Season
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 259: The Sound of Music from 2020-12-09T17:00
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"Raindrops on roses." After over 40 years of denying herself the pleasure of watching the most successful musical of all time, Andrea Wa...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 258: Selena (1997) from 2020-12-02T17:00
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"There's no male equivalent of a diva." This week we watch Selena, the 1997 biographical musical drama about the life and career of the ...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 257: The Queen's Gambit from 2020-11-25T17:00
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"My tranquility needs to be refurbished." This week we re-live Lisa's chess days and talk about enthralling drama The Queen's Gambit. Al...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 256: Lured with Don English from 2020-11-18T17:00
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"Mr. Noir-vember." This week our guest is Noir-vember's Very Own: Don English. He joins us to talk about Lured, the 1947 film n...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 255: In The Mood For Love with Elaine Chau from 2020-11-11T17:00
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"It is a restless moment." This week we invite CBC Front Burner producer Elaine Chau on the podast to talk about one of her all...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 254: Gilmore Girls Revisited, Again from 2020-11-04T17:00
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"No, Rory. This great man was not brought down by my vagina." We are celebrating our 5th anniversary this week by going back to where it...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 253: Eve's Bayou from 2020-10-28T16:00
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"I find out he's just a man." For the last film of our Gothic Horror Month, we move away from horror and embrace a film classified as s...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 252: Interview with the Vampire with Katie-Ellen Humphries from 2020-10-21T16:00
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This week we are thrilled to have the ever so funny Katie-Ellen Humphries as our guest to discuss her new comedy album Lady Finger
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 251: Jane Eyre (2011) from 2020-10-14T16:00
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We're on to week two of Gothic Horror Month and realize that we are very done with brooding bad boy love interests. Not coindidentally, ...
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 250: Rebecca (1940) from 2020-10-07T16:00
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This week we declare October Gothic Horror Month and kick it off by watching the 1940 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's classic novel
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Pop This! Podcast Episode 249: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days from 2020-09-30T16:00
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"Sweatshirt season." This week we are forced to once again take stock of our feelings around rom-coms as we revisit the 2003 classic
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Pop This! Episode 248: Miss Congeniality from 2020-09-23T16:00
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This week Pop This! revisits Miss Congeniality on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: Golden Girls, the lyrics to "She's A Lady," and ...
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Pop This! Episode 247: Lovecraft Country with Natasha Tony from 2020-09-16T16:00
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"Entanglement." This week many-time guest Natasha Tony joins us to talk about one of her current obsessions, Lovecraft Country....
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Pop This! Episode 246: Bring It On from 2020-09-09T16:00
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"It's a cheerocracy." This week we invite bona fide Champion Cheerleading members Julia and Jaimee on the podcast to discuss the cult cl...
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Episode 245: Fame from 2020-09-02T16:00
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"Where's the sweat, Lisa?" This week we look at the surprisingly gritty 1980 teen musical drama Fame. Also discussed: Buffy Sa...
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Pop This! episode 244: Sunset Boulevard from 2020-08-26T16:00
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This week we take on one of the greatest movies of all time: Sunset Boulevard. We also discuss how Jennifer Lopez is now the same age as...
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Episode 243: Jurassic Park with Hannah McGregor from 2020-08-19T16:00
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This week we invite many-time guest Hannah McGregor back on the podcast to talk about her feminist read of Jurassic Park and why she thi...
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Episode 242: Betty from 2020-08-12T16:00
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"Valid." This week we start watching Betty, and we can tell you that is probably the coolest show on TV right now. Also discussed: The G...
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Episode 241: I May Destroy You from 2020-08-05T16:00
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"Your birth is my birth, your death is my death." This week we dive headfirst into the Michaela Coel's brilliant series I May Destro...
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Episode 240: Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker with guest Joseph Clark from 2020-07-29T16:00
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"When was the last time you invited death into your car?" This week we invite Joseph Clark, author and film scholar (and husband of Andr...
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Episode 239: The Old Guard from 2020-07-22T16:00
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"Just because we keep living doesn't mean we stop hurting." We are very excited to dive into The Old Guard, a superhero film after our o...
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Episode 238: The Lovebirds from 2020-07-15T16:00
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This week we dive into The Lovebirds, starring two of our favourite actor-comedians Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. Also discusse...
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Episode 237: Set It Off from 2020-07-08T16:00
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This week we are talking about Set It Off, one of the best heist films of all time starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, ...
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Episode 236: The Wedding Planner with Leo Damian from 2020-07-01T16:00
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"It's going to last forever." This week we invite Leo Damian on the podcast to give us his thoughts about Jennifer Lopez's representatio...
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Episode 235: The Watermelon Woman from 2020-06-24T16:00
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"Sometimes you have to create your own history." This week we watch Cheryl Dunye's masterpiece ...
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Episode 234: Daughters of the Dust from 2020-06-17T16:00
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This week we watch the poetic masterpiece Daughters of the Dust, a 1991 film written, directed and produced by Julie Dash, whic...
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Episode 233: Your Sister's Sister from 2020-06-10T16:00
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"Sperm stealer." This week we're paying tribute to Lynn Shelton's tremendous legacy as a writer, director, producer, and occasional acto...
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Episode 232: Never Have I Ever from 2020-05-27T16:00
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"I love to talk about people's colons." This week we dive into Mindy Kaling's hilarious new coming-of-age series Never Have I Ever
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Episode 231: Chicago from 2020-05-20T16:00
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"Give 'em the old razzle dazzle." This week we revisit the classic musical Chicago and argue over our picks for the greatest musical of ...
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Episode 230: Adventures in Babysitting from 2020-05-13T16:00
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"Don't F@*# with the babysitter!!" This week we revisit one of Andrea Warner's favourite childhood movies, Adventures in Babysitting...
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EP 229: The Net from 2020-05-06T16:00
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"Irrelative." This week we let Lisa decide what we should watch and she picks the 1995 cyber action thriller The Net starring S...
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Episode 228: Quarantine check-in from 2020-04-29T16:00
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"So, what have you been up to?" The Pop This! crew does a check-in from home this week as we tape our first-ever quarantine episode. Dis...
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Episode 227: Erin Brokovich from 2020-04-22T16:00
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"They're called boobs, Ed." This week, we revisit the film Erin Brokovich on its 20th anniversary and make the shocking discovery that i...
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Episode 226: Ghost from 2020-04-15T16:00
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"This is someone's Citizen Kane." This week, we revisit the epic romantic fantasy thriller Ghost on its 30th anniversary. Also discusse...
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Episode 225: Empire Records from 2020-04-08T16:00
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"This music is the glue of the world Mark." This week we have a huge argument about the much-maligned 1995 teen movie Empire Records...
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Episode 224: High Fidelity (2020) from 2020-04-01T16:00
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"The things that you like are more important than what you are like." This week Lisa and Andrea get to nerd out on music as we dig into ...
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Episode 223: To Die For from 2020-03-25T16:00
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"You're not anybody in America unless you're on TV." This week we re-watch Nicole Kidman's 1995 criminal comedy-drama To Die For
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Episode 222: Before Sunrise from 2020-03-18T16:00
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"Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?” This week we revisit the romance-on-a-train fantasy Before Sunrise ...
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Episode 221: Cheer from 2020-03-11T16:00
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"Mat talk." This week Andrea Warner may have been openly weeping a tiny bit while talking about how moved she was by watching Cheer. ...
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Episode 220: Schitt's Creek with Hannah McGregor from 2020-03-04T17:00
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“I would be pleased to RSVP as pending.” This week we temporarily promote the amazing Hannah McGregor to co-host status as she joins us to tal...
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Episode 219: Shondaland from 2020-02-26T17:00
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"Don’t call me lucky. Call me a badass." This week we invite activist, entrepreneur and author Akilah Newton on the show to talk about all thi...
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Episode 218: You with Joanne Tsung from 2020-02-19T17:00
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"I might be the only real feminist." Comedian Joanne Tsung returns to the podcast to talk about the Netflix series You. Also discusse...
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Episode 217: Parasite with Andrea Gin from 2020-02-12T17:00
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"Jessica, only child, Illinois Chicago." This week producer Andrea Gin steps in behind the microphone to help Lisa try and process all our tho...
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Episode 216: Oscars 2020 preview with Dorothy Woodend from 2020-02-05T17:00
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"Congratulations to those men." This week resident film critic Dorothy Woodend joins us for our annual Oscars preview to give us her picks and...
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Episode 215: Double Happiness with Andrea Gin from 2020-01-29T17:00
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“Grab hold of the one life we are given.” This week Pop This! producer Andrea Gin gets in front of the mic with A...
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Episode 214: Stars Wars: Episode IX - the Rise Of Skywalker from 2020-01-22T17:00
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"Rey, never be afraid of who you are." This week, Andrea helps mega Star Wars fan Lisa talk through her many feelings about the latest install...
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Episode 213: Gaslight from 2020-01-15T17:00
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"Have you gone mad, my husband?" We talk about the term 'gaslighting' a lot on our podcast and this week we finally watch the film from ...
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Episode 212: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with Morgan Brayton from 2020-01-08T17:00
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"I don't mind being alone. I just don't want to be insignificant." This week we have writer and performer Morgan Brayton on the podcast to dis...
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Episode 211: The Holiday 5 with Kerri Donaldson from 2020-01-01T17:00
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"You're supposed to be the leading lady of your own life, for god's sake!" This week, comedian, writer and actual twin Kerri Donaldson bring... Listen
Episode 210: Love Actually live from the Rio Theatre from 2019-12-25T17:00
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This week, we bring you a very special holiday edition of Pop This! - our annual argument about whether Love Actually is the b...
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Episode 209: Last Christmas from 2019-12-18T17:00
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"Based on a song of the same name." This week, in spite of our many misgivings, we embrace the spirit of the holidays and dive headfirs...
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Episode 208: Agnes Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 with Selina Crammond from 2019-12-11T17:00
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"I only see myself." Film programmer, writer and musician Selina Crammond joins us to talk about French New Wave visionary Agnes Varda ...
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Episode 207: Charlie's Angels (2000) from 2019-12-04T17:00
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"'Lady who means business' hair." This week we look back to the year 2000 version of Charlie's Angels because it's the only one that ma...
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Episode 206: Leave Her to Heaven with Don English from 2019-11-27T17:00
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"Ellen always wins." Join us for a Pop This! classic film club as we invite writer and noir expert Don English on to discuss the bonker...
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Episode 205: Drop Dead Gorgeous with Katie-Ellen Humphries from 2019-11-20T17:00
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This week we invite comedian Katie-Ellen Humphries on the podcast to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cult classic Drop Dead Gorge...
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Episode 204: Batwoman with Cecily Walker from 2019-11-13T17:00
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This week we invite our favourite librarian Cecily Walker on the podcast to talk about the new TV series Batwoman. Also discus...
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Episode 203: Shrill with Alicia Tobin from 2019-11-06T17:00
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"The husband did it." This week, we might be having a little too much fun with author, comedian, and first-time guest Alicia Tobin talk...
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Episode 202: Jennifer's Body with Erika Thorkelson from 2019-10-30T16:00
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