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Summary:   This week we are talking about Set It Off, one of the best heist films of all time starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberley Elise. Also discussed: Fast & Furious, #JusticeForHan and the idea of a good hair utopia.     Show notes:   Why Set It Off is an era-defining film that shouldn't be remade (EW) How Set It Off raked it up (TIFF) Vivica A. Fox Answers Every Question We Have About Set It Off (Vulture)  Lisa's event at the Vancouver Writers Festival with author David Mitchell    Recommendations: Lisa: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (book) Andrea W.:  Big Flower Fight (Netflix) Andrea G.: Overseas (documentary film) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating

Summary:   "It's going to last forever." This week we invite Leo Damian on the podcast to give us his thoughts about Jennifer Lopez's representation of his profession in the film the Wedding Planner. We also acknowledge that Scrabble is a nice hobby, Steve sucks, and Fran is the only good person in this movie.     Show notes:   Wish Events (Leo's wedding planning company)   We Watched 23 Jennifer Lopez Movies and Ranked Them from Best to Worst (InStyle)   Does Matthew McConaughey Know He Was in the Greatest Movie Ever? (The Cut)     Recommendations: Andrea W.:  The Gospel of Breaking by Jillian Christmas (poetry) Andrea G.: Allison Wonderland Clothing (fashion) Leo: True Blood (HBO) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider rev

Summary:   "Sometimes you have to create your own history." This week we watch Cheryl Dunye's masterpiece The Watermelon Woman. Also discussed: Code Switch,  Clerks, and the music of Obuxum.    Show notes:   You can watch The Watermelon Woman on Criterion for free right now.   The Watermelon Woman: The Enduring Cool of a Black Lesbian Classic (Vanity Fair)   The Watermelon Woman Shows the Power of Gay History (New Republic)   Recommendations: Lisa: Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis (book) Andrea W.:  Cheekbone Beauty, Pat McGrath, and Re-Birth by Obuxum (music) Andrea G.: Code Switch, "Why Now, White People?" (podcast) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider review

Summary:   This week we watch the poetic masterpiece Daughters of the Dust, a 1991 film written, directed and produced by Julie Dash, which tells the story of three generations of Gullah women living in a village on Saint Helena Island in South Carolina. Daughters of the Dust was named one of the most significant films of the last 30 years by Indiewire, it was the inspiration for Beyonce’s Lemonade, the first feature film directed by an African-American woman distributed in the U.S. It is a classic film by a brilliant talent that has long gone underappreciated.    Show notes:   Daughters of the Dust on Criterion    Lemonade syllabus reading list (Left Bank Books)   Uprising & Abolition: Angela Davis on Movement Building, “Defund the Police” & Where We Go from Here (Democracy Now)   Julie Dash Made a Movie. Then Hollywood Shut Her Out. (NYTimes)   Solange, "Cranes in the Sky" (YouTube)     Recommendations: Lisa: Queer Eye, Season 5 (Netflix) Andrea W.: Witch Prophet, DNA Activation (music) Andrea G

Summary:   "Sperm stealer." This week we're paying tribute to Lynn Shelton's tremendous legacy as a writer, director, producer, and occasional actor and talking about her 2011 film Your Sister's Sister. Also discussed: mask fashion, All Rise, and Unorthodox.     Show notes:   Where to Begin with Mumblecore (BFI)   Lynn Shelton Left Behind a Bounty of Beautiful Television (Vulture) Remembering Lynn Shelton - WTF with Marc Maron (podcast)     Recommendations: Lisa: White Lines (Netflix)   Andrea W.: All Rise (CTV app) Andrea G.: Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (Netflix) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google Pl

Summary:   "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. Also discussed: sister fights, Lisa's recipe for granola, and Andrea Warner recalls one of her most precious childhood memories.      Show notes:   Dr. Suess' The Sneetches (YouTube)   Yes, Never Have I Ever Is a Win for Representation—But Not For All (Flare)   Never Have I Ever' is the L.A. immigrant tale I never thought I'd see on TV (LA TImes)     Recommendations: Lisa: Nadia Hussain, Nadia's Time to Eat (Netflix) Andrea W.:  Miss Colombia, Lido Pimienta (music) Andrea G.: Another Gaze (Twitter/Film Journal) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This

Summary:   "Give 'em the old razzle dazzle." This week we revisit the classic musical Chicago and argue over our picks for the greatest musical of all time. Also discussed: 'sob sister' journalism, Michelle Obama, and the shocking fact that Andrea Warner has never seen the Sound of Music.     Show notes:   The Inspiration for CHICAGO: Two Merry Murderesses (Broadway in Chicago)   The “Sob Sisters” Who Dared to Cover the Trial of the Century (JSTOR Daily)   All That Jazz (opening) (YouTube)   Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (YouTube)   Chicago - We Both Reached For the Gun (YouTube)   Recommendations: Lisa: Becoming (Netflix) Andrea W.:  Dancing After Ten (graphic novel) Andrea G.: Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (Netflix) Music credits: "Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvay AKA D-Rex From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.

Summary:   "Don't F@*# with the babysitter!!" This week we revisit one of Andrea Warner's favourite childhood movies, Adventures in Babysitting, and debate whether Sarah is the true hero of the film. Also discussed: Sylvester Stallone's body of work, News Radio, and David Chang on Instagram.     Show notes:   You can buy or rent Adventures in Babysitting on YouTube    Adventures in Babysitting intro - "And Then He Kissed Me" (YouTube)   Adventures in Babysitting 2016 reboot  trailer (YouTube)   "Babysitting Blues" (YouTube)     Recommendations: Lisa: Some Good News with John Krasinski (YouTube) Andrea W.:  News Radio (TV show) Andrea G.: David Chang's home cooking demonstrations on Instagram Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please co

Summary:   "Irrelative." This week we let Lisa decide what we should watch and she picks the 1995 cyber action thriller The Net starring Sandra Bullock. Also discussed: Hinterland, the Swiss Alps, and the best and worst boyfriends and husbands of Sex and the City.      Show notes:   'Sex and the City': The Ladies' Boyfriends & Husbands ranked From Worst to Best (Hollywood Life)   What We Learned About Technology From 1995's The Net (Wired)   My favourite film aged 12: The Net (Guardian)   Every Webpage From the 1995 Move The Net (Gizmodo)     Recommendations: Andrea W.: Hinterland (Netflix) Andrea G: @Michelphotography.ch (Instagram) Lisa: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (TV) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider revie

Summary:   "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. Discussed: the Fast & Furious franchise, Chapagetti, Adventures in Babysitting and the Good Fight.     Show notes:   Team Body Project   Adventures in Babysitting   ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Ends with a CBC Doc that Reminds Us Why It’s the Best in Canadian Television (POV Magazine)   227 (TV show) Hart to Hart (TV show) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram Logo design by Samantha Smith Pop This! is two women

Summary:   "They're called boobs, Ed." This week, we revisit the film Erin Brokovich on its 20th anniversary and make the shocking discovery that it is yet another classic that Andrea Warner has never seen. Also discussed: Jeffree Star, Flatliners, and Alison Roman's cooking channel.     Show notes:   Official Jeffree Star DREAM House Tour! (YouTube)   The cancer-causing chemical Erin Brockovich fought against is still in our water (The Verge)   16 Heroic Facts About Erin Brockovich (Mental Floss)   Every single Julia Roberts movie, ranked (Insider)     Recommendations: Lisa: Alison Roman's cooking channel (NYTimes YouTube) Andrea W.:  "Gaslighter" by Dixie Chicks Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating

Summary:   "This is someone's Citizen Kane." This week, we revisit the epic romantic fantasy thriller Ghost on its 30th anniversary.  Also discussed: Road House, our favourite chocolate bars and the meaning of a love that transcends mortality.     Show notes:   Ghost pottery scene (YouTube)   Ghost review – Patrick Swayze's immortal meditation on love and grief (The Guardian)   The Apartment From "Ghost" Is Looking For A New Owner (Elle Decor)   Road House trailer     Recommendations: Lisa:  Line of Duty (Netflix) Andrea W.: Roxane Gay at UBC (online lecture) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on

Summary:   "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, which Andrea has warm nostalgic feelings about and Lisa absolutely hates. Also discussed: Orville Peck, makeup tattoos and what makes a movie a cult classic.   Please note this episode was recorded on Feb. 26, 2020.     Show notes:   Empire Records does a disservice to 1995 and record-store culture (AV Club)   Empire Records on Rotten Tomatoes   How "Empire Records" Became The Unlikely Film Of A Generation (Buzzfeed)   Recommendations: Lisa: "Queen of the Rodeo" by Orville Peck (music) Andrea W.:  Catch and Kill by Ronan Farraw (audiobook) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider rev

Summary:   "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 the new gender-swapped TV adaptation of High Fidelity. Also discussed: the Stranger, In the Dream House, and Andrea reveals one of her secret superhero powers.   Please note this episode was recorded on Feb. 24, 2020.      Show notes:   Dig Into High Fidelity’s Best Deep Cuts, Then Go Deeper (Vulture)   High Fidelity and the Never-Ending Age of the Music Know-It-All (Paste)   Pop This! Episode 139: Ocean's 8 (Stitcher)   We Didn’t Need the High Fidelity TV Show (Pitchfork)   "The Weight" by the Band (YouTube)   Recommendations: Lisa:  The Stranger (Netflix) Andrea W.:  In The Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado (book) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0

Summary:   "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 and have very mixed feelings. Also discussed: Serial Mom, Sex Education, and Andrea and Lisa have a fight about whether or not Hugh Jackman is the biggest triple threat in entertainment.   Please note: this episode was recorded on Feb. 17, 2020.      Show notes:   The Biggest Triple Threats In Entertainment (Ranker) Do you remember Pamela Smart? She got four boys to kill her husband nearly 29 years ago. Now, they're free. She isn't. (Washington Post)   Revisiting Hours: Murder, Sexism and the Nightly News — ‘To Die For’ (Rolling Stone)   A great ending: Gus Van Sant’s ‘To Die For’ (1995) (Movie Time Guru)   Recommendations: Lisa:  Sex Education (Netflix) Andrea W.:  Work in Progress (HBO) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLP

Summary:   "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 on its 25th anniversary. Also discussed: Black Sabbath, Good Girls and Andrea Warner's spring vacation plans.    Please note: this episode was recorded on Feb. 11, 2020.     Show notes:   ‘Before Sunrise’: The Making of an Indie Classic (NYTimes)   Before Sunrise, 20 Years Later (Atlantic)   Richard Linklater Has a Dark Idea for New Before Sunrise Movie (Vanity Fair)   Add Julie Delpy to the Long List of Women Impacted by Hollywood’s Gender Pay Gap (Vulture)   The Before Trilogy (Criterion)   Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke: how we made the Before Sunrise trilogy (Guardian)   Recommendations: Lisa: Black Sabbath (music) Andrea W.: Good Girls (TV) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Musi

Summary: "Mat talk." This week Andrea Warner may have been openly weeping a tiny bit while talking about how moved she was by watching Cheer. Also discussed: Peter Krause, Maeve Binchy, and the culture of shame around periods.   Show notes:   Perimenopause | Baroness von Sketch Show (YouTube)   Jerry Harris on Instagram   Lexi's tumbling on Cheer (Facebook)   Champion Cheerleading - Flawless (Canada) [2018 International Open All Girl 5 Semis] (YouTube)   Cheer Soundtrack   Gabi Butler on Instagram   Recommendations: Andrea W.:  Six Feet Under (TV) Lisa: A Week in Winter, Maeve Binchy (book) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating u

Summary: “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 talk about the breakout Canadian hit show Schitt's Creek. Also discussed: Friday Night Lights, Canadian humour, and the terrible habit of scrolling through Twitter in bed.     Show notes:   Who is Hannah McGregor?   Hannah McGregor on Twitter   Pop This! Episode 54: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them with Hannah McGregor   Pop This! Episode 102: The Craft with Hannah McGregor   Watch Schitt's Creek (CBC Gem)   Schitt's Creek Season 5 Finale, Stevie singing in Cabaret! (YouTube)   Annie Murphy And Kelly Perform 'A Little Bit Alexis' Remix From 'Schitt's Creek' (YouTube)   Why is Canadian TV So White? (Refinery29)     Recommendations: Lisa: Cattle Decapitation, Death Atlas (death metal music) Hannah: The Sandy and Nora Show (podcast) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Ke

Summary: "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 things Shondaland. Also discussed: Black History Month, Anne Murray, and the firing of Tanner Zipchen.     Show notes:   Anne Murray: 40 years of hustle and the making of a Canadian icon (CBC Music)   "Insensitive" by Jann Arden   Tanner Zipchen Claims Cineplex Paid Him in SCENE Points (Exclaim)   Who is Akilah Newton?   What is Shondaland?   Every Shondaland Show, Ranked (Screen Rant)   Big Dreamers: The Canadian Black History Activity Book for Kids Volume 1 (Goodreads)   Bright Confetti Media (Akilah's website)   Recommendations: Lisa:  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (book) Andrea W.: Amythyst Kiah (music) Akilah: The Year of Yes by Shonda Rimes (book) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst

Summary: "I might be the only real feminist." Comedian Joanne Tsung returns to the podcast to talk about the Netflix series You. Also discussed: Haley Kiyoko, John Mulaney and "Phil Collins weather."   Show notes:   Joanne Tsung on Twitter Joanne Tsung on Instagram     'You can never blame the victim': We catch up with Elizabeth Lail from You (Image)   How to Make a Self-Aware Show About a Serial Killer (Atlantic)   Penn Badgley on Instagram   Recommendations: Andrea W.: John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch (Netflix) Lisa:  Gary Shteyngart, Lake Success (book) Joanne: Haley Kiyoko (music) Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) P