Pop This!

Summary:   "Gentle unguarded eyes." Standup comic Joanne Tsung sits in for Lisa Christiansen this week as we tackle The Lake House, ushering in a rude ending to the otherwise beautiful summer of Keanu Reeves. Also discussed: magical dogs, turtlenecks, and 2006 movie tropes. Show notes:   Joanne Tsung on Instagram   The Lake House trailer Il Mare trailer How Did This Get Made? The Lake House LIVE! (podcast) Keanu Reeves' dramatic sneezing (Instagram) Fox Hole Comedy Recommendations: Andrea W.: Lightning Dust, Spectre (music) Joanne: Gentleman Jack (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 reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on

Summary:   "Chinese people have a saying: When people get cancer, they die." This week Pop This! producer Andrea Gin joins us in studio to talk about The Farewell. Also discussed: America's Funniest Home Videos, wedding sweat suits and the Taiwan "Love Boat" study tour.     Show notes:   The Farewell trailer   "The Farewell Is a Big Arrival for Director Lulu Wang" (Emily Yoshida, Vulture)   The Farewell's Lulu Wang: ‘I would love it if white men were asked the same questions as me’ (Michael Sun, The Guardian)   "What You Don't Know" (Lulu Wang, This American Life)       Recommendations:   Lisa: Lizzo on the VMAs    Andrea W.:  Andrea G.: Jay Som, "Superbike" 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

Summary:   "Not bad for 1999." We celebrate the 20th anniversary of the teen drama Cruel Intentions with three-peat guest Cynara Geissler. Also discussed: cancel culture, '90s fashion, and You Must Remember This.     Show notes:   Cruel Intentions trailer   Cynara Geissler's bio Cynara Geissler on Twitter   Fatties on Ice podcast    Mia Farrow on Instagram     Recommendations:   Lisa: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV)    Andrea: Drop Dead Fred LIVE w/ Casey Wilson on How Did This Get Made (podcast) Cynara: You Must Remember This (podcast) and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki     Music credits:    "Deviate" by Podington Bear   "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 c

Summary:   "Death by complicity." Writer, editor, fashion stylist and lover of period movies Steven Schelling joins us this week to talk about the huge impact Dangerous Liaisons has had on his life. Also discussed: dying of sadness, bra shopping and the summer of Keanu.   Show notes:   Steven Schelling on Instagram Dangerous Liaisons trailer   What is a dangerous liaison? (The Science of Psychotherapy)       Recommendations:   Lisa:  A Gentleman in Moscow (Netflix)   Andrea: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (book) Steven: Derry Girls (Netflix)   Music credits:   "Deviate" by Podington Bear Sound of Picture     "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

Summary:   Sara and Chloe from the podcast Warriors Bards 'n Brews join us this week to talk about the generation defining new film Booksmart. Also discussed: whether or not we do daily showering or not (spoiler: some of us don't).    Show notes:   Warriors Bards 'n Brews podcast Booksmart trailer   "Returning to the Scene of the Crime" by Samantha Marie Nock (Guts Magazine)     Recommendations:   Lisa: The Farewell (movie)   Andrea: The Muppet Movie (movie) Sara: What We Do In The Shadows Chloe: Gentleman Jack   Music credits:    "Deviate" by Podington Bear    "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 radioP

Summary:   "Not a Chris." This week we discuss the Netflix traumedy series Dead to Me. Also discussed: James Marsden, the "Evil Matriarch" trope, and Lisa pitches her idea of having Real Housewives-style sports reunions.     Show notes:   Who is Brené Brown?   Dead to Me trailer 9 Lingering Dead to Me Questions Season Two Needs to Answer (Vulture) What is Chekhov's Gun?   James Marsden IMDb     Recommendations:   Lisa: Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (book)   Andrea: Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata (podcast)   Music credits:    "Flutterbee" 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 radioPo

Summary:   "Food is love." This week Florence Chee joins us to talk about Always Be My Maybe and we also spend a lot of time processing our feelings about the timeless attractiveness of Keanu Reeves. Also discussed: mid-week hangovers, jet lag and the burden of representation.   Show notes:   Always Be My Maybe trailer   Florence Chee on Twitter   The 5 Best Food Moments From 'Always Be My Maybe' (Food&Wine)   7 places Netflix's 'Always Be My Maybe' was filmed in Vancouver (DailyHive)   What “Always Be My Maybe” Understands About Making an Asian-American Rom-Com (New Yorker)   ‘Always Be My Maybe’ Review: Romance, Food and Fame Through a Sitcom Lens (NYTimes) The Lakehouse Live! on How Did This Get Made? (podcast)     Recommendations:   Lisa: Dead To Me (Netflix)   Andrea: The Muppet Movie (movie and OST) Florence: Train to Busan (film)   Music credits:    "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.

Summary:   "I'm your guitar tech." In some unsurprising programming news, this week we have no choice but to watch Wine Country, a movie made specifically for us. Also discussed: Billie Eilish, Maude, and the conflicts of the middle-aged.   Show notes: Wine Country trailer "There's Kind of A Hush" by the Carpenters Paula Pell Is Ready to Be a Movie Star, Sort Of (Vulture) Who is Brené Brown? (Wikipedia) Who is Future? (Wikipedia)   Charlize Theron’s Wonder Woman Story Is an Infuriating Look at How Hollywood Treats Women (the Mary Sue) The Sideways Effect': How A Wine-Obsessed Film Reshaped The Industry (NPR)   "Eternal Flame," the Bangles     Recommendations:   Lisa: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (book)   Andrea: Love Inevitable by Jenn Grant (music)   Music credits:    "Flutterbee" 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 Ar

Summary:   "Hair is everything." This week we dive into our new favourite genre of traumedy with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's extraordinary series Fleabag and Lisa and Andrea heartily disagree over the ending. Also discussed: sisters, sexy priests, and the best and worst musical biopics.     Show notes:   Rocketman trailer Judy official trailer   Fleabag Season 1 trailer   Fleabag Season 2 trailer     Recommendations:   Lisa:  Tales of the City (Netflix)   Andrea:  iZombie (Netflix)   Music credits:    "Flutterbee" 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 Smi

Summary:   "We just picked the wrong first husbands, that's all." This week, we continue celebrating Bride Month by watching the classic wedding movie The Philadelphia Story. Also discussed: feminism in Game of Thrones, divorce movies and the shocking fact that Andrea Warner has never seen Breakfast at Tiffany's.     Show notes: Daenerys Doesn’t Need to Be a Feminist Hero (Slate)   What would a feminist ending for ‘Game of Thrones’ actually look like? (Washington Post)   Philadelphia Story trailer   Chance The Rapper’s Mother’s Day Tribute Made Us Explain Yet Again, That It’s Not A Woman’s Job To Raise Her Man (Madame Noire)    His Girl Friday trailer   MGM Stories Part Nine: Spencer Tracy on You Must Remember This   The African Queen: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and John Huston (The Blacklist Episode #4) on You Must Remember This   Recommendations:   Lisa: Game of Thrones books   Andrea: Shannon in Nashville, Shannon Shaw (music)   Music credits:    "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From Free

Summary:   "Deeply ordinary." We continue our celebration of bride month by tackling the 1999 rom-com Runaway Bride, discuss the possibilities of rebranding velcro and discover that we may actually love the work of director Garry Marshall.   Show notes: Runaway Bride trailer   Films directed by Gary Marshall   26 Years Ago, Julia Roberts Was Literally A 'Runaway Bride' (Throwbacks)   Recommendations:   Lisa: Chernobyl (HBO), The Chernobyl Podcast   Andrea: How To Fall In Love With Anyone by Mandy Len Catron  (book)     Music credits:    "Flutterbee" 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!

Summary:   "Matrimony porn." This week we are joined by our favourite bridesmaid Bridgette Watson to kick off bride month with the movie Bride Wars. Also discussed: Rachel Getting Married, naked dancing and Matthew Mcconaughey.   Show notes: Are Renewable Marriage Contracts The Wave Of The Future? (HuffPost) Bride Wars trailer   Chinese Bride Wars Could Bride Wars Ruin Anne Hathaway And Set Feminism Back 20 Years? (Jezebel)   Chris Pratt responds to Ellen Page's claim his church is anti-LGBT(CNN)   Recommendations:   Lisa: Someone Great (Netflix)   Andrea: It's Real by Ex Hex (Music)   Bridgette: Leileli47 (Music)   Music credits:    "Flutterbee" 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 re

Summary: "Truth, feelings and hauntings." This week we revisit the 1999 Drew Barrymore rom-com Never Been Kissed, and it's not good. Also discussed: Gary Marshall, Shakespeare, and Barry.   Show notes: "Criminal" by Fiona Apple Pop Con 2019, Only You And Your Ghost Will Know   "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals   Never Been Kissed trailer   This Season I'm Channeling Josie Grossie From Never Been Kissed (Refinery29)   10 Best Drew Barrymore movies (ComingSoon)   First Look At Kirsten Stewart And The New Charlie's Angels Cast On Set (Cinema Blend)   Pop This!: Episode 50: Carrie     Recommendations:   Lisa: Barry (HBO)   Andrea: It's A Big Deal by Dina Del Bucchia     Music credits:    "Flutterbee" 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 a

Summary:   "Stylishly crude." This week we discuss the new animated series Tuca & Bertie and Lisa examines her uneasy relationship with surrealist comedy. Also discussed: Tal Bachman, BoJack Horseman, and crafts we've tried and failed at.   Show notes:   Best 18 Skills to Learn For Surviving Post End of the World / With Videos (Team Hack Life) The vibrant, surreal Tuca & Bertie is one of the best new shows of the year (AV Club)   How I Get It Done: Illustrator Lisa Hanawalt (The Cut)   Recommendations:   Lisa: Gerald's Game (Netflix)   Andrea: Why Karen Carpenter Matters by Karen Tongsen   Music credits:    "Flutterbee" 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:   "30, flirty and thriving!" This week we talk about the body-switch rom-com 13 Going on 30 and Lisa has an epiphany about what it's really about. Also discussed: Soap Opera Weekly, wedding crashers, and the Wonder Years.   Show notes:   Rom-Coms Were Corny and Retrograde. Why Do I Miss Them So Much? (NYTimes)   Rom Com by Dina Del Bucchia & Daniel Zomparelli   Always Be My Maybe trailer (Instagram)   The Outfits from 13 Going on 30 Are Basically Perfect (InStyle)     Recommendations:   Lisa: Shazam! (movie)   Andrea: Baby Teeth by Dizzy (music)     Music credits:    "Flutterbee" 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!

Summary: "Suburban housewife manual." This week we celebrate Mother's Day by talking about the prescient crime comedy Serial Mom. Also discussed: the Godfather, Hairspray, and murder by lamb chop.    Show notes:   When Did Celebrities Get So Bad At Taking Criticism? (Scaachi Koul, Buzzfeed)   Keep It, "The Royal Tea" (with Olivia Wilde) (Podcast)   Serial Mom trailer   Pop This! 91: The Stepford Wives   Pop This! 10: Heathers     Recommendations:   Lisa: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)   Andrea: You're Wrong About (podcast)     Music credits:    "Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvey aka D-REX From Free Music Archive CC BY 4.0   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 Thi

Summary: "Look at those dimples." This week we invite Mike Browne from the podcast Dark Poutine on the show to talk about Dirty John and his own obsession with true crimes and dark history. Also discussed: RuPaul's Drag Race, Uncover: The Village, and Courtney Love. Show notes:   How to love Courtney Love (Macleans) Hole, Live Through This album review (Pitchfork) Dark Poutine (Mike Browne's True Crime & Dark History podcast) Dirty John original articles in the LA Times Murderish podcast featuring Terra Newell Murderish podcast featuring Emily Meehan (John Meehan's daughter) Dirty John podcast   Real Crime Profile podcast   Why Everyone's Talking About Netflix's Shocking True-Crime Doc 'Abducted in Plain Sight' (Thrillist)   @PreachersNSneakers on Instagram   Dark Poutine 010 - Mike Met a Monster in 1981   Recommendations:   Lisa: Live Through This, Hole   Andrea:  Uncover: The Village (podcast)   Mike: RuPaul's Drag Race   Music credits:   "Deviate" by Podington Bear from Sound of Picture   

Summary: "Our beloved Sandra Oh." This week we invite queer romance author Michelle Osgood on the podcast to talk about how much we love Killing Eve. Also discussed: Coachella, Vivek Shraya's new comic book Death Threat and briefcase husbands. Show notes:   Watch The Trailer For Netflix's Documentary About Beyonce's Coachella Performance (Stereogum)   Watch Janelle Monae Bring Out Lizzo At Coachella 2019 (Pitchfork)   Your Coachella Money Is Going to a Right-Wing Billionaire Who Funded Anti-LGBT and Anti-Marijuana Causes (Daily Beast)   Killing Eve trailer   Michelle Osgoode's website   Fleabag Season 2 trailer   15 Thrilling Facts About Killing Eve (Mental Floss)     Recommendations:   Lisa: Montreal is officially a city of excellence for heavy metal music (Montreal Gazette)   Andrea: Death Threat by Vivek Shraya (graphic novel)   Michelle: Queery with Cameron Esposito (podcast)     Music credits:    "Deviate" by Podington Bear Sound of Picture   "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From Free Music Arch

Summary: "It's in my gut." Mediator, labour relations specialist and repeat guest Natasha Tony joins us to talk about Jordan Peele's new horror film Us this week. Also discussed: theatre seating, Whatever Happened to Holly Bartlett, and Black Earth Rising. Show notes:   Respectful Workplace Training with Natasha Tony   Us trailer   Jordan Peele's 'Us': Easter Eggs and Pop Culture References (Heavy)   10 horror movies Jordan Peele made the cast watch before filming Us (Arrow in the Head)   'Us' on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour Recommendations:   Lisa: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn (Book)   Andrea: Whatever Happened to Holly Bartlett (AMI TV)   Natasha: Black Earth Rising (Netflix) Music credits:   "Deviate" by Podington Bear From Sound of Picture    "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:

Summary: "I am Carol." This week we invite Sara Gill, co-host of the podcast Warriors, Bards 'n Brews on the show to talk about the movie Captain Marvel. Also discussed: allergy season, Abducted in Plain Sight and Jagged Little Pill.  Show notes:   Warriors, Bards and Brews (Sara Gill's podcast about Xena: Warrior Princess)   Flerkens   Captain Marvel trailer   The Weird and Diverse Comic Book History of 'Captain Marvel' (The Wrap)   Carol and Maria's Friendship in 'Captain Marvel' Is The Heart Of The Movie Because of Editor Debbie Berman (Bustle)   Billboard Top 100 of 1995 on Spotify   Recommendations:   Lisa: The Hook-Up Plan (Netflix)   Andrea: Abducted in Plain Sight (Netflix)   Sara: Dessa, Chime (music)   Music credits:    "Deviate" by Podington Bear   "Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvey aka D-REX From Free Music Archive CC BY 4.0   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