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Summary:   "Sad girl enthusiast." This week in our journey through Bride Month continues we take a look at the classic British wedding movie Four Weddings and a Funeral and debate Carrie as an early manic pixie dream girl. Also discussed: least sexy on-screen couples, faking internet death and Claws.   Show notes:   Can You Name A Book? on Jimmy Kimmel    Erasing yourself from the internet is nearly impossible (Washington Post)   Can you die from eating grass?   Four Weddings and a Funeral trailer   Hugh Grant's hair in Four Weddings and a Funeral   Richard Curtis IMDb   Real song "Love is All Around"    The cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral: where are they now?    RuPaul: What's the Tee? with Andie McDowell   Recommendations:   Lisa: Patrick Melrose (TV) Andrea: Claws (TV)     Music credits:   "Good Times" by Podington Bear Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Mus

Summary:   "Always a groomsman, never a groom." This week we are joined by guest Bridgette Watson to talk about one of the greatest wedding movies of all time: Bridesmaids. Also discussed: the definition of genius, Jon Hamm, and Wilson Phillips.    Show notes:   Definition of 'genius'   Philip Roth and the Heavy Demands of Genius (Atlantic)   Bridgette Watson   Bridesmaids trailer   Bridesmaids bloopers and outtakes   Bridesmaids: Melissa McCarthy and puppies   Father of the Bride trailer   Recommendations:   Lisa: Game Night (movie)  Andrea: PNE outdoor concerts (live events)   Bridgette: The Gospel According To André (movie)   Music credits:   "Good Times" by Podington Bear Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst From 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 co

Summary: "Tim Sims." This week we kick off Bride Month with one of the most anti-wedding wedding films of all time: Muriel's Wedding. Also discussed: A Little Life, Jennifer Castle and axe throwing. Show notes: Muriel's Wedding trailer Erica Jong quotes Enchanted April trailer Muriel's Wedding is a feminist masterpiece and more relevant than ever Changing the ending of Muriel's Wedding was a betrayal of its feminist spirit Recommendations: Andrea: Jennifer Castle (music) Lisa: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (book). (Yes, we know this is the 3rd time!) 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 From 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 ra

Summary: "My truth." We invite director Brent Hodge on the show to talk about his latest film Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary. Also discussed: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Rick and Morty, and the excellent music of Bonjay. Show notes: Bill & Ted 3 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure plot synopsis  Hodgee Films Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary Freaks and Geeks - Homecoming Pistol Shrimps trailer A Brony Tale trailer Linda Cardellini IMDb Allison Jones IMDb Garth Ancier IMDb Recommendations:   Lisa: This Sounds Serious (podcast) Andrea: Bonjay (music)   Brent Hodge: Rick and Morty (animated series)   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 From 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

Summary:   "In the Hamptons, does anyone hear you scream?" This week we boldly continue on our journey through the Alien franchise with a look at Aliens, the 1986 sequel to Alien. Also discussed: Charlie Rose, Mad About You, and the incredible new album from Jonelle Monae.   Show notes:   Charlie Rose and the Inevitability of the #MeToo Comeback Stories   Explanation of the Alien franchise on Wiki   Aliens trailer   Mad About You Revival in the Works   Close Encounters of the Third Kind trailer   The holy trinity of final girls     Recommendations:   Lisa & Andrea both recommend: Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer (album)   Music credits:   "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst From 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 reviewin

Summary: "A star of the stage." This week we invite actress Moya O'Connell on to discuss her upcoming performance as Lady Macbeth at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach, as well as other female characters in Shakespeare. Also discussed: Michelle Wolf, Paddington 2 and the Laughing Archive. Show notes: The Break with Michelle Wolf Michelle Wolf at the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner Moya O'Connell IMDb Hedda Gabler Macbeth at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach The Macbeth curse Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Paddington 2 (film)   Andrea Warner: The Laughing Archive (website)   Moya O'Connell: I Await the Devil's Crossing by Mary MacLane (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 From 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 (ple

Summary: This week we invite Renaissance woman Cynara Geissler on to take a deep dive into Poltergeist. Also discussed: ordering off-menu at Dairy Queen, hot dogs from 7-11, and our all-time favourite cakes. Show notes: Bon Ton's Diplomat Cake Fratelli Bakery's Saint Honore cake  All of Dairy Queen's blizzards, ranked Poltergeist trailer Cynara Geissler Poltergeist murder clown scene 'Poltergeist Curse': truth or fiction? Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Lost in Space (Netflix)    Andrea Warner: Wild Wild Country (Netflix)   Cynara Geissler: Jane the Virgin (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 From 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 T

Summary: "Not technically beautiful." We talk about the 1994 action thriller Speed and its disappointing follow-up, Speed 2. Also discussed: Tracey Thorn, Girls HBO and the lovely musical duo known as Overcoats. Show notes: "Not technically beautiful, she was an engaging laugh": 35 years of being described by men Shania Twain on abuse, betrayal and finding her voice Shania Twain apologizes for saying she would have voted for Donald Trump Speed trailer Speed 2 trailer Sandra Bullock IMDb Keanu Reeves IMDb Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen:  'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara (still reading)   Andrea Warner: Overcoats    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 From 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

Summary:   This week we tackle the film that Andrea loves and Lisa loves to hate: the 1988 dramedy Beaches, starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. Which side are you on?   Show notes:   Beaches trailer   Garry Marshall IMDb   Roger Ebert Beaches review   Bette Midler "The Rose"   3 Saddest Movie Deaths   Beaches 2017 TV remake     Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Champions from Mindy Kaling (TV)     Andrea Warner: Broadchurch, Season 3 (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 From 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 talking abou

Summary: We take a look at Robert Altman's 1971 film McCabe & Mrs. Miller about a gambler and a sex worker and discuss how surprisingly relevant it is today. Show notes: McCabe & Mrs. Miller trailer Why McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a feminist masterpiece      Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara    Andrea Warner: Sandra Oh on 'Killing Eve'   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 From 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 talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime

Today we dive deep into the romantic adventure sub-genre with "Romancing the Stone." Also discussed: Norm Macdonald, Nailed It and Are We Not Cats?   Show notes:   Norm Macdonald on Twitter   How I Finally Made Twitter Tolerable by Sarah Hagi   Romancing the Stone trailer   The Best Romantic Adventure Movies of All Time   Romancing the Stone Soundtrack Main Theme    Pop This! Valentine's Day with Mandy Len Catron    Diane Thomas, screenwriter for Romancing the Stone   The Michael Douglas kiss on Romancing the Stone     Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Are We Not Cats?   Andrea Warner: Nailed It (Netflix)   Music credits:     "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst From 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 ratin

This week we discuss the criminally underappreciated 2002 coming of age film Real Women Have Curves.   Show notes:   Pop This! Ep 123 "Sex and the City" with Vivek Shraya   Cynthia Nixon Is Running for Office, But Some Can Only See Miranda Hobbs   What Does A Governor Do?   Real Women Have Curves trailer   15 years later, "Real Women Have Curves" remains one of the most important films for brown girls   American Ferrera IMDb   If You Like 'Lady Bird' Watch 'Real Women Have Curves' Right Now   Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Occupied (Netflix)   Andrea Warner: One Day At A Time (Netflix)   Music credits:   "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst From 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 Goo

"Everybody Hates Morning People." We invited Louise Burns on the podcast this week to talk about Spice World and her own personal experience as a teenager in an all-girl band. Also discussed: insomnia, Hilary Duff, and Justin Bieber books.   Show notes:   Louise Burns   Spice World trailer   All the Ways 'Spice World' Defines Who Your Favourite Spice Girl Is   Teenage Louise in Lillix, "It's About Time"   Bryan Adams - "When You're Gone" ft. Melanie C   If Only by Geri Halliwell   Hilary Duff on Community   Justin Bieber's books   "Mama" by Spice Girls     Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Collateral on Netflix   Andrea Warner: Kristi Lane Sinclair (music)   Louise Burns: It Will Come To You by Actors (music)   Music credits:   "Good Times" by Podington Bear Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst From Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iT

This week we invite writer and educator Erika Thorkelson on the podcast to discuss the new movie A Wrinkle In Time. Also discussed: Phil Donahue, Neko Case, and Jessica Jones Season 2.   Show notes:   Terms of Endearment soundtrack   Erika Thorkelson   A Wrinkle In Time trailer   Ava DuVernay IMDb   Phil Donahue wiki   'A Wrinkle in Time' Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying   'A Wrinkle in Time' Spoiler Review: A Heartbreaking Misfire With a Powerful Burden   Black Girl Magic Is Written In The Pages Of 'A Wrinkle In Time'   'A Wrinkle In Time' And The Burden Of Being First     Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: The Lathe Of Heaven: A Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin    Andrea Warner: "Hell-On" by Neko Case   Erika Thorkelson: Jessica Jones (Season 2)   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 From Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This!

"We're all Mirandas." Author, musician, and filmmaker Vivek Shraya joins us to talk about Sex and the City on the 20th anniversary of its debut.   Show notes:   Justin Theroux IMDb   Vivek Shraya   Too Attached (Vivek Shraya & Shamik Bilgi)   The Difficult Women of Sex and the City   A Ranking of the 13 Important "Sex and the City" Men   The 7 Most Messed-Up Things About Sex and the City   Kristin Davis's Passion? Her Adopted Elephant Chaimu!   Kim Cattrall's Instagram post to Sarah Jessica Parker   Kim Cattrall scatting on YouTube   Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Barbra Streisand dog cloning   Andrea Warner: William Prince's cover of Bo Diddley's "You Can't Judge a Book By the Cover."   Vivek Shraya: Rose Cousins   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 From Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTu

"Not good at winter." This week we invite Riverdale Rag co-host Cecily Walker to talk about Black Panther, food documentaries and how good she is at doing winter. #WakandaForever   Show notes:   Taking Care of Business lyrics   The Riverdale Rag podcast   Fruitvale Station trailer   Ryan Coogler IMDb   Ta-Nehisi Coates: Black Panther   Black Panther: World of Wakanda   Janelle Monáe's "Make Me Feel" video   On The Media's Dreams of Wakanda   How Black Panther Tape Into 500 Years of History   Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: The Joel McHale Show (Netflix)   Andrea Warner: American Vandal (Netflix)   Cecily Walker: Ugly Delicious (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 From 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 conside

This week we invite three-peat superstar film critic Dorothy Woodend on the podcast to talk about all things Oscars 2018.    Show notes:   Alessia Cara Won't Apologize For Her Grammy Win   Kendrick Lamar at the 2018 Grammys   Dorothy Woodend, film critic at the Tyee   Full list of Oscar 2018 nominations   Florida Project trailer   Columbus trailer   Watch Tiffany Haddish's Hilarious NYFCC Acceptance Speech   Grammys Backlash Escalates with Open Letter from Six Female Music Executives     Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: The Hilarious World of Depression (podcast)   Andrea Warner: Can I Enjoy the Art but Denounce the Artist? by Roxane Gay (article)   Dorothy Woodend: Killer of Sheep (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 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst From Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing

"The politics of peripheral vision." As we close in on the Oscars, we take some time to talk about Sean Baker's brilliant film The Florida Project, one of our favourites of 2017. Also discussed: grey hair, Anthony Bourdain & the Murphy Brown reboot.   Show notes:   Chrissy Teigen Twitter   Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown   Sean Baker IMDb    Tangerine trailer   The Florida Project trailer   Bria Vinaite Instagram     Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Elton John & Slayer farewell tours   Andrea Warner: Murphy Brown reboot   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 From 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 F

For our Valentine's Day episode, we invited writer Mandy Len Catron on the podcast to talk about her favourite rom-coms, her least-favourite fictional couples, and what it was like to go viral with her NYT article "To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This."   Show notes:   9-1-1 (tv show)   Oliver Stark twitter   Mandy Len Catron   Coal Miner's Daughter   How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in Essays   Romancing the Stone trailer     Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Creep 1 and Creep 2 (films)   Andrea Warner: The Good Place (tv show)   Mandy Len Catron: Call Me By Your Name, audiobook version   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 From 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 Go

This week we talk about one of Andrea and Lisa's favourite films from this Oscar season: Lady Bird.    Show notes:   Larry Nassar sentencing   Lady Bird trailer   Greta Gerwig IMDB   20th Century Women trailer   Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Amazing Race, Season 30   Andrea Warner: Lizzo, "Good As Hell"   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 From 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 Facebook Logo design by Samantha Smith Pop This! is two women talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes colum