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Summary:   “To the monsters, we are the monsters.” This week we take a deep breath, hit play on Station Eleven, and contemplate a post-apocalyptic future that seems a little too real. Also discussed: Only Murders in the Building, Koto: The Last Service, and Severance by Ling Ma       Show notes:   If You Can Bear It, ‘Station Eleven’ Is Exactly What We Need Right Now (The Ringer)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.:  Koto: The Last Service (short film)    Andrea W.:  Only Murders in the Building (TV)   Lisa: Severance by Ling Ma (book)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing

Summary:   "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 anniversary. Also discussed: The Power of the Dog, Stay Close, and Lisa gives us an update on her pipes.     Show notes:   Could ‘Maid in Manhattan’ Get Made Today? (The Ringer)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.:  The Power of the Dog (film)   Andrea W.: Rosewood (TV)   Lisa: Stay Close (TV)    Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   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

Summary:   "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 talk about the latest Sex And The City installment, And Just Like That.    Show notes:   How to safely turn snow into drinking water   And Just Like That... on TikTok   Recommendations:  Andrea G.: Tokyo Godfathers (TV)   Andrea W.: Jean-Marc Vallée, Candy Palmater    Lisa: The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson (book)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider revi

Summary:   "Destiny?" We sign off on 2021 by watching the film Serendipity on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: our thoughts on starting another year, the strange, dark series Landscapers and the new single "Find the Light" from Jasmyn.   Show notes:   Serendipity review on Roger Ebert    "Battles and Brotherhood" video by 3 Inches of Blood (YouTube)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.: Landscapers (TV)     Andrea W.: "Find the Light" by Jasmyn (music)   Lisa:  Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín (book)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Nouvelle Noel" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (pleas

Summary:   "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 time. Also discussed: tech woes, Joni Mitchell, and Dexter New Blood.   Show notes:   5 Ways The Holiday Is The Perfect Christmas Movie (& 5 Ways Love Actually Is Better) (ScreenRant)   Episode 5: Love Actually vs. The Holiday 1    Episode 59: Love Actually vs. the Holiday, Round 2  Episode 109: Love Actually vs. the Holiday, Round 3  Episode 163: Love Actually vs. The Holiday 4   Episode 210: Love Actually live from the Rio Theatre   Episode 261: Love Actually vs. The Holiday, Part 6   Recommendations:  Andrea G.:  Carol (film available to watch on Crave Canada)    Andrea W.:  Dexter: New Blood (TV)   Lisa: using the holidays to catch up on all your unread magazines, which in her case is the New Yorker.   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   T

Summary:   "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. Also discussed: Such A Fun Age, uterus biopsies, and our favourite new Christmas music.   Show notes:   'Single All the Way' is a necessary queer fantasy (CNN)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.:  A Boy Called Christmas (TV)    Andrea W.: "Christmas Cards" by Tenille Townes, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by PIQSIQ (music)   Lisa:  Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid (book)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Glockenspiel Beat" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop T

Summary:   We welcome many-time guest host Cynara Geissler back on the show to discuss our favourite Christmas television specials of the past, including The Year Without A Santa Claus, A Claymation Christmas Celebration, and Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas.    Show notes:   The Real Reason The California Raisins Disappeared (Mashable)   Watch: A Claymation Christmas Celebration (Archive.org)   Watch: A Year Without A Santa Claus (DailyMotion)    Barbecue - Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas (YouTube)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.:  West Side Story (1961)   Cynara: Yellowjackets (TV)   Lisa:  The Christmas Tree by John Roberts  (YouTube)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Nouvelle Noel" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribu

Summary:   “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 comedy Amélie on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: The Great, Lisa's reading list, and Taylor Swift on SNL.   Show notes: Autism Through Cinema: Amelie (2001) dir Jean-Pierre Jeunet (podcast)  Recommendations:  Andrea G.:  The Great (Amazon Prime TV)   Andrea W.:  Taylor Swift performing "All Too Well" on SNL (YouTube)    Lisa:  The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (book)    Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider r

Summary:   “A fable from a true tragedy.” Buckle up, because this week we watch Kristen Stewart in the gothic horror Christmas movie Spencer, and it's not at all what we were expecting. Also discussed: the music of MANifesto, Olive Kitteridge, and The Twilight Saga.   Show notes:   You're Wrong About: Princess Diana Part 1: The Courtship (podcast)   From Joan Jett to Princess Diana: Kristen Stewart’s 10 Best Performances (Variety)   The Twilight Tour: A Guide to Visiting Forks (Seattle Mag)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.: BRUCE (XIAOYU) LIU – final round (18th Chopin Competition, Warsaw) (YouTube)   Andrea W.:  MANifesto (music)    Lisa: Olive Kitteridge (book)    Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Ghost" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive Licensed under Crea

Summary:   “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. Also discussed: The Opportunist podcast, Ghosts, and Mildred Pierce.   Show notes: Pop This! Episode 218: You with Joanne Tsung (Season 1)   Joanne Tsung on Instagram   Shalita Grant’s Sherry Is The Best Part Of You Season 3 & She Knows It (Refinery29)    You Season 3 Is the Netflix Drama’s Best Yet—But Season 4 Should Be the Last (Glamour)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.: Mildred Pierce  (2011) (TV)   Andrea W.:  Prodical Son (TV)    Lisa: Ghosts (TV)      Joanne: The Opportunist (podcast), Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price (book).    Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Ghost" by Podington Bear From: Free Music

Summary:   "This, Madame, is Versailles." This week we are watching Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette with guest host Steven Schelling, our resident expert in all things French. Also discussed: Persepolis, hard pants and Going Medieval with Dr. Eleanor Janega.     Show notes: It Was Like Hosting the Ultimate Party’: An Oral History of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (Vogue)   Farewell, My Queen (movie recommended by Steven)   Recommendations:  Andrea G.:  Persepolis (movie)   Lisa:  Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 11) (TV) Steven: Dr. Eleanor Janega, medieval historian (Twitter) Music credits: "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive License: CC BY-NC 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Ghost" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consi

Summary:   “Are you allergic to the 20th century?” This week we are talking about Julianne Moore's very unsettling 1995 psychological drama Safe. Also discussed: Karen Carpenter, Mariel Buckley, and Becoming Duchess Goldblatt.    Show notes: Safe: Nowhere to Hide (Criterion)   Todd Haynes’s Masterpiece “Safe” Is Now a Tale of Two Plagues (New Yorker)   Allergic to life: the Arizona residents 'sensitive to the whole world' (Guardian)   Recommendations: Andrea W.:  Why Karen Carpenter Matters by Karen Tongson (book); Mariel Buckley (music)   Andrea G.: Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (short film)    Lisa: Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir (book)   Music credits: "Eighties Action" by Kevin MacLeod From: filmmusic.io License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Ghost" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attr

Summary:   "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 Delivery Service. Also discussed: '90s eyebrows, The Vanishing Half, and Dolly Parton's America.   Show notes: One Good Thing: Kiki’s Delivery Service is the sweetest, most wistful witch movie ever (Vox)   30 Years Later, “Kiki’s Delivery Service” Is Still Inspiring Young Feminists (Bitch)   Recommendations: Andrea W.: The Vanishing Half (book/audiobook)     Andrea G.: Dolly Parton's America (podcast)   Lisa:  Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion (TV)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Ghost" by Podington Bear From: Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Pop This! Links:

Summary:   "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 in the past but now...not so much. Also discussed: Sort Of, Gary Marshall, and Halloween.   Show notes: Pop This! Episode 17 - The best and worst fictional BFFs and frenemies    Which Gilmore Girls characters are vaccinated?  (TikTok)   Recommendations: Andrea W.:  Sort Of (TV)   Andrea G.: Coroner (TV)   Lisa: "A Film By Nancy Meyers" by Chris Stapleton and Jimmy Fallon (YouTube)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Life of Riley" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider

Summary:   "Unlimited opportunity." We're thrilled to welcome back Cynara Geissler on the show to talk about her recommendation from a few weeks ago: the documentary series LuLaRich. Also discussed: #toddlergrandmastyle, Strong and Free podcast, and You Are Doing Excellent Work.     Show notes: Mello donut shop (Instagram)   ‘Toddler Grandma Style,’ The Fashion Approach That Will Set You Free (Medium)   Yes, Amazon’s ‘LuLaRich’ Docuseries Is As Batsh*t Crazy As You’ve Heard (Uproxx)   Recommendations: Andrea W.:  You Are Doing Excellent Work by Justyna Krol (poetry)    Andrea G.: Strong and Free (podcast)   Lisa:  The Good Fight, Season 5 (TV)   Cynara: What We Do in the Shadows (TV)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin Macleod From:

Summary:   “Can't miss what you never had.” This week we are talking about Mike Leigh's 1996 masterpiece Secrets & Lies. Also discussed: Awkward Family Photos, The Passenger audiobook, and Vivek Shraya's new photography exhibit Legends of the Trans.   Show notes: Mike Leigh Reveals the Story Behind Secrets & Lies’ Most Famous Scene (Slate)   Award Family Photos (Instagram)   Secrets & Lies: Seen and Not Seen (Criterion)   Recommendations: Andrea W.:  Lil Nas X - Jolene (Dolly Parton Cover) in the Live Lounge (music); Vivek Shraya: Legends of the Trans (exhibit)   Andrea G.:  The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies from a Sinking Ship (audiobook)   Lisa:  The Morning Show (Season 2) (TV)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Summary:   "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: Only Murders in the Building, Shad's new album, and quitting social media.     Show notes: How “Fargo” Captures the Sad Realities of Toxic Masculinity (Bitch)   Why Fargo is still the mother of all pregnancy movies (FT)   Recommendations: Andrea W.: Shad, Tao (music)   Andrea G.: Only Murders in the Building (TV)   Lisa:  Werthers pumpkin spice (candy)   Music credits: "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Bummin on Tremelo" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop T

Summary:   "Special chosen baby child." Cynara Geissler joins us to talk about the series everyone is watching: The White Lotus. Also discussed: home improvement horror stories, LuLaRich, and one-day stands.   Show notes:   Cynara Giessler on Instagram    The White Lotus Did Belinda Dirty, But Natasha Rothwell Shined Anyway (Refinery29)     Recommendations: Andrea W.: Bria (music)   Andrea G.: Good Girls, Season 4 (TV)   Lisa: Great British Baking Show, Season 11 (TV)   Cynara: LuLaRich (documentary)   Music credits: "Vivacity" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   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: "Festive pinafore." This week Dr. Florence Chee joins us to talk about Sandra Oh's new show The Chair. Also discussed: Shang Chi, pole dancing, and Andrea Warner's final wishes.   Show notes: 7 Girlfriends Decide To Spend The Rest Of Their Lives Together And Buy A House For $580k (Bored Panda)   Pole Dancing Made It To The Super Bowl. Now It Wants Another Stage: The Olympics (NPR)   A Chair Reviews The Chair. Sandra Oh’s Netflix series gets academia uncomfortably, hilariously right (Slate)   Dr. Florence Chee on Twitter   Recommendations: Flo: Kingdom (Netflix)   Andrea W.: AIDS Activist History Project   Andrea G.: Shang Chi   Lisa: Nine Perfect Strangers    Music credits: "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   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 TumblrP

Summary: "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 from May 2018 over whether the best dance movie of the '80s is Dirty Dancing or Footloose. Who won this argument? You'll have to re-listen to find out. Pop This! will return to regular programming on Sept. 15.    Show notes:   Pop This! and Small Stage aim to find best dance movie ever (DailyHive)   Recommendations: Lisa:  The Barkely Marathons (documentary)   Andrea:  League of Exotique Dancers (documentary) Music credits: "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   “Keep Dancing” by Podington Bear Courtesy of the Free Music Archive Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: Incompetch Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive Licensed under C