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Summary   "'He is using up all our sunset." We have a bit of an announcement this week but we're also very much Reese Witherspoon completists so we're combining both things and also talking about her latest film, You're Cordially Invited.    Content warning: discussion of cancer.     Show notes:    Claws (Apple TV+)     Recommendations   Andrea W.:  Doctor Odyssey (Disney TV+)   Lisa:  Conclave (movie)   Andrea G.:  Miss Scarlett (Prime)     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   "Good Times" 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 This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This!

Summary   "Even when I wanted to look away I knew I couldn’t." This week we are talking about the story of photographer Lee Miller as portrayed in the movie Lee. Also discussed: our favourite new music,  benefit concerts, and movies about Great Men.     Show notes:   Lee Miller Archives     Recommendations   Andrea W.: Confessions of an Anti-Social Butterfly by Bukola (music)   Lisa:  A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami (book)   Andrea G.: Sadé Awele (music)     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   "Good Times" 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 This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing an

Summary   "You Don't Know What Tennis Is." We finally dig into the sports drama Challengers with ace guest Brittany Tiplady and discover what the sport is all about. Also discussed: Zendaya, tennis, and the idea of marrying the 'ick.'     Show notes:   Challengers got everything right about my sport – apart from the sexiness (Andrea Petkovic, The Guardian)     Recommendations   Andrea W.: Sports Car Era by  Devours (music)   Lisa: Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik (book)   Andrea G.:  The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)   Brittany: Slow Horses (Apple 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   "Good Times" 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 (ple

Summary   "I'm not being paid enough for this." This week we dive headfirst into Oscars season with a film that has elements of both romance and comedy but is definitely not a rom-com: Anora.  Also discussed: the feasibility of watching movies and TV in this day and age without looking up anything on our phones.   Show notes:   Heaux Joy: I’m a sex worker. Anora is one of the few movies about my profession that doesn’t make me cringe (Risdon Roberts, Slate)     Recommendations   Andrea W.: Flow (movie)   Lisa: A Real Pain (movie)   Andrea G.: Unstoppable (movie)   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   "Good Times" 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

Summary   "I don’t want to be in a situation for even an hour where I’m not enjoying myself." We finally get around to talking about our favourite pop culture items from last year, and vow to live by the words of Kim Cattrall in 2025.    Show notes:   Robot Dreams   Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation   The New York Brownstone in Mr. & Mrs. Smith Is the Show’s True Star   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   "Good Times" 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 This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop

Summary:   We're still on holiday break this week so we're resurfacing this episode we did in 2018 on Little Women.    "Not so little women." Over the years, there have been many film, stage and television versions of the classic book Little Women. Pop This! producer Andrea Gin loves the 1949 version, Lisa Christiansen prefers the 1994 iteration and Andrea Warner is watching both for the first time ever. Let the debate begin!        Show notes:   Gutenberg Project: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott    Little Women 1949 trailer   Little Women 1994 trailer   Little Women 2018 with Lea Thompson trailer   Little Women 2018 on PBS   Little Women 1933 with Katharine Hepburn trailer   Little Women 2019 directed by Greta Gerwig IMDb   Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of 'Little Women' and Why It Still Matters (The Atlantic)   Recommendations:   Andrea W: "Art is Our Language: Inside the Indigenous Renaissance with Jeremy Dutcher and Snotty Nose Rez Kids" (Exclaim!)   Lisa: Dumplin' (Netflix)   Andrea G: Mitski, Be the

Summary: When Harry Met Sally just celebrated its 35th anniversary and we are re-releasing the episode we did on it way back in 2017 because there is no better way to greet the New Year than by re-watching one of the best rom-coms of them all! Also discussed: The African Queen, Atomic Blonde, and The Way We Were. Show notes:   Spanish Twelve Grapes   When Harry Met Sally trailer   The Way We Were trailer   The myth of the male bumbler   Obvious Child trailer   Recommendations:   Andrea: Rom Com by Dina Del Bucchia & Daniel Zomparelli   Lisa: Atomic Blonde (but with a warning that it's extremely violent)   Music credits:   "Get Happy Now" by Podington Bear from Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 3.0   "Glockenspiel Beat" 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! LinksPop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewin

Summary   "I used only the good notes.” We're celebrating Christmas the only way we know how at Pop This! — by arguing about Love Actually vs. The Holiday. This year we are thrilled to have New York Times bestselling author Marissa Stapley on the episode to give us a new perspective on this decade-old debate. Also discussed: maximalism, Bill Cunningham, and the excellent podcast Bookspo.      Show notes:   Marissa Stapley's website   Apple TV+ announces “Lucky,” new limited series starring SAG and Golden Globe Award winner Anya Taylor-Joy   Lucky by Marissa Stapley   Marissa Stapley on Instagram       Recommendations:   Lisa:  "Fashion Climbing: A Memoir" by Bill Cunningham (book)    Andrea G.:  Dunya by Mustafa (music)   Andrea W.:  A Nonesense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (Netflix)   Marrisa: Bookspo (podcast)    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: inc

Summary   "Isn't there anybody that loves me?" After a decade of talking about holiday rom-coms, we're finally watching The Family Stone. Also discussed: Black Doves, Doctor Odyssey, and holiday music from Breagh Isabel.   Show notes:   The Family Stone Is The Most Jewish Christmas Movie (Refinery29)     Recommendations:   Lisa:  Black Doves (Netflix)   Andrea G.: Doctor Odyssey (Disney +)   Andrea W.: "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" by Breagh Isabel (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   "Good Times" 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 This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing a

Summary   "I don't cause commotions. I am one." This week we're talking about the biggest musical of our times: Wicked. Also discussed: Interior Chinatown, A Man On The Inside, and brain rot.     Show notes:   Tressie McMillan Cottom on Wicked (Instagram)     Recommendations:   Lisa:  Glee - Season 1 "Defying Gravity" (YouTube)   Andrea G.:  Interior Chinatown (Disney +)   Andrea W.:  A Man On The Inside (Netflix)   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   "Good Times" 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 This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! o

Summary:   This week we have an encore presentation of a holiday episode we did way back in 2017. Andrea Warner and Lisa toss Love Actually and The Holiday by the wayside and bring their actual favourite holiday movies to the table - let the new argument begin! Also discussed: the words and wisdom of Angela Davis, onscreen kissing, and whether Die Hard constitutes a Christmas movie (the answer is yes).     Show notes:   Angela Davis   Judy Garland, A Star is Born   Meet Me in St. Louis trailer   It's A Wonderful Life trailer   The Greatest Gift (book)   A Brief History of Kissing in Movies   Sally Benson, screenwriter, author     Recommendations:   Lisa: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff   Andrea: Daniel Caesar, Freudian   Music credits:   "Glockenspiel Beat" 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! LinksPop This! on TumblrPop This!

Summary   “There's been a slight misuse of the Substance." Brace yourself, because this week we take on the satirical body horror film everyone's buzzing about: The Substance starring Demi Moore. Also discussed: cashmere pants, new music from Abigail Lapell, and the movie Hope Floats.     Show notes:   If You Thought Demi Moore’s Transformation Was Crazy in ‘The Substance,’ Wait Til You Hear How They Did It (Hollywood Reporter)     Recommendations:   Lisa: Hope Floats (movie)   Andrea G.: Anniversary by Abigail Lapell (music)   Andrea W.:  Connelly Goods (clothing)     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   "Good Times" by Podington Bear From:  Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License     Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop Thi

Summary   “I think imperfection is something that you can deal with.” This week we watch the new documentary Martha and reconsider everything we know about the lifestyle icon. Also discussed: Olive Kitteridge, My Old Ass, and the appropriate time to start Christmas.     Show notes:   Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg's Friendship Timeline (People)     Recommendations:   Lisa:  The books of Elizabeth Strout    Andrea G.:  My Old Ass (Apple TV+)   Andrea W.:  Full Rainbow of Light by Tim Baker (music)    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   "Good Times" 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 This! on Sti

Summary   "Team Logan." We welcome Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist back on the show to discuss the incredible life and times of Kelly Bishop as laid out in her new memoir The Third Gilmore Girl. Also discussed: Bunheads, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Etoile.     Show notes:   Kelly Bishop as Sheila in A Chorus Line (TikTok)     Recommendations:   Lisa:  Somebody Somewhere (Season 3) (Crave)   Andrea G.:  Culinary Class Wars (Netflix)   Andrea W.:   Terrarium by Matthew Walsh (book) Helen: Seigfried & Joy (Instagram account of magic act from Berlin)   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   "Good Times" 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

Summary   "You Survived, Like Witches Have Been Doing For Centuries.” This week, our resident Marvel expert Carlos Hernandez Fisher joins us to talk about Agatha All Along. Also discussed: new music from the Cure, witches through history and our 10th anniversary.     Show notes:   Agatha All Along is a Marvel show you don’t have to do homework for (Vox)   Don’t have time for a ‘WandaVision’ rewatch? What you need to know for ‘Agatha All Along’ (LA Times)     Recommendations:   Lisa:  Martha (Netflix)   Andrea G.:  Häxan (Criterion)    Andrea W.:  Elsbeth (Season 2) (TV) Carlos:  Merlin Bird ID, E-Bird (Birding apps),    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   "Good Times" by Podington Bear From:  Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Summary   "You don't name things that eat you." Zombie month ends on a gloriously bloody high note as we discuss Jeff Barnaby's Blood Quantum with film scholar Joseph Clark. Also discussed: dental hygiene, Women Talking, and the films of Alanis Obomsawin.     Show notes:   "Notes from an Apocalypse" (Walrus)   "Decolonizing the zombie apocalypse: An interview with Jeff Barnaby about his new film ‘Blood Quantum’" (Canadian Dimension)   "'I'm indigenizing zombies': behind gory First Nation horror Blood Quantum" (The Guardian)   Incident at Restigouche (NFB/Alanis Obomsawin film)   Joe Clark on Instagram     Recommendations:   Lisa: Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris (film)   Andrea G.:  Adrienne and the Castle (documentary)   Andrea W.:  Hair For Men by Michelle Winters (book) Joe: The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open (CBC Gem/film); Horror in Seconds Film Festival (Dec. 13-14, 2024)    Music credits  "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Summary   "Let's make a zombie podcast horror film." Zombie Month continues with the meta indie zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead (warning: this episode contains spoilers). Also discussed: Vancouver Writers Fest, Troll 2, and rain-appropriate clothing.   Show notes:   One Cut of the Dead review (RogerEbert.com)     Recommendations:   Lisa:  The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (book)   Andrea G.: Korean American by Eric Kim (cookbook)   Andrea W.: Vancouver Writers Festival    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   "Good Times" 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 This! on

Summary   "Are we gonna die Miss Caroline?" We haltingly stagger into our third week of zombie movies with the little-known zombie flick Little Monsters starring Lupita Nyong'o. Also discussed: band t-shirts, Ali Wong's new Netflix special and jerk redemption stories.     Show notes:   Lupita Nyong'o's Very Good Year (Lainey Gossip)     Recommendations:   Lisa:  Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (book)    Andrea G.:  Ali Wong, Single Lady (Netflix)    Andrea W.:  Clever Girl by Hannah McGregor (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   "Good Times" 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 This! on Stitch

Summary   "Why is your ringtone so tacky?" We are our second week of Zombie Month and we've reached one of the all-time classics: Train to Busan. Also discussed: Andrea Warner's new old book, shows that hit a little too close to home, and the rules of zombie films.     Show notes:   We Outta Drag Brunch    Literary Trivia: '80s and '90s style (Vancouver Writer's Fest)   We Oughta Know: How Céline, Shania, Alanis, and Sarah Ruled the ’90s and Changed Music (Andrea Warner's re-published book)     Recommendations:   Lisa:  Nobody Wants This (Netflix)   Andrea G.:  Paid in Full: The Battle For Black Music (CBC Gem)    Andrea W.:  Only Murders in the Building (Apple 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   "Good Times" by Podington Bear From:  Free Music Archive Licensed un

Summary   "They’re coming to get you, Barbara!" It's Zombie month at Pop This! and we're kicking things off with the 2004 classic Dawn of the Dead starring Sarah Polley. Also discussed: fast vs. slow zombies, pajamas as clothes, and our long-running dream of living in a mall.     Show notes:   The First 10 Minutes of Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead Are Perfect Horror (Syfy)      Recommendations:   Lisa: Challengers (movie)   Andrea G.:  Slow Horses (Apple TV+)   Andrea W.: The Third Gilmore Girl by Emily Bishop  (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   "Good Times" 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 ratin