Pop This!

Feb 12 2025 480 ep. 57 mins 58
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Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and avid figure skating fan. Every week they talk about things they love, stuff that pisses them off, and pop culture: movies new and old, TV, books, music, and more. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends.

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Wedding movie alert: You're Cordially Invited | Pop This! Episode 448

Feb 12 2025 60 mins  
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+) Lis

Why aren't more people talking about Lee? | Pop This! Episode 447

Feb 05 2025 50 mins  
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) Li

Game, set match: Challengers | Pop This! Episode 446

Jan 29 2025 58 mins  
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 A

Oscars Season 2025: Anora | Pop This! Episode 445

Jan 22 2025 52 mins  
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

Our Favourite Pop Culture Moments of 2024 | Pop This! Episode 444

Jan 15 2025 60 mins  
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

Pop This! for the New Year: Little Women (encore presentation)

Jan 08 2025 53 mins  
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 f

Pop This! for the holidays: When Harry Met Sally (encore presentation)

Jan 01 2025 57 mins  
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

Author Marissa Stapley joins us for Love Actually vs. The Holiday X | Pop This! Episode 443

Dec 25 2024 66 mins  
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 podcas

Reconsidering The Family Stone | Pop This! Episode 442

Dec 18 2024 60 mins  
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 (Di

Wicked | Pop This! Episode 441

Dec 11 2024 57 mins  
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.: