Ep. 34 | Rae’s Birthday Special: Hosting Lore, 1998 Kiss Marry Kill, a Time Capsule + More

It’s Rae’s birthday! The episode celebrates her 27th with a blast of updates from the world of music, TV pop culture, and award season. Lex and Rae absolutely gush over the brand-new 5 Seconds of Summer album and tour while breaking down what has had them hooked for years. They also dive into everything unfolding on Dancing with the Stars and react to the freshly announced Grammy nominations with opinions only Pretty Pops could deliver.From there, the birthday festivities take over as the episode rewinds to Rae’s childhood party traditions, unpacks the origin story of her hosting lore, and seals the moment in a 2025 time capsule filled with her current obsessions, hyperfixations, and chaotic faves. And of course, it wouldn’t be Pretty Obsessed without a heated round of Kiss, Marry, Kill — but this time, it’s fully 1998-coded. Expect nostalgia. Expect chaos. Expect joy.Then the episode slides into the Pretty Obsessed Picks of the week — but things are not as they appear. One pick involves a rising local creator whose weekly drops are already becoming the stuff of legend. The other? Let’s just say a certain highly anticipated biopic dropped something that has both Lex and Rae absolutely feral. Pretty Pops, get ready.Join the Pretty Pop Community of over on ⁠Instagram @PrettyObsessedPod⁠ to join the discussion, participate in polls, submit your anonymous drama, and enter giveaways! So grab your popcorn, turn up the volume, and listen in.