Episode 199: The Shining

Summary:   "Wendy, we're home." This week we kick off our first ever feminist horror month by talking about Wendy Torrance as the protagonist of The Shining. Also discussed: childhood crushes, Scatman Crothers, and the difference between being possessed vs. being evil.     Show notes:   TIFF 2019: Joaquin Phoenix's Joker is the antihero the alienated and angry have been waiting for, and that's precisely the problem (Sarah Hagi, Globe and Mail)   Rodney DeCroo's Vancouver Fringe Festival solo show: Didn't Hurt (John Lucas, Georgia Straight) Doctor Sleep trailer    The Simpsons -The Shining part 1 (YouTube)   Real Horror Of 'The Shining': The Story Of Shelley Duvall (Vocal)       Recommendations:   Lisa: The Highwomen (music)   Andrea: Succession (TV)   Music credits:    "Ghost" 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 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 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 metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.