Josie and the Pussycats

Hello, I'm Em. And yes, I'm a podcast host. No, I said cappuccino. I'm here to talk to you about something very important. And no, it's not about me or my podcast. I'm here to talk about subliminal messages in rock and roll music. Or as it's simply known in some cultures, 'rock music'. You see, for years the government has been wisely coercing teenagers to buy products they normally wouldn't want, just to get their money. Fact! Kids don't have bills to pay. Fact! They don't pay taxes. But! They do babysit and hold minimum wage jobs that earn them wads of cash as substantial as, well, my body of work. But kids today aren't dumb. They're not gonna buy just anything. That's why the government has been planting small subliminal advertising suggestions in today's rock music. The results? We can now get these kids to buy just about anything. We can have them chasing a new trend every week. And that is good for the economy. And what's good for the economy... is good for the country. So God bless the United States Of America - the most ass-kickin' country... in the world!And god bless Josie and the Pussycats!(Let's hope this episode isn't a "take the Chevy to the levy" situation. Du Jour means seat belts! Du Jour means crash positions!)Ross Burlingame's IndieGoGo for Best Movie Ever: A Totally Jerkin' Book, an oral history of Josie and the Pussycats can be found hereJess and I would love to hear your thoughts on Josie and the Pussycats!GET IN TOUCH....Twitter @verbaldioramaInstagram @verbaldioramaFacebook @verbaldioramaLetterboxd @verbaldioramaEmail verbaldiorama [at] gmail [dot] comBRAND NEW Website verbaldiorama.comSUPPORT VERBAL DIORAMA....Leave a 5-star rating/review: Apple Podcasts or Podchaser Join the Patreon: patreon.com/verbaldioramaThank you to all the patrons Simon E, Sade, Jardiel, Claudia, Simon B, Laurel, Derek, Jason, Kristin, Cat, Andy, Mike, Griff, Luke, Emily, Michael, Matt, Trevor and Scott!Buy Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/verbaldioramaTees, mugs, hoodies and totes are available!EPISODE THANKS TO....Jess, for the short time she stuck around for the recording!Most excellent PatronsAndy from Geek Salad for his Patron thoughts. You can find Geek Salad @geeksaladradio on TwitterLaurel from The Midnight Myth for her Patron thoughts. You can find The Midnight Myth @themidnightmyth on TwitterThe Vern from Cinema Recall for his Patron thoughts. You can find Cinema Recall @cinema_recall on Twitter and their Josie and the Pussycats episode here andLuke for his Patron thoughts. He's @lukeraddy on TwitterSubscribe, follow and listen to Geek Salad, The Midnight Myth and Cinema Recall in your app of choice!Twitter peeps@CFeverDreams@breakingthe4th@mattreallytho@LicenceToQueer@queerxohAnd Jenni Holtz's article can be found hereInstagram folk@fwm_pod@moviesatthemattFacebook chumsChristopherTheme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme SongMusic by Chloe Enticott - Compositions by Chloe FacebookLyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!)Production by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique Studios.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacyOP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy