Episodes
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Reality Roundup + A Survivor Encounter
Hear Kallen and Anna's initial thoughts on the first few weeks of Big Brother 25 + chats about Claim to Fame, Love Island UK & USA, The Bachelorette, The Challenge USA S2 & Real Housewives. Bonus: Listen in to hear how they had a run-in with the Survivor 44 cast at the Fiji airport! Skip to Big...
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Friends with Benefits, Hereditary & Midsommar
Skip to Friends with Benefits: 5:07 Skip to The Challenge: Ride or Dies: 9:56 Skip to Hereditary: 16:10 Skip to Midsommar: 21:30 Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email: [email protected] Discord: discord.gg/53KWZ6k7vD
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The Traitors, Special Forces & One Day in December
Anna gives her thoughts on the first few episodes of The Traitors on Peacock, and Kallen shares why she thinks Special Forces on Fox is the funniest show of 2023 so far. Kallen educates Anna on the book One Day in December by Josie Silver. In between all this pop culture chat, the two share their...
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Game of Thrones, Behind the Attraction & Are You the One?
Kallen gives her first thoughts on Game of Thrones - check out the 2022 wrap-up episode for her final thoughts on the series! Anna talks about Behind the Attraction on Disney Plus, and Kallanna shares their experience at Disneyland and the very...interesting Anaheim. Finally, Anna educates on the...
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New Zealand Survivor, The Dropout & Sweet Magnolias
Anna shares her thoughts on New Zealand Survivor, while Kallen talks about how good Amanda Seyfried was in The Dropout. Kallen educates Anna on Sweet Magnolias and how she ranks it as a real Southerner. Skip to New Zealand Survivor: 5:01 Skip to The Dropout: 9:47 Skip to Sweet Magnolias: 17:05...
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We’re Back: Our Favorites of 2022
Did you miss us? :) PCOTR is BACK, and this time, Anna & Kallen are catching you up on where they've been and what they've been consuming. Hear topics including Elvis, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Big Brother, White Lotus, Game of Thrones, OneRepublic, Emily Henry books, Don't Pick Up the Phone…
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Dream/Killer, Fyre Fest Documentary and From Cradle to Stage
Kallen and Anna are excited to talk about a couple documentaries they've been consuming recently. Anna then dives into the 6 part series called From Cradle to Stage. The ladies talk about their favorite musicians, songs and how the series introduced Anna to a couple new artists. Skip to...
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Palm Springs, Music from Movies, Pretty Woman & Runaway Bride
Kallen and Anna are back to talk about pop culture you haven't thought about in a couple years. Anna starts off with her experience watching Palm Springs (2020) while Kallen explains how she rediscovered Nirvana and Mississippi's own Elvis while watching some recent movie trailers. Kallen then...
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The Sleepy Bookshelf, Beyond the Edge & MTV’s The Challenge
Kallen discusses her nighttime ritual of The Sleepy Bookshelf while Anna discusses the first episode of Beyond the Edge. Then, after 2 long years, Anna finally caught up on MTV's The Challenge! Anna shares how the show has evolved over time, the many spin-offs and some noteworthy cast members.…
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The Batman (2022), The Character of Batman Through the Years & The Amazing Race 33 Final Thoughts
Kallen and Anna first discuss their excitement over seeing The Batman! Kallen explains her recent quest to watch different iterations of Batman over the years. Then, Kallen and Anna dive into season 33 of The Amazing Race, starting with leg 7 through the exciting finale! Skip to The Batman: 6:47...
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Celebrity Big Brother, Love Is Blind & Clickbait
Anna admits her embarrassment regarding a tweet involving Celebrity Big Brother Season 3. Kallen shares her newfound obsession with Love is Blind: Brazil and Love is Blind: Japan. In addition, she educates the listeners on the mystery mini series, Clickbait - spoiler free! Skip to Celebrity Big...
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The Bachelor, Murderville & The Amazing Race 33 Weeks 4 & 5
Kallen gives her first thoughts on Clayton as The Bachelor, Anna talks about Murderville with Will Arnett, and they both give their thoughts on weeks 4 & 5 of The Amazing Race 33. Skip to The Bachelor: 9:51 Skip to Murderville: 12:12 Skip to The Amazing Race: 20:34 Instagram:...
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MAFS, The Thing & Kid Nation
Kallen's back on her Married at First Sight binging, and she has a wild story to tell from S7! Anna recently watched The Thing from the '80s, and in this episode, she hilariously educates Kallen & listeners on the controversial but entertaining 2007 show, Kid Nation. Skip to Married at First…
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Scream, Sweet Magnolias & The Amazing Race 33 Weeks 2 & 3
Anna finally found a horror movie she likes (spoiler: it's the OG Scream), Kallen is finally watching S1 of Sweet Magnolias on Netflix (just in time for S2!) and they're both giving their thoughts on the pre-COVID world of The Amazing Race 33 + the 19-month pit stop. Skip to Scream: 3:47 Skip to...
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2021 Favorites & The Amazing Race 33 Premiere
Before diving into the premiere of newest season of The Amazing Race (yay!), Anna & Kallen discuss their favorites from 2021, including Only Murders in the Building, Clickbait, The Suicide Squad & everything from Bachelor Nation. Skip to Only Murders in the Building: 11:10 Skip to Clickbait…
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Survivor 41 Recap Part 2
Watch out cause here comes the monster... part 2 of our Survivor 41 recap! Kallen and Anna break down the post merge strategy and discuss their favorite players of the season. Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email: [email protected] Discord:...
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Survivor 41 Recap Part 1
Drop the 4, keep the 1! Kallen and Anna are doing a 2 part series recapping the 41st season of Survivor! They give all of their thoughts on the new advantages and the pre-merge cast on this episode. Of course, they also discuss some things they've seen, including Spider-Man: No Way Home and...
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Chats with a Survivor Super Fan
Anna & Kallen's friend Ben joins them to chat about everything Survivor - from goofy tribe names and season themes over the years to why the show means so much to him and how he hosts his own Survivor party, Survivor: The Backyard. Plus, they've finally gotten him to watch all of Big Brother, so…
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To All The Boys - Movies vs. Books
We're back with another educational segment! Kallen has been obsessed with the To All The Boys series, so she shares her thoughts on whether the movies or the books reign supreme. If you have seen the movies or read the books, let us know your thoughts! Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast...
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Big Brother 23: Finale
In their first episode ever recorded together in person (yay!), Kallen & Anna share their thoughts on the season finale of BB23 as well as what they did for their latest Amazing Race audition video. Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email:...
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Big Brother 23: Weeks 10 & 11
In this episode, Kallen & Anna break down the second double eviction of BB23 and the following week's eviction and drama. Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email: [email protected] Discord: discord.gg/53KWZ6k7vD
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Big Brother 23 Week 9 and Reality Show Updates
Kallen and Anna dive into the latest double eviction episode of Big Brother 23! They discuss the emotional and historic events over some new beverages. They also discuss the latest reality show updates, including Celebrity Big Brother, the Amazing Race, Survivor, and some throwback Vh1/MTV shows!...
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The Circle S3, Dawson‘s Creek and BB23 Weeks 7 & 8
The Circle is BACK with season 3, and Anna is giving us her initial thoughts! Kallen is hooked on a surprising show (hint: it's Dawson's Creek), and they both give the sad rundown of weeks 7 & 8 of Big Brother 23. Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email:...
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Big Brother 23: Week 6
OTEV is here and the jury has started! Listen as Kallen and Anna break down week 6 of BB23. Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email: [email protected] Discord: discord.gg/53KWZ6k7vD
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Love Is Blind: After the Altar, Love Island and BB23 Week 5
Love is in the air! Anna tells Kallen her thoughts on Love Is Blind: After the Altar, and Kallen gives her opinions on season 3 of Love Island U.S. and season 1 of Love Island U.K.! And of course, they discuss their thoughts on week 5 of Big Brother 23, which could be called a turning point in…
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Loki, Sports and the Queen‘s Gambit
Break out your chess boards for another fun episode of Pop Culture on the Rocks! Kallen and Anna discuss their views on sports and Owen Wilson along with Anna educating on Netflix's the Queen's Gambit! We recorded this episode at the beginning of the summer so some of the news we share is old…
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Big Brother 23: Weeks 3 & 4
Kallen and Anna discuss the ending of the summer Olympics along with recapping the events that occurred during weeks 3 and 4 of Big Brother 23! Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email: [email protected] Discord: discorg.gg/53KWZ6k7vD
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Big Brother 23: Week 2
Is Frenchie's time on BB23 already up? Walk through week 2 of Big Brother 23 with Kallen & Anna! Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email: [email protected] Discord: discord.gg/53KWZ6k7vD
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Big Brother 23: Week 1
Break down the cast and first week of Big Brother 23 with us! We give our first impressions of the team twist, some polarizing characters and a few predictions for the future of the season. Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email: [email protected]...
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Bonus: Pop Culture Chat + Q&A
Have fun with us on this bonus episode of PCOTR! We discuss tons of pop culture & travel topics, including what kind of reality show we would create, the #1 place we want to visit and the celebrity news we DO NOT care about right now. Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter…
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and The Circle, Part 2
On this episode of PCOTR, Kallen is reading the To All the Boys series and sharing her thoughts on finally buying a Kindle. Anna just finished The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney Plus, which leads her and Kallen to discuss their history with superhero shows. Finally, the two wrap up their...
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Needtobreathe, Sirius XM and The Circle, Part 1
Anna and Kallen are sharing their thoughts on the first 8 episodes of season 2 of The Circle on Netflix! Before that, they share what they've been listening to recently. Anna's shares her first concert experience in over a year (Needtobreathe), and Kallen gives her favorite Sirius XM radio...
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Audio Dramas, Part 2: Blood Ties, Cut and Run and Imagined Life
Anna's wrapping up her segments on the audio dramas she's been binging! This week, it's her favorite fiction audio dramas: Blood Ties and Imagined Life from Wondery and Cut and Run from Audible. Before diving into these, Anna and Kallen discuss what else they've been consuming lately, including...
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A Timeline of the Taylor Swift & Scooter Braun Drama
On this week's episode, Kallen takes Anna and PCOTR listeners through the timeline of the drama between Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta, explaining the reason behind Taylor re-recording her first five albums. Before that, Anna talks about her first time back in the movie theater...
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SATC 2, Emma and Audio Dramas, Part 1
On this episode of PCOTR, Kallen's wrapping up her journey through the Sex and the City empire, and Anna's watched the latest adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. In the education segment, Anna tells us about a new podcast interest of hers, audio dramas, and the one she's recently listened to,...
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Knives Out, SATC: The Movie and Younger
It's Pop Culture on the Rocks After Dark! Anna and Kallen are a few drinks in during this late-night episode, which means funny conversation and honest thoughts about Knives Out, SATC: The Movie and more! Plus, Kallen educates Anna on another Darren Star production, Younger. Skip to Knives Out:...
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A Big Brother Star Gets Catfished?
It's reality show mania on this episode of PCOTR! Kallen explains her newfound interest in TLC's My Big, Fat Fabulous Life and HGTV's Rock the Block, and Anna is continuing her journey with The Challenge on MTV while also rewatching The Office. Most interesting of all, Anna walks listeners…
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Bonus: Pop Culture Q&A
In celebration of hitting 1,000 downloads, Anna & Kallen answer all of your pop culture questions! Topics include dream podcast guests, cocktail opinions, all things Disney/DCOMs, Marvel, Amazing Race and more! Skip to questions about the podcast/drinks: 10:28 Skip to questions about…
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The Challenge, Million Dollar Listing and Sex and the City
This week, Anna's watching another season of MTV's The Challenge, and Kallen is feeling like she's becoming a real estate mogul by binging Million Dollar Listing on Bravo. Kallen's got a surprise for Anna and PCOTR listeners: She's just finished watching the entire Sex and the City series, and...
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Raya, Drew Barrymore and I Care a Lot
Kallen is loving "Afterglow" by Ed Sheeran, and she just watched Raya and the Last Dragon, the latest movie from Disney. Anna recently listened to Wildflower by Drew Barrymore on Audible, and the two discuss the wild life Drew has lived. Finally, Anna tells Kallen all the twists and turns of the...
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Tough as Nails, Ginny & Georgia and Firefly Lane
Anna's loving season 2 of Tough as Nails, but Kallen doesn't have the same feelings about Ginny & Georgia. They talk about it all, plus Kallen educates Anna on Netflix's Firefly Lane. Skip to Tough as Nails: 7:43 Skip to Ginny & Georgia: 13:40 Skip to Firefly Lane: 31:57 Instagram:...
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A Newcomer's Guide to Anime + My Hero Academia
In this episode of PCOTR, Kallen's been watching Firefly Lane, and Anna shares about musical artist Krista Shows. The show explores new territory as Anna educates on My Hero Academia and gives a newcomer's perspective on anime. Even if you're not into anime, give this a listen - it might just...
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Bridesmaids, To All the Boys 3 and Bridgerton
Anna's been watching Holidate and Bridesmaids, and Kallen spent Valentine's Day weekend watching the To All the Boys trilogy on Netflix. They chat about it all here, plus Kallen educates Anna on what Bridgerton's all about. Skip to Holidate: 5:35 Skip to Bridesmaids: 11:23 Skip to To All the…
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Bling Empire, Barry and Ring Fit Adventure
Friend of the show Vic is here to educate on Ring Fit Adventure, a game for Nintendo Switch that he's been loving recently! Before that, Vic, Kallen and Anna discuss what they're drinking and what they've been watching, including WandaVision, Bling Empire and Barry. Skip to WandaVision: 6:02 Skip...
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Before Sunrise, WandaVision and The Soundtrack Show
In this episode of PCOTR, Kallen tells Anna about a '90s movie she recently watched, Before Sunrise, and gives an update on the HSMTMTS drama. Anna gives her thoughts on the first few episodes of WandaVision, and they discuss the pros and cons of streaming service episode release schedules. They...
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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series + Drama
Kallen & Anna chat about wine, Peanut Butter Falcon and Late Night before Kallen educates Anna on the highs and lows of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series from Disney+, including the real life drama between Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett and Sabrina Carpenter. Skip to HSMTMTS: 21:37...
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Bachelorette Breakup, Masked Celebrities and The Pack
In this episode, Anna and Kallen discuss the pop culture news they care about: the latest developments in Bachelor Nation and The Masked Dancer. They also explain their thoughts on I Feel Pretty and Australian Survivor season 3 before Anna educates Kallen on Amazon Prime's The Pack. Skip to The...
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Cocktails, The Mandalorian and Animal Crossing
Anna & Kallen's friend Jake from Chortle Games joins Pop Culture on the Rocks to provide all his tips and tricks on Animal Crossing. They also laugh their way through discussions on The Mandalorian, The Crown and Jake's new, custom cocktail. Chortle Games: ChortleCast & chortlegames.com…
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Our Favorite Pop Culture of 2020
Even in a year like 2020, there were great moments in pop culture. In the last PCOTR episode of this unforgettable year, Anna & Kallen discuss their music, movie, podcast and TV favorites of 2020. Instagram: @popcultureontherockspodcast Twitter: @popcultureotr Email: [email protected]
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The Best and Worst of What We Watched This Christmas
It's Christmas week on PCOTR! Kallen and Anna are chatting about the good, the bad and the ugly of what they watched this holiday season. Skip to 12 Pups of Christmas: 13:31 Skip to Christmas She Wrote: 26:46 Skip to Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square: 32:22 Skip to A California Christmas:...