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Pop This!
by Pop This Collective
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.
Episodes
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Wedding movie alert: You're Cordially Invited | Pop This! Episode 448
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...
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Why aren't more people talking about Lee? | Pop This! Episode 447
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...
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Game, set match: Challengers | Pop This! Episode 446
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 –...
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Oscars Season 2025: Anora | Pop This! Episode 445
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…
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Our Favourite Pop Culture Moments of 2024 | Pop This! Episode 444
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...
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Pop This! for the New Year: Little Women (encore presentation)
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,...
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Pop This! for the holidays: When Harry Met Sally (encore presentation)
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...
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Author Marissa Stapley joins us for Love Actually vs. The Holiday X | Pop This! Episode 443
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...
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Reconsidering The Family Stone | Pop This! Episode 442
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)...
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Wicked | Pop This! Episode 441
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...
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Pop This! for the holidays: Meet Me in St. Louis vs. It's a Wonderful Life (Encore presentation)
Summary: This week we have an encore presentation of a holiday episode we did way back in 2017. Andrea Warner and Lisa toss Love Actually and The Holiday by the wayside and bring their actual favourite holiday movies to the table - let the new argument begin! Also discussed: the words and wisdom…
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Demi Moore and The Substance | Pop This! Episode 440
Summary "There's been a slight misuse of the Substance." Brace yourself, because this week we take on the satirical body horror film everyone's buzzing about: The Substance starring Demi Moore. Also discussed: cashmere pants, new music from Abigail Lapell, and the movie Hope Floats. Show notes…
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Reconsidering Martha Stewart in Martha | Pop This! Episode 439
Summary "I think imperfection is something that you can deal with." This week we watch the new documentary Martha and reconsider everything we know about the lifestyle icon. Also discussed: Olive Kitteridge, My Old Ass, and the appropriate time to start Christmas. Show notes: Martha Stewart and...
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Book Club: The Third Gilmore Girl with Helen Zaltzman | Pop This! Episode 438
Summary "Team Logan." We welcome Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist back on the show to discuss the incredible life and times of Kelly Bishop as laid out in her new memoir The Third Gilmore Girl. Also discussed: Bunheads, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Etoile. Show notes: Kelly Bishop as Sheila in…
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Trying to follow Agatha All Along with Carlos Hernandez Fisher | Pop This! Episode 437
Summary "You Survived, Like Witches Have Been Doing For Centuries." This week, our resident Marvel expert Carlos Hernandez Fisher joins us to talk about Agatha All Along. Also discussed: new music from the Cure, witches through history and our 10th anniversary. Show notes: Agatha All Along is a...
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Zombie month comes to a close with Blood Quantum and guest Joseph Clark | Pop This! Episode 437
Summary "You don't name things that eat you." Zombie month ends on a gloriously bloody high note as we discuss Jeff Barnaby's Blood Quantum with film scholar Joseph Clark. Also discussed: dental hygiene, Women Talking, and the films of Alanis Obomsawin. Show notes: "Notes from an Apocalypse"...
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Uncovering the many layers of One Cut of the Dead | Pop This! Episode 436
Summary "Let's make a zombie podcast horror film." Zombie Month continues with the meta indie zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead (warning: this episode contains spoilers). Also discussed: Vancouver Writers Fest, Troll 2, and rain-appropriate clothing. Show notes: One Cut of the Dead review...
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Little Monsters tries to do the zom-com | Pop This! Episode 435
Summary "Are we gonna die Miss Caroline?" We haltingly stagger into our third week of zombie movies with the little-known zombie flick Little Monsters starring Lupita Nyong'o. Also discussed: band t-shirts, Ali Wong's new Netflix special and jerk redemption stories. Show notes: Lupita Nyong'o's...
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Zombie Originality and Train to Busan | Pop This! Episode 434
Summary "Why is your ringtone so tacky?" We are our second week of Zombie Month and we've reached one of the all-time classics: Train to Busan. Also discussed: Andrea Warner's new old book, shows that hit a little too close to home, and the rules of zombie films. Show notes: We Outta Drag Brunch...
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Sarah Polley, zombies and mall food in Dawn of the Dead | Pop This! Episode 433
Summary "They're coming to get you, Barbara!" It's Zombie month at Pop This! and we're kicking things off with the 2004 classic Dawn of the Dead starring Sarah Polley. Also discussed: fast vs. slow zombies, pajamas as clothes, and our long-running dream of living in a mall. Show notes: The First…
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains with Rose Melberg | Pop This! Encore Presentation
Summary: "Just rock 'n' roll and the truth." This week we invite Rose Melberg on the podcast to talk about her favourite film, the criminally underrated Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains. Also discussed: Jane the Virgin, Girls Rock Camp, and our love of Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul....
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Drew Barrymore in the original 1984 Firestarter | Pop This! Episode 432
Summary "For you, Daddy." This week, we are transported back to 1980s America while watching the original Firestarter starring Drew Barrymore. Also discussed: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, All Fours by Miranda July, and a lovely new song from Toronto singer and songwriter taeo. Show notes: Here's...
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Say Anything turns 35 | Pop This! Episode 431
Summary "The rain on my car is a baptism." This week we revisit one of the greatest teenage rom-com dramas ever made on its 35th anniversary: Say Anything. Also discussed: Emily Gilmore, Creed, and other pop culture reckonings. Show notes: Nobody Thinks It Will Work, Do They? 'Say Anything…'…
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Manic Pixie Dream Girls and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Pop This! Episode 430
Summary "A sadness of men." We've reached the final movie of our Manix Pixie Dream Girl series and realize what connects these movies are sad men of the early 2000s, not quirky women. Also discussed: Behind Her Eyes, Jackpot! and the second ending of Bennifer. Show notes: The Bataan Death March…
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Manic Pixie Dream Girls and Elizabethtown | Pop This! Episode 429
Summary "I'm impossible to forget, but I'm hard to remember." We have come to the third movie in our Manic Pixie Girl series, and some say this is the movie where it all began: Elizabethtown. Also discussed: Andrea Warner's broken toe, swimming while injured, and the various films of Cameron…
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Manic Pixie Dream Girls and 500 Days of Summer | Pop This! Episode 428
Summary "I love the Smiths." It may have been a mistake but we are three movies deep into our Manic Pixie Dream Girl series and it's not getting any easier. This week we talk about 500 Days of Summer and wonder what kind of people we were in 2009. Also discussed: skincare routines, scurvy and…
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Dirty Dancing on our 10th anniversary live from the Rio Theatre | Pop This! Episode 427
Summary This week we come to you live from The Rio Theatre in Vancouver! It's Pop This's 10th anniversary this year, if you can believe it. On top of that, Andrea Warner recently released a book called Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing. We wanted to celebrate both things, so we got together with the...
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Garden State on its 20th annivesary | Pop This! Episode 426
Summary "This whole movie is a lie." We find figure skating deception at the heart of the seminal movie Garden State as we revisit it on its 20th anniversary. Also discussed: Francine Pascal, the Olympics, and boat cruises. Show notes: "You Gotta Hear This One Song": The Oral History of the…
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The perfect summer movie: Twister (1996) (Pop This! Encore presentation)
Summary: "Finger of God." We're taking a break this week so we have dug up an episode about one of the all-time best summer blockbuster films: Twister. Also discussed: Women and Other Monsters, Minor Feelings, and public swimming pool etiquette. Show notes: Helen Hunt Answers Every Question We…
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GIRLS5EVA Forever | Pop This! Episode 425
Summary "Gonna be famous 5eva." This week we're talking about Girls5Eva and find out some disturbing details about Lisa's TV viewing preferences. Also discussed: The Lincoln Lawyer, beauty shops, and general task avoidance. Show notes: Why Didn't 'Girls5eva' Hit on Netflix As It Should Have?…
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Andrea Warner is back and we're talking about Celine Dion | Pop This! Episode 424
Summary "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." This week Andrea Warner is back in the host chair and we're talking about someone near and dear to her heart: Celine Dion. Also discussed: Elisapie's brilliant covers album Inuktitut, child actors, and medical stuff....
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Joseph Clark | Pop This! Episode 424
Summary "I can be smart when it's important. But most men don't like it." This week film scholar Joseph Clark joins us to talk about the classic musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. Also discussed: PEN15, Pride & Prejudice, and integrity in rock...
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Run Lola Run with Sidney from Warriors Bards 'Brews | Pop This! Episode 423
Summary "Well, we all have our bad days." This week we're talking about the classic '90s film Run Lola Run starring Franka Potente with Sidney from Warriors Bards 'Brews. Also discussed: summer foods, Tik Tok recipes, and Best in Miniature. Show notes: TikTok cottage cheese recipes…
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Hacks Season 3 with Morgan Brayton | Pop This! Episode 422
Summary "Look, you know I love your strong female POV." Writer and performer Morgan Brayton to discuss the latest season of one of our all-time favourite TV shows, Hacks. Also discussed: terrible shoes, the new Softies album, and the secret joy of reading other people's diaries. Show notes…
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The New Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Charlie Cho | Pop This! Episode 421
Summary "Work, life, money, romance. They're all part of the same project." This week radio producer Charlie Cho joins us to talk about the new TV series Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Also discussed: Poker Face, Portgual, and Lisa's stint as a wedding officiant. Show notes: Does my ordination expire? The...
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It's wedding season to time to revisit Mamma Mia! (Pop This! Encore Presentation)
Summary: "Women in overalls." This week we bring you an encore presentation of our episode on the ever-popular jukebox rom-com Mamma Mia! Also discussed: DOXA Documentary Film Festival, food-stealing dogs, and our most memorable wipeouts. Show notes: Franklin Gin Clark (Instagram) Cash and Rudy...
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Always Be My Maybe with Florence Chee (Pop This! Encore Presentation)
Summary: "Food is love." This week we have an encore presentation of our episode on Always Be My Maybe with guest Florence Chee. This one involves spending some time processing our feelings about the timeless attractiveness of Keanu Reeves. Also discussed: mid-week hangovers, jet lag and the…
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with Sidney of Warriors Bards 'n Brews | Pop This! Episode 420
Summary "You can make a fine living in a pair of heels." On this episode Sidney of Warriors Bards 'n Brews joins us to look back at The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on its 30th anniversary. Also discussed: You're Going To Love This, Lisa Loeb's ad for Old Bay Goldfish, and the...
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The Idea of You and re-considering Anne Hathaway with Bridgette Watson | Pop This! Episode 419
Summary "It's art. And it makes people happy." Our rom-com expert Bridgette Watson joins us to talk about The Idea of You, and also issues a public apology to Anne Hathway. Also discussed: Murder is Easy, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Pokerface. Show notes: The Real Inspiration Behind the Buzzy Boy Band...
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Baby Reindeer with Joanne Tsung | Pop This! Episode 418
Summary "Sent from my iPhone." Comedian Joanne Tsung joins us to help process our thoughts about the massive hit show Baby Reindeer. Also discussed: The Met Gala, Weekly Home Maintenance, and Bad Cree. Show notes: Joanne Tsung on Instagram Richard Gadd on the true story behind Baby Reindeer (The...
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Morgan Brayton joins us to celebrate Purple Rain's 40th anniversary | Pop This! Episode 417
Summary "Thank you for a funky time." This week Morgan Brayton joins us to talk about the movie Purple Rain and her Prince-obsessed teen years, which included a championship-winning Apollonia tribute air band. Also discussed: high school, air bands, and our differing concepts of time. Show notes:...
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We celebrate Notting Hill's 25th anniversary with Steven Schelling | Pop This! Episode 416
Summary "I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy..." We have Steven Schelling join us to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the blockbuster rom-com Notting Hill starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant...but is it as good as we remember? Also discussed: Robbie Williams, Baby Reindeer, and the…
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Ripley vs. The Talented Mr. Ripley with Cynara Geissler | Pop This! Episode 415
Summary "I'm going to enjoy what I've got as long as it lasts." This week we talk about The Talented Mr. Ripley with guest star Cynara Geissler and see how the new adaptation stacks up with the old. Also discussed: The Repair Shop, Batman Returns, and Jude Law playing the sax. Show notes: Marge...
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The Time of My LIfe: Dirty Dancing by Andrea Warner | Pop This! Episode 414
Summary "The Time of My Life." Andrea Warner is back from her temporary hiatus for this very special episode to talk about her new book about Dirty Dancing and give us an update on her health. Also discussed: Shogun, Scoop, and GIRLS5EVA. Also discussed: Shogun, Scoop, and GIRLS5EVA. Show notes:...
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It Happened One Night: the Original Rom-Com with Joseph Clark | Pop This! Episode 413
Summary "I come from a long line of stubborn idiots!" This week guest host Joseph Clark joins us to watch the film that defined the romantic comedy: It Happened One Night, starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. Also discussed: Girls5Eva, Siren Queen, and camping. Show notes: News Parade: The...
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Double Happiness turns 30 | Pop This! Encore presentation
Summary: "Grab hold of the one life we are given." This week Pop This! producer Andrea Gin gets in front of the mic with Andrea and Lisa to talk about the 1994 coming-of-age dramedy Double Happiness. Also discussed: Cheer, Chinese astrology, and Brad and Jen. Show notes: Brad & Jen: the award...
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Girl, Interrupted with author Andrea Loewen | Pop This! Encore Presentation
Summary: "Dark souls." This week we invite writer, theatre-maker, and choreographer Andrea Loewen on the podcast to talk about her new book Feeling Better as well as the film Girl, Interrupted. Also discussed: Dirty John, Back with the Ex, and Lisa's theory that Angelina Jolie has never been in a...
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Learning to appreciate the teen rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You | Pop This! Encore Presentation
Summary: "I'm not hostile, I'm annoyed." This week, Lisa and Andrea vehemently disagree about peak '90s teen drama 10 Things I Hate About You. Also discussed: Sylvia Plath, platform thongs, and Suits. Show notes: Green Book Director Used to Flash Penis As a Joke (The Cut) Why Don't You Date Me?...
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Cynara Giessler joins us to talk about the cult classic Cruel Intentions | Pop This! Encore Presentation
Summary: "Not bad for 1999." The epic teen drama Cruel Intentions celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. To celebrate, we're re-airing our episode from 2019 where we talk about this cult classic with many-time guest star Cynara Geissler. Show notes: Cruel Intentions trailer Cynara Geissler's...
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Steven Schelling joins us to preview the 2024 Oscars | Pop This! Episode 412
Summary "Defiantly a loser." Our favourite professional gadabout Steven Schelling drops by to discuss the favourites and the frontrunners for this year's Oscars. Show notes: Beyond the pale: where are all the films about 'whiteness'? (Ellen E. Jones in The Guardian) Music credits "Electrodoodle"…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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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Pop This Collective
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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...
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