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Popping Collars Podcast
by Popping Collars
A podcast where priests, pastors, ministers, and religious thinkers from around the country make meaning about what people are binge watching, tweeting about, trolling on message boards, and celebrating on blogs.
Episodes
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PC Music Diary: MTV VMAs
It's an emergency episode of the PC Music Diary pod as Betsy and Greg discuss the rise and fall of the MTV Video Music Awards. What's your favorite VMA moment? Let us know at [email protected] Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch...
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Pop History 2026
The Popping Collars crew is back and ready to go back in time to explore artifacts from pop history. What's an aspect of pop culture that you like to nerd out about? Let us know at [email protected] Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome...
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PCTV: Widow's Bay
Greg and Ryan hop on a ferry to head to Apple TV's WIDOW'S BAY, the horror comedy that has taken the television world by storm. What haunted island are you looking to get away to this spooky season? Let us know at [email protected] Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com…
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Going on 30: Sense and Sensibility
Betsy and Greg get their Jane Austen on as they revisit the period drama SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Do you listen to our pod for the love of it or out of obligation? Let us know at [email protected] or make your heartfelt confession on our socials Find us on the web at...
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PC Music Diary: Dolly Parton
Greg welcomes Dolly Parton superfan, Liz, to the music diary to discuss the life and career of the late singer/songwriter and pop culture icon. What are your favorite Dolly memories and songs? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your playlist on socials Find us on the web at...
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Take 2: Cancel Culture
Take a ride back in time to 2018 when the Popping Collars regulars, Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Ricardo, discussed the rise of celebrity scandal in 2018 and the consequences that resulted (or didn't) for notable figures accused of reprehensible behavior. What's the complicated legacy of bad behavior in...
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PC Book Club: August 2026
Liz and Ricardo are back with some cozy reading recommendations heading into the Fall. They also weigh in with their takes on the NYT's Top 10 Thrillers of the 21st Century. What do you like to read when the weather turns cooler? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your...
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Walk the Earth - Spain: Travel to St. Jean
Welp, here we go! After two years of planning, Greg and Ryan are finally off on their Camino adventure. And, we're kicking things off with a lot of travel! A journey of well more than 1,000 steps begins here. What big project are you starting in your life right now? Let us know at...
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Going on 30: Il Postino
Betsy and Greg take a trip to Italy with the foreign entry in the 1995 Best Picture race, Il Postino. What's your favorite non-English nominees? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your favorite foreign recs on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't...
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PC Music Diary: Forgotten Gems
Greg and Ricardo are back from Europe ready to discuss their favorite Forgotten Gems playlist. These are songs that were big hits at one point in time, but may lost their initial popularity. What hit song has snuck up on you lately? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your...
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Birthday Sampler 2026
Another year in the books and Popping Collars is celebrating with what's become our annual tradition, the Birthday Sampler. Catch up on 12 years of podcasting in one episode as we randomly look back at highlights from the last dozen years of content creation. Do you have a favorite episode of the...
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PCTV: The Pitt
Greg and Ryan head down to THE PITT to discuss one of the most popular television shows streaming right now. What is your favorite medical drama of all time? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your recommendation on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com...
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Going on 30: Heat
Betsy and Greg never start a pod they can't walk away from in 30 seconds. The action is the juice on this month's Going on 30 when they dig into the 90s classic, HEAT. Check out our thoughts before planning your next heist. What's your favorite 90s action guilty pleasure? Let us know at...
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PC Music Diary: James Bond Songs
Greg welcomes special guest Kyle Goodman back on the pod to break down their picks for the ultimate James Bond playlist. What are your favorite Bond themes and do they affect your enjoyment of the Bond movie their attached to? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your…
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Take 2: #MeToo
We're flashing back to the time Betsy and Liz welcomed Thistle Farms founder, Becca Stevens to the pod to talk about the #MeToo movement. How does a hashtag become a sustained movement and what progress has been made over the last decade? Have your own thoughts on the subject? Email us, at...
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PC Book Club: June 2026
Liz and Ricardo are here with some summer reading recommendations. And this time they're keeping it real with a pair of non-fiction selections in Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein and In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod. They also dig...
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PC Pilgrims: Writing the Book on Pilgrimage
We've got a very special episode of the PC Pilgrims podcast this week as Greg and Ryan welcome Sandy Brown, the man who literally wrote the book, the guidebook that is, for many pilgrim trails around the world. Hear Sandy discuss the modern day rise of pilgrimage and what it means for the future…
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Going on 30: Dead Man Walking
Betsy and Greg take a long, hard look at a long, hard walk as they discuss the fantastic ethical drama, DEAD MAN WALKING. What are your favorite movies that dig into controversial topics. Let us know at [email protected] or send us your list on socials Find us on the web at...
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PC Music Diary: The Ultimate Band
Greg and Ricardo are trying something new for the PC Music Diary. They're assembling their Ultimate Band Playlist from the various musicians of rock history. Do you have a favorite drummer, singer, or guitarist that would make your personal supergroup? Let us know who they are at...
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Popping Playlist 2026
Time to break out the sunscreen, the pool floats, and the boom box as the Popping Collars crew provides you with the only summer tunes you'll need with the 2026 Popping Playlist! Let us know what you're playing at your summer cookout at [email protected] or send your own playlist…
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PCTV: The Lowdown
Greg and Ryan take a trip to Tulsa to scope out the new Sterlin Harjo series, THE LOWDOWN. Could it be the coolest show of the past year? Let us know what's your favorite crime mystery show by emailing us at [email protected] or send us a recommendation on socials Find us on the web...
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Going on 30: Clueless
As if Betsy and Greg's look back at movies from 30 years ago couldn't get any better, this month we're rolling with the homies from Clueless. Find out if it's the best movie of 1995 or if we're totally buggin'. What movie would you drive on an L.A. freeway to go see? Let us know at...
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PC Music Diary: Protest Songs
Greg and Ricardo take to the streets to build the Protest Songs playlist, a 12-song list of inspirational works of marching, unionizing, and calling out the atrocities of the powerful. What protest songs inspire you? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your playlist on…
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Take 2: Black Panther
In honor of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan winning their first Oscars, we're digging back into the Popping Collars archives to the time we had a conversation about Coogler's massive hit movie, BLACK PANTHER. And I've got to tell you, listening back to this pod, we really went deep in the...
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PC Pilgrims: The 10-6-1 Pilgrimage Project
Greg and Ryan are back with a HUGE announcement on the pilgrimage project. In an era when we're sending human beings further in space than we've ever gone before, it's time to think bigger. Check out what's in store for the pilgrim pods as we near our Camino de Santiago journey next month. Where...
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Going on 30: Braveheart
Betsy and Greg head back to the Scottish Highlands to fight alongside William Wallace in Mel Gibson's epic BRAVEHEART. What's the legacy of a great film made by a not-great person? Do you have a favorite sword and sandals war story? Let us know what it is at [email protected] or…
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Under the Stole: The Faithful: Women of the Bible
Greg welcomes special guest Rene Echevarria onto the pod to talk about his new series THE FAITHFUL: WOMEN OF THE BIBLE. This limited series digs into the lives of the matriarchs from Genesis bringing their ancient world into our modern storytelling. What bible story would you like to see explored...
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Pop Swap 2026
It's that time again! It's the Secret Santa unlike any other, the annual Popping Collars Pop Swap. Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Ricardo gift some diverse offerings from around the pop culture world to each other for a fun, thought-provoking, and unforgettable conversation. What would you recommend to a...
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PC Book Club: March 2026
Liz and Ricardo are back for the first PCBC of 2026! They catch up on how their reading goals are going in the early part of the year and discuss some recent literary trends. And, of course, they have a couple of recommendations to share in Mother Mary Comes to Me and A Good Animal. How is your...
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PCTV: Death by Lightning
Greg and Ryan head back in time to the assassination of James Garfield at the hands of Charles Guiteau. What does the historical fiction series DEATH BY LIGHTNING have to say to our current political reality? What's your favorite fictional presidential portrayal? Let us know at...
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Going on 30: Before Sunrise
Come take a stroll around Vienna with Betsy and Greg as they discuss the first part of the Before trilogy, BEFORE SUNRISE, and debate whether it's a cynical look at romance or a romantic haven in a cynical world. What's your favorite Jesse and Celine moment? Let us know at...
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Under the Stole: The Optimist
Greg welcomes special guest Jeanine Thomas to the pod to talk about her new movie THE OPTIMIST starring Stephen Lang and Elsie Fisher. Hear her discuss the journey from concept to screen and what challenges she had to overcome in the process. Are you taking a leap of faith to make a creative...
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Take 2: Pop Culture Creeds
We're going back to a time when Trump was president, folks were anxious about the world around them, and misinformation was running rampant. Well, I guess things haven't actually changed that much, but if you want to know how the Popping Collars crew survived all of this back in 2019, then check...
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PC Pilgrims: The Way, My Way
Greg and Ryan check in for an update on the 2026 Popping Collars Pilgrimage Project and have a chat about the Australian Camino de Santiago film, THE WAY, MY WAY. Are you working on summer travel plans? Let us know where you're going at [email protected] or send us your ideas on...
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Going on 30: Babe
Betsy and Greg head out to the Hogget Farm to check on a little pig named BABE. What do the various critters that call this fantasy world home have to teach us about humanity? Find out on this month's episode of Going on 30. What's your favorite talking animal movie? Let us know by emailing...
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PC Music Diary: Travel Songs
Greg and Ricardo are jet setting on this episode of the PC Music Diary as they discuss their favorite Travel Songs. What are the songs you like to listen to while traveling? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your playlist on socials Check out the Music League app and share...
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Popping Lent
It's a new year for the Popping Collars crew and we are once again eschewing our annual Music Video episode for another special offering, Popping Lent. Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Ricardo run down what they're watching, reading, or listening to going into the 40 days of the Lenten season. What are you...
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PCTV: Adolescence
PCTV is back! Greg and Ryan are here with a whole new slate of shows that you should be streaming right now. We're kicking things off with the multi-award winning ADOLESCENCE currently streaming on Netflix. What shows would you recommend we check out next? Let us know at...
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Going on 30: Apollo 13
Betsy and Greg are back for a new round of movies that were nominated OR should have been nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards 30 years ago. This time we're looking at the 1996 nominees (the movies of 1995) and we're launching with the absolutely thrilling APOLLO 13. What's your...
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PC Music Diary: Name Songs
What's in a name? Well, quite a bit on this episode of the PC Music Diary! Greg and Ricardo have put together a super-sized list of their favorite songs that feature a person's name in their Name Songs Playlist. Have you ever met someone named after a song? Let us know the story at...
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Take 2: Inside Out
We're going way back to a time most people think is only a myth: when Pixar consistently released good movies! Join Betsy, Greg, and Liz as they discuss the first time we met Joy, Sadness, and the gang living inside Riley's head in the brilliant INSIDE OUT. What's your favorite emotion and what…
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PC Book Club: December 2025
Liz and Ricardo are wrapping up the year in reading by recapping the New York Times Top 10 and highlighting their personal Top 5 books of the year. What's on your best of list for 2025? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your top 5 on socials Find us on the web at...
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PC Pilgrimage Project: Camino Skies
Greg and Ryan's first year exploring the Camino has come to an end and we're wrapping it up by discussing the documentary CAMINO SKIES. What does this look at the Camino experience get right and what does it get wrong? Do you have a journey you want to take in the new year? Let us know what it is...
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Going on 30: 6th Annual Golden Poppers
It's a holiday tradition like no other when Betsy and Greg welcome special guest Emily Carmody onto the show to crown the best movies from 30 years ago. Hear us chat about the films of 1994 while handing out fake trophies on behalf of our audience votes. What was your favorite movie from 30 years...
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Under the Stole: The Carpenter's Son/Rebuilding
It's another two for one deal on Under the Stole this month. We've got two interviews with some up and coming young directors. First, we talk to Lotfy Nathan about his apocryphal horror story THE CARPENTER'S SON starring Nicholas Cage and Noah Jupe. We follow that up with a completely different...
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Best of 2025
We have made it through another year and your favorite Popping Collars Podcast hosts are reminiscing on the year that was. See what we've chosen as our best pop culture items of 2025. What was your favorite piece of pop this year? Tell us at [email protected] or drop us a line on...
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PC Pilgrimage Project: Camino Semester Program
We've got a very special interview for this month's PC Pilgrimage Project. Greg and Ryan welcome Doug and Laurie Challenger, the organizers of the Franklin Pierce University Camino Semester Program. Every other year, Doug and Laurie take a group of college students on the Camino Frances for a…
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Going on 30: The Shawshank Redemption
Salvation lies within...this podcast, as Betsy and Greg discuss the TNT channel classic, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. What is your favorite prison escape movie? Let us know at [email protected] or drop us a line on socials VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web…
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Under the Stole: Last Days/Mr. Scorsese
We've got a buy one get one free deal on interviews this month! First, Greg sits down with Justin Lin, the director of the film LAST DAYS, the story of Christian missionary John Chau and his doomed journey to North Sentinel Island. Greg then follows that up with an interview with Rebecca Miller…
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Take 2: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Where have you gone, Fred Rogers? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. On this look back into the Popping Collars archives, Greg welcomes special guests Tony Jones, Richard Lindsay, and Ryan Parker to discuss the legacy of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and its impact on a generation of…
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A podcast where priests, pastors, ministers, and religious thinkers from around the country make meaning about what people are binge watching, tweeting about, trolling on message boards, and celebrating on blogs.
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