Pop culture discussion with Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Margaret Wappler and Karen Tongson
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The Final Episode
**Warning - this episode contains lots of tears** For the final episode of Pop Rocket, the panel convene to give listeners one last All About, one last Jam, and they look back at t…
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Ep 224 - What’s in the Cards for the Pop Rocket Panel w/ The Oracle of LA
**Angelenos: Tonight (May 17th) at 7pm Guy and Karen will have a conversation about Why Karen Carpenter Matters at Book Soup in West Hollywood.** In this penultimate episode, the P…
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Ep 223 - Charlie Says with Screenwriter Guinevere Turner
This is the first of our three final episodes, and we’re joined by screenwriter Guinevere Turner (American Psycho,Go Fish) whose latest film Charlie Says just came out today, May 1…
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1 h 10
Ep 222 - Game of Thrones w/ Laura Krafft & Sarah Kessler
First off, you're welcome Game of Thrones fans. This is a super-sized Pop Rocket loaded with theories, speculation, and yes, even love. While Wynter and Karen were away, Margaret a…
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53 min
Ep. 221 - The New Negroes & Black Sketch Comedy
This week Wynter and Karen chat with Ellington Wells, a comedian and writer on Comedy Central’s brand new sketch show The New Negroes with Open Mike Eagle and Baron Vaughn. The pan…
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Ep. 220 - Killing Eve & the Asian Woman with Amazing Hair
**ANNOUNCEMENT: The nomination process is now open for the next Pop Rocket Seal of Approval. This quarter we’re looking for veterans with a large body of work who have been underap…
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59 min
Ep 219 - 1991 in Music
Take a trip down memory lane with Wynter, Karen and Margaret as they revisit 1991 in music. If you’ve ever been curious what song was playing when Karen experienced her first same…
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1 h 09
Ep 218 - Jordan Peele’s Us
Pop Rocket’s come early this week! Alonso Duralde guest hosts for this, our second week of the MaxFunDrive. The deadline for supporting this show is fast upon us, so if you haven’t…
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Ep. 217 - Pop Rocket Goes to USC to Teach the Kids Why Pop Culture Matters
It’s the first live episode of Pop Rocket. Professor Karen Tongson invited the panel to give a lesson on why pop culture matters, with a focus on the past decade. You’ll learn what…
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57 min
Ep. 216 - Lady Vengeance: From Bobbit and Beyond
In honor of Women’s History Month, the panel lives vicariously through women who sought revenge, from Lorena Gallo (formerly Bobbit), to Thelma & Louise. They touch on their favori…
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Ep. 215 - Dame Angela Lansbury with April Wolfe and S.A. Smythe
When she was 17, Dame Angela Lansbury quit her job at a department store to take a part in a movie, as 17-year-olds are wont to do. She played a young maid to Ingrid Bergman’s char…
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Ep. 214 - We Marie-Kondo the Oscars w/ Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers joins us to help tidy up the Oscars. The 91-year-old institution has gotten a bit cluttered, so the Pop Rocket panel applies the KonMari Method to the Academy Awards. W…
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Ep. 213 - Horror Noire with Tananarive Due
We’ve got a SCREAMINGLY great episode this week as the wonderful Tananarive Due joins us in studio for a deep cinematic dive into the world of black horror. Tananarive Due is the U…
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Ep: 212 - The Fifth Annual Pop Tart Awards!
Are you ready for the 64th most electrifying show in Hollywood? Well get ready because it’s here, in your podcatcher: The Fifth Annual Pop Tart Awards! The panel comes together to…
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Ep: 211 - Mega Movie Catch-up Edition
On this week’s show, the panel play catch up. Each panelist was assigned to watch one film from this past year they missed when it was still in theaters. At the behest of Guy, Marg…
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59 min
Pop Rocket Ep 210 - The State of Adam McKay & Terry Crews Gets a Vote for PRSOA
Will Terry Crews receive the second-ever Pop Rocket Seal of Approval? Why wasn't Margaret on this week's show? Is Adam McKay a craftsman or an artist? These questions and more will…
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Pop Rocket Ep 209 - SchadenFYRE - The Most Epic Fyre Fest Discussion Ever
This week's show is a double dose of schadenfreude! The gang compares the dueling documentaries Hulu's "Fyre Fraud" and Netflix's "Fyre," which tell different versions of the tropi…
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Pop Rocket Ep - 208 Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
Once again we’re firing on all cylinders this week! It’s an ultra-packed show covering everything from The Masked Singer, Surviving R. Kelly, MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. and the need t…
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Pop Rocket Ep. 207 Highlights & Lowlights of The Golden Globes & Netflix’s Bandersnatch
The ENTIRE PANEL is back together for a jam-packed episode! They talk Golden Globes, Bandersnatch and react to some of the commercial jingles you beautiful listeners sang to us on…
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Pop Rocket Ep. 206 Pop Culture Resolutions for 2019
Guy Branum is back for our first episode of 2019! Sadly, Margaret couldn’t join us because #health and Wynter was busy being a jet setter. This week, the panelists share their pop…