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Pop music news, games, recommendations, and playlists from your favorite pop music obsessed hosts Will Hunt and Justin Gutzwa
While we work on our recording schedule (sorry) enjoy a brand new mini all about the horrors of ONLINE DATING! Plus, we discuss the backstory of one of Allison Riegle's most aspirational moments.
SEASON 3!
This Valentine's Day, we're joined by bestie of the pod DJ Shmal aka Allison Riegle, We are flipping the script with this collaboration, a funky little jukebox playlist all about the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, the highlights and lowlights of being single.
Plus, we've got a brand new game to test, we do a very special ~how are you~ and as usual, we've saved some little gems for the bloopers. Happy Valentines Day from us to you! đź’ś
Happy Birthday to the Princess of Pop, the Queen of Vegas, and the Goddess of Freedom, BRITNEY! We have a fun game about the best instagram account of all time, and we're going album by album covering our favorite underrated bops. Also, sorry, we have the sniffles and Justin's mic had some issues but we're all out here doing our best, ok?
Happy Thanksgiving!! Today we're celebrating with a cameo from my mom, a message of love, and the raucous story of Will and Justin's very first playlist.
We are welcoming our VERY FIRST GUEST on the pod, longtime friend and ultimate Swiftie Lauren! She braves a special edition of Song Association before we dive very, very, deep into the Taylor-verse in celebration of RedTV.
We're combating (or leaning in to?) seasonal depression this week with some dance floor bangers. Plus, we delve into Bopcorn's fanbase courtesy of the RSS Dashboard that I've only just now discovered, and throw out a few fresh kernels.
Happy Halloween! We're back with a tender little mini for you this time: we are plunging the depth of each other's psyches using Justin's RPDR-themed tarot deck. Music cues celebrate our respective costumes, Harley Quinn and Carmen Sandiego.
Spooky szn is here, so we're talking Halloween costumes, we're talking autumn rituals, and of course we're talking BOPS. We take you through one of our "magnum opus" playlists and of course there's a deranged quiz for Justin. Plus, we revisit an old classic: Fresh Kernels.
We're celebrating the long awaited release of Lorde's Solar Power with a themed playlist curated by your two favorite podcast hosts. Plus, Will chows down on the Saweetie McDonald's meal while Justin quizzes him on song lyrics and...Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul?
This episode has extended bloopers & playlist selections, just for you, our loyal fans
This week's mini-episode is all about this season of DRAG RACE ALL STARS! Enjoy some unsolicited opinions on these queens, previous seasons, and get to know our voting strategy if we were ever on All Stars. Because, you know, we're qualified.
Summer's winding down, but we're just heating up! Do you have a song that defined this summer? We're counting down the biggest hits of the season and throwing back to our favorite summer pump-ups while tasting some questionable spiked seltzers courtesy of that BuzzFeed article our friend Nicole sent us.
While we work on a hot & fresh episode for y'all, I'm following through with my Instagram promise to release the tapes of our intermission & additional bloopers. This is probably a messy decision but the people demand content! And I'm here to provide it!
Season 2 of officially here! We're kicking off with a brave and controversial topic: can cover versions beat their originals? These covers really run the gamut and we hope you enjoy the ride. Plus, we play another round of Song Association for old times' sake. Be sure to check out our playlists for additional songs not covered in the episode!
Welcome to BOPCORN 2.0, a podcast where your hosts Will and Justin discuss, laugh about, and share probably incorrect opinions about pop music and life itself. We play games, we deep dive into our favorite artists, and we create custom playlists for every possible mood. Pop the corn and get down to the BOPS!
Surprise bitch...I bet you thought you'd seen the last of us! After a year of technological difficulties, a pandemic, and political turmoil, we have finally gotten back together to record a SURPRISE special 2020 episode. It's been a long ass year am I right!? We scrapped our usual format to just give to you a free-flowing conversation about the music that's gotten us through These Trying Times™
(NOTE: This special episode was recorded before the results of the 2020 Election. And also before the release of Ariana Grande's Positions and Little Mix's Confetti)
Welcome to BOPCORN, a Pop Music Podcast where your hosts Will and Justin break down news, new music, absurd stories, and more. We review all the big releases, we play games, and we create custom playlists for every possible mood. And then some. Pop the corn and get down to the BOPS!
The girls are BACK! To celebrate the new eras of Kesha, Dua, Selena, et al. we are talking all things Comebacks this week. Plus, Bopcorn mascot Ava Max does Song Association, Harry Styles may or may not be waving the rainbow flag, and we count how many times we say the word “stan.”
Welcome to BOPCORN, a Pop Music Podcast where your hosts Will and Justin break down news, new music, absurd stories, and more. We review all the big releases, we play games, and we create custom playlists for every possible mood. And then some. Pop the corn and get down to the BOPS!
Inspirational, visionary songstress Charli XCX has blessed us with a perfect album, and in her honor we're celebrating all things PC music and futurepop. Also, we bring back fan favorite Song Association, dissect Camila's new video, and discuss yet another iconic female rapper's retirement.
Welcome to BOPCORN, a Pop Music Podcast where your hosts Will and Justin break down news, new music, absurd stories, and more. We review all the big releases, we play games, and we create custom playlists for every possible mood. And then some. Pop the corn and get down to the BOPS!
In our long-awaited 4th episode, we celebrate(?) the release of Lover by breaking down all things Taylor Swift! We also discuss Nicki Minaj's retirement announcement, Will enters the "Directioner" Twitter community, and Justin tests Will's knowledge of Taylor's many romances. Welcome to BOPCORN, a Pop Music Podcast where your hosts Will and Justin break down news, new music, absurd stories, and more. We review all the big releases, we play games, and we create custom playlists for every possible mood. And then some. Pop the corn and get down to the BOPS!
Summer’s winding down, and so are we with a mellow & moody playlist this week inspired by Lana’s timeless “High By The Beach”. We also recap the VMAs & some big end-of-summer releases, the Hot Girls vs. blackbear Twitter feud, and Will quizzes Justin’s knowledge of birth names.
Welcome to BOPCORN, a Pop Music Podcast where your hosts Will and Justin break down news, new music, absurd stories, and more. We review all the big releases, we play games, and we create custom playlists for every possible mood. And then some. Pop the corn and get down to the BOPS!
It’s Justin’s Birthday! In honor of his deep, personal obsession with Fifth Harmony, we’ll be breaking down the girl group’s DEEP CUTS and solo careers (or lack-there-of?). We also play a very rough game of Heads Up’s “Hey Mr. DJ” and get into Ari’s new video, Lana’s new album cover, and Paris Hilton’s new...YouTube Channel?
Welcome to BOPCORN, a Pop Music Podcast where your hosts Will and Justin break down news, new music, absurd stories, and more. We review all the big releases, we play games, and we create custom playlists for every possible mood. And then some. Pop the corn and get down to the BOPS!
Welcome to BOPCORN, a Pop Music Podcast where your hosts Will and Justin break down news, new music, absurd stories, and more. We review all the big releases, we play games, and we create custom playlists for every possible mood. And then some. Pop the corn and get down to the BOPS!
In our inaugural episode we discuss the long-reigning Old Town Road andTaylor Swift's promo singles for Lover and drama with Scooter Braun. We play a game of song association to mixed results and we give you all the tea about the best new music of the summer. Plus, a custom playlist for anyone who needs a New Beginning in their life.