Positively Pop Culture: Recent Episodes
Carrie Gessner, K.W. Taylor
Surprise episode drop! We're working to get back on a regular schedule, but today, hear our thoughts on Drew Hancock's sci-fi/horror film Companion.
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Positively Pop Culture is back! Today, we're talking about the Arrowverse TV series Supergirl and the new movie A Real Pain.
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Poet Erin Carlyle joins us to talk about her upcoming collection, Girl at the End of the World, and her approach to and thoughts on poetry.
You can find Erin at her website at https://www.erincarlyle.com/, and she's on Instagram @erincarlylepoetcatgirl.
It's Arts & Crafts Week at PosPop Summer Camp! Carrie and K.W. talk about their recent crafting experience, including learning crochet and taking a community beginning art class.
Carrie and K.W. are in the mood for lighthearted fare! The new Netflix teen series Geek Girl is Carrie's choice, and K.W. rewatched the cult movie Clue.
K.W. talks about the new Apple+ dramedy Palm Royale, and Carrie is delighted by the newest season of Peacock's comedy We Are Lady Parts.
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Carrie really enjoyed learning how to play the new trading-card game Star Wars Unlimited, and K.W. talks about her summer writing goals.
Carrie does a recap of what's been happening lately in the land of Taylor Swift, and K.W.'s been having her brain teased by the mystery-themed logic puzzles called Murdle.
Carrie gets a little silly playing the mobile game Domino Dreams, and K.W. talks about the horror comedy film Werewolves Within.
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It's a strong female character day! K.W. and Carrie discuss the new CBS/Paramount+ mystery show Elsbeth and the Disney+ historical fantasy series Renegade Nell.
K.W. talks about the Paramount+ ghostly drama School Spirits, and Carrie recently played and enjoyed the ancient Greece inspired board game Khora: Rise of an Empire.
K.W. recently watched the 1984 sci-fi/horror movie Night of the Comet, and Carrie's been watching a lot of the Netflix reality dating show Love Is Blind.
K.W. digs into the phenomenon of adult coloring books, and Carrie loves the new Sony Madame Web film enough for everyone.
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Carrie's flying solo today to talk about how much she loves the Dungeons & Dragons video game Baldur's Gate 3, out now from Larian Studios.
In this episode, our friend Rachel guest hosts in KW's place. She and Carrie discuss epic fantasy, specifically The Wheel of Time series on Amazon Prime, and romantasy (romantic fantasy), especially the Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas and the Fourth Wing series by Rebecca Yarros.
Carrie loves Sara Bareilles and loved seeing Waitress the Musical in theaters (now available to buy or rent on streaming). K.W. has been really into The Myrtlewood Mysteries book series by Iris Beaglehole.
Carrie and K.W. choose the top five movies they watched in 2023. While Carrie's list is full of fun ones, K.W. opted for films that made her think.
Which movies were your favorites of the year?
Carrie recently saw the latest installment in The Hunger Games movie series, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and K.W. sort of gets into the Christmas spirit with the 1974 horror movie Black Christmas.
K.W. leads a discussion on background media, like the TV shows we watch while doing other things that draw our attention. Carrie talks all about the new MCU film, The Marvels.
K.W. really dug the comedy horror movie Totally Killer, and Carrie gets chatty about the second season of the fantasy show The Wheel of Time. Spoilers abound!
Carrie and K.W. get into the Halloween season by watching No One Will Save You, Scream, and movies from the Conjuring universe!
K.W. talks about the 2000 film American Psycho, and she and Carrie discuss podcasts and audiobooks!
K.W. and Carrie are getting into the autumn spirit with their movie choices this week! K.W. watched the Netflix romantic comedy Happiness for Beginners, and Carrie chose the horror comedy The Final Girls.
K.W. tries to convince Carrie to watch the horror movie The Ritual, and they both recently watched the Australian legal comedy Fisk. Both are currently available on Netflix.
Carrie and K.W. are very excited about the latest streaming series from thriller writer Harlan Cober, Shelter, which follows high-schooler Mickey and his friends as they investigate their friend's disappearance. They also discuss young adult (YA) stories in general.
Carrie and K.W. discuss mystery novels, including To Die For by Lisa Gray and the Roxane Weary series by Kristen Lepionka, as well as what goes into writing a good mystery.
Please note there is a slight audio issue in this episode because of a lawnmower running in the background. We tried to extract it as thoroughly as possible, but the audio is bumpy in a few places.
Carrie and K.W. discuss the Apple TV+ dystopian series Silo and the MGM+ horror mystery show From.
Which fictional world would you rather live in, an underground silo or a town populated with monsters that doesn't let you leave?
Carrie dives into the world of The Fast and the Furious franchise, discussing 5 out of the 11 movies, and K.W. reviews the 2018 horror-comedy flick You May Be the Killer.
Carrie talks about her love for the long-running fantasy book series The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, K.W. takes us back to the '80s with the cult comedy Valley Girl, and they discuss spoilers and spoiler culture.
With K.W. back, the cohosts briefly revisit the topic of worldbuilding in writing.
Then K.W. discusses the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby, and Carrie talks about the indie artists she's been listening to lately--boygenius, Joseph, and MUNA.
Carrie's flying solo today! And she takes the opportunity to talk about fantasy worldbuilding, including giving some insight into how she's creating the world her current work-in-progress novel is set in.
(Note: She had some minor mic issues this week, so please bear with her.)
It's a revival day! Carrie loved the new movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and K.W. talks about the updated sci-fi series Quantum Leap on NBC/Peacock.
Carrie recently played the board game Scythe, K.W. has been using a learning app called Imprint, and they both discuss their recent writing projects.
Note: There are some hiccups in Carrie's audio, so apologies!
For TV this week, K.W. discusses the new Fox sitcom Animal Control and Carrie enjoyed the Peacock murder mystery Vigil. They also talk about what kinds of pop culture they consume when they're not feeling well.
Carrie really enjoyed Samantha Shannon's epic fantasy The Priory of the Orange Tree, K.W. got into the Amazon Prime series Three Pines, and they discuss what outdoor activities they're looking forward to when spring comes around.
Carrie talks about the board game Wingspan and the Amazon Prime supernatural thriller TV show The Rig.
K.W. talks about the NBC/Peacock shows Poker Face and Night Court.
Carrie loves the new Willow series so much that it's one of her new favorites, K.W. watched all the available seasons of Servant in a matter of weeks, and they both enjoyed the spooky period show Chapelwaite.
K.W. has been watching some new Christmas movies, and she and Carrie share their favorite media of 2022.
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Carrie recently breezed through the Apple+ British thriller series Suspicion, and K.W.'s thriller series of choice is FX's The Patient.
K.W. tries to convince Carrie to watch the horror movie Barbarian, but Carrie's content to have a nice Friday night in watching the Netflix young-adult mystery movie Enola Holmes 2.
Extending spooky season by just a little bit, Carrie talks about the horror board game Betrayal at House on the Hill, which she recently played with friends. And K.W. enjoyed the MCU special Werewolf by Night.
Carrie's really enjoying Andor, the latest Star Wars series on Disney+, and K.W. has mixed feelings about Netflix's suspense series The Watcher.
Carrie's excited about the final season of the Irish comedy Derry Girls, K.W. loves that the competition show The Mole is back on Netflix, and they finish out spooky season with a viewing of the 2015 folk-horror film The VVitch.
K.W. is digging the new Hulu show Reboot, and Carrie gets confused about the Pacific Northwest when talking about the new Paramount+ horror movie Significant Other.
Spooky Season is in full swing as Carrie watches Hocus Pocus 2 and K.W. watches the 2011 horror movie The Innkeepers.
K.W. has some gripes about earworms and maybe even some advice on how to get rid of them. Carrie was one of the few who enjoyed the latest adaptation of Persuasion, and they discuss the Apple+ series Ted Lasso.
It's an accidental Hawke family episode, with K.W. watching Ethan Hawke in the psychological thriller The Black Phone and Carrie watching his daughter Maya in the black comedy Do Revenge.
Carrie and K.W. discuss the recent Netflix limited series Devil in Ohio and the newest addition to the MCU on Disney+ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
Carrie can't stop listening to Maggie Rogers's latest album, Surrender, and K.W. enjoyed the psychological thriller movie The Empty Man, currently available on HBO Max.
For the third summer in a row, Carrie talks almost nonsensically about her love for the Freeform fantasy show Motherland: Fort Salem. K.W. tells us why she's enjoying rewatching the classic dramedy Gilmore Girls.
And they both loved the new season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. Plus, listen to them struggling to pronounce Cara Delevigne's last name.
Carrie wrote a Dungeons & Dragons adventure! It's called A Matter of Perspective, and she talks about the writing process in this episode. Find it on DMsGuild.com.
Plus, K.W. discusses the Peacock show Rutherford Falls, and they both enjoyed the Hulu comedy series Maggie.
Carrie really dug the latest Disney+ MCU series, Ms. Marvel, and K.W. is enjoying Emily in Paris on Netflix. They also discuss the recent Emmy nominations as well as their wishes and predictions.
This week, K.W. talks about the latest season of Netflix's Stranger Things, and Carrie recently listened to Suzanne Collins's The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which leads them into a discussion about audiobooks.
Carrie took herself to see The Bob's Burgers Movie, K.W. recently finished the Netflix comedy Grace & Frankie, and they both get a kick out of the Netflix competition show Floor Is Lava.
Plus, K.W. patiently explains to Carrie that no one actually disappears under the lava.
It's an early Halloween as Carrie and K.W. discuss vampires in media! Carrie fills you in on the recent Netflix teenage vampire show First Kill, and K.W. discusses her experience playing the text-based solo-RPG video game Vampire: The Masquerade: Night Road.
K.W. talks about the MCU TV show Moon Knight, Carrie loves the new Star Wars Disney+ show Obi-Wan Kenobi, and they both enjoyed the Netflix movie Senior Year.
K.W. loves the old ABC Family (Freeform) show Bunheads, available on Hulu. Carrie's super excited that Disney+ revived the fantasy competition series The Quest. And they discuss the music they've been listening to recently.
K.W. talks about the Apple+ series The Afterparty, and Carrie recently read the cozy mystery The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.
Carrie enjoyed the spy movie The 355, K.W. got emotional during The Adam Project, and they discuss the thriller show Tell Me Your Secrets.
Carrie talks about the Acorn cozy mystery show Queens of Mystery, K.W. liked the MCU movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and they both enjoyed the recent movie The Lost City.
K.W. talks about the fourth season of Netflix's reality show The Circle, and she and Carrie discuss the HBO series Our Flag Means Death.
The continuation of our chat on Bridgerton and the romance genre with Amanda Bales and Dr. Kelly Williams of the romance blog Cravats, Crinoline, and Craft.
Episode 2 of 2.
Amanda Bales and Dr. Kelly Williams of the romance blog Cravats, Crinoline, and Craft join us to talk about the second season of Netflix's Bridgerton and the romance genre.
Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!
Carrie celebrates Star Wars Day by sharing some of her favorite Star Wars things! K.W. talks about the Starz show Shining Vale, and they both enjoyed the recent Pixar film Turning Red.
It's a video game themed episode! Carrie likes the mobile game Super Mario Run, K.W. enjoyed the film Free Guy, and they discuss what video game soundtracks they like to listen to to help them focus.
Erin, PosPop's resident Taylor Swift correspondent, joins Carrie to do a deep dive into Taylor Swift's latest album release, Red (Taylor's Version).
Tom Kollman joins K.W. as a guest host to talk about the comic book Far Sector and the Paramount Plus Show Evil.
Follow Tom on Twitter @twick516.
Carrie loves the SyFy show Astrid and Lilly Save the World, K.W. thinks the second season of Netflix's Space Force is a big improvement on the first, and they discuss the new Hulu limited series The Dropout.
It's a comedy episode! Carrie loves the Peacock show We Are Lady Parts, K.W. is into the HBO series Somebody Somewhere, and they both discuss the Hulu show How I Met Your Father.
Carrie's digging the new CW superhero show Naomi, K.W. likes the new HBO show The Tourist, and they both discuss the Amazon Prime mystery show The Missing.
Carrie talks about the Critical Role/Dungeons & Dragons show The Legend of Vox Machina, K.W. tells us about the Apple TV show Severance, and they discuss the ABC mystery Big Sky.
Carrie talks about the Peacock rom-com Marry Me, K.W. talks about the latest season of Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and they discuss the app Duolingo and learning languages.
Carrie talks about the Doctor Who found-phone video game The Lonely Assassins, K.W. really digs Peter Cline's novel 14, and theyd iscuss playign word games, including Wordle and Semantle.
It's a crime TV episode. K.W. loves the Netflix improv comedy Murderville, Carrie has been watching the British drama Broadchurch, and they discuss the Netflix true-crime story The Tinder Swindler.
Carrie and K.W. talk about the new HBO series The Gilded Age, the Netflix movie Tick, Tick...BOOM!, and the Apple TV series The Morning Show.
K.W. talks about Halfway to the Grave, the first book in Jeaniene Frost's the Night Huntress series. She and Carrie discuss the new Fox comedy series Pivoting. And Carrie gave Yellowjackets a shot and gives an update on her viewing experience.
Carrie loves the 13th season of Doctor Who so much that she's nigh incoherent, K.W. is loving Netflix's Archive 81, and they discuss the latest Marvel movie, The Eternals.
K.W. raves about Showtime's Yellowjackets, Carrie is digging the new Harlan Coben on Netflix, Stay Close, and they both talk about a niche hobby or interest of theirs.
Carrie and K.W. discuss the recent TV shows Hawkeye and Station 11, on Disney+ and HBO respectively.
Carrie's back to talk about The Wheel of Time TV show, K.W. digs into WKRP in Cincinnati, and they both talk about the recent MCU movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Carrie and K.W. discuss their favorite pop culture--books, movies, TV, and music--of the year. Happy New Year to all our listeners!
Rachel guest-hosts with K.W. to talk about the TV shows Younger and Sister Wives as well as the Christmas movies Single All the Way and A Castle for Christmas.
Carrie tries to explain the Netflix show Arcane, K.W. delves deep into the world of map games, and they discuss the Netflix Christmas movie LoveHard.
Carrie likes Adele's new album, 30. K.W. talks Grady Hendrix's book The Final Girl Support Group and its horror influences. And they discuss one of the more recent entries into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Widow.
Carrie introduces K.W. to The Great British Baking Show, K.W. tries to get Carrie to watch HBO's Succession, and they discuss the delightful new CBS series Ghosts. Since it's the day before Thanksgiving, they chat about their favorite holiday foods.
Happy Thanksgiving!
K.W. tells us about HBO's rom-com show Love Life, Carrie is into NBC's thriller Blindspot, and they both discuss the recent third season of Netflix's You.
Carrie throws it back to 2008 with a discussion of The Hunger Games, K.W. talks about the HBO show The Other Two, and they both enjoy the Hulu show Only Murders in the Building.
Welcome to the 100th episode of PosPop! Carrie and K.W. usher in their "watermelon era," take a quiz on the week's pop culture, and try to guess each other's top answer in different pop culture categories.
Carrie and K.W. get in the Halloween mood by discussing Midnight Mass, Wellington Paranormal, and horror TV shows in general.
Carrie can't stop talking about the second season of Freeform's Motherland: Fort Salem, K.W. is still digging the third season of Netflix's The Circle, and they chat about the new singing competition show on Fox, Alter Ego.
Carrie and K.W. discuss how the turn of the season affects creativity and influences choices of what pop culture to consume as well as methods of refilling your creative bucket.
Carrie gushes over the Peacock series Girls5Eva, K.W. gets her academic on with the Netflix series The Chair, and they both discuss women in horror films, specifically the trope of not being believed.
Writer Amanda Bales joins us for a talk on her new short-story collection, Pekolah Stories, and her writing process. Part 1 of 2.
Find Amanda on Twitter @amanda_bales and online at www.amandabales.com.
Listen to Amanda's playlist for her book on Spotify.
Writer Amanda Bales joins us for a talk on her new short-story collection, Pekolah Stories, and her writing process. Part 1 of 2.
Find Amanda on Twitter @amanda_bales and online at www.amandabales.com.
Jeff Hessell, GM of the actual-play RPG podcast The Cast Perilous, joins Carrie and K.W. for a chat on all things role-playing games!
Follow The Cast Perilous on Twitter @thecastperilous and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Carrie talks about the first novella in Martha Wells' The Murderbot Diaries series, All Systems Red. K.W. talks about the Marvel/Disney+ series Loki. And they discuss the new Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers.
K.W. talks about the movie A Quiet Place Part II, Carrie talks about the drama series Sacred Lies, and they discuss writing productivity, inspired by Kate Hall's A Book a Week. As K.W. says, "You're making clay, not a pot."
It's a television episode! Carrie talks about the AMC show Kevin Can F*** Himself, K.W. talks about the ABC sitcom Happy Endings, newly on Netflix, and they discuss the Amazon Prime show The Wilds.
Carrie talks about the movie Ophelia, based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, K.W. talks about the drama series The Americans, and they both talk about the comedy special Tig Notaro: Drawn.
It's another break week as we give you a classic episode, Episode 28.
Sci-fi author Heidi Ruby Miller joins us to talk about cyberpunk, including the Netflix series Altered Carbon, based on the novel by Richard K. Morgan.
Find Heidi on Instagram @heidirubymiller and online at www.heidirubymiller.com.
Carrie also talks about her recent viewing of the 2018 film Fast Color.
Carrie talks about her latest read, a sci-fi novel called Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne, K.W. explains her love for the early 2000s reality competition show The Mole, and they discuss the action movie Gunpowder Milkshake.
Carrie "gushes" about the horror film series Fear Street, K.W. talks about the HBO series Made for Love, and they discuss the 2017 film Murder on the Orient Express, based on the Agatha Christie novel.
Carrie and K.W. revisit the reality show Selling Sunset and the horror book The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates, but this time Carrie talks about Selling Sunset and K.W. talks about The Carrow Haunt. They also discuss Freeform's recent show Cruel Summer.
It's another break week as we give you a classic episode, Episode 29. Our friend Rachel is back to talk about why she loves the Hulu series Shrill, based on Lindy West's book of the same name. K.W. also gives us a peek into her latest novella, The Skittering.
Carrie talks about her love for Sara Bareilles's recent live album, Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl. Carrie and K.W. talk about the Perry Mason reboot on HBO. And K.W. gives advice on what to consume--including podcasts, music, and food--on road trips.
Some extra notes on Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl: Guests on the album include T Bone Burnett, Emily King and The Milk Carton Kids, as well as the Amidst the Chaos band, including Charley Drayton, Solomon Dorsey, Rich Hinman, Butterfly Boucher, Misty Boyce, Maria Im and Melody Giron.
Carrie and K.W. take on three new TV shows: Superman & Lois (The CW), Hacks (HBO), and The Nevers (HBO).
To give ourselves a short break, we're bringing you a classic episode, Episode 10, where we talk about Queen's Shadow, a Star Wars novel by E.K. Johnston; the benefits of listening to music in foreign languages; and the BBC podcast The Case of Charles Dexter Ward based on the novel by H.P. Lovecraft.
Carrie dives deeper into the world of Dungeon and Dragons with the free solo adventure Frozen Offerings by Paul Bimler, K.W. digs Bo Burnham's new Netflix special Inside, and they both discuss the limited crime drama series Mare of Easttown on HBO Max.
To give ourselves a short break, we're bringing you a classic episode, Episode 03, where we talk about a Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks production of Julius Caesar, the sci-fi TV show Fringe, and the inspired-by-true-events Netflix series Unbelievable.
As this was only our third episode and recorded over a year and a half ago, the sound quality is not top-notch, but we did our best in making it easy to listen to!
Luke Elliott and James Bailey join to talk about their podcast, Ink to Film, where they read books, watch the film/TV adaptations, and discuss and compare. In Part 2 (of 2), they discuss some of their current favorite pop culture.
Check out Ink to Film on their website. They're also on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Find Luke on Twitter @luminousluke and James @jame_bail.
Disclaimer: Since we record ahead of time, the poll that Luke and James promo in this episode is now closed. Sorry! But you can become an Ink to Film patron to participate in their polls in the future.
Luke Elliott and James Bailey join to talk about their podcast, Ink to Film, where they read books, watch the film/TV adaptations, and discuss and compare. Part 1 of 2.
Check out Ink to Film on their website. They're also on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Find Luke on Twitter @luminousluke and James @jame_bail.
Carrie talks about her first experience running a Dungeons and Dragons session, and K.W. gives us an update on the Netflix reality series The Circle. Then they swap three songs from their Spotify Discover Weekly playlists and see how the other likes them.
K.W. is really enjoying the new NBC sci-fi show Debris. Carrie talks about a YouTuber she really likes, English Teacher KP, and she and K.W. go on a small tangent about grammar! They also watch the pilot of the classic sitcom Rhoda.
It's a fantasy book week! Carrie is digging the RPG-style choose-your-own-adventure book Into the Dungeon by Hari Conner. K.W. is very into the first book of The Nickel City Necromancer series, Kiss Me Deadly, by Jessie Thomas. And they both discuss the book Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.
Carrie and K.W. will be on the podcast Ink to Film with Luke and James this week to talk about the Netflix adaptation of Shadow and Bone. Check out Ink to Film on their website. They're also on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. James and Luke will be guests on PosPop very soon!
K.W. is back! to finally talk about Norwegian Space Disco, Carrie digs the recent action movie Shadow in the Cloud, and they discuss emotional catharsis in television.
Guest host Erin is back to help Carrie talk about Taylor Swift's latest release, Fearless (Taylor's Version)!
Previous guest Erin joins Carrie as a guest host this week to discuss the SyFy series 12 Monkeys and the rock band The Cranberries.
Robin returns to the pod to talk about the TV show The Good Fight and the show it spun off from, The Good Wife, both on Paramount+.
Carrie and K.W. are joined by their friend Robin to talk about TV show The Leftovers, based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name, that ran on HBO from 2014 to 2017.
Carrie and K.W. are joined by Marx and Julie from the GenreTainment podcast to talk about Hallmark mysteries and their background in film.
GenreTainment is where Julie and Marx talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series. They give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.
Find out more about it online at https://marxpyle.com/, and listen to episodes wherever you get your podcasts. Find Marx on Twitter @mrmarx.
Carrie and K.W. are joined by Marx and Julie from the GenreTainment podcast to talk about Supernatural and urban fantasy.
GenreTainment is where Julie and Marx talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series. They give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.
Find out more about it online at https://marxpyle.com/, and listen to episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!
Carrie's digging Maggie Rogers's album Heard It In a Past Life, K.W. is trying to get all her friends to use the writing app Byline, and they discuss the recent Netflix adaptation of the Bridgerton romance books.
K.W. is enjoying the HBO series Barry, Carrie revisits an old favorite read, The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton, and they do their best to discuss the new Hulu miniseries The Sister without giving away too many spoilers.
K.W. is digging the card/mat game Illimat, Carrie has spent way too much time consuming the Dungeons & Dragons webseries Critical Role not to talk about it, and they both share their thoughts on the new NBC show Mr. Mayor.
Erin is back for the second half of PosPop's discussion on The Haunting of Bly Manor and its source material, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, as well as other adaptations of the novel.
Part 2 of 2.
PosPop's friend Erin joins Carrie and K.W. to talk about The Haunting of Bly Manor and its source material, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, as well as other adaptations of the novel.
Part 1 of 2.
Carrie confesses her love for the 2008 sci-fi movie Outlander, K.W. dishes on the new Disney+/Marvel series WandaVision, and they both discuss Craig Ferguson's new game show, The Hustler. Plus, Carrie absolutely loses it this episode.
Carrie digs Miranda July's latest film, Kajillionaire, K.W. looks at the new series The Stand as well as the Stephen King book on which it's based and the 1994 miniseries, and they both dissect Taylor Swift's latest quarantine album, evermore.
K.W. delves into the HBO series Search Party, Carrie talks about the Dragon Age universe, both the video games and the books, and they chat about comfort television.
Carrie talks about the podcast series The Lovecraft Investigations, K.W. talks about the HBO series The Undoing, and they both discuss the HBO documentary The Mystery of D.B. Cooper. Plus, K.W. loves a good jewel-toned coat.
Positively Pop Culture is back for 2021! In this episode, K.W. talks about the HBO series The Flight Attendant, Carrie talks about the Taylor Swift special Folklore: The Long Pond Sessions, and they both discuss Wonder Woman 1984.
Happy holidays from PosPop! Carrie and K.W. talk about the Christmas-themed movies, TV, and music they've consumed this year.
PosPop will take a break the week of December 30th and will return on January 6th!
Jo Garfein, Lost enthusiast and co-founder of the non-profit Cancer Gets Lost, joins Carrie and K.W. for a chat about the iconic show and how pop culture can bring us together and inspire us to give back.
Find Cancer Gets Lost online at their website. CGL is also on Twitter and Instagram (@cancergetslost).
Carrie and K.W. welcome author K.P. Kulski to talk about horror, feminism, and her new novel, Fairest Flesh.
Find K.P. on Twitter @garnetonwinter and online at www.garnetonwinter.com, and find Fairest Flesh at Amazon.
K.W. talks about the way the NBC sitcom Superstore is handling the COVID pandemic, while Carrie indulges her love of the History Channel series The Curse of Oak Island. Both K.W. and Carrie dive into the last few horror movies they watched of the Halloween season.
Carrie dives into the world of Nancy Drew by talking about the recent TV show on the CW and the computer game Midnight in Salem.
Carrie and K.W. each share one of their favorite books and then curate a pop-culture list for each other.
Carrie and K.W. have some extra fun this week by taking some Buzzfeed quizzes, playing a round of Jeopardy!, and discussing National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.
Carrie and K.W. chat all things musicals with returning guest Rachel! Plus, Hazel makes a surprise appearance.
Disclaimer: Carrie mispronounces "Meet Me in St. Louis" and uses "objective" when she meant "subjective" in this episode. She is stressed. Please forgive.
In this episode, we talk about the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead, the '90s NBC sitcom News Radio, and Time's recent list of 100 best fantasy books.
Bowling Green State University Ph.D. candidate Jackie Hudson joins us to talk about pioneering funk musician Roger Troutman and his band Zapp. Jackie and fellow student Kari Boroff were instrumental in securing funding for a new historical marker to mark the site of the former Troutman Sound Labs, the Troutman family's recording studio, which played a significant role in the Ohio funk music scene. In this episode, we talk to Jackie about that process.
Read more about the dedication HERE, and you can watch the full ceremony HERE.
To celebrate our anniversary month, we're dropping some special content, like this full, unedited conversation about Melrose Place with our friend Robin! Find Robin on Twitter @robinhhhhh (that's 5 Hs!).
It's a supersized anniversary episode! We talk about the new Netflix movie Enola Holmes as well as revisit some old topics. We're also joined by special guest Tom Kollman, who shares his love for Star Trek, specifically the new animated sitcom Star Trek: Lower Decks!
You can find Tom on Twitter @twick516.
And don't forget to take our anonymous listener survey!
More bloopers! Hopefully they give you a laugh or two while you're washing dishes or driving to work. Thanks for all the fun and support! We're looking forward to Year 2!
"Carrie Watches Scary (Movies/TV)" continues with this discussion of the 2017 horror movie Get Out from Jordan Peele and Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of The Shining by Stephen King.
As a reminder, take the anonymous listener survey to tell us what you want to hear more of as we head into Year 2!
Bonus content! A whole half-hour of bloopers to help celebrate our one-year anniversary! We screw up a lot.
Carrie talks about The Killers's new album, Imploding the Mirage. K.W. talks about the Heathcliff Lennox mystery series by Karen Baugh Menuhin. They both talk about The Haunting of Hill House series on Netflix, based on the novel by Shirley Jackson.
Don't forget to take the PosPop anonymous Listener Survey!
Rachel joins the pod once again for a lively discussion of the new season of The Masked Singer on Fox. Carrie and K.W. also talk about Fox's new singing competition show, I Can See Your Voice, hosted by Dr. Ken Jeong.
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Carrie and K.W. jump-start "spooky season" by discussing the horror novels The Outsider, by Stephen King, and The Carrow Haunt, by Darcy Coates. They also watch the first episode of the new HBO series Lovecraft Country, adapted from the novel by Matt Ruff.
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In this episode, Carrie and K.W. each watch a movie they haven't seen off the other's list of favorite movies. Carrie watches the 1980 comedy 9 to 5, and K.W. watches the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
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Carrie and K.W. are joined by Amy Spalding and Christie Baugher, co-hosts of the new Caroline in the City rewatch podcast, Caroline and the Podcast! This episode is basically four ladies laughing and having a good time.
Where to find the podcast: Twitter: @carolineandthe (https://twitter.com/carolineandthe) Instagram: @carolineandthe (https://www.instagram.com/carolineandthe/) Facebook: @carolineandthe (https://www.facebook.com/carolineandthe) Website: https://www.carolineandthepodcast.com/ Email: carolineandthepodcast@gmail.com
Where to find author Amy Spalding: Twitter: @theames (https://twitter.com/theames) Instagram: @thatames (https://www.instagram.com/thatames/) Website: https://www.theamyspalding.com/
Where to find dramatist/composer/lyricist Christie Baugher: Twitter: @timidfrieda (https://twitter.com/timidfrieda) Instagram: @timidfrieda (https://www.instagram.com/timidfrieda/) Website: https://www.christiebaugher.com/
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K.W. once again dives into her love of reality TV and tells us all about the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Carrie celebrates the release of Such Pretty Forks in the Road, the latest album from Alanis Morissette. And they both revel in the tense delight that is the new Netflix series The Floor Is Lava.
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Note: Carrie had some mic issues this week. Please forgive the sound quality.
It's an accidental Twin Episode!
K.W. talks about her love of the Netflix reality show Selling Sunset, Carrie talks about the Blood and Gold fantasy book series by Kim Wilkins, and they both watch the pilot of the '80s sitcom Double Trouble--all three of which feature twins in some capacity!
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This week, Carrie and K.W. talk about the genre Nordic noir--including the Netflix series Marcella and Fallet and books by Lilja Sigurðardóttir and Camilla Grebe. They also dive into Folklore, the latest album from Taylor Swift.
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Carrie talks about the latest DC show, Stargirl, while K.W. opts for the more serious AMC show Better Call Saul. Friend Rachel joins for a discussion on action movies.
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Jeff Hessell, GM of the upcoming actual-play RPG podcast The Cast Perilous, joins Carrie and K.W. for a chat on all things role-playing games!
The Cast Perilous debuts on Tuesday, August 18th. Follow the game on Twitter @thecastperilous and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Rachel joins Carrie and K.W. once again, this time to talk about the new Netflix adaptation of The Baby-Sitters Club! They also discuss the new album Gaslighter from The Chicks.
Melissa Long and Mary Mascari, cohosts of The Writing Easy podcast, join Carrie and K.W. for a talk on podcasting, writing, and pop culture.
Find The Writing Easy at: www.thewritingeasypodcast.com, on Instagram @writingeasypodcast, on Facebook @writingeasypodcast, and on Twitter @writingeasypod1. Listen to it wherever you find your podcasts!
Carrie and K.W. talk about finding inspiration and comfort in nature! Carrie's topic for the week is Jumanji: The Next Level, and K.W.'s is the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale.
Topics on this episode are many and varied! They include:
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the NWSL Challenge Cup
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old baseball games on radio
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a rhizomatic approach to finding new-to-you music
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the comfort of mystery stories, featuring V. M. Burns's The Plot Is Mystery, and
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K. W.'s latest story, "Parasomnia," in the Dark Lane Anthology Volume Nine
Stay safe and healthy!
It's our '90s TV episode! Pop-culture guru Robin hops on the pod once again, this time for a discussion on Melrose Place, and children's/YA author A.J. Culey discusses her love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Find Robin on Twitter and Instagram @robinhhhhh (That's 5 Hs!).
Find A.J. on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram @ajculey and online at www.ajculey.com.
Fantasy author J.L. Gribble joins Carrie and K.W. to talk about her writing as well as some of the pop culture she's currently enjoying!
Find J.L. online at jlgribble.com and on Twitter and Instagram @hannaedits.
K.W. discusses the Amazon movie The Vast of Night, and Carrie gives a sneak peek of her latest short story, "The Tower of Ithadir," in the recently released Reign of Queens anthology.
Robin also joins us once more for an enthusiastic discussion of The Prisoner TV series from 1967. Find Robin on Instagram and Twitter @robinhhhhh (that's 5 Hs!).
Science-fiction author Heidi Ruby Miller is back to talk about her own books in the Ambasadora-verse! Find Heidi online at on Instagram @HeidiRubyMiller and on her website, www.heidirubymiller.com.
It's a poetry episode! K.W. interviews Erin Carlyle about her writing, her inspiration, and writing during the pandemic. And Carrie interviews Mary Soon Lee about her latest poetry books, The Sign of the Dragon and Elemental Haiku, and some of her favorite pop culture.
Find Erin on Instagram @erincarlylepoetcatgirl.
Find Mary on Twitter @MarySoonLee and at her website: www.marysoonlee.com.
Author Matt Betts joins Carrie and K.W. to talk about his latest release, Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds, and some of his favorite pop culture!
Carrie gushes about the new Freeform series Motherland: Fort Salem while K.W. talks about her love for the FX series What We Do in the Shadows. They both discuss whether their pop-culture-consumption habits have changed during quarantine.
Plus: Carrie explains the cinnamon roll meme to K.W.!
Our friend Rachel is back to talk about why she loves the Hulu series Shrill, based on Lindy West's book of the same name. K.W. also gives us a peek into her latest novella, The Skittering.
Sci-fi author Heidi Ruby Miller joins us to talk about cyberpunk, including the Netflix series Altered Carbon, based on the novel by Richard K. Morgan.
Find Heidi on Instagram @heidirubymiller and online at www.heidirubymiller.com.
Carrie also talks about her recent viewing of the 2018 film Fast Color.
Friend Rachel Porter joins Carrie and K.W. in a discussion of their enjoyment of Fox's The Masked Singer and speculation on some of its Season 3 singers.
Carrie and K.W. interview authors Jessica McHugh and Annika Sundberg.
Learn more about Jessica on her website: https://mchughniverse.wordpress.com/.
Find Annika on Instagram @rabbitchilla and on Twitter @WriterChilla.
K.W. talks about Netflix's recent series I Am Not Okay with This, Carrie talks about the graphic novel Orphan Black: Deviations, and they both discuss their upcoming shared world anthology, The Secrets of Harrowgate Valley.
K.W. talks about her love for the FX comedy Better Things, Carrie discusses the French film Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and they both watch the pilot of the SyFy series 12 Monkeys.
Please excuse Hazel the cat making noise as she was trying to barge into Carrie's room!
K.W. talks about Justina Ireland's Dread Nation, Carrie talks about the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and they discuss the Netflix series Virgin River.
Robin joins us again to talk about science-fiction romance, in particular her love of the Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon. Carrie and K.W. watch the pilot of the NBC sitcom Community.
Carrie and K.W. compare the novel and Netflix versions of Harlan Coben's The Stranger and talk about the latest DC movie, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Carrie and K.W. dive into the Star Trek universe, focusing mostly on Enterprise and Discovery. Share your favorite movies and series with @PosPopPodcast on Twitter!
Carrie talks about the ITV/PBS adaptation of Sanditon and the accompanying novel based on Jane Austen's fragment; K.W. raves about David Lynch's What Did Jack Do?; and they discuss their favorite instrumental music.
K.W. tells us some of her favorite board games, Carrie gives her thoughts on the 2019 Little Women adaptation, and they both watch the pilot episode of The X-Files!
Carrie and K.W. have a discussion about their writing processes, inspired by Carrie's recent reading of A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. And special guest Robin joins them to discuss the 1981 novel The Wave and its accompanying after-school special.
You can find Robin on Twitter @RobinHHHHH (that's five Hs)!
Carrie talks about the BBC 4 podcast The Whisperer in Darkness, K.W. talks about Tarryn Fisher's novel The Wives, and they discuss the pilot episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Carrie and K.W. talk about the Netflix reality show The Circle, season 3 of Hulu's Runaways, and Billie Eilish's album When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go.
Carrie talks about the soundtrack for the new Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill, based on Alanis Morissette's 1995 album of the same name. K.W. discusses the Netflix show You (and Carrie gets a little heated about it), and they both watch the pilot episode of the 1982 NBC comedy Cheers. Plus: the possibility of a live show? You tell us!
K.W. discusses the Netflix series Russian Doll and time-loop narratives, Carrie talks about the fantasy novels Rule and Rise by Ellen Goodlett, and they share their thoughts on the latest Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker. Plus, K.W. drops some reading material about angry women.
Happy New Year from Carrie and K.W.! In this episode, they tell their favorite pop culture of 2019, including movies, music, TV, books, and more. Plus they watch the pilot of The Dresden Files.
You can find a Spotify playlist for the show at the link below or by searching for PosPop - Songs We Dig That We Mention on the Show.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wkXzyldM8JG2LVdjAlMdo
Happy holidays from Carrie and K.W.! In this episode, they talk about all their favorite holiday music, movies, and TV episodes. See you in 2020, and remember to share your favorite pop culture on Twitter or through email!
Carrie gushes over Queen's Shadow, a Star Wars novel by E.K. Johnston, K.W. talks about the benefits of listening to music in foreign languages, and they discuss the BBC podcast The Case of Charles Dexter Ward based on the novel by H.P. Lovecraft.
Plus: K.W. prefers listening to Spotify over locating her CDs, and Carrie needs you to know that she regrets not bringing up Shakira when talking about foreign-language music.
The entire unedited conversation between Carrie and C.S. about Terminator: Dark Fate that was excerpted in the 12/11 episode. So much Dark Fate love; so many spoilers.
Carrie talks Terminator: Dark Fate with friend and fellow author C.S. Lytal. K.W. discusses the Griffin and Whyborne series by Jordan L. Hawk and book series in general. Both hosts talk Schitt's Creek.
Plus: Carrie's absolutely read book series longer than five books. She just can't remember anything to save her life. And if you listen closely, you might be able to hear her housemate's cat, Hazel, in the background!
in this jam-packed episode, Carrie and K.W. talk about their recent trip to see the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team as they played Sweden. They also discuss a couple of their favorite TV shows--Bob's Burgers and Orange Is the New Black--as well as the pilot of The Addams Family. Plus, join the hosts in their December writing challenge based on K.W.'s new book, Advent Writing!
Carrie and K.W. pack a lot into this episode as they discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions" and how they try to incorporate feminism into their writing. They also talk about their experience with role-playing games, and K.W. interviews Jeff Hessell, host of the upcoming RPG podcast The Cast Perilous.
Carrie and K.W. talk The Highwomen, Carrie's recent trip to the Broadkill Writers Resort, Mindhunter, and the pilot of "Ghost Whisperer." Plus: the love of Carrie's life, which host is an easier crier, and the importance of podcast choice on lonely jogging trails.
Carrie and K.W. discuss the father-and-son horror writing team of Stephen King and Joe Hill, the new CW Batwoman TV series, and the FOX musical contest show The Masked Singer.
Carrie and K.W. watch the pilot of My Favorite Martian and talk about the movie Late Night and the graphic novel series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Carrie and K.W. talk about Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks's recent production of Julius Caesar, K.W.'s summer re-watch of Fringe, and the Netflix limited series Unbelievable.
Carrie and K.W. talk about Fly Girls by Keith O'Brien, "Doin' Time" by Lana Del Rey, and the pilot of Heroes.
Carrie and K.W. talk their favorite things, the National Women's Hockey League, A Simple Favor, Gentleman Jack, and Anna Merlan's Republic of Lies.