It’s our last LIT(erature) Summer episode and the end of Season One! We’re looking at the original 18th Century French fairy tale Beauty and the Beast and trying (unsuccessfully) to not reference Disney. We delve into other Beast and Beauty

Beauty and the Beast - LIT(erature) Summer

Aug 19th, 2019 1h 24m

It's our last LIT(erature) Summer episode and the end of Season One! We're looking at the original 18th Century French fairy tale Beauty and the Beast and trying (unsuccessfully) to not reference Disney. We delve into other Beast and Beauty tal

Hamlet LIVE! – LIT(erature) Summer

Jul 24th, 2019

For our very first live show and second installment of LIT(erature) Summer, we explore the lasting cultural influence of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, from The Lion King, to Star Wars, to Jordan Peele’s Us, and more! We also delve a little i

Hamlet LIVE! - LIT(erature) Summer

Jul 22nd, 2019 55m 42s

For our very first live show and second installment of LIT(erature) Summer, we explore the lasting cultural influence of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, from The Lion King, to Star Wars, to Jordan Peele's Us, and more! We also delve a little into

BONUS! Geek Out: Christmas in July

Jul 8th, 2019

We are going full-on Hallmark Channel in this Christmas movie Geek Out episode! We look into what makes a movie a Christmas movie, what we consider the “classics,” and which ones you should never watch, plus we write our own movie to pitch t

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BONUS! Geek Out: Christmas in July

Jul 7th, 2019 1h 29m

We are going full-on Hallmark Channel in this Christmas movie Geek Out episode! We look into what makes a movie a Christmas movie, what we consider the "classics," and which ones you should never watch, plus we write our own movie to pitch to H

Pride & Prejudice – LIT(erature) Summer

Jun 18th, 2019 1h 26m

Welcome to LIT(erature) Summer! This is the first installment of our three-episode summer series looking at the lasting cultural impact of classic literature works.Jane Austen’s most famous novel has influenced modern pop culture in a myri

Pride & Prejudice - LIT(erature) Summer

Jun 18th, 2019 1h 26m

Welcome to LIT(erature) Summer! This is the first installment of our three-episode summer series looking at the lasting cultural impact of classic literature works. Jane Austen's most famous novel has influenced modern pop culture in a myriad o

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BONUS! Commentary: Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Jun 12th, 2019 2h 7m

Totally spontaneous commentary track in anticipation of our first LIT(erature) Summer episode, Pride & Prejudice. We know you want to hear all our P&P thoughts, from the gorgeous score, to all the men's sideburns, to the strangely high number o

BONUS! Commentary: Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Jun 12th, 2019 2h 7m

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ANNOUNCEMENTS! Summer Series, Live Show, and More!

Jun 9th, 2019 3m 18s

Learn about our upcoming Live Show, our Summer Special Edition Series, and More! Visit ThePopDNA.Blog for more geeky goodness!

The Lord of the Rings

May 29th, 2019 1h 10m

Hope you’ve had your elevenses because we are travelling through Middle Earth this month, with our friend Rebecca and the Fellowship of the Ring! …and The Two Towers, and The Return of the King… We look at how Tolkien was influenced by his e

The Lord of the Rings (with Rebecca Thomas)

May 22nd, 2019 1h 11m

Hope you've had your elevenses because we are travelling through Middle Earth this month, with our friend Rebecca and the Fellowship of the Ring! ...and The Two Towers, and The Return of the King... We look at how Tolkien was influenced by his

BONUS! Geek Out: We Need to Talk About Horror

May 19th, 2019

BONUS EPISODE! We decided to talk about horror movies, in this our first official Geek Out episode! We discuss some of our favorite horror flicks, from the good to the so-bad-they’re-good to the ones with zombies. Listen at your own risk!S

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BONUS! Geek Out: We Need to Talk About Horror

May 3rd, 2019 1h 39m

BONUS EPISODE! We decided to talk about horror movies, in this our first official Geek Out episode! We discuss some of our favorite horror flicks, from the good to the so-bad-they're-good to the ones with zombies. Listen at your own risk!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Apr 17th, 2019 1h 29m

High School is Hell. Our discussion of Buffy's Pop DNA explores the roots of vampire legends and literature, the show's psychology and social commentary, and connections to our literary BFF, William Shakespeare. I officially have no more words.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Apr 17th, 2019 1h 29m

High School is Hell. Our discussion of Buffy’s Pop DNA explores the roots of vampire legends and literature, the show’s psychology and social commentary, and connections to our literary BFF, William Shakespeare. I officially have no more wor

Mean Girls

Mar 19th, 2019 1h 5m

On Wednesdays we wear pink! This month we break down Mean Girls’ Pop DNA, from the literary tradition of social satire in the work of Swift and Thackeray, to the roles of women in comedy and STEM fields, to the film’s place as a link in a lo

Mean Girls

Mar 18th, 2019 1h 8m

On Wednesdays we wear pink! This month we break down Mean Girls' Pop DNA, from the literary tradition of social satire in the work of Swift and Thackeray, to the roles of women in comedy and STEM fields, to the film's place as a link in a long

The Hunger Games Part 2 with Amber Steenmeyer

Feb 19th, 2019 56s

This one had to be a two-parter. We just had SOOOO many feelings to discuss!Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAMYOU CAN READ OUR BLOG HERE: THEP

The Hunger Games Part 1 with Amber Steenmeyer

Feb 19th, 2019 1h 4m

The Hunger Games (with Amber Steenmeyer) - Part 1

Feb 18th, 2019 1h 4m

This month we welcome our first-ever guest for a discussion of everyone's favorite dystopian teen book series. Amber joins Erin and Rhonda for a two-part conversation about The Hunger Games' ties to other dystopian fiction, reality TV, Maslowe'

The Hunger Games (with Amber Steenmeyer) - Part 2

Feb 18th, 2019 56m 19s

Star Wars

Jan 14th, 2019 50m 45s

This month Erin and Rhonda take on one of the biggest pop culture phenomena of our time: Star Wars. We discuss the saga’s connections to both the past and the future, through its ties to folklore and mythology, its profound influence on effe