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Inside Pop

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Aug 24, 2016
File this under making up for lost time: This weekend Frank Ocean stopped the world with two digital drops; the visual album Endless and the studio album Blonde; a magazine released in specialty pop up shops and a music video for his song Nikes. Has it all been worth the wait? We share our review. Plus - does The Get Down have what it takes to be Netflix's next binge-worthy hit? We tell you whether you should commit to Baz Luhrman's historic hip hop pastiche. Plus - we react to the Sistah Speak Big Sell of poet Warsan Shire.
Aug 17, 2016
Is it hot in here or is it us? Actually - it's all of the incredibly attractive and fit Olympic athletes flipping and flexing in Rio! We are so very appreciative of their athletic endowments that we've awarded our own medals for favorite #OlympicBaes. From hurdlers to swimmers to fencers, we tell you who you need to ogle before the closing ceremonies. Parental warning: The words 'package,' and 'bulge' are used liberally throughout this segment. Plus, as the summer winds down, we review the movie trailers that have us hyped for Fall - including Rogue One, Moonlight, Hidden Figures and La La Land. Then, our very special guests from the Sistah Speak Podcast Network join us for our biggest Big Sell ever! The amazing podcasters Sistah A, Sistah J, Sistah K and Sistah LM sit down with us for an interview and talk about the everything from the history of Blaxploitation films to the genius of Joss Whedon! And they give us four, count 'em, four Big Sells that will have us busy for the next few weeks!
Aug 11, 2016
This week, we're going into the Inside Pop vault! With such a large number of summer binge-worthy series like "Stranger Things," "A Night of," "Unreal" and the upcoming "The Get Down," you may feel like you're at risk of falling behind on the Television everyone's talking about. We feel your pain! Earlier this year we failed to watch "Making a Murderer" when it premiered and were most definitely "Late to the Party." Listen to hear how we manage our TV tardiness. Plus - remember when Joseph Fiennes was cast as Michael Jackson?! Nope - that wasn't a dream! AND mentions of Breaking Bad, The Wire, Prince and this episode is where we discovered the "Discover Weekly" Spotify playlist!
Aug 3, 2016
Game of Thrones is ending...wait, what?! This week, we discuss the news from HBO that the hit show is ending after its 8th season and debate whether this is the best or the saddest news of the week. Then, we talk about whether there is an optimum number of seasons for a television series and also whether all TV seasons should be limited to 13 or fewer episodes. We cite some of our favorite shows, Stranger Things, Grey's Anatomy, The Simpsons, The People V. OJ Simpson, and of course Lost, to make our point. Plus, Amita and Sean share the thing they're most excited to see at the Rio Olympics (Hint - it's neither the thrill of victory nor the agony of defeat).
Jul 27, 2016
Bourne, Jason Bourne...oh wait, wrong franchise! The assassin with amnesia is back and Inside Pop brings you your first review! Does Jason Bourne live up to the hype? Is Matt Damon still on Amita's Celebrity Husbands list? We answer both of those questions and find out how many other celeb spouses she has her eye on. We also bring you another installment of The Inside Pop Quiz and then Sean re-enters the House of Hyperbole to discuss a life changing photo taken at Comic Con last week. Plus - Stranger Things and Star Trek Beyond! All that and a super size Big Sell segment in this jam packed episode of Inside Pop!
Jul 21, 2016
Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon, Patti Smith, Public Enemy, U2, KRS-One --- Pop culture has produced a long history of artists ready to answer the call to protest injustice, rail against ignorance and call out for understanding. But 2016 has produced so many horrors that, if you're anything like us, you may wonder whether podcasts - or pop culture in general, has any place in this new, darker world order. Does it matter what an actor has to say about police brutality? What good does a benefit concert actually do? Can a song make any difference? These are some of the questions we attempt to answer in this special episode of Inside Pop. We discuss the efforts of Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Miguel, Jesse Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and others to make sense of and affect positive change in this increasingly frightening world.
Jul 19, 2016
Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon, Patti Smith, Public Enemy, U2, KRS-One --- Pop culture has produced a long history of artists ready to answer the call to protest injustice, rail against ignorance and call out for understanding. But 2016 has produced so many horrors that, if you're anything like us, you may wonder whether podcasts - or pop culture in general, has any place in this new, darker world order. Does it matter what an actor has to say about police brutality? What good does a benefit concert actually do? Can a song make any difference? These are some of the questions we attempt to answer in this special episode of Inside Pop. We discuss the efforts of Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Miguel, Jesse Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and others to make sense of and affect positive change in this increasingly frightening world.
Jul 19, 2016
Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon, Patti Smith, Public Enemy, U2, KRS-One --- Pop culture has produced a long history of artists ready to answer the call to protest injustice, rail against ignorance and call out for understanding. But 2016 has produced so many horrors that, if you're anything like us, you may wonder whether podcasts - or pop culture in general, has any place in this new, darker world order. Does it matter what an actor has to say about police brutality? What good does a benefit concert actually do? Can a song make any difference? These are some of the questions we attempt to answer in this special episode of Inside Pop. We discuss the efforts of Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Miguel, Jesse Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and others to make sense of and affect positive change in this increasingly frightening world.
Jul 15, 2016
TV reigns supreme this week! First we focus on the 2016 Emmy Nominations! We break down all of the major categories and give you our thoughts on the nominees! Then we recap the season two premiere of the newly Emmy nominated drama, Mr. Robot! Can it live up to the hype of its first season? Then, Amita takes a moment to applaud Jennifer Aniston for her recent inspiring and empowering statement on tabloid journalism. Plus, we were able to score a special Big Sell from Jeff Sanders of the 5AM Miracle Podcast while we were in Chicago for Podcast Movement! Listen now to hear all of this and yet another reference to Beyonce's Lemonade and Amita's future husbands....
Jul 15, 2016
TV reigns supreme this week! First we focus on the 2016 Emmy Nominations! We break down all of the major categories and give you our thoughts on the nominees! Then we recap the season two premiere of the newly Emmy nominated drama, Mr. Robot! Can it live up to the hype of its first season? Then, Amita takes a moment to applaud Jennifer Aniston for her recent inspiring and empowering statement on tabloid journalism. Plus, we were able to score a special Big Sell from Jeff Sanders of the 5AM Miracle Podcast while we were in Chicago for Podcast Movement! Listen now to hear all of this and yet another reference to Beyonce's Lemonade and Amita's future husbands....
Jul 11, 2016
Attending Podcast Movement (the national podcast convention) this past weekend in Chicago has literally changed our podcasting lives! Listen to this Bonus Pop to hear about our amazing weekend. We had the great opportunity to listen to and interact with some of the best podcasters around including Glynn Washington (Snap Judgment); Anna Sale (Death, Sex & Money); Kevin Smith (too many podcasts to name); Heben & Tracy (Another Round); Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam (Dinner Party Download) and many more! It turns out that Chicago, is in fact, our kind of town!
Jul 11, 2016
Attending Podcast Movement (the national podcast convention) this past weekend in Chicago has literally changed our podcasting lives! Listen to this Bonus Pop to hear about our amazing weekend. We had the great opportunity to listen to and interact with some of the best podcasters around including Glynn Washington (Snap Judgment); Anna Sale (Death, Sex & Money); Kevin Smith (too many podcasts to name); Heben & Tracy (Another Round); Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam (Dinner Party Download) and many more! It turns out that Chicago, is in fact, our kind of town!
Jul 6, 2016
Chicago is our kind of town this week as Inside Pop heads to the Podcast Movement convention! In honor of our inaugural trip to the Windy City, we are counting down our Top 10 Chicago Pop Culture Moments. From Earth, Wind and Fire to Kanye, Second City to Good Times, we celebrate Chi-Town like no one else! Listen now to find out which movie, tv and music moments made the list!
Jul 6, 2016
Chicago is our kind of town this week as Inside Pop heads to the Podcast Movement convention! In honor of our inaugural trip to the Windy City, we are counting down our Top 10 Chicago Pop Culture Moments. From Earth, Wind and Fire to Kanye, Second City to Good Times, we celebrate Chi-Town like no one else! Listen now to find out which movie, tv and music moments made the list!
Jul 1, 2016
It's an all music episode this week as we critique the new Kanye West Video, Famous (sorry Lena Dunham - one of us loves it) and we give out our own awards for the BET Awards with another edition of Slay or Nay!: Prince Tribute edition. Plus, Amita doles out a historic Big Sell rating for Florence and The Machine's short film, The Odyssey...did she love it or hate it? And then, we introduce you to the woman who is on tour with Sia and Miguel.
Jul 1, 2016
It's an all music episode this week as we critique the new Kanye West Video, Famous (sorry Lena Dunham - one of us loves it) and we give out our own awards for the BET Awards with another edition of Slay or Nay!: Prince Tribute edition. Plus, Amita doles out a historic Big Sell rating for Florence and The Machine's short film, The Odyssey...did she love it or hate it? And then, we introduce you to the woman who is on tour with Sia and Miguel.
Jun 27, 2016
Still reeling from the Game of Thrones Season 6 finale? So are we! Winter is most definitely here and we're ready to recap this amazing episode filled with murder, survival, bloody revenge and huge revelations! There's no way we could do this without spoilers, you've been warned.
Jun 27, 2016
Still reeling from the Game of Thrones Season 6 finale? So are we! Winter is most definitely here and we're ready to recap this amazing episode filled with murder, survival, bloody revenge and huge revelations! There's no way we could do this without spoilers, you've been warned.
Jun 22, 2016
At the beginning of the year we made bold resolutions we hoped would dial our pop culture fabulousness up to 11!! Now, at the halfway point of 2016, we are holding ourselves accountable to see if we stuck to our promises and kept our cultural commitments. How do we fare? Let's just say at one point the podcast resembles Cersei Lanister's Walk of Atonement. Plus the Big Sell returns!
Jun 22, 2016
At the beginning of the year we made bold resolutions we hoped would dial our pop culture fabulousness up to 11!! Now, at the halfway point of 2016, we are holding ourselves accountable to see if we stuck to our promises and kept our cultural commitments. How do we fare? Let's just say at one point the podcast resembles Cersei Lanister's Walk of Atonement. Plus the Big Sell returns!
Jun 15, 2016
This week, in honor of Pride month, we welcome our friend, Kevyn Fairchild of the upcoming podcast, The Queer Dilemma, to countdown our top three LGBT TV characters of all time! Characters from The Wire, True Blood, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Grey's Anatomy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and many more) made our short lists. Listen now to hear us celebrate some of the most entertaining, powerful, funny and inspirational characters that have given us pop culture joy over the years. This podcast was recorded before the horrific mass murder in Orlando. The time before that nightmarish event now feels like a slightly more innocent time - both for the LGBT community - and for all Americans. We post this episode in celebration of diversity and creativity and most of all, love.
Jun 15, 2016
This week, in honor of Pride month, we welcome our friend, Kevyn Fairchild of the upcoming podcast, The Queer Dilemma, to countdown our top three LGBT TV characters of all time! Characters from The Wire, True Blood, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Grey's Anatomy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and many more) made our short lists. Listen now to hear us celebrate some of the most entertaining, powerful, funny and inspirational characters that have given us pop culture joy over the years. This podcast was recorded before the horrific mass murder in Orlando. The time before that nightmarish event now feels like a slightly more innocent time - both for the LGBT community - and for all Americans. We post this episode in celebration of diversity and creativity and most of all, love.
Jun 8, 2016
Hot off the press we're recapping this week's jaw dropping Game of Thrones episode - The Broken Man. Wondering why you know who is still alive? Trying to figure out what Queen Marjorie has up her sleeve? And distraught over another life or death situation for a Stark kid? Have no fear we'll share our theories and make sense of it all for you! Plus - the Big Sell is back!
Jun 8, 2016
Hot off the press we're recapping this week's jaw dropping Game of Thrones episode - The Broken Man. Wondering why you know who is still alive? Trying to figure out what Queen Marjorie has up her sleeve? And distraught over another life or death situation for a Stark kid? Have no fear we'll share our theories and make sense of it all for you! Plus - the Big Sell is back!
Jun 6, 2016
Hot off the press we're recapping this week's jaw dropping Game of Thrones episode, The Broken Man. Wondering why You Know Who is still alive? Trying to figure out what else Queen Marjorie has up her sleeve? And distraught over another life or death situation for a Stark kid? Have no fear we'll share our theories and make sense of it all for you! Plus - the Big Sell is back and ready to tackle the big issues!
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