HOMOPHONIC
HOMOPHONIC is the brand new pop music, pop culture focused podcast by pop music meme creator, Zach Rickel, the creator behind all your favorite memes on @afunctioninggay on Instagram. This weekly show will highlight the best of pop music both in the current pop zeitgeist as well as the past. From favorite deep cuts and bonus tracks to obscure remixes and unreleased material to the biggest hits and the worst flops, we are covering it all here. But just like my voice ... it's not that deep!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 74 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The Genre Of Pop (with Alex W.G. Rickel)
This week on HOMOPHONIC, I’m joined by a very special guest—my brother and lead singer of Future Killer, Alex W.G. Rickel! 🎤🎸
We kick things off by venting about the evolution (or devolution?) of soci…
Halftime Show 2025
🔥 This week on HOMOPHONIC, DJ John Michael is back to break down Kendrick Lamar’s history-making Super Bowl Halftime Show! We’re diving into his next-level visuals, that legendary Samuel L. Jackson c…
ABRACADABRA: The Magic of the 2025 Grammys (with DJ John Michael)
DJ John Michael returns to dive into everything Grammy Awards! Could this be the best music award show since the iconic 2009 VMAs? We cover it all—from Beyoncé and Lady Gaga to Shakira and Dave Chapp…
Everybody Eats! (with Camille Adams)
New year, new vibes, and a brand-new type of episode! 🎉 This week, I’m joined by a very special guest—my fabulous friend and registered dietitian, Camille Adams—to chat all things diet and nutrition.…
Pop Music Catch-Up (with DJ John Michael)
DJ John Michael returns to "Homophonic" for a much needed pop music catch-up! We kick things off with a chat about JADE’s “IT Girl,” detour to Swedish one-hit wonder Amanda, and groove through Katy P…
International Pop Girlies (with Jesse Chambliss)
This week’s podcast is a nostalgia-packed pop extravaganza! I’m joined by Jesse Chambliss, host of Jesse’s Girls Podcast and certified pop music aficionado, as we relive the joy of discovering our fa…
Introducing Kyzr Blue
This week I am joined by upcoming electronic-dance-pop artist KYZR BLUE. Based out of Chicago, he is a master of his craft who writes and produces all of his music from scratch. Together we talking…
Top 10 Underappreciated Christmas Songs
Happy Holidays, everybody! With the Christmas season upon us, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of top 10 under-appreciated Christmas songs that everyone needs to know and love. We all kn…
Billboard's Greatest Popstars Part 2 (with ZEE Machine & DJ John Michael)
ZEE MACHINE, DJ John Michael and myself continue our conversation about Billboard's 25 Greatest Popstars of the 21st Century with the final six acts: Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Drake, Rihanna, Taylo…
Billboard's Greatest Popstars Part 1 (with ZEE MACHINE & DJ John Michael)
On this episode I am joined by independent pop superstar ZEE MACHINE and the iconic friend of the pod DJ John Michael where we cover numbers 25 through 7 of Billboard Magazine's Greatest Popstars of …
Happy Birthday, Britney! (with DJ John Michael)
It's Britney, bitch! In honor of the Princess of Pop's birthday, DJ John Michael and I go down a rabbit hole of how we first learned of Britney, what our reactions were and how our love only grew fr…
2025 Grammy Nominations (with Jeff Beach)
SURPRISE! Jeff Beach, my bestie and co-host of Pop Theory, returns to discuss the most important political issue of our lifetime: the 2025 Grammy Nominations. We take a deep dive into the big 4 aw…
The Re-Brand (with DJ John Michael)
Welcome to HOMOPHONIC hosted by Zach Rickel, your favorite pop music meme creator behind the ICONIC Instagram account, @afunctioninggay.
On this inaugural episode I'm joined by the legend himself, D…