Pop Rocket
Pop culture discussion with Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Margaret Wappler and Karen Tongson
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2019
2015 Oscars Special: The Show, Speeches and John Travolta
The spectacle, the magnificence, the sh*t show that was the 2015 Academy Awards. Why did Neil Patrick Harris miss the mark as host? What was with all those political speeches? And John Travolta… Plus…
50 Shades, SNL and Social Media
This week we’re all about 50 Shades, Jupiter Ascending and SNL at 40.
We’ll have a conversation about social media in which Guy explains how it can tickle the “witch-hunty part of your brain” and fin…
Grammys, Biopics, Books & Jams
We’re all about the Grammys this week, with opinions on Beyonce, Beck, Madonna and awards in general.
Then we get into biopics. We talk about our favorites, common biopic mistakes and Wynter shares s…
Super Bowl, Ghostbusters and #ThatCism
The team unpack last weekend’s Super Bowl, argue the merits of original, animated and re-booted Ghostbusting and call out a sports themed batch of #ThatCism. With Wynter Mitchell, Jesse Thorn and hos…
Deflate-gate, The Boy Next Door and the death of the album
The New England Patriots “deflate-gate” scandal, privilege in the arts and whether the latest music sales stats signal the end of the album. Wynter’s been to see The Boy Next Door and guy’s jam is a …
Looking, American Sniper and #Cism
HBO’s Looking has been billed as the gay, male, Sex and the City or Girls. We ask why TV can’t do gay right. Plus MaxFun boss Jesse Thorn drops in for his new signature segment. With Wynter Mitchell,…
Golden Globes Debrief
Guy Branum is joined by digital strategist Wynter Mitchell, comedian Santina Muha, academic and DJ Oliver Wang and journalist Margaret Wappler for an energetic debrief of last weekend's Golden Globes…
Kanye, McCartney and Coachella
Our debut episode, Guy Branum is joined by digital strategist Wynter Mitchell, comedian Santina Muha, and journalist Margaret Wappler to talk Kanye, McCartney and Coachella. Plus our latest jams and …