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Pop Rocket

Pop culture discussion with Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Margaret Wappler and Karen Tongson

Tv Television Society & Culture Media Discussion Comedy Music
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
61 minutes
Episodes
228
Years Active
2015 - 2019
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Oscar 2017 Snubs and Predictions

Oscar 2017 Snubs and Predictions

Jordan Morris sits in for Guy and is joined by Margaret, Wynter, and Karen to talk about the Oscar nominations announced last week. Guy Branum calls in to discuss Annette Bening’s performance in 20th…

00:54:08  |   Thu 02 Feb 2017
Revisiting Childhood

Revisiting Childhood

 

This week, Jordan Morris fills in for Guy Branum while he’s away filming his new Tru TV program, Talk Show The Game Show. The gang talks about what pop culture from their childhood has withstood th…

00:58:11  |   Wed 25 Jan 2017
Inauguration with Jordan Morris

Inauguration with Jordan Morris

This episode, Jordan Morris of @midnight and Jordan Jesse Go! sits in for Guy while he is away. Jordan and the gang discuss the upcoming Inauguration, the President elect’s difficulty in securing ent…

00:56:45  |   Thu 19 Jan 2017
2017 Pop Culture Resolutions

2017 Pop Culture Resolutions

It’s finally 2017, Rocketeers! Guy, Wynter, and Karen sit down to discuss their new year resolutions for pop culture. Should we be watching less Housewives and more musicals? Who is reupping their su…

00:53:12  |   Thu 05 Jan 2017
The Second Annual Pop Tart Awards

The Second Annual Pop Tart Awards

It's that time of year again! Guy, Wynter, Karen, and Margaret are all dressed in their most fabulous attire to award Pop Tarts to the greatest things in pop culture. Movies, music, artists, even iTu…

01:06:33  |   Wed 28 Dec 2016
Reboots

Reboots

On this week’s episode, Guy sits down with the newly assembled Pop Rocket gang and welcomes Karen Tongson to the team! In honor of her arrival, they discuss reboots; and the conversation gets heated!…

00:49:25  |   Wed 21 Dec 2016
Farewell

Farewell

This week, Margaret hosts a very bittersweet episode with the whole gang present (Guy via phone). This is Oliver Wang’s last show as a co-host, and the gang is talking about pop culture farewells. Th…

00:57:18  |   Wed 14 Dec 2016
The Crown with Karen Tongson and Chris Schleicher

The Crown with Karen Tongson and Chris Schleicher

This episode, Guy and Margaret are joined by two very special guests to talk about Netflix’s most expensive series to date, The Crown. They talk about Queen Elizabeth II, her sister Margaret, whether…

00:55:17  |   Thu 08 Dec 2016
Pop Culture Families

Pop Culture Families

This is our 100th episode! In honor of this, Guy, Margaret (via skype), Oliver, and Wynter talk about pop culture families as a way of paying tribute to the Pop Rocket family that has formed over the…

00:58:40  |   Thu 01 Dec 2016
Cooking Shows

Cooking Shows

 This week, Guy sits down comedians Solomon Georgio, Kara Klenk, and

00:52:50  |   Wed 23 Nov 2016
Monsters

Monsters

This week, Guy sits down with Margaret and special guests Danielle Radford of the Maximum Fun podcast Tights and Fights and Andrew Ti of Earwolf's Yo, Is This Racist? to talk about Monsters of all ki…

00:54:14  |   Wed 16 Nov 2016
Super Dumb Comedies

Super Dumb Comedies

This week, the gang tries to get rid of some of the anxiety surrounding this week's election by discussing their favorite dumb comedies. They discuss everything from Judd Apatow to the demise of Adam…

00:50:23  |   Wed 09 Nov 2016
Westworld with Story Editor Charles Yu

Westworld with Story Editor Charles Yu

Wynter takes over hosting duties and is joined by Margaret and Oliver for a discussion on all things Westworld! Plus, Story Editor Charles Yu calls in to give us some details on the process behind cr…

01:15:06  |   Wed 02 Nov 2016
Tricks and Treats!

Tricks and Treats!

Guy, Margaret and Oliver are talking tricks and treats (pop culture hoaxes and candy) this week on Pop Rocket’s second annual Spooktacular! Why are memoir hoaxes always the juiciest? Where do we draw…

01:04:05  |   Wed 26 Oct 2016
Celebrity Pets with Karen Tongson

Celebrity Pets with Karen Tongson

Oliver takes over hosting duties and is joined by Margaret and the always lovely Karen Tongson to talk about celebrity pets! Does that mean pets of celebrities or pets that are themselves celebrities…

01:00:35  |   Wed 19 Oct 2016
Atlanta on FX with Demi Adejuyigbe

Atlanta on FX with Demi Adejuyigbe

Guy, Margaret, and Wynter are joined by writer and host of The Gilmore Guys podcast, Demi Adejuyigbe to talk about Atlanta on FX! How long should this show go for? What makes this show really shine? …

01:10:43  |   Wed 12 Oct 2016
Debut Novels and Documentaries with Jade Chang, Jesse Thorn, and April Wolfe

Debut Novels and Documentaries with Jade Chang, Jesse Thorn, and April Wolfe

Margaret takes over hosting duties this week in a special supersized episode of Pop Rocket! She's joined by author Jade Chang, LA Weekly film critic April Wolfe, and host of Pop Rocket’s sister show …

01:39:58  |   Wed 05 Oct 2016
Dear Pop Rocket...

Dear Pop Rocket...

This week, the Pop Rocket gang gives out pop culture and life advice to listeners! We learn what movie and dish pairs well with getting to third base, how to deal with breakups, and why DVR privilege…

01:07:21  |   Wed 28 Sep 2016
Emmy's and Pop Culture Comebacks

Emmy's and Pop Culture Comebacks

The gang is here to talk about the 2016 Emmy’s and prominent pop culture come-backs! Why does Veep get so much love? Do we even care about the Emmy’s anymore? Why can Drew Barrymore make a comeback b…

01:01:51  |   Wed 21 Sep 2016
The 2000's in Pop Culture with Karen Tongson

The 2000's in Pop Culture with Karen Tongson

Guy, Wynter, and Oliver are joined by Fifth Beatle and all around lovely person Karen Tongson to talk about the 2000’s in pop culture! What movies, trends and music will live on through the ages? How…

01:05:59  |   Wed 14 Sep 2016
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