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TIH 619: Jason Pargin on Writing Pop Culture References in Film and Fiction

Author
Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella
Published
Thu 12 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-619-jason-pargin-on-writing-pop-culture-references-in-film-and-fiction/

In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about writing pop culture references in film and fiction, and much more.



[3:00] Conversation start and Britney Spears scandal.

[6:25] Biggest changes in the last eight months.

[23:00] Pop culture has stagnated.

[34:30] Impact of TikTok being banned in the USA.

[59:20] Trying different ad platforms.

[1:10:35] Why it’s difficult to write pop culture references in fiction, question from Erich via Patreon.

[1:19:40] Pop culture references today people in the future will completely misunderstand.



Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-619-jason-pargin-on-writing-pop-culture-references-in-film-and-fiction



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