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Popping Collars Podcast

Popping Collars

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Best of 2025

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2025/12/01

We have made it through another year and your favorite Popping Collars Podcast hosts are reminiscing on the year that was. See what we've chosen as our best pop culture items of 2025. What was your favorite piece of pop this year? Tell us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or drop us a line on socials. Check out the good folks at Cocktail Theology VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our

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PC Pilgrimage Project: Camino Semester Program

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2025/11/24

We've got a very special interview for this month's PC Pilgrimage Project. Greg and Ryan welcome Doug and Laurie Challenger, the organizers of the Franklin Pierce University Camino Semester Program. Every other year, Doug and Laurie take a group of college students on the Camino Frances for a Fall semester like no other. Students learn the values of pilgrimage life and the impact that it can have on the world around them. What was the most life-changing experience you had in college? Let us know at

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Under the Stole: Last Days/Mr. Scorsese

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2025/11/10

We've got a buy one get one free deal on interviews this month! First, Greg sits down with Justin Lin, the director of the film LAST DAYS, the story of Christian missionary John Chau and his doomed journey to North Sentinel Island. Greg then follows that up with an interview with Rebecca Miller who has a new documentary on Apple TV called MR. SCORSESE. Hear her thoughts on the man behind some of the greatest films of all time. Who should we talk to next? Let us know at

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Take 2: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

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2025/11/03

Where have you gone, Fred Rogers? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. On this look back into the Popping Collars archives, Greg welcomes special guests Tony Jones, Richard Lindsay, and Ryan Parker to discuss the legacy of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and its impact on a generation of children. Do you think the age of American civility is over? Send us your feedback at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or wade through the muck of social media and dare to post a *gasp* positive comment.Find us on

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PC Pilgrimage Project: To God or Not to God

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2025/10/27

Greg and Ryan have been talking around this topic for almost a year now and it's time to take it head on. Does the Camino de Santiago have to be a spiritual journey or can it be a perfectly fine non-religious experience? Find out where we fall on this question and let us know what you think at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or by posting on our socials.VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out

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Going on 30: Reality Bites

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2025/10/20

This month, Betsy and Greg decide to break out some flannel, part their hair down the center and fire up some MTV on the tube while they chat about REALITY BITES, the darling of the Generation X defining movies. Does it still hold up thirty years later or have your favorite disaffected hosts become [gasp] sellouts? Find out on this month's episode. Also, let us know what kind of slacker you were back in the day by emailing us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on socialsFind us on the

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Pop History 2025

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2025/10/06

The Popping Collars crew is back in the podcast studio! This time Betsy, Liz, Greg, and Ricardo are discussing what moment they would travel back to in pop history. They also take some time to do deep dives into items that may be flying under the pop culture radar. What do you wish you could see from pop history with your own eyes? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us your thoughts on socialsVOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at

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PC Book Club: September 2025

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2025/09/29

Liz and Ricardo are back (kind of) from sabbatical to talk about Sun House and Patriot They're also bringing along a PCBC superfan this month, Greg Knight. After reading every PCBC recommendation ever made, Greg sits down with the hosts to discuss his personal Top 10 PCBC reads. Did one of your favorites make the list? Email us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com and let us know, or send us your own Top 10 on socials. Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some

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PC Pilgrimage Project: The Milky Way

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2025/09/22

We've got one for the cinephiles this month as Greg and Ryan break down the Luis Bunuel masterpiece, THE MILKY WAY. Join them on a pilgrimage trail like no other, one littered with heresy, temptation, existential crisis, and time travel. Which heresy would you put in your movie? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us your favorite heresy on socialsFind us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read

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Going on 30: Quiz Show

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2025/09/15

Put on your thinking cap for this month's Going on 30 because Betsy and Greg are discussing the 1994 Best Picture nominee QUIZ SHOW. Do scandals still exist in America 30 years later or do live in a post-ethical society? Found out when we discuss the lasting legacy of the film. Let us know what you find scandalous at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or pour out your soul on our social media platformsFind us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out

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Going on 30: Pulp Fiction

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2025/08/18

Oh I'm sorry, did we break your concentration? Well then why not settle in and listen to a new episode of Going on 30 while you get a foot massage and drink a $5 milkshake? This month, Betsy and Greg discuss the trippy Tarantino tale PULP FICTION. What's your favorite example of 90s indy cinema? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or tell us on socialsFind us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's

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Under the Stole: East of Wall

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2025/08/11

We've been doing interviews with filmmakers for a while now, but we haven't seen one quite as special as EAST OF WALL. Greg sits down with director Kate Beecroft and actors Porshia and Tabatha Zimiga to discuss their new movie which won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. Hear what went into making this gorgeous piece of work and how sometimes a story can find you when you least expect it? What are you watching in theaters this weekend? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or

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Birthday Sampler 2025

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2025/08/04

Popping Collars has turned 11 years old and we're celebrating by dipping back into the archives to hear how we've grown from the little podcast that could to the media empire we are today. What's your favorite Popping Collars moment? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast.com or send us a note on socialsPLEASE SUPPORT OUR KICKSTARTER FOR THE PILGRIMAGE PROJECT!!! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's

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PC Pilgrimage Project: Pilgrimage Privilege

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2025/07/28

Ryan and Greg invite Holly Mchale-Larsen onto the show, a newly minted pilgrim who completed the Camino de Santiago late last year. They have a conversation about the luxury of time that comes with planning and walking a pilgrimage journey. How do you take time off work and away from family? How do you stay mindful on the journey? How do you process coming back to real life? When have you wanted to hit the pause button on life? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or shoot us a comment on

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Going on 30: The Lion King

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2025/07/21

Can you feel the pod tonight? Well, you will after listening to Betsy and Greg break down the Disney animated feature, THE LION KING from 1994. What Disney movies do you still fire up every now and then? Tell us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or let us know on our socialsPLEASE SUPPORT OUR KICKSTARTER FOR THE PILGRIMAGE PROJECT!!! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at

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PC Book Club: June 2025

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2025/06/30

It's time to talk summer reading and Liz and Ricardo have shown up just in time with beach reading recommendations. Hear them discuss Intermezzo and On Swift Horses as well as the global apocalypse courtesy of AI, oddly enough. Let them know what's on your summer (or end of the world, whichever comes first) reading list by emailing poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or by reaching out on socialsFind us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings

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PC Pilgrimage Project: I'll Push You

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2025/06/23

It's time to talk about another Camino movie, but why should Ryan and Greg do that by themselves when they can bring on the subjects of the film being discussed? This month, we welcome Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray back onto the pod to discuss the legacy of their documentary I'LL PUSH YOU. Find out how it changed their lives and what project they're up to now. Let us know what inspires you by emailing us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or reaching out on socialsPLEASE SUPPORT OUR KICKSTARTER

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PC Music Diary: Spiritual Autobiographies

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2025/06/09

Ricardo is still on sabbatical, so Greg is reaching deep into the Popping Collars bench and bringing back Kyle Goodman for this month's PC Music Diary. They craft their Spiritual Autobiography playlist using the music of the last 5 decades. What songs would you pick from each decade of your life to make tell your story? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or drop us a list on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our

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PC Pilgrimage Project: Wonder Voyage

Popping Collars Podcast ·

2025/05/26

Greg and Ryan continue their pursuit of the Camino de Santiago. This month they've got an interview with Shawn Small, the Executive Director of Wonder VoyageCheck out Shawn's book Into the Wonder Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

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Going on 30: Hoop Dreams

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2025/05/19

Betsy and Greg have a basketball jones on this month's Going on 30! They're traveling back to the salad days of college and NBA basketball in the early 90s when they discuss HOOP DREAMS. What do you remember about this groundbreaking documentary. Let us know on socials or email us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

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