Pop Culture Junkie®

56:14

The Year The Oscars® Slapped

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/03/31

This week the Junkies take on the big story from this year’s Academy Awards® presentation: How Apple TV+ was the first streaming service to produce a Best Picture winner. Oh, and whatever else happened. But first, it’s time to talk what was poppin’ this week; Alex loved the wild, arty weirdness of Atlanta, while Shauna loved the allegorical Turning Red. Nicole is all about The Afterparty, while Hayley celebrates the historical romantic gay pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death. Then the Junkies talk

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57:03

Con Job with Ashleigh Feiring

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/03/24

Ashleigh Feiring, a Producer of the Phoenix Fan Fusion convention, joins the Junkies this week to talk about her role at the event, which takes place from May 27th through the 29th at the Phoenix Convention Center. Ashleigh is pals with Shauna and, like Hayley, both are very much into cosplay. (Will they talk Nicole and Alex into doing their first cosplays?) Ashleigh and the Junkies talk about favorite con moments, celebrity encounters, the best and worst of con food, and how first-timers can best

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41:37

KEANU 101: Speed

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/03/17

Who doesn’t love Keanu Reeves? No one, that’s who. This week the Junkies continue their semi-regular feature looking into some of pop culture’s most important films from one of its most beloved stars. This week’s lesson is on the movie that first brought us the undeniable chemistry of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock: Speed, aka “The Bus that Couldn’t Slow Down.” The Junkies discuss Keanu’s performance and appearance (yes, we’re that shallow) and rate the other actors by how sad they’d be if they got

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34:59

Entertain Me

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/03/10

The #QuadSquad (Alex, Hayley, Nicole and Shauna) celebrate the Third Season Premiere of the Pop Culture Junkie Podcast by talking about all those shows that didn’t make it past season two. Looking at you, Joan of Arcadia! Seriously, though, why did shows like Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone, Lizzie McGuire and The Munsters only get two seasons, while Grey’s Anatomy carries on year after year like some mythically unkillable behemoth? That question may never be answered, but The Junkies won’t stop trying

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45:35

The Second Annual Junkies' Choice Awards

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/03/03

You picked the categories. You picked the nominees. And you voted on the winners. Now it’s finally time to find out the best and worst of Pop Culture from the year where everything went back to normal, 2021. Ha Ha! Alex, Hayley, Shauna and Nicole announce the winners of the Junkies’ Choice Awards in a no-frills ceremony that’s more fun than the Golden Globes, which admittedly isn’t hard to do. Find out who receives a statuette featuring our beloved Pop Culture Vulture, Vinnie this year. What was

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57:16

KEANU 101: John Wick

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/02/24

Who doesn’t love Keanu Reeves? No one, that’s who. This week the Junkies continue their semi-regular feature looking into some of pop culture’s most important films from one of its most beloved stars. This week’s lesson is on the first chapter of Reeves’ dog-loving hitman trilogy, John Wick. Though the movie has the thinnest of plots, it heavies up on meticulously choreographed action sequences and Reeves does most of his own stunts. But is it a good movie? The Junkies weigh this and other

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44:58

Murderman Is Coming with Avery Xola

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/02/17

Alex, Shauna and Nicole welcome special guest Avery Xola, an Arizona native who is the author of the Murderman graphic novel series, a “punk rock project” which has everything: sex, shots, peeling skin, cyborgs and rock and roll. Avery tells the Junkies about how his writing has been influenced by everything from Robo-Cop, Muppet Babies and Final Destination, (among other classic stories), and talks about the artistic process, building a supportive community, representation, and how taking your

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51:40

KEANU 101: The Lake House

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/02/10

Who doesn’t love Keanu Reeves? No one, that’s who. This week the Junkies continue a semi-regular feature looking into some of pop culture’s most important films from one of its most beloved stars. Our second lesson is on time travel/romance The Lake House. Based on the Korean film Il Mare, The Lake House reteams Reeves with one of his most charismatic co-stars, the shag-mulleted Sandra Bullock. Reeves and Bullock play would-be lovers Alex and Kate, who live in the same house but two years apart,

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60:05

Fans Ruin Everything

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/02/03

Joey, Banana, Splash and Hayley the Brave and Strong (aka the Pop Culture Junkies) talk about their nicknames and how they got them. In other news, January is finally over (!) and the Junkies are looking forward to a new month full of new beginnings. It’s Black History Month, and Alex and Hayley discuss the best shows and movies to watch now and all of the time. Nicole starts the Pop Culture Junkie Book Club, and Shauna gives How I Met Your Father a resounding “meh”. Then it’s on to news, including

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49:49

KEANU 101: The Replacements

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/01/27

Who doesn’t love Keanu Reeves? No one, that’s who. This week the Junkies start a semi-regular feature looking into some of pop culture’s most important films from one of its most beloved stars. Our first subject is the fluffy football comedy The Replacements. Based (loosely) on real-life events, The Replacements is the story of a pro football team that hired scab players to play when the regular team went on strike. Alex, Hayley and Nicole discuss the plot, plot holes, cast and examine the best

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54:35

Big Mullet Energy

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/01/20

The Junkies look at the phenomenon of hate-watching this week; Alex watches Jersey Shore just to complain about it to his brother, who’s a fan; Nicole’s dad holds her hostage in front of Two and a Half Men, Hayley watches 911 just to see characters catch on fire, Shauna thinks And Just Like That is so bad it actually became watchable, and everyone has a love-hate relationship with social media. Then it’s on to what’s happening this week: Peacemaker is like The Boys, only more ridiculous, the second

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45:55

Meryl Streep's Tramp Stamp

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/01/13

The Junkies take the Ten Year Challenge and decide what Pop Culture rocked back in 2012 and what needs to survive until the year 2032. Then Alex, Nicole, Hayley and Shauna move on to the Pop Culture of 2022, including (spoilers!) the finale of Dexter, the merits of Cobra Kai, aka Riverdale with Karate, and whatever the heck was going on in Netflix’s Don’t Look Up. Then the Junkies pay tribute to Bob Saget, who touched our lives in so many ways, and the late, great Sidney Poiter, before talking about

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31:02

So Much Happening At Once!

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2022/01/06

Alex and Nicole make their Pop Culture resolutions for 2022…will they keep up with them? Time will tell! The year may have changed, but we are still popping here at PCJ. Alex hypes 60 Days In and Ron’s Gone Wrong, and he will convince you to subscribe to PBS Documentaries, and Nicole is taking the Ultimate Girls Trip with the Real Housewives of Everywhere. Then the Junkies celebrate the life of Betty White, the topless quitting style of Antonio Brown, the topless perseverance of Miley Cyrus, and the

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46:23

And Just Like That... The Best of Pop Culture Junkie...

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2021/12/30

2021 was the year that made us look back fondly at 2020. And yet, there were some moments this year that made life worth living. On this, the last PCJ podcast of the year, Hayley, Shauna and Nicole tell us their moods according to Spotify, and look back at the best of 2021 in music, movies, and streaming. They also recall all the special guests who joined us, the top cultural events – those triumphs and tragedies that had us all talking – and all the fun Pop Culture Junkie had outside the studio

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54:30

Watching Spider-Man with Deadpool — LIVE!

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2021/12/23

WARNING: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST! The Pop Culture Junkies watched Spider-Man: No Way Home at the Majestic Neighborhood Cinema Grill in Chandler, AZ and loved it so much they couldn’t wait to talk about it LIVE right after the show. Joining the Junkies was very special guest AZ Deadpool, a cosplayer who, despite the name, appeared as Spider-Man to talk about the movie. Shauna, Nicole, Alex, Hayley and AZ Deadpool discuss their immediate reactions to the movie, and talk favorite moments,

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43:39

We Love 2018 & 2019

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2021/12/16

The 2010s…what a decade, right? There were good times, probably, and bad times too, and pop culture was there to get us through it all. The Pop Culture Junkie Podcast is looking back at the halcyon days between 2010 and 2019 with a five-part series we’re calling We Love the 2010s. This week, Alex, Hayley, Nicole and Shauna finish out the decade with a look at the years 2018 and 2019.In 2018, when we weren’t eating Tide Pods, we were arguing whether we heard “Yanny” or “Laurel”. It was the year of

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55:54

We Love 2016 & 2017

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2021/12/09

The 2010s…what a decade, right? There were good times, probably, and bad times too, and pop culture was there to get us through it all. The Pop Culture Junkie Podcast is looking back at the halcyon days between 2010 and 2019 with a five-part series we’re calling We Love the 2010s. This week, Alex, Hayley, Nicole and Shauna take a look at the years 2016 and 2017.2016 was all about Stranger Things, like Baby Shark and Becky with the Good Hair, Pokémon Go and Girl Ghostbusters, clown sightings and

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48:46

We Love 2014 & 2015

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2021/12/02

The 2010s…what a decade, right? There were good times, probably, and bad times too, and pop culture was there to get us through it all. The Pop Culture Junkie Podcast is looking back at the halcyon days between 2010 and 2019 with a five-part series we’re calling We Love the 2010s. This week, Alex, Hayley, Nicole and Shauna take a look at the years 2014 and 2015.2014 was the year of Gone Girl power: we were ‘All About that Bass’ and took a trip to Broad City; Sony got hacked and so did Apple, leading

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35:29

We Love 2012 & 2013

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2021/11/25

The 2010s…what a decade, right? There were good times, probably, and bad times too, and pop culture was there to get us through it all. The Pop Culture Junkie Podcast is looking back at the halcyon days between 2010 and 2019 with a five-part series we’re calling We Love the 2010s. This week, Alex, Hayley, Nicole and Shauna take a look at the years 2012 and 2013.2012 was the year of natural disasters like Sharknado, the end of the world as we know it, and Honey Boo Boo, the 50 Shades of Grey book and

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40:39

We Love 2010 & 2011

Pop Culture Junkie® ·

2021/11/18

The 2010s…what a decade, right? There were good times, probably, and bad times too, and pop culture was there to get us through it all. The Pop Culture Junkie Podcast is looking back at the halcyon days between 2010 and 2019 with a five-part series we’re calling We Love the 2010s. This week, Alex, Hayley, Nicole and Shauna take a look at the years 2010 and 2011.2010 was the year of Inception, iPads and Instagram, Bieber, bromance and Bitcoin, cougars, mansplaining, The Walking Dead, Silly Bandz and

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