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Pop Culture Confidential

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Pop culture conversations with today"s innovators, entertainers and newsmakers - podcast hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro.

tv & film

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43:27

216: Oscar nominations! Surprises, snubs & reactions....

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/03/16

Erik Anderson, editor-in-chief of AwardsWatch joins us to talk about the Oscar nominations. The surprises, snubs and analysis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:25

215: 'Allen v. Farrow'. Interview with director Amy...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/03/05

Award winning filmmaker Amy Ziering joins us to talk about the much discussed 4 part HBO documentary series ‘Allen v. Farrow’. In ‘Allen v Farrow’ Ziering and co-director Kirby Dick examine the 1992 the sexual assault allegations made against director Woody Allen by his then 7 year old daughter Dylan Farrow, how it was dealt with in the criminal justice system, the media narrative and more. ‘Allen v. Farrow” is streaming on HBO and HBOmax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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214: Golden Globe Awards! Predictions and the HFPA...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/02/24

Scandals! Predictions! Fun! Critic and author Thelma Adams (twice chair of the New York Film Critics Circle, Gold Derby, Variety, MHzchoice) joins us to talk Golden Globes: the news that is rocking the Hollywood Foreign Press Assoc & we predict all categories, film & TV! The 78th Annual Golden Globe® Awards, hosted by Tina Fey from the Rainbow Room in New York and Amy Poehler from The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, will air LIVE on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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21:27

213: Scandals & reckonings. We talk Whedon, Carano...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/02/18

Writer Megan McLachlan (Buzzfeed, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, AwardsDaily) joins us to talk about the latest news, controversies and Hollywood implosions. News and revelations that have rocked the pop culture landscape, fans and the industry alike. Follow Megan twitter @heydudemeg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:13

212: Actor Nathaniel Curtis 'It's a Sin'

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/02/11

Actor Nathaniel Curtis joins us to talk about his performance in Russell T Davies powerful, emotional and daring new series “It’s a Sin” about a group of friends in the 80s, grappling with the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We talk about how the script affected him, tackling his first TV role, the support on the set, working with intimacy coordinators, what he learned about grief and much more. ‘It’s a Sin’ is on Channel 4 (UK), HBO and premiering on HBO MAX in the US on Feb 18th Learn more

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41:36

211: Sundance Film Festival 2021 Special! Reviews and...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/01/31

Christina and Erik Anderson (Editor-in-Chief, AwardsWatch) have been “Sundancing” for days! They share their thoughts on some of the most talked about titles, their likes and dislikes and festival surprises. Sundance titles include Coda, Flee, Passing, John and the Hole, Summer of Soul, Mass, How it Ends, In the Same Breath, Eight for Silver, Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It, Ailey, Sparks Brothers and many more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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41:22

210: Director Edoardo Ponti on 'The Life Ahead',...

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2021/01/29

An intimate conversation with writer/director Edoardo Ponti about his critically acclaimed new movie ‘The Life Ahead’. On the directing his mother, screen legend Sophia Loren, his parents influence, award season buzz and so much more ‘The Life Ahead’ is available on Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:16

209: Our Sundance Film Festival preview special! With...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/01/26

Welcome to our Sundance Film Festival 2021 preview special! Christina is joined by Erik Anderson, Editor in Chief of AwardsWatch.com, to discuss what they are expecting and most looking forward to at this years' Sundance Film Festival! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:05

208: Jessica Bruder Journalist/Author 'Nomadland:...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/01/24

Our guest this week is journalist and Columbia Journalism School Professor Jessica Bruder. She is the author of ‘Nomadland’, now a major motion picture and Oscar frontrunner starring Frances McDormand, directed by Chloé Zhao. The book, and the movie, explores the subculture of older American workers, many priced out of their middle class life and with no pensions, who have given up traditional housing and are living in their RVs, trucks and campers. Modern nomads searching for temporary

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207: Actor Paul Raci 'Sound of Metal'

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/01/10

Join us for an intimate conversation with this seasons' breakout star Paul Raci. Mr Raci is already garnering awards buzz for his role as Joe, a deaf Vietnam veteran and leader of a rehab for the deaf, in the critical acclaimed feature SOUND OF METAL. Mr Raci talks to us about how the role in many ways mirrors his own life, a Vietnam veteran and recovering addict himself. About his identity as a CODA, a Child of Deaf Adults. About growing up as a hearing child with two deaf parents and how he in

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32:13

Epi 206 Happy New Year! Christina &...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2021/01/03

Epi 206 Happy New Year! Christina & Erik's/AwardsWatch most anticipated 2021 films/shows/award news. by Pop Culture Confidential Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Epi 205: Director/writer/Pixar chief Pete Docter &...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/12/21

Happy Holidays listeners! Such a great Christmas special for you this week. A conversation with Pixar’s Pete Docter (co-writer, co-director & Pixar Chief Creative Officer) and Dana Murray (Producer) about SOUL, the new critically acclaimed feature starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey. We talk about the ‘Pixar brain trust’, the incredible animation and music of Soul, the first black lead in Pixar history, the heartbreak of not being able to release the film in theatres and much more, Very Happy

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Episode 204: Actor Glynn Turman "Ma Rainey's Black...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/12/09

Iconic, Emmy winning actor Glynn Turman (Cooley High, The Wire, In Treatment, Fargo) joins us this week! We talk about his role as Toledo in the new Netflix movie ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, working with Chadwick Boseman on his last film, Ingmar Bergman, Aretha Franklin and how this movie resonates so incredibly in 2020. ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ premieres on Netflix on December 18th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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203:Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch) is back!...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/11/24

It’s time for one of our regular chats with the great Erik Anderson, editor in chief at AwardsWatch.com. We give you our thoughts on some of the upcoming, HUGE releases: from Fincher’s ‘Mank’ to Chadwick Boseman’s incredible last performance in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’. Plus industry news and an awards season update! #wonderwoman84 #mank #thefather #nomadland #hillbillyelegy #maraineysblackbottom #soundofmetal #supernova Twitter @awards_watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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50:39

Episode 202: Arliss Howard ("Mank")

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/11/13

Don’t miss this exclusive and compelling conversation with actor/writer/director Arliss Howard (Full Metal Jacket, Natural Born Killers, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad, Moneyball, Manhunt) A journey into his process, his brilliant performance as MGM’s Louis B Mayer in David Fincher’s new epic feature ‘Mank’, working with Fincher, Kubrick, Spielberg and Stone and so much more! ‘Mank’ premieres theatrically in some territories on Nov 13th. On Netflix Dec 4. Learn more about your ad

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Episode 201: Emerald Fennell (Camilla "The Crown")

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/11/11

My guest this week is the multi-talented Emerald Fennell (actor, novelist, writer and director). She stars in Netflix ‘The Crown’ as Camilla Shand, one part of what might be the worlds most famous ménage-à-trois. Fennell has starred in the BBC series ‘Call the Midwife’. She took over the reins from Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the head writer for season two of ‘Killing Eve’ and her directorial debut is the fantastic film ‘Promising Young Woman´ starring Carey Mulligan (premiering later this winter)

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28:58

Episode 200: Viggo Mortensen ('Falling')

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/10/29

Welcome to the 200th episode of Pop Culture Confidential and we are thrilled to have actor/writer/director Viggo Mortensen with us! The Danish/American, three time Oscar nominee is known from such diverse films as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, A History Of Violence, The Road and Green Book and more. He joins us to talk about his directorial debut, Falling (which he also wrote and stars in). The movie stars the legendary actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens) as the conservative and homophobic father

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27:14

199 'Everything is changing...forever' Future of...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/10/21

It’s a difficult year at the movies but also full of great films! Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch joins us to talk about the state of the industry: Disney is focusing on streaming, blockbusters are being pushed to next year. Will movie theaters survive the pandemic? It’s not looking good. But still, difficult year or not, it’s shaping up to be an excellent year in film: we talk Nine Days, The Father, Mank and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep 198 David Litt fmr Obama speechwriter(Democracy In...

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/10/15

David Litt, former speechwriter to President Obama, is our guest this week. The author of the book ‘Democracy in One Book or Less’ talks to us about the 2020 election, Trumps messaging these last 20 days, the Amy Coney Barrett hearings, threats to the democracy, voter suppression and more. In 2011, at age 24, ,David Litt was hired as a White House speechwriter and for almost 5 years, he wrote speeches for President Obama. In 2017 he wrote the book "Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House

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Episode 197: Kirsten Johnson "Dick Johnson is Dead"

Pop Culture Confidential ·

2020/10/07

Our favorite! Director, filmmaker and cinematographer Kirsten Johnson (Cameraperson) joins Pop Culture Confidential again to talk about her brilliant new documentary ‘Dick Johnson is Dead’ (Netflix). The very personal, funny and thought-provoking film is about coping with her fathers dementia and his inevitable death. I laughed and cried watching her film, we laughed and cried talking about it! Don’t miss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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