Positively Pop Culture

Episode 15: The Circle, Runaways, Billie Eilish

Carrie and K.W. talk about the Netflix reality show The Circle, season 3 of Hulu's Runaways, and Billie Eilish's album When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go.

Episode 14: Jagged Little Pill the musical, You, Cheers

Carrie talks about the soundtrack for the new Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill, based on Alanis Morissette's 1995 album of the same name. K.W. discusses the Netflix show You (and Carrie gets a little heated about it), and they both watch the pilot episode of the 1982 NBC comedy Cheers. Plus: the possibility of a live show? You tell us!

Episode 13: Russian Doll, Rule and Rise, The Rise of Skywalker

K.W. discusses the Netflix series Russian Doll and time-loop narratives, Carrie talks about the fantasy novels Rule and Rise by Ellen Goodlett, and they share their thoughts on the latest Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker. Plus, K.W. drops some reading material about angry women.

Episode 12: Favorite 2019 Pop Culture + The Dresden Files

Happy New Year from Carrie and K.W.! In this episode, they tell their favorite pop culture of 2019, including movies, music, TV, books, and more. Plus they watch the pilot of The Dresden Files.

You can find a Spotify playlist for the show at the link below or by searching for PosPop - Songs We Dig That We Mention on the Show.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wkXzyldM8JG2LVdjAlMdo

Episode 11: Holiday Pop Culture

Happy holidays from Carrie and K.W.! In this episode, they talk about all their favorite holiday music, movies, and TV episodes. See you in 2020, and remember to share your favorite pop culture on Twitter or through email!

Episode 10: Queen's Shadow, foreign-language music, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

Carrie gushes over Queen's Shadow, a Star Wars novel by E.K. Johnston, K.W. talks about the benefits of listening to music in foreign languages, and they discuss the BBC podcast The Case of Charles Dexter Ward based on the novel by H.P. Lovecraft.

Plus: K.W. prefers listening to Spotify over locating her CDs, and Carrie needs you to know that she regrets not bringing up Shakira when talking about foreign-language music.

BONUS: Terminator: Dark Fate with C.S. Lytal

The entire unedited conversation between Carrie and C.S. about Terminator: Dark Fate that was excerpted in the 12/11 episode. So much Dark Fate love; so many spoilers.

Episode 09: Terminator: Dark Fate, Griffin and Whyborne, Schitt's Creek

Carrie talks Terminator: Dark Fate with friend and fellow author C.S. Lytal. K.W. discusses the Griffin and Whyborne series by Jordan L. Hawk and book series in general. Both hosts talk Schitt's Creek.

Plus: Carrie's absolutely read book series longer than five books. She just can't remember anything to save her life. And if you listen closely, you might be able to hear her housemate's cat, Hazel, in the background!

Episode 08: Women's Soccer, Bob's Burgers, Orange is the New Black, The Addams Family, Advent Writing!

in this jam-packed episode, Carrie and K.W. talk about their recent trip to see the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team as they played Sweden. They also discuss a couple of their favorite TV shows--Bob's Burgers and Orange Is the New Black--as well as the pilot of The Addams Family. Plus, join the hosts in their December writing challenge based on K.W.'s new book, Advent Writing!

Episode 07: Feminism in fiction, RPGing, an interview with Jeff Hessell

Carrie and K.W. pack a lot into this episode as they discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions" and how they try to incorporate feminism into their writing. They also talk about their experience with role-playing games, and K.W. interviews Jeff Hessell, host of the upcoming RPG podcast The Cast Perilous.