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Season 1
With no new Pretty Much Pop episode this week, we've collected some highlights from the supporter-only aftertalks that we record with every episode t…
5 years, 8 months ago
PMP#58: “TAYLOR SWIFT RULES!” (Conversation with a Swiftie)
Season 1 Episode 58
Prompted by the release of new album Folklore and the 2020 documentary Miss Americana, Mark, Erica, and Brian speak with Amber Padgett about her love…
5 years, 9 months ago
PMP#57: Back to the Damn Arena – The Hunger Games Prequel
Season 1 Episode 57
Remember when The Hunger Games was everywhere? Suzanne Collins returns to Just War Theory lessons with the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes…
5 years, 9 months ago
PMP#56: Black + Nerd = BLERD w/ Anthony LeBlanc
Season 1 Episode 56
The Interim Executive Producer of The Second City joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to discuss the scope of black nerd-dom: what nerdy properties provide …
5 years, 9 months ago
PMP#55: Food as Pop w/ Thi Nguyen
Season 1 Episode 55
Mark, Erica, and Brian are joined by Utah philosophy prof and former food writer C. Thi Nguyen to talk food as art, foodies, elitism, food TV, cookin…
5 years, 9 months ago
PMP#54: The Genius(?) of Rick and Morty
Season 1 Episode 54
Mark, Erica, and Brian address critically acclaimed Adult Swim show. What kind of humor is it? Can we take the sci-fi and family drama elements serio…
5 years, 9 months ago
PMP#53: The Hamilton Phenomenon w/ Sam Simahk
Season 1 Episode 53
Erica, Mark, and Brian are joined by Broadway actor Sam to discuss this unique convergence of musical theater, rap, and historical drama.
Does Hamilt…
5 years, 10 months ago
PMP#52: The Twilight Zone from Serling to Peele
Season 1 Episode 52
Something's strange... Is it a dream? If it's a morality tale with a twist ending, you're probably in the Twilight Zone.
Brian, Erica, Mark, and gues…
5 years, 10 months ago
PMP#51: Pictures Telling Stories w/ Joseph Watson
Season 1 Episode 51
Is it really true that "every picture tells a story"? For Joseph, a Las Vegas artist who illustrates Go, Go GRETA!, narrative is essential, but how d…
5 years, 10 months ago
PMP#50: MJ’s Last Dance w/ Seth Paskin
Season 1 Episode 50
Brian, Erica, Mark, and Seth from The Partially Examined Life interrogate the 10-part ESPN documentary on Michael Jordan's Bulls' six championships.
…5 years, 10 months ago