Buffy the Vampire Slayer 101
This week’s episode covers a topic the Junkies rarely talk about: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Kidding! But in this in-depth look at the iconic television drama, Shauna and Olivia take
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The Cryptid Prophecies: Pop Culture’s Legendary Creatures
An upcoming trip to Appalachia has Olivia thinking about creatures of myth and legend, so she and Shauna explore the spooky, scary and sometimes silly world of cryptids, and how
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Best and Worst: Pop Culture Parents
Olivia coaches Shauna on how to score the coveted Lady Gaga tickets for the lowest possible price and the two relive Shauna’s recent visit to the City by the Bay.
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PCJ Book Club: Romantasy Recommendations
After a brief diversion into talking about the upcoming Wedding of the Century, the Junkies convene the Pop Culture Junkie Book Club for a discussion of the book genre reshaping
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Fetishized: A Conversation with Kaila Yu
Shauna interviews author Kaila Yu, whose fascinating and deeply personal debut memoir Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty was published on August 19th. Kaila, who is also
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Mr. Fantastic: A Conversation with Alex Hyde-White
The Junkies welcome Alex Hyde-White for a super-powered conversation. Alex, who goes by the nickname Punch, and was the first person to play a live-action Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in the
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Romantic Mayhem in the Movies
Shauna reveals her deep but temporary jealousy of Olivia, because of her amazing experience seeing Lady Gaga in concert, but is soon over it. Then the Junkies get right to
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Baby, What’s Going On with Justin Bieber?
This week Shauna and Olivia dish some celebrity goss and figure out their weekend plans – they are true multi-taskers! Then it’s on to the main topic – What’s happening
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Bring on the Fireworks: Independence Day (1996)
Olivia and Shauna discuss their summer plans: Olivia’s seeing as much live music as possible, and Shauna’s just trying to beat the punishing Phoenix heat…at an emo/anime dance party? The
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Superheroes and Sequels: A Summer Movie Preview
Shauna shares her upcoming cosplay plans, while Olivia shares her musical revenge against a petty neighbor, and they both wonder if the podcast is becoming a little too murder-y (or
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- PCJ Pop #31 June 2, 2026In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday. Shauna went all the way back to 1997 to watch the anime series Berserk. Based on a long-running manga, Berserk the anime series only had a single season, but that one season was hyperviolent and […]
