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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Return of the Athletic Zombies: 28 Years Later
The Junkies compare vacations: Shauna stayed in a hostel and didn’t get murdered (yay!) and Olivia enjoyed the Big Little Lies vibes at an oyster farm north of San Francisco.
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The Problem(s) with Katy Perry
This week, Shauna and Olivia are finally face to face and back in the studio after Olivia temporarily cures her Seasonal Affect Disorder with a trip to the sunny desert
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PCJ Book Club: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ by Suzanne Collins
Olivia and Shauna take a deep dive into Suzanne Collins’ new book Sunrise on the Reaping. Set before the events of her Hunger Games trilogy, Sunrise on the Reaping is
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- PCJ Pop #25 April 21, 2026In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Shauna says to dive into the Crescent City book series by Sarah J. Maas, the author of the ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses) series. Start with the first novel in the series. House of […]
