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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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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- Why We Love Horror Comedies October 1, 2026After a little travel talk (someone's going to Europe!), Olivia and Shauna get ready for Spooky Season by talking about the marriage of their two favorite cinematic genres: comedy and horror. They go back to early comedy horror blends like Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and other films that poke fun at horror films and […]
