This category contains posts about the Pop Culture Junkie Podcast.

Psychic Friends

The Junkies make a new friend this week when Preston Statzer, owner of Olympus Games, sits in for Nicole. Hayley recalls asking a psychic if she was going to marry David Duchovny, which came half true, and Alex tries to teach the others how to have swag. Preston debates anime dubs vs subs and manages to out-Shauna Shauna. This episode has everything: the corrupting influence of Harry Potter, rom-coms, true crime, the Olympics, Pokemon, and Megan Fox’s toe thumbs.

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Consensual Sweaty Touching with John Pyka

The Junkies met in real life for Friends trivia night at the Alamo Drafthouse (thanks, Alamo Drafthouse!) How did they do? Find out by listening! Speaking of friends, the Junkies welcome their new friend, John Pyka, The Prophet of Pop Culture and host of the Back of the Cereal Box podcast, who does a mean Kermit impression. (Links below!) This week, the Junkies (who may or may not be naked from the waist down) and John have a LOT of pop culture hot takes this week. After marveling at the days of future past, when you could get an actual record on the back of cereal boxes, Alex learns about how AOL Instant Messenger gives Marvel superheroes their powers. Hayley discusses the godlike perfection of Chris Hemsworth’s forearms, and Nicole gives a blow by blow recap of Logan Paul’s total dud of a fight. Shauna sticks the landing to tell us about the godlike perfection of gymnast Simone Biles. Find out which Junkie looks like a sexy David Spade, what exactly a skin salesman is, how bad the Powerpuff Girls pilot script is, and who gets to claim Scarlett Johansson as their girlfriend: it’s a hotly contended three-way race. This episode is hotter than a flaming crock-pot!

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Listen-to-able: A Summer Music Extravaganza

Which Junkie has the moves? They all do, unless you count tap dancing. It’s metaphorically hot as Hell here in Phoenix, so we are all about the summer music playlist this week. Each Junkie discloses their summer soundtracks, 2021-style, and we’re posting them below so you can rock out at your poolside barbecue or on your vacay road trip. Nicole’s has a country flair, Hayley’s is a little bit rock and roll, Shauna’s has those Vegas vibes and Alex’s brings the finesse and the funk. Whether you’re a Parrot-Head, one of the Cool Kids, or a Little Monster, we’ve got the summer jam for you.

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