Gen Pop - A Pop Culture Podcast

Joanna and David discuss the season finale Better Call Saul Season 3, and reflect on the season as a whole.

In the final(ish) episode of Gen Pop, Joanna and David discuss your recent feedback and their biggest pop culture influences. Thanks to all our listeners for making this show possible! Keep subscribed for our Better Call Saul finale recaps.

Joanna and David discuss how far actors should be allowed to stretch for their craft. Shownotes: (0:20) Gen Pop is coming to an end (49:00) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

Joanna and David discuss the new Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale." Shownotes: (0:20) Gen Pop is coming to an end (14:00) Handmaid's Tale review (53:00) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

David and Joanna discuss the new Starz original series "American Gods." Learn more about the mythologies referenced in "American Gods": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lpQDc5pHE Shownotes: (0:20) Intro and feedback (12:00) American Gods review (1:07:30) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

David and Joanna discuss James Gray's newest film "The Lost City of Z" and compare it the David Grann book on which it's based. Read up on the factual accuracy of The Lost City of Z: https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/04/the-lost-city-of-z-is-a-very-long-way-from-a-true-story-and-i-should-know/ Shownotes: (0:20) Intro and feedback (20:30) The Lost City of Z review (55:00) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

David and Joanna discuss the new hit podcast "S-Town," and the phenomenon of true crime podcasts in general. Download every episode of stown here: http://www.stownpodcast.org Read about how S-Town fails black listeners: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/how-s-town-fails-black-listeners-w476524 Read why S-Town maybe shouldn't have been made: http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/30/15084224/s-town-review-controversial-podcast-privacy w Shownotes: (0:20) Announcements and S-Town review (13:45) S-Town SPOILER discussion (54:00) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

David and Joanna discuss the transphobia in Dave Chappelle's new Netflix specials, "The Age of Spin" and "Deep in the Heart of Texas." Tiq Milan joins us from Buzzfeed. Check out Tiq's article on Chappelle's special here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tiqmilan/dave-chappelles-anti-trans-jokes-reveal-how-fragile?utm_term=.tizLGVKb99#.xxaXQ3g4RR Check out Tiq's website here: http://www.tiqmilan.com/ Geoff Tate joins us. Check out Geoff's website here. http://www.justanotherclown.com/ Buy Geoff's latest album "Again" on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/again/id1095425916 Shownotes: (0:20) Intro (16:15) Tiq Milan joins us (36:15) Geoff Tate joins us (54:00) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

David and Joanna discuss cultural appropriation and whitewashing as they pertain to Iron Fist and the new Ghost in the Shell. Karen Han from Slashfilm.com and Cutprintfilm.com joins us. Check out Karen's articles about Iron Fist and Ghost in the Shell: http://www.slashfilm.com/iron-fist-spoiler-review/ http://www.slashfilm.com/ghost-in-the-shell-whitewashing-examined/ Shownotes: (0:20) Intro (6:00) Karen Han joins us to discuss Iron Fist (with spoilers) (33:00) Ghost in the Shell (with spoilers) (1:05:30) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

David and Joanna are joined by Jen Chaney from Vulture.com to discuss this season of Big Little Lies. Read Jen Chaney's article about why Big Little Lies is more than just escapist fare: http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/big-little-lies-is-much-more-than-escapist-fare.html Read some of Jen's other coverage of the show: http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/big-little-lies-darby-camp-interview.html http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/iain-armitage-big-little-lies-young-sheldon.html http://www.vulture.com/2017/02/big-little-lies-hbo-beautiful-people-behaving-badly-by-the-sea.html http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/reese-witherspoon-big-little-lies-best-performance-of-her-career.html Shownotes: (0:20) Intro (4:45) Jen Chaney joins us (59:30) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

Joanna Robinson is joined by Katey Rich from Vanityfair.com to discuss why Disney Remakes aren't so bad after all. Read Katey's article about the subject here: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/beauty-and-the-beast-remake-acceptance Joanna and David discuss Ryan Murphy's FEUD with Julie Miller from Vanity Fair. Can a show that is so rooted in and enamored of Old Hollywood teach us lessons about New Hollywood? Probably. Shownotes: (0:20) Intro and Katey Rich joins us (44:03) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

Joanna and David discuss Ryan Murphy's FEUD with Julie Miller from Vanity Fair. Can a show that is so rooted in and enamored of Old Hollywood teach us lessons about New Hollywood? Probably. Read more of Julie's articles about Feud: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/fx-feud-joan-crawford http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/fx-feud-bette-davis http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/feud-joan-crawford Read Joanna's coverage of Feud: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/feud-joan-crawford-marilyn-monroe-golden-globes-photoplay-dress Check out Julie Miller's podcast "In the Limelight" https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-limelight/id1177555203 Shownotes: (0:20) Intro (6:15) Julie Miller from Vanity Fair joins us (50:45) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

Joanna and David discuss how late night TV hosts are handling Donald Trump. Some hosts are flourishing, while others whither at the new political reality. Tune in to hear our assessment. Special guest Mark Harris from New York magazine joins us for this episode. Read Mark's article about Donald Trump and Late Night here: http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/donald-trump-is-a-gift-and-a-quandary-for-late-night-hosts.html Buy Mark's book "Five Came Back" here. The Netflix series will be out on March 31st: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DMCV8BI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Read Rolling Stone's interview with John Oliver: http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/john-oliver-vs-the-trump-era-the-rolling-stone-interview-w464969 Shownotes: (0:20) Intro (7:30) Mark Harris from New York magazine joins us (48:00) Pop culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

With Legion airing now on FX and Logan in theaters this weekend, Joanna and David discuss how recent TV shows and films have changed the game for depictions of superheroes. Learn more about what X3 could have been like: http://io9.gizmodo.com/5400510/x2-screenwriter-explains-how-he-would-have-written-x3/ Shownotes: (24:00) Deadpool/X-Men: Apocalypse (47:15) Legion (1:02:00) Logan (1:19:15) Logan Spoilers Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"

Joanna and David discuss this year's Oscars race, talk about famous snubs that still hurt, and make predictions for who will win this weekend. Film critic Richard Roeper joins us for this episode. Check out Richard Roeper's "And the Oscar Goes" to program on HDNet. Find local listings at hdnetmovies.com/subscribe. Follow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardroeper Shownotes: (0:15) Intro (14:00) Richard Roeper joins us (53:15) Pop Culture recommendations Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe to this show via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com All music is used under Creative Commons from freemusicarchive.org: Intro music - "RSPN" by Blank Kytt from the album "Heavy, Crazy, Serious" Interval music - "I'm Going for a Coffee" by Lee Rosevere from the album "Music for Podcasts 3" Ending music - "Enthusiast" by Tours from the album "Enthusiast"