Gen Pop - A Pop Culture Podcast

Joanna and David discuss the role of political satire during the Trump presidency. Dan Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter joins us. Check out Dan's article about the most recent episodes of SNL here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fien-print/critics-notebook-alec-baldwin-leslie-jones-saturday-night-live-donald-trump-974854 See more of Dan's work at The Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/fien-print Also read about how Melissa McCarthy is influencing the White House: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/melissa-mccarthy-sean-spicer-234715 Shownotes: (0:15) Intro (13:00) Dan Fienberg joins us (1:00:00) 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 how the creators of 24 and 24: Legacy continue to have their fingers on the geopolitical pulse of our times. TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz joins us from Vulture. Check out the Vulture TV podcast featuring Matt here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vulture-tv-podcast/id969523266?mt=2 Buy Matt's book, TV: The Book, here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A5VQUJS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Shownotes: (0:15) Intro (19:00) Matt Zoller Seitz joins us (51:00) 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 Trump's Muslim travel ban, and Asghar Farhadi's decision not to join the Oscars this year. Siddhant Adlakha from Birth Movies Death joins us for this episode. Read Sid's editorial about this topic here: http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/01/28/trump-ban-shuts-asghar-farhadi-out-of-america Shownotes: (0:15) Intro (23:00) Sid Adlakha joins us (45:05) 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 TCAs and their most anticipated new TV series of 2017. TV critic Alan Sepinwall joins us from Uproxx. Find Alan's work, including his coverage of the TCAs, here; http://uproxx.com/sepinwall/ Shows discussed: - Viceland's Desus & Mero - When We Rise - Claws - Brockmire - Big Little Lies - Legion - Riverdale - Downward Dog - Feud - The Deuce - American Gods 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 Netflix's "One Day at a Time" reboot, an entry into the multi-camera sitcom genre that's...actually pretty great! Find Stephen's podcast, The Tobolowsky Files, at http://www.thetobolowskyfiles.com Read reviews of "One Day at a Time" http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/one-day-at-a-time-review-netflix-norman-lear-reboot-better-fuller-house-1201765498/ http://www.avclub.com/review/one-day-time-revives-multi-cam-sitcom-247966 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-day-at-a-time-review-960493 http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/entertainment/one-day-at-a-time-review/ 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 count down their top 10 most anticipated films of 2017. 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 http://www.patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com Joanna's list: - John Wick: Chapter 2 (February 10) - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (May 5) - Baby Driver (August 11) - Kingsman 2 (October 6) - Logan Lucky (October 13) - Star Wars: Episode VIII - Annihilation - Lady Bird - Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit Project - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri David's list: - John Wick Chapter (February 10) - Guardians 2 (May 5) - A Cure for Wellness (February 17) - Logan (March 3) - T2: Trainspotting 2 (March 3) - Spider-Man Homecoming (July 7) - War of the Planet of the Apes (July 14) - Dunkirk (July 21) - Blade Runner 2049 (October 6) - Star Wars: Episode VIII (December 15) 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 how people grieve online, and the rise of grief policing. Megan Garber joins us from The Atlantic. Read Megan's piece on the phenomenon of grief policing here: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/enter-the-grief-police/424746/ Read more of Megan's work here: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/megan-garber/ 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 Show notes: (:30) Intro (17:00) Megan Garber joins us (41:00) Weekly Pop Culture recommendations Support this podcast at 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 bittersweet movie endings of 2016. Amy Nicholson, chief film critic at MTV News, stops by to share her thoughts on La La Land. Check out Amy's review of La La Land here: http://www.mtv.com/news/2961329/la-la-lands-emma-stone-ryan-gosling-review/ Support this podcast at patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com 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 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 are joined by Maureen Ryan from Variety to discuss the use of sexual assault in television and film. Read Mo's piece about "The Progress and Pitfalls of Television’s Treatment of Rape": http://variety.com/2016/tv/features/rape-tv-television-sweet-vicious-jessica-jones-game-of-thrones-1201934910/ Support this podcast at patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com 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 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"

In the very first episode of Gen Pop, Joanna and David are joined by James Poniewozik from the NYTimes to discuss online theorizing and whether it's hurting television. Support this podcast at patreon.com/genpopshow Email us at genpopshow@gmail.com Subscribe to this show via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1183001461&mt=2&ls=1 Subscribe via RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:272776774/sounds.rss Read James' piece about Westworld: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/arts/television/westworld-a-show-thats-amazing-but-not-necessarily-good.html?_r=0 Other pieces about theorizing: http://io9.gizmodo.com/if-youre-focused-on-solving-westworlds-mysteries-youre-1789616674 https://theringer.com/the-internet-is-spoiling-tv-f8ccfeda74a4#.o8gjksb7d http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/2/13813118/westworld-fan-theories-mr-robot 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"