Positively Pop Culture

Positively Pop Culture

Podcast on all things pop culture: books, movies, TV, music, theater, games, and more!

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July 9, 2025 35 mins

Surprise episode drop! We're working to get back on a regular schedule, but today, hear our thoughts on Drew Hancock's sci-fi/horror film Companion.

Find both Carrie and K.W. on Bluesky, and check out the PosPop website.

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Positively Pop Culture is back! Today, we're talking about the Arrowverse TV series Supergirl and the new movie A Real Pain.

Visit us at our website, www.positivelypopculture.com, or find us on BlueSky (@carriegessner and @kwtaylor).

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September 13, 2024 34 mins

Poet Erin Carlyle joins us to talk about her upcoming collection, Girl at the End of the World, and her approach to and thoughts on poetry.

You can find Erin at her website at https://www.erincarlyle.com/, and she's on Instagram @erincarlylepoetcatgirl.

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July 24, 2024 26 mins

It's Arts & Crafts Week at PosPop Summer Camp! Carrie and K.W. talk about their recent crafting experience, including learning crochet and taking a community beginning art class.

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July 3, 2024 27 mins

Carrie and K.W. are in the mood for lighthearted fare! The new Netflix teen series Geek Girl is Carrie's choice, and K.W. rewatched the cult movie Clue.

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K.W. talks about the new Apple+ dramedy Palm Royale, and Carrie is delighted by the newest season of Peacock's comedy We Are Lady Parts.

 

Check out our website at www.positivelypopculture.com.

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Carrie really enjoyed learning how to play the new trading-card game Star Wars Unlimited, and K.W. talks about her summer writing goals.

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May 8, 2024 39 mins

Carrie does a recap of what's been happening lately in the land of Taylor Swift, and K.W.'s been having her brain teased by the mystery-themed logic puzzles called Murdle.

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Carrie gets a little silly playing the mobile game Domino Dreams, and K.W. talks about the horror comedy film Werewolves Within.

Check out the PosPop website at www.positivelypopculture.com.

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April 10, 2024 32 mins

It's a strong female character day! K.W. and Carrie discuss the new CBS/Paramount+ mystery show Elsbeth and the Disney+ historical fantasy series Renegade Nell.

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K.W. talks about the Paramount+ ghostly drama School Spirits, and Carrie recently played and enjoyed the ancient Greece inspired board game Khora: Rise of an Empire.

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K.W. recently watched the 1984 sci-fi/horror movie Night of the Comet, and Carrie's been watching a lot of the Netflix reality dating show Love Is Blind.

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K.W. digs into the phenomenon of adult coloring books, and Carrie loves the new Sony Madame Web film enough for everyone.

Check out our website and past episodes at www.positivelypopculture.com, and if you're enjoying the show, please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts!

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February 14, 2024 20 mins

Carrie's flying solo today to talk about how much she loves the Dungeons & Dragons video game Baldur's Gate 3, out now from Larian Studios.

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January 31, 2024 37 mins

In this episode, our friend Rachel guest hosts in KW's place. She and Carrie discuss epic fantasy, specifically The Wheel of Time series on Amazon Prime, and romantasy (romantic fantasy), especially the Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas and the Fourth Wing series by Rebecca Yarros.

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Carrie loves Sara Bareilles and loved seeing Waitress the Musical in theaters (now available to buy or rent on streaming). K.W. has been really into The Myrtlewood Mysteries book series by Iris Beaglehole.

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January 3, 2024 42 mins

Carrie and K.W. choose the top five movies they watched in 2023. While Carrie's list is full of fun ones, K.W. opted for films that made her think.

Which movies were your favorites of the year?

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Carrie recently saw the latest installment in The Hunger Games movie series, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and K.W. sort of gets into the Christmas spirit with the 1974 horror movie Black Christmas.

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November 29, 2023 32 mins

K.W. leads a discussion on background media, like the TV shows we watch while doing other things that draw our attention. Carrie talks all about the new MCU film, The Marvels.

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K.W. really dug the comedy horror movie Totally Killer, and Carrie gets chatty about the second season of the fantasy show The Wheel of Time. Spoilers abound!

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