Popping Collars Podcast

It's getting a little hot heading into summer as we provide an update on our Internet Pornography from March 22, 2016. This time we provide updates on state legislation targeting porn websites and how porn addiction can affect a generation of Americans Check out Lucas Mix's blog Suicide and Crisis Line: Call 988 Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read...

Greg and Ryan continue their journey to the Camino de Santiago. This month, they take the time to discuss the physical, mental, and spiritual challenges of pilgrimage as it relates to international tourism. Are modern day pilgrimages still religious affairs or just another tourist trap? Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about mov...

It's our first Sam Jackson movie of 1994 when Betsy and Greg look back at the film FRESH directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Samuel L. Jackson Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Get a peak behind the podcasting curtain as Greg gives a play-by-play breakdown of his interview with Michael Shannon and Judy Greer about their film ERIC LARUE directed by Michael and starring Judy, Alexander Skarsgard, and Alison Pill. The life of an amateur podcaster isn't just fame and glamour like everyone thinks it is Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube off...

It's a tradition unlike any other when our Popping Collars crew exchange their favorite items in pop culture for our annual Pop Swap! Join Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Ricardo as they share all kinds of pop goodies with each other and with you. Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Grab a hot cup of tea, curl up in your favorite reading nook, and join the PCBC crew of Liz and Ricardo as they chat about their newest recommendations The Heist and Hello Beautiful Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Could a movie be responsible for the increasing interest in religious pilgrimage? Well, it could if that movie is THE WAY directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his father, Martin Sheen, along with Deborah Kara Unger, Yorick van Wageningen, and James Nesbitt. Join Greg and Ryan as they break down the film and compare it to their own Camino de Santiago experiences Find us on the web at poppingcoll...

We're going to the chapel this month on our look back at the films of 1994. This time Betsy and Greg discuss the British comedy FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL directed by Mike Newell and starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, and Kristin Scott Thomas Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Sometimes there's a perfect marriage of music and image. In pop culture vernacular we call those "needle drops" and Greg and Ricardo are here to discuss their Top 5. Check out our Needle Drop playlist and email us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com to let us know yours Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

There have been some high profile celebrity deaths this year and we're looking back at the first time we talked about this social grieving phenomena from February 5, 2016. We provide updates on social media and how people process grief post-pandemic Check out Tripp Hudgins' Substack Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies...

We have officially begun our journey on the PC Pilgrimage Project and what better way to start than with a bit of a setback! Greg and Ryan catch up on the status of their Pilgrimage Project funding and, so that we don't get too discouraged, Greg interviews Michael Drell from the Berkeley Art and Interreligious Pilgrimage Project to talk about what a pilgrimage actually is Find us on the web at pop...

Is life really like a box of chocolates? Find out our thoughts as Betsy and Greg continue to look back at the films of 1994. This month we're discussing the winner of the 1995 Best Picture, FORREST GUMP , directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movi...

This month, Greg welcomes Alan Powell and Steve Barnett to the pod to discuss their film VALIANT ONE directed by Steve and starring Chase Stokes, Lana Condor, and Desmin Borges. Hear us discuss the state of the modern day war film and what unique elements they looked to incorporate into their story Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblin...

We're switching up the subject of our first podcast of the year and giving music videos a little break. Instead, the Popping Collars crew has a conversation about their professional ministries since seminary and what items from popular culture most mirror their life experiences. Let us know what your pop culture biography would be by emailing us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or drop us a line...

And we're off! Join Greg and Ryan as they attempt to walk around the world by embarking on a research project looking at the exponential increase in religious pilgrims across the globe. Follow us from inspiration to execution as we use our podcast series to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how to put together a project, interview experts already working in this area, and review films and video...

How hard can it be to make the worst movie ever made? Betsy and Greg try to find out as they kick off the films of 1994 by looking back at ED WOOD directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, and Sarah Jessica Parker Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Due to the election of Donald Trump, 2025 marks a huge transition in the lives of trans people around America, especially trans youth. To discuss what this could look like, Greg interviews Nico Lang about their book American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate And Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era Follow Nico's writings on queer life Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out...

We're going back in time to the day when Graham Dobson joined Betsy, Liz, and Ricardo to chat about the spiritual benefits of international travel. Do you have a special place in the world that helps you connect to the Divine? Let us know where it is at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or tell us on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch C...

It's an annual tradition as Liz and Ricardo chat about the New York Times Top 10 books of the year. They also recommend a book of their own, Bright Objects . What are you planning to read in the coming year? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or find us on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com  Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Lett...

Greg and Ryan discuss the Prime Video series FLEABAG

It's Hollywood's biggest night! It's the 5th annual Golden Poppers awards. Who cares about an Oscar when you can take home a gold-plated jalapeno popper courtesy of the longest running Episcopal podcast of all time? Betsy and Greg, with our very special guest Emily Carmody Kahn, announce the winners from the films of 1993. What do you think of the votes? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail....

An interview with DJ Caruso about his film MARY

A conversation about Pop Culture in the year 2024

Greg and Ryan discuss the Netflix series KAOS

The list is life on this month's Going on 30. Betsy and Greg discuss the second Spielberg movie of the year that ended up netting Best Picture at the Oscars, SCHINDLER'S LIST . Let us know what you've thought of our movie slate this year by emailing us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or finding us on your favorite social media platform Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forge...