Hop Culture

Do you love where you live or do you long to move as far away as possible? For this episode of Hop Culture Book Club, we read “This is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live” by Melody Warnick. We discussed our feelings about where we’ve ended up and how we might apply the principles in the book to fall a little more in love with our towns.   Music: Realizer by Kevin Ma...

Let’s watch a Disney Channel movie 🎵 This Week we’re talking Disney Channel Original Movies! Did you ever watch your way through a handwritten list of DCOMs as a child? This episode is for you! We shared some fun facts about DCOMs as well as which ones may be worth a rewatch!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/lice...

Judging: We’ve all done it. 👩‍⚖️ If you’ve ever felt guilty for comparing yourself to others in order to feel better about yourself, or if you’ve ever felt mom-shamed, this episode is for you! We looked into why it’s human nature to judge and how to stop doing it, and to keep things lighthearted we also shared times we’ve felt judged by each other!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incom...

We hopped on the NGL bandwagon and spent this episode answering your anonymous questions. From our favorite books to our guilty pleasures, we’re spilling all the tea!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We’re back from our summer break with a second round of unpopular opinions! We asked for listener submissions and nothing is safe—including our favorite salsa recipe. Listen now for some weird/hilarious/rather pointed opinions!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It’s time for another #influenced! As always, we reviewed some of the products and ideas that we have been influenced to try out lately. Only this time, we added in a controversial rapid fire round! Give it a listen and let us know how you’ve been influenced lately!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0...

We Hopkins love our idioms and adages. So for this Love It or Leave It episode, we decided which adages are worth their weight in gold and which are full of hot air! Got a bone to pick with our opinions? Clear the air @HopCulturePod on Instagram!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

If you’ve ever wondered how an auto-tuned rap took over TikTok or how everyone decided one fanny pack was superior to all others, then we might have a book for you. In this installment of Hop Culture Book Club, we’re discussing “Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction” by Derek Johnson.   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //cr...

Have you heard the big news? Anne and her husband Matt welcomed Dottie Louise into the world this week! To help prepare for the newest Hopkin to arrive, we asked you all for your best new-baby advice and you delivered. Tune in to our discussion of the potential perils of online parenting forums, the best things to wear postpartum, favorite famous babies, and a special announcement!   Music: Realiz...

There’s more to summer than just looking good, so today we are talking about all the various ways we prep for the season. From tips for managing a busy summer schedule to our favorite summer products and recipes, we shared our best ideas to take your summer from cruel to cool 😎   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/li...

It’s almost Grace’s birthday! 🥳 We decided to celebrate her by putting her in the hot seat.  We did our own version of Hot Ones—Grace answered our questions while eating increasingly spicy chicken wings 🥵 Find out if Grace can take the heat on this episode of Hop Culture!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/license...

Capsule wardrobes: helpful or hoax? Tess has pared down her closet many times only to miss her clothes, and Claire enthusiastically embraced the process in preparation for this episode. We talked about some of the reservations we’ve had when it comes to capsule wardrobes, and we also discussed why they might be useful. Have you tried a capsule wardrobe before? Head to our Instagram and let us know...

It seems like you can’t do anything in life without reading reviews first, doesn’t it? In this episode, we discussed our personal philosophies on reading and leaving reviews. We revealed which family member is hooked on writing reviews, and we shared some befuddling bad reviews of some of our nation’s monuments.    Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realize...

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than by subjecting our mom to an interrogation? We shared some fun facts about our mom, Karen, and then we jumped into some questions! She shared the advice she’d give her younger self, hosting tips, and more! Thank you to our listeners who submitted questions. Happy Mother’s Day!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/504...

It’s time for another episode of #influenced, where we all share things that we’ve recently been influenced to try out. From recipes to podcasts to tanning products, we’re giving you our honest reviews on the trends we couldn’t resist trying!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

With the last of the seasonal candy holidays passing us by, we had sweets on the brain! We asked the listeners for their opinions surrounding seasonal and discontinued candies, and there were some controversial opinions out there! We rounded out this sugar high of an episode with some strangely dark weekly wins—tune in to ride this roller coaster with us!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: /...

You may have noticed we’re big Gilmore Girls fans over here! We decided it’s time to dedicate an entire episode to the beloved mother-daughter duo. Keep your eye on our Instagram where you can participate in our Gilmore Girls this-or-that!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It’s time for another Hop Culture book club! For today’s episode, we talked about the book  “Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach” by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole. We discussed some of the strange diet rules that still stick with us, whether we fully buy into the concept of intuitive eating, and how we can raise our kids to listen to their hunger and fullness cues.    **If this i...

They say it’s best to forgive and forget. But sometimes it’s just more fun to hold a grudge! In this episode, we shared some of the (mostly harmless) grudges we can’t quite let go of. Tune in to hear us air our grievances!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode we approached the touchy subject of handling disagreements. Like with most other topics, we laughed a lot and found ourselves in the weeds a few times. But we hope we also provided some good tips for handling our differences in a world where it seems like nobody agrees on anything! Don’t miss this episode of Hop Culture!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmu...

The lunch episode didn’t start as a serious idea, but as we joked about it we realized there’s actually a lot to talk about when it comes to this midday meal! We discussed our hangups about lunch, some funny experiences from our past, as well as some research about the importance of lunch. Lastly, we shared your lunch ideas along with some of our own.   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //inc...

Grace and Anne managed to grace us with their presence even though they were on vacation in Florida. For their sakes, we kept it light with a round of Would You Rather? As is typical, we managed to overcomplicate this relatively simple game. Keep an eye on our Instagram stories this week so we can hear your answers to these controversial questions!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incomp...

We asked listeners for their funniest confessions, and they delivered! We also joined in the fun and shared some of our own rather shameful moments. A big thank you to our listeners for making this episode possible by trusting us with your secrets!    Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Nicknames: We all have them. From the predictable (Claire Bear and Annabelle) to the wacky (Buxton and Goodle-y Goo), we are rarely in control of the nicknames we receive. In this episode, we talked about some of our favorite nicknames as well as the ones we wish wouldn’t stick. Head to our Instagram to commiserate over our unfortunate nicknames!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompet...

This week, we’re talking chick flicks! We all agreed that many of them have not aged well, but that’s about all we agreed on! Do you concur with our consensus on your favorite rom-com? Let us know!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/