My Pop Five

Send a text Megan Pham; Vietnamese-American filmmaker living in LA. After working for the Hurlbut Academy, she started working full-time freelance in the camera department and joined the International Cinematographers Guild. Megan has filmed for companies including KIA, Pepsi and the NCAA.  Megan joins My Pop Five to discuss Lord of The Rings, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ansel Adams, Roger Federer and...

Send a text LAYNE; musician, producer and artist originally from the Black Hills now based out of Los Angeles. Over the past several years she has been curating a soundscape known as "the In-between"  LAYNE joins My Pop Five to discuss True Crime, Fly (1999) by The Chicks, Joan Jett, Tim Burton and Indie Rom-Coms such as Juno, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Adventureland and...

Send a text Alex Deeds;  filmmaker and editor based out of Los Angeles.  Alex has been nominated and won multiple (Clio Entertainment and Golden Trailer) awards for his work as a trailer editor, including his work on trailers such as Searching , Baristas and Piercing. Alex joins My Pop Five to discuss Rod Sterling's 'Twilight Zone', Ralph Bakshi's 'Wizards (1977)', Ro...

Send a text Isabel Fuentes; a Los Angeles based photographer featured in Time's 'Instagram Photographers to Follow in the United States 2016'.  "One look at Fuentes’ feed and you’re transported into her life in New Mexico – portraits, landscapes and still-life images, each of them shot with the same care for color and composition, offer a refreshing look at a state that has bec...

Send a text Meet the gang! In a surprise episode, the My Pop Five crew sat down to chat about their "Pop Five" for the month of May 2021. Ryan, Veronica, Daniel, and Briauna take the time to break down their roles on the show and each brings an individual item to discuss.  Topics include; HBO's Mare of Easttown, the break up of the iconic band Daft Punk, YouTube's "Life in...

Send a text Devon Corey; a Los Angeles-based music producer and recording engineer. Devon has worked in music industry with the likes of Bebe Rexha, DJ Mustard, Trevor Daniel and spent time working on NBC's The Voice.  Devon joins My Pop Five to break down Taylor Swift's Red Album, Brand New, YouTube, Memes and Scream (1996). Devon discusses his relationship with each of the items on his...

Send a text Helena Hawkes; a Los Angeles-based writer/director and a self-proclaimed Cinephile, Painter, and Soul & Disco Enthusiast. Helena has worked in Hollywood with the likes of Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions and Leigh Wannel of the Saw and Insidious Franchises.  Helena joins My Pop Five to break down Big Fish, Rene Magritte, Meshes of the Afternoon/At Land by Maya Deren, Master Blas...

Send a text Ty Chiko; a vocalist from the Islands of The Bahamas has been praised for his brilliant versatility as an artist, charming audiences with his 'warm lyrical tone'. Ty joins My Pop Five to break down BET, John Legend, Gordon Ramsay, Ellen DeGeneres and Sidney Poitier. Ty discusses his relationship with each of the items on his "Pop Five" including his sexuality, being...

Send a text Tune in to "My Pop Five", a new pop-culture podcast, about people. In this show, host Ryan Rael brings on guests to break down five pieces of pop culture that had an influence on them or helped shape them to become the people they are today. Subscribe for interesting conversations that are nostalgic, self-reflective, fun, and important. New episodes drop every Wednesday.  Fol...