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Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink - specifically, the holiday movies and music they return to again and again, as well as a few they avoid like coal in a Christmas stocking. Steve explains his soft spot for the rude, crude "Bad Santa" and - alert the media! - admits he was wrong about something's merits. Kate hopes that last Christmas was the last time she had to hea...

Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink—specifically do clothes un-make the man? In this episode, Steve and Kate tackle the controversy over singer Harry Styles' gender-bending photo spread in Vogue magazine.  This leads to a discussion of androgyny in rock music, from Prince to Elvis. Dude looks like a lady ... or does he? And why should we care? Our beers this episode: Revolution...

Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink. In honor of Sean Connery's passing on Oct. 31, Steve and Kate discuss who's their favorite  Bond, James Bond. This "yours vs. mine" episode has plenty of fun Bond trivia, from author Ian Fleming's inspiration for the secret agent's name to the best Bond picked by ... all the Bond actors! It's a podcast best shake...

Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink. In this episode, Steve and Kate talk about dealing with presidential election anxiety through pop culture fare, including : "The Queen's Gambit" "Life in Squares" "A Discovery of Witches" TV series "Bob's Burgers" "A Cabin at the End of the World" novel Music (Harry Styles, Taylor Swift,...

Dad and friend dish on pop culture over a drink—specifically, old favorites that make us cringe these days. In a funny, thoughtful episode, Steve and Mike Bode—who writes all our music—talk about our changing attitudes about the John Wayne movies 'McQ" and "The Searchers" and the bands Boston and, gasp, Kiss. We also grapple with whether you can still enjoy a piece of pop cultu...

Dad and daughter seek out hidden and not-so-hidden treasures in movies, TV shows, and books: Movies: Ready or Not Booksmart Buffaloed Where Did You Go, Bernadette? The Witches, Remake and Original The Blackcoat's Daughter TV Shows: The Mandalorian Victoria Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Books: "The Invited," Jennifer McMahon "Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of...

Dad and daughter dish over popular culture. In a special Halloween episode, Steve and Kate talk about pop culture that has scared them over the years ... and get frightened by something that happens DURING the podcast. Wooooo ... We discuss some frightening experiences over the years with: The movie "Labyrinth," with David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly "Halloween," with Jamie Lee...

Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink. Steve and Kate celebrate their 10th show with a wide-ranging trivia contest with questions about movies, music, TV, and more. Think you know pop culture? Play along! Our beers this episode: Elysium Space Dust IPA  Breckinridge Brewery's Avalanche Amber Ale Follow us on Facebook and Instagram Popahallics Podcast Follow us on Twitter Popahallic...

Dad and daughter dish about pop culture over a drink. In this episode (named for a Spinal Tap line), Steve, Kate and guests talk about their favorite live concerts ever. We also explore why a British magazine called Shawn Mendes the "Generation Z Springsteen." Wait - isn't Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen?!  Our guests are Tricia O'Connor, Katie Skeehan, Mary Skeehan, and Ol...

Dad and daughter dish on pop culture while enjoying a drink. In this episode, Steve and Kate discuss: TV "Space Force" "The Office" "Outlander" "Enola Holmes" "#Alive" "Normal People" BOOKS "You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self Acceptance" "The Expanse" sci-fi series, beginning with "Leviathan Wakes&...

Dad and daughter dish on pop culture over a drink! In this episode: Fashion. Steve and Kate discuss: The pandemic-affected Fashion Week Diversity in fashion Anna Wintour Zendaya's spread in the September InStyle The cyclical nature of fashion, as seen in pop culture Trendsetters Beyonce and Madonna Beyonce's "Homecoming" special Madonna's sex appeal Our beers this episode...

Steve talks to novelist Peter Ferry about inspiration and his books "Old Heart" (2015 Chicago Novel of the Year) and "Travel Writing: A Novel." They have a candid conversation about what it's like to be a novelist when you're not a mega-seller like Stephen King. Pete has great stories about: his former teacher, Walter Tevis ("The Hustler") his former student...

Dad and daughter dish on pop culture while enjoying a drink. In this episode: The TV series "Warrior Nun" The TV series "The OA" Instant Gratification The alligator movie "Crawl" The Norwegian disaster movie "The Wave" YouTube's "Mystery & Makeup" by Bailey Sarian The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain The nonfiction book "The Wolves...

Dad and daughter dish on pop culture while enjoying a drink. Ka-POW! In this episode we discuss superheroes: The latest X-Men entry The New Mutants Disney's live-action Mulan remake Christopher Nolan's epic spy movie Tenet Netflix's Project Power - superpowers for five minutes!  Joker with Joaquin Phoenix Tom Holland as Spiderman (Homecoming and Far from Home) The animated Spiderman...

A dad and daughter dish on pop culture while enjoying a drink. In part 2 of our discussion of pop we're enjoying during the pandemic, we talk about Music: Dua LIpa's "Future Nostalgia," Mac Miller's "Circles," Bob Seger's "Katmandu," and shows from home by Erin Coburn, Martin Sexton and Richard Thompson Books: "Liar Temptress Soldier Spy,&quot...

A dad and daughter dish on pop culture while enjoying a drink. In this episode: how we're entertaining ourselves during the pandemic. We discuss Killing Eve, Into the Night, the Korean zombie drama Kingdom, Versailles, Hollywood, Counterpart, Money Heist, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/popahallicspodcast/ Follow us on Facebook! https:...

In the debut episode, a dad and daughter dish on pop culture while enjoying a drink.  We discuss Taylor Swift's Folklore, Alanis Morissette's Such Pretty Forks in the Road, Beyonce's Black is KIng, season two of The Umbrella Academy, Hamilton, the movie Palm Springs, and Justified. Follows us on Instagram @popahallicspodcast