Anneliese Claire & Ellie Sims

Poppish

Comedy EN ↓ 55 episodes

Entertainment industry veterans and (perfect) comedy duo Ellie Sims and Anneliese Claire proudly present Poppish: a pop culture podcast that will finally cover everything that has ever happened, since everyone else is too afraid. Each week, comediennes (we’re reclaiming it) Ellie and Anneliese swap one contemporary and one historical story that share a unifying theme, from “famous feuds” to “lost cities.” Have you ever wondered if there was a link between Lady Jane Grey, the 9-day queen, and the Jeremy Renner app? Or if Akon is really going to build a city in Senegal funded by cryptocurrency?...

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Anneliese Claire & Ellie Sims

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You Glow, Girl 20.05.2025 59:05

GET THAT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH! Today, we take on the message DARE officers everywhere work their entire careers to get across: just because something looks cool does not mean you should participate! And also, corporations will kill us all if it makes them a dollar. Did they talk about THAT in DARE? We also discuss all the TV that was hot in Q1 of 2025, how to pick a major that allows you to go to the...

I Can Go Anywhere I Want, Just Not Akon City 13.05.2025 1:05:58

When you are a very rich man, you can only buy so many properties before it just makes sense to set your sights on something bigger — something geographical. This week we’ll explore how this storied path of hubris played out for two men over two centuries: Henry Ford and Akon Thiam. Two very different men, but the desire to build cities named after themselves unites them. Will they manage to creat...

This Throne is for Protestants 06.05.2025 1:07:26

“Accidentally became important at work and now I’m getting beheaded for it” - Lady Jane Grey, probably. In week 3, we explore the rise and fall of The Jeremy Renner app and Lady Jane Grey, the 9 day Queen of England. Listen to silly discussions of cutthroat volunteer opportunities, microwave installations gone awry, and the best place to get a lobotomy.

Flash Mob: Recession Indicator? 29.04.2025 1:07:29

Have you ever felt compelled to drop what you’re doing and dance? So have we. We decided to study this phenomenon as it’s taken shape over 5 centuries by examining the Dancing Plague of 1518 and the 2010s Planking & Flash mob epidemic. Sometimes the world moves and you can’t help but move with it. Tune in for extremely late Super Bowl coverage, remembering the Alamo, and the answer to the age...

Breaking Our Silence 19.04.2025 1:07:47

In episode one, we present two "famous feuds" with similar cultural and historical impact: James Charles vs. Tati Westbook and The Hatfields vs. The McCoys. We also cover Bella Thorne, Tesla, and Johnny Appleseed (real or legend??). Tune in to an episode that will make you laugh and think about the seemingly invisible connection between a beauty influencer dispute and a decades-long family rivalry...