Positively Pop Culture

Carrie and K.W. discuss mystery novels, including To Die For by Lisa Gray and the Roxane Weary series by Kristen Lepionka, as well as what goes into writing a good mystery. Please note there is a slight audio issue in this episode because of a lawnmower running in the background. We tried to extract it as thoroughly as possible, but the audio is bumpy in a few places.

Carrie and K.W. discuss the Apple TV+ dystopian series Silo and the MGM+ horror mystery show From. Which fictional world would you rather live in, an underground silo or a town populated with monsters that doesn't let you leave?

Carrie dives into the world of The Fast and the Furious franchise, discussing 5 out of the 11 movies, and K.W. reviews the 2018 horror-comedy flick You May Be the Killer.

Carrie talks about her love for the long-running fantasy book series The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, K.W. takes us back to the '80s with the cult comedy Valley Girl, and they discuss spoilers and spoiler culture.

With K.W. back, the cohosts briefly revisit the topic of worldbuilding in writing. Then K.W. discusses the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby, and Carrie talks about the indie artists she's been listening to lately--boygenius, Joseph, and MUNA.

Carrie's flying solo today! And she takes the opportunity to talk about fantasy worldbuilding, including giving some insight into how she's creating the world her current work-in-progress novel is set in.   (Note: She had some minor mic issues this week, so please bear with her.)

It's a revival day! Carrie loved the new movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and K.W. talks about the updated sci-fi series Quantum Leap on NBC/Peacock.

Carrie recently played the board game Scythe, K.W. has been using a learning app called Imprint, and they both discuss their recent writing projects.   Note: There are some hiccups in Carrie's audio, so apologies!

For TV this week, K.W. discusses the new Fox sitcom Animal Control and Carrie enjoyed the Peacock murder mystery Vigil. They also talk about what kinds of pop culture they consume when they're not feeling well.

Carrie really enjoyed Samantha Shannon's epic fantasy The Priory of the Orange Tree, K.W. got into the Amazon Prime series Three Pines, and they discuss what outdoor activities they're looking forward to when spring comes around.

Carrie talks about the board game Wingspan and the Amazon Prime supernatural thriller TV show The Rig. K.W. talks about the NBC/Peacock shows Poker Face and Night Court.

Carrie loves the new Willow series so much that it's one of her new favorites, K.W. watched all the available seasons of Servant in a matter of weeks, and they both enjoyed the spooky period show Chapelwaite.

K.W. has been watching some new Christmas movies, and she and Carrie share their favorite media of 2022. PosPop will be back in 2023! Visit our website at www.positivelypopculture.com, or follow us on social media!

Carrie recently breezed through the Apple+ British thriller series Suspicion, and K.W.'s thriller series of choice is FX's The Patient.

K.W. tries to convince Carrie to watch the horror movie Barbarian, but Carrie's content to have a nice Friday night in watching the Netflix young-adult mystery movie Enola Holmes 2.

Extending spooky season by just a little bit, Carrie talks about the horror board game Betrayal at House on the Hill, which she recently played with friends. And K.W. enjoyed the MCU special Werewolf by Night.

Carrie's really enjoying Andor, the latest Star Wars series on Disney+, and K.W. has mixed feelings about Netflix's suspense series The Watcher.

Carrie's excited about the final season of the Irish comedy Derry Girls, K.W. loves that the competition show The Mole is back on Netflix, and they finish out spooky season with a viewing of the 2015 folk-horror film The VVitch.

K.W. is digging the new Hulu show Reboot, and Carrie gets confused about the Pacific Northwest when talking about the new Paramount+ horror movie Significant Other.

Spooky Season is in full swing as Carrie watches Hocus Pocus 2 and K.W. watches the 2011 horror movie The Innkeepers.

K.W. has some gripes about earworms and maybe even some advice on how to get rid of them. Carrie was one of the few who enjoyed the latest adaptation of Persuasion, and they discuss the Apple+ series Ted Lasso.

It's an accidental Hawke family episode, with K.W. watching Ethan Hawke in the psychological thriller The Black Phone and Carrie watching his daughter Maya in the black comedy Do Revenge.

Carrie and K.W. discuss the recent Netflix limited series Devil in Ohio and the newest addition to the MCU on Disney+ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Carrie can't stop listening to Maggie Rogers's latest album, Surrender, and K.W. enjoyed the psychological thriller movie The Empty Man, currently available on HBO Max.

For the third summer in a row, Carrie talks almost nonsensically about her love for the Freeform fantasy show Motherland: Fort Salem. K.W. tells us why she's enjoying rewatching the classic dramedy Gilmore Girls. And they both loved the new season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. Plus, listen to them struggling to pronounce Cara Delevigne's last name.