Positively Pop Culture

K.W. talks about Halfway to the Grave, the first book in Jeaniene Frost's the Night Huntress series. She and Carrie discuss the new Fox comedy series Pivoting. And Carrie gave Yellowjackets a shot and gives an update on her viewing experience.

Carrie loves the 13th season of Doctor Who so much that she's nigh incoherent, K.W. is loving Netflix's Archive 81, and they discuss the latest Marvel movie, The Eternals.

K.W. raves about Showtime's Yellowjackets, Carrie is digging the new Harlan Coben on Netflix, Stay Close, and they both talk about a niche hobby or interest of theirs.  

Carrie and K.W. discuss their reading and writing goals for 2022.

Carrie and K.W. discuss the recent TV shows Hawkeye and Station 11, on Disney+ and HBO respectively.

Carrie's back to talk about The Wheel of Time TV show, K.W. digs into WKRP in Cincinnati, and they both talk about the recent MCU movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Carrie and K.W. discuss their favorite pop culture--books, movies, TV, and music--of the year. Happy New Year to all our listeners!

Rachel guest-hosts with K.W. to talk about the TV shows Younger and Sister Wives as well as the Christmas movies Single All the Way and A Castle for Christmas.

Carrie tries to explain the Netflix show Arcane, K.W. delves deep into the world of map games, and they discuss the Netflix Christmas movie LoveHard.

Carrie likes Adele's new album, 30. K.W. talks Grady Hendrix's book The Final Girl Support Group and its horror influences. And they discuss one of the more recent entries into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Widow.

Carrie introduces K.W. to The Great British Baking Show, K.W. tries to get Carrie to watch HBO's Succession, and they discuss the delightful new CBS series Ghosts. Since it's the day before Thanksgiving, they chat about their favorite holiday foods. Happy Thanksgiving!

K.W. tells us about HBO's rom-com show Love Life, Carrie is into NBC's thriller Blindspot, and they both discuss the recent third season of Netflix's You.

Carrie throws it back to 2008 with a discussion of The Hunger Games, K.W. talks about the HBO show The Other Two, and they both enjoy the Hulu show Only Murders in the Building.

Welcome to the 100th episode of PosPop! Carrie and K.W. usher in their "watermelon era," take a quiz on the week's pop culture, and try to guess each other's top answer in different pop culture categories.

Carrie and K.W. get in the Halloween mood by discussing Midnight Mass, Wellington Paranormal, and horror TV shows in general.

Carrie can't stop talking about the second season of Freeform's Motherland: Fort Salem, K.W. is still digging the third season of Netflix's The Circle, and they chat about the new singing competition show on Fox, Alter Ego.

Carrie and K.W. discuss how the turn of the season affects creativity and influences choices of what pop culture to consume as well as methods of refilling your creative bucket.

Carrie gushes over the Peacock series Girls5Eva, K.W. gets her academic on with the Netflix series The Chair, and they both discuss women in horror films, specifically the trope of not being believed.

Writer Amanda Bales joins us for a talk on her new short-story collection, Pekolah Stories, and her writing process. Part 1 of 2. Find Amanda on Twitter @amanda_bales and online at www.amandabales.com . Listen to Amanda's playlist for her book on Spotify .

Writer Amanda Bales joins us for a talk on her new short-story collection, Pekolah Stories, and her writing process. Part 1 of 2. Find Amanda on Twitter @amanda_bales and online at www.amandabales.com .

Jeff Hessell, GM of the actual-play RPG podcast The Cast Perilous, joins Carrie and K.W. for a chat on all things role-playing games! Follow The Cast Perilous on Twitter @thecastperilous and listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Carrie talks about the first novella in Martha Wells' The Murderbot Diaries series, All Systems Red. K.W. talks about the Marvel/Disney+ series Loki. And they discuss the new Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers.

K.W. talks about the movie A Quiet Place Part II, Carrie talks about the drama series Sacred Lies, and they discuss writing productivity, inspired by Kate Hall's A Book a Week. As K.W. says, "You're making clay, not a pot."

It's a television episode! Carrie talks about the AMC show Kevin Can F*** Himself, K.W. talks about the ABC sitcom Happy Endings, newly on Netflix, and they discuss the Amazon Prime show The Wilds.

Carrie talks about the movie Ophelia, based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, K.W. talks about the drama series The Americans, and they both talk about the comedy special Tig Notaro: Drawn.