Carrie Gessner, K.W. Taylor
Positively Pop Culture
Carrie Gessner and K.W. Taylor discuss pop culture, including books, movies, TV shows, music, and sports, all with a guilt-free attitude!
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Carrie Gessner, K.W. Taylor
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Jul 9, 2025
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Episodes
Episode 68: Bly Manor Part 2 with Erin 17.02.2021 27:57
Erin is back for the second half of PosPop's discussion on The Haunting of Bly Manor and its source material, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, as well as other adaptations of the novel. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 67: Bly Manor Part 1 with Erin 10.02.2021 32:07
PosPop's friend Erin joins Carrie and K.W. to talk about The Haunting of Bly Manor and its source material, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, as well as other adaptations of the novel. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 66: Outlander, WandaVision, The Hustler 03.02.2021 33:20
Carrie confesses her love for the 2008 sci-fi movie Outlander, K.W. dishes on the new Disney+/Marvel series WandaVision, and they both discuss Craig Ferguson's new game show, The Hustler. Plus, Carrie absolutely loses it this episode.
Episode 65: Kajillionaire, The Stand, Evermore 27.01.2021 36:27
Carrie digs Miranda July's latest film, Kajillionaire, K.W. looks at the new series The Stand as well as the Stephen King book on which it's based and the 1994 miniseries, and they both dissect Taylor Swift's latest quarantine album, evermore.
Episode 64: Search Party, Dragon Age, Comfort TV 20.01.2021 36:19
K.W. delves into the HBO series Search Party, Carrie talks about the Dragon Age universe, both the video games and the books, and they chat about comfort television.
Episode 63: The Lovecraft Investigations, The Undoing, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper 13.01.2021 40:51
Carrie talks about the podcast series The Lovecraft Investigations, K.W. talks about the HBO series The Undoing, and they both discuss the HBO documentary The Mystery of D.B. Cooper. Plus, K.W. loves a good jewel-toned coat.
Episode 62: The Flight Attendant, Folklore: The Long Pond Sessions, WW84 06.01.2021 41:50
Positively Pop Culture is back for 2021! In this episode, K.W. talks about the HBO series The Flight Attendant, Carrie talks about the Taylor Swift special Folklore: The Long Pond Sessions, and they both discuss Wonder Woman 1984.
Episode 61: Christmas Pop Culture 23.12.2020 28:08
Happy holidays from PosPop! Carrie and K.W. talk about the Christmas-themed movies, TV, and music they've consumed this year. PosPop will take a break the week of December 30th and will return on January 6th!
Episode 60: Lost with Jo Garfein 16.12.2020 37:27
Jo Garfein, Lost enthusiast and co-founder of the non-profit Cancer Gets Lost, joins Carrie and K.W. for a chat about the iconic show and how pop culture can bring us together and inspire us to give back. Find Cancer Gets Lost online at their website . CGL is also on Twitter and Instagram (@cancergetslost).
Episode 59: K.P. Kulski 09.12.2020 28:06
Carrie and K.W. welcome author K.P. Kulski to talk about horror, feminism, and her new novel, Fairest Flesh. Find K.P. on Twitter @garnetonwinter and online at www.garnetonwinter.com , and find Fairest Flesh at Amazon .
Episode 58: Superstore, The Curse of Oak Island, and a Scary Movie Wrap-Up! 02.12.2020 36:57
K.W. talks about the way the NBC sitcom Superstore is handling the COVID pandemic, while Carrie indulges her love of the History Channel series The Curse of Oak Island. Both K.W. and Carrie dive into the last few horror movies they watched of the Halloween season.
Episode 57: Nancy Drew, Favorite Books, Curated Recommendations 25.11.2020 39:45
Carrie dives into the world of Nancy Drew by talking about the recent TV show on the CW and the computer game Midnight in Salem. Carrie and K.W. each share one of their favorite books and then curate a pop-culture list for each other.
Episode 56: Fun and Games (and NaNoWriMo) 18.11.2020 33:08
Carrie and K.W. have some extra fun this week by taking some Buzzfeed quizzes, playing a round of Jeopardy!, and discussing National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.
Episode 55: Musicals! 11.11.2020 33:52
Carrie and K.W. chat all things musicals with returning guest Rachel! Plus, Hazel makes a surprise appearance. Disclaimer: Carrie mispronounces "Meet Me in St. Louis" and uses "objective" when she meant "subjective" in this episode. She is stressed. Please forgive.
Episode 54: Fear the Walking Dead, News Radio, Time's List of 100 Best Fantasy Books 04.11.2020 31:34
In this episode, we talk about the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead, the '90s NBC sitcom News Radio, and Time's recent list of 100 best fantasy books .
Episode 53: Jackie Hudson: Funk, Roger Troutman, and Troutman Sound Labs 28.10.2020 24:16
Bowling Green State University Ph. D. candidate Jackie Hudson joins us to talk about pioneering funk musician Roger Troutman and his band Zapp. Jackie and fellow student Kari Boroff were instrumental in securing funding for a new historical marker to mark the site of the former Troutman Sound Labs, the Troutman family's recording studio, which played a significant role in the Ohio funk music scene...
BONUS: Melrose Place with Robin 24.10.2020 36:21
To celebrate our anniversary month, we're dropping some special content, like this full, unedited conversation about Melrose Place with our friend Robin! Find Robin on Twitter @robinhhhhh (that's 5 Hs!).
Episode 52: Enola Holmes, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Special Anniversary Content 21.10.2020 51:33
It's a supersized anniversary episode! We talk about the new Netflix movie Enola Holmes as well as revisit some old topics. We're also joined by special guest Tom Kollman, who shares his love for Star Trek, specifically the new animated sitcom Star Trek: Lower Decks! You can find Tom on Twitter @twick516 . And don't forget to take our anonymous listener survey !
BONUS: Blooper Reel #2 17.10.2020 26:54
More bloopers! Hopefully they give you a laugh or two while you're washing dishes or driving to work. Thanks for all the fun and support! We're looking forward to Year 2!
Episode 51: Get Out and The Shining 14.10.2020 35:00
"Carrie Watches Scary (Movies/TV)" continues with this discussion of the 2017 horror movie Get Out from Jordan Peele and Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of The Shining by Stephen King. As a reminder, take the anonymous listener survey to tell us what you want to hear more of as we head into Year 2!
BONUS: Blooper Reel #1 10.10.2020 30:10
Bonus content! A whole half-hour of bloopers to help celebrate our one-year anniversary! We screw up a lot.
Episode 50: The Killers, The Heathcliff Lennox Mysteries, The Haunting of Hill House 07.10.2020 33:45
Carrie talks about The Killers's new album, Imploding the Mirage. K.W. talks about the Heathcliff Lennox mystery series by Karen Baugh Menuhin. They both talk about The Haunting of Hill House series on Netflix, based on the novel by Shirley Jackson. Don't forget to take the PosPop anonymous Listener Survey !
Episode 49: I Can See Your Voice & The Masked Singer with Rachel 30.09.2020 45:15
Rachel joins the pod once again for a lively discussion of the new season of The Masked Singer on Fox. Carrie and K.W. also talk about Fox's new singing competition show, I Can See Your Voice, hosted by Dr. Ken Jeong. Take the PosPop listener survey HERE .
Episode 48: The Outsider, The Carrow Haunt, and Lovecraft Country 23.09.2020 30:35
Carrie and K.W. jump-start "spooky season" by discussing the horror novels The Outsider, by Stephen King, and The Carrow Haunt, by Darcy Coates. They also watch the first episode of the new HBO series Lovecraft Country, adapted from the novel by Matt Ruff. And don't forget to take the listener survey to let us know what you want to hear more of in year 2!
Episode 47: 9 to 5 and Pride & Prejudice 16.09.2020 26:58
In this episode, Carrie and K.W. each watch a movie they haven't seen off the other's list of favorite movies. Carrie watches the 1980 comedy 9 to 5, and K.W. watches the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. And don't forget to take our listener survey to tell us what you want to hear more of in year 2!
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