Pulp Friction

This week on Pulp Friction , the Pulpys are here! Join Rocky (she/her) as she addresses her favorites in a downright controversial year for movies! Em’s (they/them) bringing their picks as well! See where they stand on Licorice Pizza, Spencer, The Power of the Dog, C’Mon C’Mon, and dozens of other films they’ve got plenty of takes on. Join the fun by sharing some of your favorites on Twitter ! Spe...

Content warning: Discussions of suicide, racism and abuse. Spoilers for Homestuck . This week on Pulp Friction , Rocky gathers a panel of experts (returning guests Sam, Kadin, and Emily) for a thorough discussion of one of the 21st century’s most influential pieces of new media, Homestuck . Is it the irredeemable piece of s**t its biggest fans claim it is, or the stunning work of prose its haters...

Rocky’s flying solo once again on this week’s Pulp Friction ! The topic at hand is 2021’s best and worst hit songs, part of an ongoing series of 2021-in-review episodes and articles on her Substack! Persons of interest include Polo G, Gwen Stefani, and the fine denizens of Australia. This episode also gives you early access to Rocky’s best list, dropping on Substack tomorrow! You can find Rocky on...

This holiday season, families across America gathered ‘round the campfire to watch the latest Netflix original: Cowboy Bebop . Rocky (she/her) and Alex (they/them) have plumbed the depths of these 10 hours so you don’t have to, and came out the other end with plenty to say on both the show itself and the unending phenomenon of live-action anime adaptations. Persons of interest include Woodcock, Se...

With the release of the first (and perhaps only) true hit of the COVID-19 era, Rocky (she/her) welcomes Diego (he/they) back onto the pod to take an in-depth look at Spider-Man: No Way Home . Is it great? Is it s**t? Probably neither, I reckon! Persons of interest include Topher Grace, Aaron Taylor Johnson, and of course, Dr. Michael Morbius. Rocky and Diego can be found at their respective Twitte...

It’s Wambsgans Wednesday, and Rocky (she/her) and Sam (she/they) are celebrating by breaking down Succession ’s jaw-dropping season 3 finale, reflecting on all the things we got wrong the last time we talked about the show, and once again speculating wildly about what’s to come. You can find Rocky and Sam at their respective Twitters. Pulp Friction is available wherever pods are cast, including Sp...

An old friend returns from a long hiatus with a third piece that brings her in a bold and polarizing new direction. That’s right, folks, Simone’s back for their third Pulp Friction jaunt! Also, we’re talking about Lorde. People of interest include Hercules, Lena Dunham, and a shockingly ubiquitous Grimes. You can find Rocky and Simone at their respective Twitters. You can find Pulp Friction on Spo...

It’s father (Rocky), son (Diego), and house of Gucci (podcast) on this week’s Pulp Friction ! We talk about the biggest drama of the pandemic era from top to bottom, and give our thoughts to the Grammy nominations. Persons of interest include Zack Snyder, Wong Kar-wai, Ansel Elgort, and Dracula. You can find Rocky and Diego at their respective Twitters. If you’re a fan of the show, support it by s...

This week on Pulp Friction , Rocky and Ella come together for a brief chat (that’s longer than the film itself) about a “forgotten feminist classic” that’s anything but forgotten, Jennifer’s Body . Come to hear them ramble about the horror genre, stay to find out why Rocky thinks it’s actually about 9/11. You can find Rocky and Ella at their respective Twitters. Pulp Friction is available on Spoti...

This week on Pulp Friction , Rocky (she/her) and Cody (they/them) dive into a recently-unearthed treasure trove of ‘90s kitsch: Tammy and the T-Rex , starring an unfathomably-young Denise Richards and Paul Walker. They also give their thoughts on Diablo Cody, Donda (Deluxe) , and the many forgotten juggernauts of Bush-era pop culture. You can find Rocky and Cody at their respective Twitters. You c...

It’s another solo outing on Pulp Friction this week, as Rocky regales you with tales of Kingo, Druig, Gilgamesh, and who could forget dear ol’ Sprite? A welcome change of pace or the MCU’s first true disaster? Or both ? You can find Rocky on Twitter and listen to Pulp Friction wherever you get your podcasts . Subscribe to support the show and reach out if you’re interested in being a future guest....

It’s the first ever Pulp Friction Halloween Specdracula! Raven (they/she) joins Rocky (she/her) to talk about a horror classic from the twisted minds at Disney, Tower of Terror . If you’ve ever wanted to see a guy who looks like Paul Walter Hauser say “cha-ching” or fancy ghosts come after Kirsten Dunst with a meat cleaver, we’ve got the flick for you! You can find Rocky and Raven at their respect...

This week on Pulp Friction , Rocky (she/her), Sam (he/him), and Leon (they/them) unlock the next chapter of the Beatles’ sprawling riddle for teens. Last time, we heard tell of the Quarrymen, old before their birth, straining each muscle and sinew. This time, we uncover lies, conflicting stories, and potential criminal cover-ups surrounding the Beatles’ whereabouts on September 11th. You can find...

This week on Pulp Friction , Rocky (she/her) and Sam (she/they) have a bit of a succ-session of their own as they take a deep dive into the latest episode of the hottest show on TV, Succession . There will be spoilers, speculation, obnoxious laughter, and Greg talk. We’ll also spare a word to the movie sensation that’s sweeping the nation, Needle in a Timestack . You can find Rocky and Sam at thei...

This week, Rocky (she/her) and Kadin (xe/he) address the elephant in the room: “Let Her Go,” the confused, drab, formless indie pop track that surreptitiously became one of the most-streamed songs of all time. We also devote a thought to Jesy Nelson’s debut solo single, “Boyz” with Nicki Minaj. A short and sweet episode with a twist ending! You can find Rocky and Kadin on their respective Twitters...

This week on the pod, Rocky (she/her) and Allie (he/she/they) write their “Dear Evan Hansen letter” to the feel-bad movie of the September slump. Ben Platt IS Dear Evan Hansen, and we will not be spending the entire two hours talking about how weird he looks. Between bad songs, bad direction, and particularly egregious storytelling, we ask ourselves the question, can this movie be fixed? You can f...

Rocky (she/her) and Xander (they/them) were supposed to do a summer movie and music retrospective. But as it turns out, we had much more to say about the just-announced cast of the untitled Mario movie. Wanna hear the hour we did spend talking about the songs and movies of the summer? It’ll be released as an exclusive for paid subscribers! You can find Rocky or Xander on their respective Twitters....

Rocky (she/her) and Flan (she/her) devote two and a half delirious hours to perhaps the most extensive subject ever covered on the pod: the lore of Sonic the Hedgehog . From his first game to his first movie, we make sense of the many attempts to explain how a hedgehog got so fast and so blue, and consider what the next step for the franchise might be. You can find Rocky and Flan on their respecti...

This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky (she/her) and Simone (she/they) team up once again for a super-charged review of 2021’s Met Gala fashion. Listen to them offer their takes on over 100 of the best and worst looks from the biggest night in fashion, and become a paid subscriber to gain access to over an hour of extra content! If I didn’t know better, I’d say we spent too much time talking about the...

Shana tova! To kick off the new year, Rocky (she/her) presents her first solo episode of Pulp Friction ! We’re talking Certified Lover Boy , the new album by Canadian rap icon Drake. It’s an extensive and far-reaching conversation that fans and haters alike can enjoy, with plenty of hot takes along the way. Subscribe to support the show and see exclusive bonus content! You can find Rocky on her Tw...

Two days late? Two hours long? Audio issues? Outtakes? Nerdy jocks? It must be time to talk Donda , the tenth studio album by multihyphenate megalomaniac Kanye West. Rocky (she/her) and Brig (he/she) take a deep dive into every track on the album, but if that’s not enough for you hogs, there’s over an hour of bonus content that’ll be made available for paid subscribers. You can find Rocky or Brig...

This week on Pulp Friction , Rocky (she/her) and Emily (she/he) do a deep dive into the albums of the sixish-part trinity of pop punk kings and queens. We’re talking My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Paramore, Gym Class Heroes, Twenty One Pilots, Cobra Starship, and even I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, and also the fan communities and cults of personality around these, fo...

This week on a very special and moderately drunken Pulp Friction , Rocky (she/her, birthday boy) is joined by Sam (he/him) and Leon (they/he) to take the first step of their thousand-mile journey, piecing together the clues to solve the Beatles’ arcane riddle (for teens). Our first clue: “Quarrymen, old before our birth, straining each muscle and sinew.” You can find Rocky pumping out high-quality...

This week on Pulp Friction , Rocky (she/her) and Simone (she/they) join forces to talk about the cinema event of the summer (that bombed even by pandemic standards), Jon M. Chu’s In the Heights . Other discussion topics include Clifford, bathing, Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Ansel Elgort, an Office Depot in Cincinatti, parenting blogs, and why Lin-Manuel Miranda is the new J.Lo. You can find Simone or Roc...

Do you wanna mess with Limp Bizkit? Well, you can’t mess with Limp Bizkit, on account of they get it on. This week on Pulp Friction , Rocky (she/her) and Mitch (he/him) confer a meeting of the minds to discuss a band whose reputation as the butt of the joke (and tremendous commercial success) has catapulted them heads and shoulders above their nu¨-metal peers. Are they “Pollution” or a rap-rock “P...