Somewhere Over The Rainbow Podcast

It's the grand return of Dana and Vincent from a two month hiatus! So much to celebrate from Pride Month, to Black Music Month and the return of Dana's braids, indicating summer's official arrival!  So much is covered this episode including a two enthusiastic thumbs up review for the film "Booksmart" (seriously, go see it!), thoughts on the Game of Thrones finale, thought on Avengers: Endgame (yea...

Craziness is afoot in the land of pop culture on this SUPER SIZED episode! Vincent updates us on the "gay agenda" which includes a cryptic posting from Madonna, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills drama over a dog and a mental health moment for Britney "Brit Brit" Spears. There's also an in memoriam moment for rapper Nipsey Hussle, discussion of the hottest country hit from Lil Nas X, reviews of the...

Spring is here and the winter showers have brought spring flowers and so much more in the world of pop culture. Everything from new couplings, to cancelled TV shows, to the cast of Pose and Tevin Campbell's ability to sing "Happy Birthday" are be covered this episode, along with a quick review of the new Jordan Peele film "Us" and a "Yeah or Meh?" with Britney Spears and Morrissey on Broadway (or...

Dana and Vincent return from a brief hiatus wherein Vincent made his very first international trip to Mexico to get in touch with his people and to eat more churros! This week's return to their regularly scheduled pop culture kiki is more sad times than most with the death of Luke Perry (Dylan McKay for vida) and a cancer diagnosis for Alex Trebek. In spite of the sad times, the duo manage to find...

Chile, it's time to don your best red carpet fashions and get into the 2nd annual Somewhere Over The Rainbow Podcast Oscar Reelness bonus episode! Vincent and Dana (no Mopsy this year as she was away at taping time) will give you the rundown on their favs in the categories of Best Original Song, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Best Director and Best Picture. 

A powerful rainstorm has hit Southern California with winds that almost turned Dana into Mary Poppins, but that will not keep her and Vincent from a kiki over what's new in pop culture from the horrific hate crime attack on Jussie Smollett, to the amazingness of Lizzo and Vincent's obsession with the live version of "Shallow". There's also a discussion on Oscar nominiations (and why there's no lov...

Holy 50th episode Batman! If this episode were a gay man, it would live in Palm Springs and talk about most of the things discussed in this episode e.g. how "Green Book" was a movie that barely discussed the actual Green Book, or how whomever competed against Tom Holland in Lip Sync Battle in 2017 was an automatic loser because he bodied Rhianna's "Umbrella" or how Emma Stone stole Lindsay Lohan's...

After a holiday hiatus, Dana and Vincent return for the first new episode of 2019!! There's a holiday post mortem where Vincent saw Celine Dion and every movie imaginable in less than a week while Dana channeled the spirit of Angela Bassett in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" sans bringing a 21 year old Jamaican home with her. Pop Culture took no rest during the break, so the duo also get into the...

It's the most wonderful time of the year everyone!! It's time for the second annual Somewhere Over The Rainbow Podcast Holiday Extravaganza bonus episode!! Don your gayest apparel and get your background singers ready for this bonus episode where Dana and Vincent share more of their favorite holiday songs, movies and best moments of 2018 in music, television, and pop culture.

It's the final new episode of 2018 and there are so many awards to cover, including someone coronating themselves as the "King of R&B" at the ripe old age of 24! There's also a "How Did I Miss This Moment" featuring T-Boz (a contender for King of R&B over Jacquees), "Yeah or Meh" featuring a competing podcast with Ron Burgandy (who is also a contender for King of R&B over Jacquees), and a "We See...

After stuffing themselves over the Thanksgiving holiday, Dana and Vincent return to the land of pop culture (a little lighter thanks to Activia) featuring this week's "Yeah or Meh?" segment with the highly anticipated release of Ariana Grande's video for the song "Thank U, Next", reviews of "Creed II", "Widows" and the SheRa reboot on Netflix and a "How Did I Miss This" moment wherein Dana discove...

In a moment of "it's never too late", the world has finally realized the greatness of Mariah Carey's "Glitter" soundtrack, and Dana and Vincent are rejoicing this as well as Mariah's new album "Caution". Additionally, the dynamic duo give their thoughts on simulated fellatio (aka air blow jobs), the new (but not new) Sexiest Man Alive, the American Horror Story: Apocalypse finale, the hotness of R...

DISCLAIMER: SOMEONE DIDN'T HAVE THEIR EXTERNAL MIC CHOSEN FOR THIS RECORDING (HIS NAME RHYMES WITH VINCENT) ERGO, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE IN A TUNNEL. THANKS FOR LISTENING ANYWAY :) While Vincent comes to terms with the notion that he only has the common cold and not terminal cancer like Eva Peron, the show must go on! This episode is chock full of pop culture goodness including Ariana Grande's ascen...

It's a celebration of Vincent's 38th birthday and a realization that he's almost 60 in gay years (gasp)! To honor this special occasion, Dana and Vincent do a quick dive into the week in pop culture before heading off for Vincent's birthday dinner including thoughts on the 2019 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (vote for Stevie Nicks!!!), thoughts on "The Conners", Vincent's review of "F...

Dana and Vincent have gone Gaga over the new "A Star is Born" remake and its music (AAHHHHHAHAAAAAAA). In addition to a review of the new Lady Gaga film, they discuss another week in "The Reckoining" with Bill Cosby, a week in pop culture that featured Bette Midler getting read to filth for her tweets, Cardi B's glamourous perp walk and a review of Fall TV shows where Vincent declares his undying...

A brand new week in pop culture finds Dana and Vincent celebrating the bop that Mariah Carey has given us as an anthem for the times! Also there is more news in "The Reckoning" involving Les Moonves, a breakdown of Emmy's 2018, movie reviews of the new Quincy Jones documentary and "A Simple Favor", Yeah or Meh featuring Captain Marvel and Maroon 5 and a special "We See You Gurl" shout out for one...

This episode is almost as long Queen Aretha's funeral (well minus about 7 hours), but chock full of pop culture goodness. Dana and Vincent cover it all from RIP moments for Burt Reynolds and Mac Miller to the Nikki Minaj/Cardi B fight during New York Fashion Week to an onslaught of witches on television and a thwarted job shaming of Geoffrey Owens from the Cosby Show. There's also a movie review s...

Category is: Salute to Pose realness!!! Join Dana and Vincent as they pay homage to the FX original television show "Pose", which recently wrapped it's first season. (SPOILERS throughout this episode, so listen without having watched the show if ya want to, but you'll get your feelings hurt in the process!) Fashion, music, heart and realness are the backbone of this show that pays tribute to the b...

The loss of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin looms over this week in pop culture but Dana and Vincent take a moment to celebrate her life (and favorite shady moments) as well as birthdays for Queen of Pop Madonna and the Queen of Cinema (at least for this show) Angela Bassett. This episode also features reviews of the films "Christopher Robin", "BlackkKlansman" and "Crazy Rich Asians" and this w...

From the ashes of the lost episode that was Episode 39 (first take) comes the phoenix now known as Episode 39 (Redux)! A technical difficulty moment with Dana's former laptop brings forth a new laptop, new perspective and a new episode. All your favorites featuring another installment of "The Reckoning" with R. Kelly and Les Moonves, Week in Pop Culture featuring an RIP moment for MoviePass, the e...

It's oppressively hot in California right now, but the heat will not keep Dana and Vincent from kiki-ing about everything that's happened in the last couple of weeks pop culture wise. So much is covered from "summertime sadness" with Joe Jackson (Michael's Daddy, not the singer of "Steppin' Out") and Whitney Houston, to more in "The Reckoning" with Chris Hardwick and Terry Crews, and the "Week In...

The show was off for a week, and in that time, Jackie from "Roseanne" won a Tony award and Beyonce and Jay-Z released their first joint album "Everything Is Love". Dana and Vincent weigh in on both as well as a potential Black Panther to Birdman (movie, not rapper) transition, the new season of Real Housewives of Orange County (and Vicki's new face) and a Yeah or Meh segment featuring Alicia Silve...

The deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain cast a sadness over this week in pop culture (RIP to them both), but there were some bright moments including the new Insecure trailer and Issa Rae's roasting of Kanye West. Dana finally sees Solo: A Star Wars Story, so she and Vincent finally get to review it which prompts Dana makes a plea for a cape (because she needs one). Dana and Vincent also giv...

It's Pride season children and in honor of the season, we have compiled a list of what we feel are pop culture essentials to celebrate and honor the LGBTQIA community. While by no means definitive, these films, television shows, documentaries, events and books are a great way to celebrate pride this month!

It's officially Pride Month, African-American Music Appreciation Month and most importantly, the FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOW (!!!) , which is cause for a major celebration! Dana and Vincent reminisce about some of their favorite moments from the last year as well as get into the week in pop culture including the Roseanne cancellation, BTS (aka K-Pop Teletubbies), Vincent's review of the Taylor S...