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Popcorn Pals
Popcorn Pals is a podcast that is serious about movies and… not much else. Each week Daniel Van Kirk and rotating guest hosts discuss new releases and old favorites. This feed is also the home of The Midnight Air, your weekly easy-listening “overnight radio” podcast for people trying to fall asleep or for people that are trying to stay awake, as well as the back catalogue for The Pen Pals Podcast.
Episodes
Popcorn PalsRE: When to Come Out
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we only read one letter -- it's from a listener to transitioned years ago and wants to know when it's appropriate to…
Popcorn PalsRE: A Pandemic Breakup & Finding A New Hobby - Live Zoom Show with Jon Dore
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week we bring you our latest live Zoom show, with special guest Jon Dore! We had a blast recalling some fun stories with Jon! Then…
Popcorn PalsRE: Being Bad At Trusting & Anxiety
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week we bring you two letters, as we usually do: Letter 1 is from a listener who is bad at trusting, and Letter 2 is all about…
Popcorn PalsRE: Sexuality & Remembering Badass Grandma
Dear Pennies & Pallers, For Letter 1 this week, we hear from a listener writing in about reaching inner peace with their sexuality. In Letter 2, our friend…
Popcorn PalsRE: Name Changes & Bucket Lists
Dear Pennies & Pallers, In this week's first letter, we discuss name changes. Then for Letter 2, we talk all about bucket lists. Plus, we discuss: Rory's new…
Popcorn PalsRE: Secret Marriage & Pen Pals: The Movie - Live Zoom Show
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week, we bring you September's live Zoom show! It was a ton of fun! Dan has a surprise for Rory. Then we discuss a letter from a…
Popcorn PalsRE: Weight Issues, Motivation, & Survivor
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week, our first letter deals with the subjects of struggling with weight issues, and the best ways to stay motivated. In Letter 2…
Popcorn PalsRE: Anhedonia
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week we again only have time for one letter -- a listener writes in about going through the biggest existential crisis in his…
Popcorn PalsRE: Jaws Wired Shut
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week we bring you a letter from a listener whose jaws were wired shut after surgery, and had to consume a liquid diet. This leads…
Popcorn PalsRE: My Best Friend's Bad-News Marriage & My First Porn Experience - Live Zoom Show!
Pennies & Pallers! This week we bring you our first ever live Zoom show! For Letter 1, we read a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style letter that questions whether…
Popcorn PalsRE: My High School Bear Attack
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week we only read one letter, but it's a doozy: the tale of a small high school prank getting a little out of control. Then Daniel…
Popcorn PalsRE: Pinterest, House Fires, & Parachutes
Dear Pennies & Pallers, For Letter 1 this week, Rory finally gets an email about Pinterest! In Letter 2, we hear the tale of a house fire and a serendipitous…
Popcorn PalsRE: Gaslit By Family & Calamity Kim
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In the first letter this week, we hear the tale of a listener who feels gaslit by family members who hold different beliefs than him…
Popcorn PalsRE: A Miserable Rafting Trip
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we dive into a letter from a listener who recounts to us a miserable family rafting trip. Plus, we announce our very first…
Popcorn PalsRE: Backup Careers, Memorable Dreams, & Parenting While on the Road
Dear Pennies & Pallers, In Letter 1, a listener is looking into new careers, and wants to know what Dan and Rory would be doing if they weren't doing comedy --…
Popcorn PalsRE: Road Trip Tips
Dear Pennies & Pallers, After a few weeks away, we're back! After spending some time catching up, we hop into some short letters that involve gift cards and a…
Popcorn PalsRE: Out of Seeds, Birthday Cards, & Tripping
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week we bring you another episode from the Patreon archive! We read a few shorter letters, including an update from Chris, who had…
Popcorn PalsRE: Dan's Arches, Educating Yourself, & Candy Talk
Dear Pennies & Pallers, To start off the show, Dan has a message he'd like to share with you. Then we have a little something different in store -- instead of…
Popcorn PalsRE: Getting To Know You Pop Quiz
Dear Pennies & Pallers, We have officially reached Episode 100!! What a #SAGA it's been. To start off the show, we reflect on some of the big moments from the…
Popcorn PalsRE: F2F with Dad & Losing Family Relationships
Dear Pennies & Pallers, For Letter 1 this week, a listener writes in about going F2F with a father who was not present in his life. In Letter 2, a listener who…
Popcorn PalsRE: Small Town Life & Accent Preferences
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week, we address the current times before jumping into our letters. Then in Letter 1, a listener tries to provide the benefits of…
Popcorn PalsRE: Top Bands & Navigating My Brain
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week, we meet a listener in Letter 1 who is seeking music recommendations after many years in a sheltered family. In Letter 2, a…
Popcorn PalsRE: Being High At Rory's Show
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we finally dive into the letter from a listener who went to one of Rory's show's while high! Plus, we discuss: Rory's new…
Popcorn PalsRE: Home Bases & The Tiki Scene
Dear Pennies & Pallers, This week, Letter 1 asks us whether having a true home base is a thing of the past due to the gig economy. Letter 2 tackles the topic…
Popcorn PalsRE: Judgement House & Meat Processing Problems
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In Letter 1, we discuss a different kind of haunted house. In Letter 2, a worker at a meat processing plant is conflicted about how…
Popcorn PalsRE: Dealing with Sudden Loss During Quarantine
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we have a bit of an unconventional episode. We start off by discussing "Robbie," ESPN 8 "The Ocho," and sitting behind…
Popcorn PalsRE: Friend Soulmates & Unsubscribing From Everything
Dear Pen Pals, This week, Letter 1 asks us if there's such a thing as friend soulmates? Letter 2 raises an interesting philosophical query: is it better to…
Popcorn PalsRE: Choose Your Own Adventure - Part 2
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we recap our American Gladiators viewing party before continuing on in our Choose Your Own Adventure postcard series!…
Popcorn PalsRE: Choose Your Own Adventure - Part 1
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week, Rory gets a mic and gets into intermittent fasting, we make a fun announcement, and an old friend returns. Then we dive…
Popcorn PalsRE: The Benefits of Massages & Early Retirement
Dear Pennies & Pallers In our first letter, we discuss the value in getting massages regularly And in letter 2, we talk about what to do if you can retire…
Popcorn PalsRE: If Money Were No Object & Quick Hits
Dear Pennies & Pallers This week we do a few quick hit letters In our main letter we discuss what we would do if money were no object Sincerely, Your Pen Pals…
Popcorn PalsRE: Wedding Speech & The Principals Office
Dear Pennies & Pallers This week we give what WILL be our wedding speech And in a letter that we may have read before, we discuss our first trips to…
Popcorn PalsRE: Save Me From Covid-19 & When To Dry-Off
Dear Pennies & Pallers This week, we give you some ideas on what to do with your time during social distancing In our second letter, we discuss when to dry off…
Popcorn PalsRE: Grief, Being Alone & What To Do When You're Dead
Dear Pennies & Pallers This week, we read 2 letters up top dealing with grief and doing things on your own. In our second letter, we discuss the options of…
Popcorn PalsRE: Best Man Decision & The Lonely Lunch Club LIVE from Tuxas!
Dear Pennies & Pallers This week we come to you LIVE FROM THE WEEKEND OF TUXES and joined by a VERY SPECIAL GUEST! In our first letter, we discuss the tough…
Popcorn PalsRE: External Depression & Having Kids
Dear Pennies & Pallers In our first letter, we discuss how to deal when an external force is the cause of your depression Our second letter we talk about the…
Popcorn PalsRE: Breakthroughs & Graduation Trip
Dear Pennies & Pallers In our first letter, we discuss breakthroughs and furniture Our second letter we help decide on where to travel for a graduation trip…
Popcorn PalsRE: Last Meals & Cultural Dating Differences
Dear Pennies & Pallers In our first letter, we discuss last meals Our second letter we talk about how dating works in different cultures Sincerely, Your Pen…
Popcorn PalsRE: Goodbye Dan & Time
Dear Pennies & Pallers In our first letter, we say goodbye to a paller, Dan. Our second letter we discuss the concept of time Sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel &…
Popcorn PalsRE: Crying & Losing Religion
Dear Pennies & Pallers In our first letter, we discuss the importance of crying Our second letter is all about dealing with family religious differences…
Popcorn PalsRE: Breaking Up & Staying Grounded
Dear Pennies & Pallers In our first letter, we discuss breaking up with someone you love but not romantically Our second letter deals with the other side of…
Popcorn PalsRE: Is Work Everything?
Dear Pennies & Pallers This week we focus on one letter where we discuss what to do when your work consumes your life. Sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel & Rory…
Popcorn PalsConan O'Brien | RE: The Sex Talk & Suicide
Dear Pennies & Pallers This week we are joined by the incredible Conan O'Brien! In our first letter, we have a talk about THE talk. In letter 2, we discuss if…
Popcorn PalsRE: Wedding Plans & Child Therapy
Dear Pennies & Pallers In our first letter, we discuss our Bort & Jen wedding plans. In letter 2, we talk about when to listen to your child or when to…
Popcorn PalsRE: New Years Day & Getting The Band Back Together
Dear Pennies & Pallers Merry Christmas! In our first letter, we discuss how to deal with New Years Day blues. In letter 2, we maneuver a friend group falling…
Popcorn PalsRE: Best Time of Your Life
Dear Pennies & Pallers This week we focus on one letter to help recognize the best times in your life. Sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel & Rory See…
Popcorn PalsRE: 10 Kids & The 5 Stages of Divorce
Dear Pennies & Pallers In Letter 1, we have the ultimate show grower! In Letter 2, we discuss dealing with a friends stages of divorce Sincerely, Your Pen Pals…
Popcorn PalsRE: Slackers & Shampoo Side Hustle
Dear Pennies & Pallers, In our first letter, we talk about working with slackers Letter 2 we discuss dealing with an inauthentic roommate Sincerely, Your Pen…
Popcorn PalsRE: Podcasting Advice & First Dates
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In our first postcard, we give our advice for starting a podcast. In letter 2 we discuss date/text etiquette and healing after a long…
Popcorn PalsRE: New Restaurant Traditions & Impactful People
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In letter 1, we go over some traditions when trying out a new restaurant. In our second letter we remember people that made an impact…
Popcorn PalsRE: The Carol Anne Episode Part 2
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week is part 2 of our dedication to an amazing letter handed to us #F2F Sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel & Rory See…
Popcorn PalsRE: The Carol Anne Episode
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we dedicate this episode to an amazing letter we were handed #F2F. Sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel & Rory See…
Popcorn PalsRE: Tour Life & Ring Size
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In letter 1, we talk about the ways to support artists while keeping your cool. In letter 2, we discuss marriage and ring size…
Popcorn PalsRE: Pompous Fruit & Haunted Houses
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In our first letter, we talk about our favorite kind of apples, the pompousness of the fruit, and the importance of eating healthy…
Popcorn PalsRE: Our First Case & Car Accidents - LIVE from Red Clay Comedy Festival
Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we come to you live from Red Clay Comedy Festival. We connect 2 new Pen Pals from the audience #QualityMeats, we accept our…
Popcorn PalsRE: When To Shut Up and Take The Win? & Halloween
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In our first letter, we discuss how to handle promotions and almost promotions at work. In letter 2, we discuss Halloween costumes…
Popcorn PalsRE: Aliens & Fairies (The 2 postcards)
Dear Pennies and Pallers, We read the 2-part postcard set we received at Daniel's album recording! Sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel & Rory See…
Popcorn PalsRE: Distracted Driving & Giving Credit
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In letter 1, we talk about ride shares with distracted drivers. In letter 2, we discuss credit in creative fields. Sincerely, Your…
Popcorn PalsRE: An Announcement
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Popcorn PalsRE: Hurricane Dorian & Comic Moments
Dear Pennies and Pallers, In letter 1, we talk about our fears and experiences with natural disasters. In letter 2, we discuss the important moments in our…