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Pop Culture Junkie®
Pop Culture Junkie® has your weekly entertainment fix! The Pop Culture Junkies review and preview the best of what's happening now and what's coming up in movies, music, TV and more. Tune in every week to hear the best in what you love most: pop culture.
Episodes
Pop Culture Junkie®Blood Orgies, Illuminati and the Lost City
Nicole gets the Junkies thinking about traveling, and while Olivia plans to escape the oppressive Arizona temps this summer, Shauna will enjoy the hot hot heat…
Pop Culture Junkie®On the Set with Ansel Faraj
Shauna goes solo this week to interview award-winning indie writer/director/producer Ansel Faraj, whose film The Great Nick D is now on the festival circuit…
Pop Culture Junkie®The Rise and Fall of J Lo
The Junkies reveal their latest obsessions, which for Nicole is March Madness, for Olivia is reading the first book in a fantasy series and then waiting…
Pop Culture Junkie®Chaotic Celebrity Breakups
This week, Shauna tells the Junkies about the series Shogun, and that she’s been to Japan twice, not that she’s bragging. Olivia gives us all the horrifying…
Pop Culture Junkie®What’s Your Roman Empire?
The Junkies briefly ponder the Unsolved Mystery of “What Happened to Kate Middleton?”, but out of respect to PCJ superfan King Charles III, the topic swerves…
Pop Culture Junkie®The 'Good for Her!' Cinematic Universe
This week, the Junkies catch up and find that Nicole is still a Ride-or-Die for Law and Order: SVU, even though the romance between Stabler and Benson hasn’t…
Pop Culture Junkie®TikTok Made Me Buy It
The Pop Culture Junkies are back and better than ever! The post-holiday break is over, and the Junkies tell each other what they’ve been up to since last they…
Pop Culture Junkie®Holiday Bloodlust
Shauna may be obsessed with the end of the world (movies, that is), but Olivia is not giving up until she gets the other Junkies hooked on her new fave book…
Pop Culture Junkie®PCJ Book Club: Britney Spears' 'The Woman in Me' Vol. 2
Olivia, Shauna and Nicole began reviewing the Britney Spears memoir The Woman in Me in our last episode, but there was so much to say that we made it a…
Pop Culture Junkie®PCJ Book Club: Britney Spears' "The Woman in Me' Vol. 1
The inaugural episode of the Pop Culture Junkie Book Club features (what else?) Britney Spears’ memoir The Woman in Me. Olivia, Shauna and Nicole read the…
Pop Culture Junkie®Final Girl Phenoms
It's nearly Halloween, and while Shauna and Olivia have thought out their costumes - sexy Freddy Krueger and Sexy Ghostface - but Nicole still needs some…
Pop Culture Junkie®Hometown Junkie Tours
The Junkies have been very busy lately, what with new day jobs, trips to Miami and event planning, but they still have time to bing pop culture. Nicole is…
Pop Culture Junkie®Pop Culture Junkie Jams - 2023 Edition
After detailing their very busy schedules, (including an impromptu trip to see a Taylor Swift concert) and a look at what’s up with Lizzo, and Ariana Grande…
Pop Culture Junkie®My Favorite Murder Documentary
The Junkies set the menu for their final meals should they ever end up on death row – which would never happen, of course – and they are all elaborate…
Pop Culture Junkie®'Barbie' Girls in an Anti-Barbie World
Hi Barbies! This episode, The Junkies talk about the Barbenheimer phenomenon, even though only one of them managed to make it happen (so far). Shauna remembers…
Pop Culture Junkie®Animated Thirst Traps
Nicole is addicted to Hot Ones – the show where celebrities try to engage in conversation while consuming ever more deadly hot wings, and Shauna has succumbed…
Pop Culture Junkie®Nepo Baby Apocalypse Car
Shauna spoils the end of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (you’re welcome), then practices her “Ah-nold” accent for us all (you’re welcome again). Olivia is still…
Pop Culture Junkie®Growing Up in the Spotlight
Nicole and Olivia both recently traveled (although not together) and they both indulged in documentaries while they were away. Olivia binged docs about weird…
Pop Culture Junkie®Gone Too Soon: Live at Phoenix Fan Fusion
The Junkies return to Phoenix Fan Fusion! This year, Nicole and Shauna hosted a panel about streaming or network television shows that were canceled too soon…
Pop Culture Junkie®Pencils Down
The Junkies welcome Olivia Rodi to the Pop Culture Junkie podcast, and Nicole and Shauna get to know her faves and fandoms. As she is a fan of Buffy the…
Pop Culture Junkie®There's No Escaping 'The Room'
Nicole and Shauna had the dubious honor of attending a 20th Anniversary Screening of The Room with Greg Sestero, and that led to a discussion of cult classics…
Pop Culture Junkie®Once A Junkie, Always A Junkie
Hayley, Nicole and Shauna gather together for a bittersweet episode: Hayley the Brave is saying goodbye to the Pop Culture Junkie podcast to start a new and…
Pop Culture Junkie®Kate Nash and Coffee Wars
On this extra-special edition of Pop Culture Junkie, Shauna is up extra early to talk to London-based singer, actor and activist Kate Nash. After bonding over…
Pop Culture Junkie®Coming Attractions
The Junkies don't have much in the way of good goss this week, but they do have the sports report and Nicole sparks a conversation about women's basketball and…
Pop Culture Junkie®Mean Girls and Mama Bears
The Junkies review Cocaine Bear, and recall how fun it was to see it together. Shauna enjoyed rooting for the bear, Nicole lauded Elizabeth Banks and her…
Pop Culture Junkie®Rotten Tomatometers
Hayley is using her sick time wisely by binging shows like Animal Control with the still-ripped Joel McHale, and Shauna and Nicole have a friendly debate about…
Pop Culture Junkie®We Welcome Our New Chatbot Overlord
This week, Nicole is binging NASCAR content (go Chase Elliott!), Shauna renders a verdict on You People, and Hayley will make you believe that Nickelback is…
Pop Culture Junkie®#WhereIsBritney
The Junkies are back! Shauna has her life back after a tough month on the job, Nicole has returned from a working vacation (where working means binging White…
Pop Culture Junkie®Taking on Ticketmaster
The Junkies talk about how we came close to losing Hot Guy over the holidays, and then chat about the shows that they recently binged. Shauna started watching…
Pop Culture Junkie®What We Loved in 2022
Hayley, Nicole and Shauna are back and trading holiday tales of getting barfed on, playing matchmaker, and having a great time at the North Pole of Arizona…
Pop Culture Junkie®Holiday Movies 101
Hayley, Nicole and Shauna reunite to celebrate the holidays Pop Culture Junkie-style: by talking about their favorite holiday movies. Shauna’s is Jingle All…
Pop Culture Junkie®We Remember We Love 2018 & 2019
The 2010s were so fire, so lit, and so cringe, we just had to revisit our five-part series looking at the decade. In the 2010s, we had good times, probably…
Pop Culture Junkie®We Remember We Love 2016 and 2017
The 2010s were so fire, so lit, and so cringe, we just had to revisit our five-part series looking at the decade. In the 2010s, we had good times, probably…
Pop Culture Junkie®We Remember We Love 2014 & 2015
The 2010s were so fire, so lit, and so cringe, we just had to revisit our five-part series looking at the decade. In the 2010s, we had good times, probably…
Pop Culture Junkie®We Remember We Love 2012 & 2013
The 2010s were so fire, so lit, and so cringe, we just had to revisit our five-part series looking at the decade. In the 2010s, we had good times, probably…
Pop Culture Junkie®We Remember We Love 2010 and 2011
The 2010s were so fire, so lit, and so cringe, we just had to revisit our five-part series looking at the decade. In the 2010s, we had good times, probably…
Pop Culture Junkie®Winona Ryder 101: Destination Wedding
The Junkies wrap up the Winona Ryder 101 lessons with 2018’s Destination Wedding, which may or may not be an actual movie. Winona teams up with Keanu Reeves…
Pop Culture Junkie®Thirty, Nerdy, & Thriving: Remember 'Ed?' with Special Guest - Michael Genadry
Well, shave my poodle! Pop Culture Junkie Hayley hosts Thirty, Nerdy, & Thriving, now part of the Pop Culture Entertainment Network. This episode is a love…
Pop Culture Junkie®Winona Ryder 101: Autumn in New York
Autumn in New York may be the movie that broke The Junkies. Hayley, Shauna and Nicole are not here for any of this movie’s nonsense: not the cringe factor of…
Pop Culture Junkie®That Movie Is Fine with Lauren Knight
This week we revisit a special episode with Lauren Knight, co-host of the new podcast That Movie Is Fine, part of the Pop Culture Entertainment Network. The…
Pop Culture Junkie®Keeping It 100
Shauna and Hayley celebrate the 100th episode of Pop Culture Junkie by keeping it old school. The Junkies talk about their favorite PCJ moments, like…
Pop Culture Junkie®Winona Ryder 101: Girl, Interrupted
This week, The Junkies continue their in-depth look into one of beloved actor Winona Ryder’s most iconic roles by watching Girl, Interrupted, a passion project…
Pop Culture Junkie®Adorkable: Rachel Herrick
This week, the Junkies are excited to welcome Rachel Herrick, aka Adorkable Rachel, a Sesame Workshop-trained puppeteer who has lent her puppeteering skills to…
Pop Culture Junkie®Winona Ryder 101: Reality Bites
This week, The Junkies continue their in-depth look into one of beloved actor Winona Ryder’s most iconic roles by watching Reality Bites, the…
Pop Culture Junkie®No Day Job with Jim Louvau
The Junkies welcome special guest Jim Louvau to this week’s episode. Jim is an award-winning photographer, a director and a musician, and a Phoenix native. Jim…
Pop Culture Junkie®Winona Ryder 101: Heathers
This week the Junkies take an in-depth look into one of beloved actor Winona Ryder’s most iconic roles by watching Heathers, a dark satire on high school…
Pop Culture Junkie®A Degree in Pop Culture with Dr. Jeffrey Brown
What if you could get a degree in pop culture? You can! This week The Junkies consider going back in time to change their majors after talking to special guest…
Pop Culture Junkie®Winona Ryder 101: Beetlejuice
This week, The Junkies take another in-depth look into one of beloved actor Winona Ryder’s most iconic roles by watching Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, which is one…
Pop Culture Junkie®Stranger Things Happen with Grant Goodman
This week The Junkies welcome an incredibly special guest; Grant Goodman, aka ‘Freak’ from Stranger Things. Grant welcomes Shauna, Hayley and Alex into the…
Pop Culture Junkie®Samuel L. Jackson 101: Glass
This week, The Junkies take the last of their in-depth looks into beloved actor Samuel L. Jackson’s most iconic roles by watching Glass, the final in M. Night…
Pop Culture Junkie®Creative Dreamer with Stephanie Van Taylor
This week The Junkies welcome cosplayer Stephanie Van Taylor, an aspiring actress who has been attending and working cons since 2012. She has collaborated with…
Pop Culture Junkie®Samuel L. Jackson 101: Captain Marvel
This week, The Junkies continue their in-depth look into beloved actor Samuel L. Jackson’s most iconic roles by watching Captain Marvel, arguably the Marvel…
Pop Culture Junkie®The Terror Trader with Jason Swarr
This week the Junkies welcome special guest Jason Swarr, owner of Terror Trader, Arizona’s only year-round horror marketplace, home to everything from a robust…
Pop Culture Junkie®Samuel L. Jackson 101: Coach Carter
This week, The Junkies continue their in-depth look into beloved actor Samuel L. Jackson’s most iconic roles by watching Coach Carter, the feel-good…
Pop Culture Junkie®Crude with David Lucarelli
This week, Hayley, Shauna and Nicole welcome writer, sound engineer, graphic novelist and podcaster David Lucarelli to the show. David is the writer and…
Pop Culture Junkie®Get Your Fix: Live at Phoenix Fan Fusion
This week, Shauna, Hayley and Nicole host the show live from Phoenix Fan Fusion, the comic and pop culture convention that returned this year after a two year…
Pop Culture Junkie®The Dragons of Melgor with Steve Romanko and Turner Van Ryn
This week, the Junkies welcome special guests Steve Romanko and Turner Van Ryn of 13th Generation Productions, who are producing a new animated TV show called…
Pop Culture Junkie®Samuel L. Jackson 101: Snakes on a Plane
This week, The Junkies continue their in-depth look into beloved actor Samuel L. Jackson’s most iconic roles by watching the legendarily goofy (but not…
Pop Culture Junkie®Cocaine in Brazil with Brad Perry (Part 2)
The Junkies are back with part two of their interview with Brad Perry, a legend in the Phoenix, Chicago and San Diego TV markets. Brad dishes on working with a…
Pop Culture Junkie®Deep Dish with Brad Perry (Part 1)
This week The Junkies interview Brad Perry, a legend in the Phoenix television market (and elsewhere). Though Brad has conquered almost every kind of media…