Ep 218 - Jordan Peele’s Us
Pop Rocket
MaximumFun.org
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2019
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Pop Rocket’s come early this week! Alonso Duralde guest hosts for this, our second week of the MaxFunDrive. The deadline for supporting this show is fast upon us, so if you haven’t yet become a new or upgrading member, do it now! Go to our donation page.
You can donate while listening to this special Thursday edition of the show. This episode has something for everyone--sapphic sisters, metal heads, Hallmark Channel enthusiasts and, of course, horror buffs.
One note of caution: There are spoilers, so if you haven’t yet seen Us, and you want to see it before learning about any of its twists and turns, you should skip the discussion. If you HAVE seen it, brace yourself for the in-depth discussion. Does this movie live up to its hype? Is the symbolism in the movie effective? Why does Wynter think she has to watch it again? These questions, and more, will be answered.
All Abouts
Margaret is all about Amanda Deibert's defense of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, in response to a negative article in Jezebel
Karen is all about
Scary Spice Mel B's confession that she hooked up with Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell
Alonso is all about Hallmark hiring the hosts of the Hallmark podcast
The Bubbly Sesh
Wynter is all about the Netflix Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt
That's My Jam
Margaret: James Blake - Power On
Karen: Mel C. and Northern Star (feat. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes) - Never Be the Same Again
Alonso: XTC - The Wheel and the Maypole
Wynter: Lil Nas X - Old Town Road
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, hi there I'm Alonzo Durrelli filling in for Guy Brandham. Welcome to Pop Rocket. |
| 0:11.8 | The weekly show picking over the pop culture |
| 0:13.7 | we all love to love. It's the second week of the Max Fun Drive and with me to talk |
| 0:17.6 | TV, film, music, and everything else entertaining. Our journalist and novelist Margaret |
| 0:22.2 | Wopler. Hello, Alondo. How and novelist, Margaret Waupler. |
| 0:23.0 | Hello, Alonzo. |
| 0:24.0 | How you doing, Margaret? |
| 0:25.0 | I'm doing pretty good. |
| 0:26.0 | I like your plaid. |
| 0:27.0 | Oh, well, you know, it's, you this is radio, |
| 0:30.0 | but I'm pretty much always wearing glasses. |
| 0:32.0 | I think that Alonso and I heard I are Honey Bear Twinning. |
| 0:34.0 | Yeah! |
| 0:35.0 | Guys are, what cuties. |
| 0:37.0 | Digital strategist Winter Mitchell Rohraba. |
| 0:39.0 | Hello, hello, Alonzo. |
| 0:42.0 | How are you, my darling? |
| 0:43.0 | I'm happy to see you. |
| 0:44.0 | Thank you for joining us tonight. |
| 0:45.0 | Oh, it's a delight to be back. |
| 0:46.6 | It's been too long. |
| 0:47.6 | It's too long. |
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