Pop Rocket #171: SHHHHHHHHHHH...a quiet place

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week, Guy Branum, Karen Tongson and Wynter Mitchell are joined by Riley Silverman. She’s the lead writer of the Max Fun podcast, International Waters. They discuss A Quiet Place, John Krasinski’s horror film about a family trying to survive a post-apocalyptic world where monsters kill anything that makes a sound.

Karen is all about the video for Janelle Monáe’s new music video for the track PYNK, which she says may have established her as a force in queer performance and art. Guy and Wynter are all about Beyonce’s Coachella performance, which may have single-handedly made the music festival relevant again. Riley is all about the movie Blockers, a comedy that she says feels refreshingly scripted.

The panel will their discuss what they think of A Quiet Place, including whether it has a positive portrayal of a character with a disability and explain their theories about what the film’s sub-text could be.

With Karen Tongson, Guy Branum ,Wynter Mitchell and Riley Silverman.

That’s My Jam:

Riley Silverman - Jeremy Jordan - She Used to be Mine

Karen Tongson - Windy - The Association

Margaret Wappler - Nat King Cole - Nature Boy

Wynter Mitchell - Prince - Purple Music

Guy Branum - Mel Tormé - Stardust

Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to our Spotify playlists.

You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter.

Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh, hey there I'm Guy Brandham and welcome to Poppocket, a weekly show picking over all the pop culture we love to love.
0:12.8	We've made a talk TV, film, music, and anything else entertaining.
0:15.4	Our digital strategist, Winn and Mitchell.
0:17.2	Hello, hello.
0:18.2	Hello.
0:19.4	How are you doing Winter?
0:21.0	So great, it's a Monday.
0:22.3	It's a Monday. We're having's a Monday. It's a Monday.
0:23.0	It's a Monday.
0:24.0	It's a Wednesday when you're listening to this or later.
0:27.0	We got Pop culture scholar and Dyke about town, Karen Toxan.
0:30.0	Hey Guy, hi rocketeers.
0:32.0	Hey Karen, what's going on with you?
0:35.0	Not much.
0:36.0	I had a very pleasant watercress and avocado salad earlier today.
0:39.0	Oh, that's lovely.
0:40.0	I mean, the bitter play of C Kress why why doesn't it get more intention we've we've
0:47.3	gone cabbage crazy for too long and also with us she was the host of the Max Fun Drive closing ceremonies.
0:56.8	She's the head writer of International Waters, Stand Up Comedian, and Dyke on the
1:01.7	go, Riley Silverman.
1:03.7	I'm more of a fem, but yeah.
1:05.4	I answer to dyke, but I think that fem is more.
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