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Pop Rocket

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This week, Guy and the gang talk about awards season and give some Oscar predictions! How will awards shows change in the #metoo era? Are we all tired of obvious Oscar bait? WHY DO THE GRAMMYS EXIST?! Plus, Karen catches up on Downton Abbey, Wynter discusses Black Mirror, Margaret loves Amazon's Rose Parade show, and Guy argues on Facebook about Call Me By Your Name.

With Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Karen Tongson and Margaret Wappler.

That’s My Jam:

Margaret Wappler - Jonny Greenwood - House of Woodcock
Karen Tongson - Japanese Breakfast - Machinist
Wynter Mitchell - ABBA - Happy New Year
Guy Branum - Curtiss Maldoon - Sepheryn (Ray of Light)

Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist.

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 Christian Dueñas for MaximumFun.org.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh, hey there I'm Guy Branham, and welcome to Pop Rocket, a weekly show picking over all the pop culture we love to love.
0:13.7	We've made to talk TV, film, music, and anything else entertaining.
0:16.6	Our digital strategist Winter Mitchell.
0:18.6	Hello, Hello, Hello, Happy New Year.
0:22.0	Where did you bring in your new year?
0:24.0	Winter Mitchell.
0:25.0	In the boo, Malibu, yeah.
0:27.0	Get it, you're connected.
0:29.0	We've also got journalists and novelist Margaret Wopler.
0:32.0	What up, guy? What up Margaret? What about you? Also got journalist and novelist Margaret Wopler.
0:32.6	What up Margaret?
0:34.6	What about you?
0:35.3	Where did you say hello to 2018?
0:37.5	At a Chinese restaurant and then also in my bed.
0:40.4	I was asleep by 10 PM.
0:41.8	Amazing. I'm cool like p.m. Amazing.
0:43.0	That's reasonable.
0:44.0	Somebody depends on you for their protein.
0:46.0	It takes it out of you.
0:48.0	And I've lived through a few of them now.
0:51.0	I know.
0:52.0	It's hard getting to our age. And pop culture
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