POP CULTURE MONDAYS...ON THURSDAYS

Episode 71: Britney, Britney, Britney

Brooke returns after taking last week off and acknowledges it’s still tough for her to dig into pop culture with everything going on in the world. But we all need a brief escape, so Brooke dives into the topic of Britney Spears and her new memoir, “The Woman in Me.” There’s a lot of bombshells that are tragic but enlightening. And if you get the Audible version, it’s read by Oscar winner, Michelle Williams. 
 
While Brooke covers some more fun recent pop culture moments, she also explains that not all pop culture is fun. It encompasses what’s trending in the world, what’s capturing people’s attention, and what’s causing people to speak out. And right now, that includes things that are distressing and tragic. 
 
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Everytime Video (Britney Spears)
Britney Spears - Everytime (Special Edition)
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Episode 70: Israel

Brooke steps away from pop culture this week to share her feelings about what’s going on in the world.
 
PCM: https://medium.com/popculturemondays/pop-culture-mondays-10-9-23-f81fd96851f3
 
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Episode 69: Extremely Online: Taylor Lorenz walks us through the evolution of the Internet

This week, Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz joins Brooke to talk about her new book, "Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Power and Influence on the Internet."
 
This is the book EVERYONE is talking about. And even though Brooke lived the story herself and knows most of the people Taylor writes about, she couldn’t put the book down. PCM exists because of everything in it. Our obsession with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce can be traced back to the beginning of the Internet. We were destined for this moment. 
 
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Buy the book:
https://www.amazon.com/Extremely-Online-Untold-Influence-Internet/dp/1982146869?nodl=1&dplnkId=54b86aba-86d6-4ea7-803c-594703026e64 

Episode 68: Taylor Was Here

This week, Brooke can’t focus on anything else but Taylor and Travis. The world stood still when Taylor Swift showed up at the Kansas City Chiefs game with rumored BF Travis Kelce's family. Why is this Trump’s worst nightmare? Brooke discusses her theory. 
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Episode 67: Pop Culture Queen: A Conversation with writer and podcaster, Vanessa Grigoriadis

This week, Brooke talks to Vanessa Grigoriadis who has been at the center of pop culture since the ‘90s. She is the writer for the ICONIC New York Magazine cover story on PR IT girls. And she has only continued to be at the center of culture both as a writer and now as a podcaster with her company Campside Media which produces some of the MOST addictive podcasts including “Infamous”, which has covered people like Keith Raniere/NXIVM and former NY governor, Andrew Cuomo and everyone in between. Vanessa and Brooke talk about top cultural stories now including Anna Delvey, NYC doormen, Jann Wenner, the Roman Empire and SO much more.
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NY PR GIRLS (VINTAGE!) https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/2917/
Campside Media: https://www.campsidemedia.com/
Infamous Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infamous/id1652941051
This week’s PCM: https://medium.com/popculturemondays/pop-culture-mondays-ix-xviii-xxiii-a6f624d711f

Episode 66: Moronic Inferno: a Convo with Gary Whitta

This week, Brooke has her first guest on after doing the show solo over the summer. And no better way to kick off this new season of guests than with her dear friend, screenwriter and novelist, Gary Whitta. Brooke and Gary have known one another since the ‘90s when they were gamer kids and Gary was the head editor of PC Gamer Magazine. Since then, Gary has become a hit screenwriter, with movies like “Book of Eli” and “Rogue One,” part of the “Star Wars” franchise. Gary is also a successful novelist. His first book, Abomination, was a smash, and his latest book, Gun Dog, was released THIS week to great reviews. Gary and Brooke talk about their experience in gaming and Gary gives us a detailed look into what the writing process is like for the screen and for books. And of course, how all this ties in to today and pop culture. IT DOES. 
 
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Buy Gun Dog here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gundog-gary-whitta/1142657728
 
Listen to the Gun Dog podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/gundog/id1631586716

Episode 65: Schadenfreude Thursday

This week, Brooke breaks down the breakdown of Burning Man and why some people enjoyed the drama as it unfolded. And then Brooke looks at the content creator who triggered some right-wing small minded men to spiral due to her enjoying her life as a single woman with no kids. The horror! And how one tech billionaire became the best girl dad for all of us.
 
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Timmy/Kylie TikTok Humor
https://www.tiktok.com/@dannydoesntknow/video/7275561752857759022

Episode 64: Politics & Pop Culture

Politics & Pop Culture
 
Brooke is back from her many adventures in Israel and she talks about a few of them on the pod. From the security shakedown before even checking in at LAX, to the protests taking place all over Tel Aviv, it was action-packed. 
 
Oh and the food. The FOOD!
 
Speaking of food, Brooke walks us through the TikTok trend where parents traumatize their kids by cracking eggs on their foreheads. For views, naturally.
 
And if you've been wondering what the story is behind the viral song, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” then this is your podcast!
 
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Oliver Anthony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro
 
Netta Barzilai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro

Episode 63: What a long, strange trip it’s been

This week on Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays, Brooke takes a break from packing for her first trip to Israel to discuss the range of happenings consuming our attention this week. From the devastation of the fires on Maui — and some people’s questionable reactions to this tragedy — to the interest, excitement and amusement of RUSHTOK. Especially Alabama. And of course, there’s a few indictments everyone is talking about. What a mess. 
 
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Idaho's Teacher of the Year https://www.them.us/story/idaho-teacher-of-the-year-flees-rightwing-attacks/amp
 
Maui Fire Charitieshttps://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
https://mauifoodbank.org/donate/
https://pshf.org/donations-page/
https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/donate-olx/
https://donate.wck.org/give/508200/#!/donation/checkout

Episode 62: Battle of Montgomery

This week, Brooke digs into the "Battle of Montgomery," the cultural story of the moment that unfolded on the socials thanks to the whole thing being captured on onlooker’s phones. Over the weekend, a brawl that took place on a riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama broke out when a group of white men attacked a Black man who works for a river boat company and was just doing his job and trying to dock the boat. Chaos ensued and Brooke gives a play by play of what happened and the fall out in its wake. It highlights race issues in America as well as how pop culture becomes part of pushing the narrative forward. 
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