PopaHALLics
Episodes
162 episodes
PopaHALLics #162 Many (Happy) Returns?
PopaHALLics #162 "Many (Happy) Returns?People come back on this episode—to the past, to gangland trouble in the present, to a murder that keeps occurring, and to home.Theaters:
PopaHALLics #161 "All in the Family"
PopaHALLics #161 "All in the Family"Family runs through this episode, whether it's a crime family with a manipulative matriarch, a family of animals (dinosaurs) or a homeless-looking guy trying to build a "family" from hosta...
PopaHALLics #160 "It's Time to Light the Lights"
PopaHALLics #160 "It's Time to Light the Lights"From Kermit the Frog to the KGB, from Bad Bunny to "Eternity," we are all over the pop culture landscape. There's even a short review of Oscar-nominated shorts.Streaming:
PopaHALLics #159 "Train Dreams and Wonder Men"
PopaHALLics #!59 "Train Dreams and Wonder Men"We discuss the Oscar-nominated "Train Dreams," Marvel TV series "Wonder Man," the latest "Bridgerton," and more! Plus Resident Kid Expert (age 10) reviews "KPop Demon Hunters."<...
PopaHALLics #158 "Pop Goes the Globe!'
PopaHALLics #158 "Pop Goes the Globe!"We look at two movies with Golden Globe awards—"One Battle After Another" and "Marty Supreme"—as well as the movie "Life of Chuck," the rom-com "People We Meet on Vacation" and Tulsa-set crime...
PopaHALLics #157 "Ho Ho Pop"
PopaHALLics #157 "Ho Ho Pop"On our last episode of 2025, we discuss new movies including the latest "Knives Out" and "Hamnet," and books including a great take on the Lennon-McCartney relationship. Plus Kate looks back at "Buffy t...
PopaHALLics #156 "Scott of the Bells"
PopaHALLics #156 "Scott of the Bells"In this on-location episode, Steve interviews Scott Soltermann, who plays, records, and programs the carillion (bells) at Butler University in Indianapolis. Steve and his wife often hear the be...
PopaHALLics #155 "Breaking Good"
PopaHALLics #155 "Breaking Good"Can one unhappy woman save the world from "hive mind"? Why does Kate think motherhood is an important theme in the new "Frankenstein"? And Alicia Silverstone may be "Clueless" about her feelings in a n...
PopaHALLics #154 "It's Alive!"
PopaHALLics #154 "It's Alive!"In this mini-episode, Steve's solo with his review of Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" and the book "Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run," by Peter Ames Carlin. Kate provided rapid-fir...
PopaHALLics #153 "Popping Up Secrets"
PopaHALLics #153 "Popping Up Secrets" Dad and daughter dish on Lily Allen's "divorce album," the new seasons of "Slow Horses" and "The Diplomat," a late-to-the-party discovery of TV's "Interview with a Vampire," a funny, wise novel c...
PopaHALLics #152 "Guinness, Ghosts, and Valley Girls"
PopaHALLics #152 "Guinness, Ghosts, and Valley Girls"Dad and daughter dish on "House of Guinness," about a family struggle for control of the brewery; "Presence," a ghost story told from the ghost's POV; variety show host Ed Sulli...
PopaHALLics #151 "Halls on Holiday: The PNW (Part Two)"
PopaHALLics #151 "Halls on Holiday: The PNW (Part Two)"Steve's almost month-long "retirementmoon" in the Pacific Northwest continues! In this episode: A whirlwind trip to Canada, Bainbridge Island, and Seattle. The
PopaHALLics #150 "Halls on Holiday: The PNW"
PopaHALLics #150 "Halls on Holiday: The PNW" (part one)Join us for a special adventure into the Pacific Northwest! Steve celebrates his retirement with a "retirementmoon" - an almost month-long trip in Oregon and Washington State ...
PopaHALLics #149 "Pasta & Politics"
PopaHALLics #149 "Pasta & Politics"Season 7 kicks off with us digging into two food movies designed to make your mouth water, as well as action thrillers involving getaway drivers and ... politicians?! Streaming...
PopaHALLics #148 She Pop
PopaHALLics #148 She PopDad and daughter discuss pop culture with strong women, from a K-pop group battling demons with song to the women in a Mafia family to Taylor Swift.Theaters:
PopaHALLics #147 "Pop and Politics"
PopaHALLics #147 "Pop and Politics"Steve and Kate weigh in on "South Park" taking on Trump; the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's late-night show; and the demise of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Then we talk Lena Dunham...
PopaHALLics #146 "Bad Boys"
PopaHALLics #146 "Bad Boys"Is it possible for bad men to redeem themselves, as when twin black gangsters face off against white vampires in "Sinners"? What makes a man bad—his personality, upbringing, status in life, as the Bluebe...
PopaHALLics #145 "Schemers & Dreamers"
PopaHALLics #145 "Schemers & Dreamers"In this week's offerings: A businessman trying to con investors, improv actors trying to con criminals, a group hoping to draw attention to black string bands, and cops trying to solve mur...
PopaHALLics #144 "Mission ImPOPible"
PopaHALLics #144 "Mission ImPOPible"Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to learn if these pop culture offerings are enjoyable: "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning." "Thunderbolts." "Fountain of Youth." "The Secre...
PopaHALLics #143 "Pop Go the Generations"
PopaHALLics #143 "Pop Go the Generations"Dad and daughter discuss the thrill of introducing your kid to your childhood pop culture faves. Also: Tina Fey does a series remake of an old Alan Alda/Carol Burnett movie. A documentary l...
PopaHALLics #142 "Aren't You Somebody?"
PopaHALLics #142 "Aren't You Somebody?"We know the face, but not the name, whether that's members of the Eagles (biography "Life in the Fast Lane") or comedian Martin Short being mistaken for a waiter (memoir "I Must Say"). But be...
PopaHALLics #141 "Sing Me a Song"
PopaHALLics #141 "Sing Me a Song"A folk duo's pricey gig for one rich prerson. A utopian paradise hiding a dark secret. A serial killer tale: Is it real true-crime or made-up horror? And who IS Kate's favorite Mr. Darcy in "Pride &am...
PopaHALLics 140 "Pop Go the Clues"
PopaHALLics 140 "Pop Go the Clues"It's no mystery why we love TV's "The Residence" and the book "The Last"—they're both murder mysteries, albeit very different ones (a comedy and a dystopian thriller). And does Seth Rogen have a c...
PopaHALLics #139 "Deception"
PopaHALLics #139 "Deception"The truth is, er, fluid in the pop culture discussed in this episode, from a married spy trying to determine if his spouse is doing wrong, to an Australian pretending to have a fatal disease for profit and...
PopaHALLics #138 "I'm Still Standing"
PopaHALLics #138 "I'm Still Standing"As the Who said: "People try to put us d-down" ... whether the "us" is Elton John, British gangsters, or a smartypants movie critic. But guess what: We're still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah!<...
