Popping Collars Podcast

It's a tradition unlike any other when our Popping Collars crew exchange their favorite items in pop culture for our annual Pop Swap! Join Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Ricardo as they share all kinds of pop goodies with each other and with you.
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Grab a hot cup of tea, curl up in your favorite reading nook, and join the PCBC crew of Liz and Ricardo as they chat about their newest recommendations The Heist and Hello Beautiful
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Could a movie be responsible for the increasing interest in religious pilgrimage? Well, it could if that movie is THE WAY directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his father, Martin Sheen, along with Deborah Kara Unger, Yorick van Wageningen, and James Nesbitt. Join Greg and Ryan as they break down the film and compare it to their own Camino de Santiago experiences
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We're going to the chapel this month on our look back at the films of 1994. This time Betsy and Greg discuss the British comedy FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL directed by Mike Newell and starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, and Kristin Scott Thomas
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Sometimes there's a perfect marriage of music and image. In pop culture vernacular we call those "needle drops" and Greg and Ricardo are here to discuss their Top 5. Check out our Needle Drop playlist and email us at [email protected] to let us know yours
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There have been some high profile celebrity deaths this year and we're looking back at the first time we talked about this social grieving phenomena from February 5, 2016. We provide updates on social media and how people process grief post-pandemic
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We have officially begun our journey on the PC Pilgrimage Project and what better way to start than with a bit of a setback! Greg and Ryan catch up on the status of their Pilgrimage Project funding and, so that we don't get too discouraged, Greg interviews Michael Drell from the Berkeley Art and Interreligious Pilgrimage Project to talk about what a pilgrimage actually is
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Is life really like a box of chocolates? Find out our thoughts as Betsy and Greg continue to look back at the films of 1994. This month we're discussing the winner of the 1995 Best Picture, FORREST GUMP, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise
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This month, Greg welcomes Alan Powell and Steve Barnett to the pod to discuss their film VALIANT ONE directed by Steve and starring Chase Stokes, Lana Condor, and Desmin Borges. Hear us discuss the state of the modern day war film and what unique elements they looked to incorporate into their story
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We're switching up the subject of our first podcast of the year and giving music videos a little break. Instead, the Popping Collars crew has a conversation about their professional ministries since seminary and what items from popular culture most mirror their life experiences. Let us know what your pop culture biography would be by emailing us at [email protected] or drop us a line on our socials
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