Popping Collars Podcast
The intersection of religion and pop culture
The intersection of religion and pop culture
Episodes

Apr 28, 2025
PC Pilgrimage Project: Pilgrimage Tourism
Apr 28, 2025
Apr 28, 2025
51 min
Greg and Ryan continue their journey to the Camino de Santiago. This month, they take the time to discuss the physical, mental, and spiritual challenges of pilgrimage as it relates to international tourism. Are modern day pilgrimages still religious affairs or just another tourist trap?
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Apr 28, 2025
51 min

Apr 21, 2025
Going on 30: Fresh
Apr 21, 2025
Apr 21, 2025
1 hr 1 min
It's our first Sam Jackson movie of 1994 when Betsy and Greg look back at the film FRESH directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Samuel L. Jackson
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Apr 21, 2025
1 hr 1 min

Apr 14, 2025
Under the Stole: Eric LaRue
Apr 14, 2025
Apr 14, 2025
26 min
Get a peak behind the podcasting curtain as Greg gives a play-by-play breakdown of his interview with Michael Shannon and Judy Greer about their film ERIC LARUE directed by Michael and starring Judy, Alexander Skarsgard, and Alison Pill. The life of an amateur podcaster isn't just fame and glamour like everyone thinks it is
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Apr 14, 2025
26 min

Apr 7, 2025
Pop Swap 2025
Apr 7, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
1 hr 3 min
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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Apr 7, 2025
1 hr 3 min

Mar 31, 2025
PC Book Club: March 2025
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
27 min
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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Mar 31, 2025
27 min

Mar 24, 2025
PC Pilgrimage Project: The Way
Mar 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
42 min
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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Mar 24, 2025
42 min

Mar 17, 2025
Going on 30: Four Weddings and a Funeral
Mar 17, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
59 min
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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Mar 17, 2025
59 min

Mar 10, 2025
PC Music Diary: Needle Drops
Mar 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025
57 min
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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Mar 10, 2025
57 min

Mar 3, 2025
Take 2: Social Media Grief
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
48 min
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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Mar 3, 2025
48 min

Feb 24, 2025
Feb 24, 2025
50 min
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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Feb 24, 2025
50 min










