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Pop Culture Confidential
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Conversations at the intersection of movies, television, and pop culture.
Hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro, this podcast delivers candid interviews with filmmakers, actors, creators, and cultural tastemakers, plus festival and awards-season coverage, reviews, and in-depth explorations of the stories shaping what we watch and why it matters.
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515: TV Talk! Hacks, Beef, Half Man, The Pitt, Emmy predictions & more (Guest: Eoin Daly)
May 700:51:15Tap to summarizeEmmy season is heating up, and Christina is joined by Eoin Daly (of @onofusnet) to break down and discuss the most buzzworthy TV! From the sharp humor of Hacks, to the brilliance of Beef season 2, Half Man, The Pitt, Survivor, and everything in between. With nominations just around the corner (July 8th!) make sure to tune in for hot takes, insights, and predictions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast: New Oscar Rules and Preview of the 79th Cannes Film Festival with Special Guest Christina Birro
May 601:06:46Tap to summarizeSpecial cross-over episode! On episode 344 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and Pop Culture Confidential’s Christina Birro to preview the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and also discuss the newest changes within the Academy for the upcoming Oscars and beyond. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and more. This podcast runs 1h05m. We will be back next week with a live episode from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival talking about the highlights of the first weeks of films. Till then, let’s get into it. Music: “Modern Fashion” from AShamaleuvmusic (intro), “B-3” from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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514: Our First Ever Summer Movie Draft! (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade)
Apr 2701:47:27Tap to summarizeWelcome to the first-ever Pop Culture Confidential Summer 2026 Movie Draft! Christina is joined by Jay Ledbetter and Ryan McQuade (hosts of The Director Watch Podcast) to draft the films of the summer season. From Nolan and Spielberg to Toy Story 5, the chilling Backrooms, and so much more, who will draft the ultimate summer lineup? Tune in to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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513: A Conversation About Lena Dunham's New Memoir 'Famesick' (Guest: Sophia Ciminello)
Apr 2000:48:24Tap to summarizeLena Dunham’s 'Famesick' is here! On this episode, Christina is joined by Sophia Ciminello (AwardsWatch, Oscar Wilde podcast) to unpack the much-anticipated memoir and explore Dunham’s cultural impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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512: Cannes Film Festival 2026 Preview (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Apr 1401:00:08Tap to summarizeSachs, Farhadi, Almodóvar, Pawlikowski, Kore-eda, Hamaguchi, Mungiu and many more! Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com joins Christina to preview the Cannes Film Festival 2026, featuring an incredible lineup of films and filmmakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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511: A Conversation With Writer/Director Mary Bronstein ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You')
Apr 600:23:09Tap to summarizeThe brilliant writer/director Mary Bronstein joins Christina to discuss her film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The film is a raw and revelatory exploration of motherhood, anchored by an incredible, Oscar-nominated performance by Rose Byrne. Christina and Mary Bronstein dive into where Mary was in her life when she began writing the film, how she and Rose Byrne developed the character of Linda, the ongoing taboos surrounding motherhood and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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510: 'The Drama,' the Oscars Move, Scorsese & More. A Grab Bag Episode (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
Apr 101:10:52Tap to summarizeThis episode, Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch) joins Christina for a grab bag of news, reviews, and all manner of good stuff! They dive into 'Project Hail Mary', 'The Drama', Colbert taking on Tolkien, the Oscars venue move, Scorsese’s book adaptation, Supergirl, the Harry Potter TV series, and so much more. Listen now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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509: Director Weronika Tofilska. Exploring Existential Themes, 'Baby Reindeer', and Netflix’s 'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen'.
Mar 2700:26:43Tap to summarizeEmmy-nominated director Weronika Tofilska joins Christina to discuss her bold, existential storytelling, from the wildly successful Baby Reindeer to her latest project, Netflix’s chilling horror series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (exec-produced by the Duffer Brothers and starring Camila Morrone, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Ted Levine). They dive into her creative journey, the terrifying twists on marriage and soulmates in the series, Lynchian influences, and what it’s like to craft horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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508: We Recap the 2026 Academy Awards! (With Guest Ryan McQuade)
Mar 1601:19:53Tap to summarizeRyan McQuade of AwardsWatch joins Christina to recap last night’s 2026 Academy Awards (and cap off a long season!)One Battle After Another’s biggest wins, Sinners' successes, the surprises, emotional highlights, and so much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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507: Our 2026 Oscar Predictions! Guest Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch
Mar 1001:29:24Tap to summarizeJoin us as we dive into the 2026 Oscar predictions! Christina is thrilled to be joined by Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch.com. This year has brought us outstanding films, incredible performances, and one of the most unpredictable awards seasons we’ve seen in a long time. Listen as we discuss our predictions on who will take home the gold this year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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