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Two Queens preaching the gospel of Pop Culture! All episodes of S1 & S2 are available now! Tune in on April 14, for S3 featuring the last season of #GameofThrones!

Podcast by the Pop Culture Theologians


    • Jun 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 2m AVG DURATION
    • 91 EPISODES

    5 from 16 ratings Listeners of Pop! Culture Theologians that love the show mention: sass, season, funny, love, show, john and marci.



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    The Crown Season 5, Episodes 9-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 75:04


    Nothing says Happy Pride Month

    The Crown Season 5, Episodes 7-8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 63:18


    Would the Queen get an AppleTV?

    The Crown Season 5, Episodes 5-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 63:28


    Once upon a #CamillaGate? The Pop! Culture Theologians are back (we're sorry it's been a hot minute) and we're ready to talk salacious phonecalls, the true life story of the British Monarchy destroying the Russian Empire (but also giving us our favorite Disney movie Anastasia as a result), and the Revenge Dress!

    The Crown Season 5, Episodes 3-4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 68:48


    Brush up on your Latin because "comperto multus est de." From Harrods, Chariots of Fire, and the worst year of the Queen's life, the #PopTheologians are here for the Crown's Royal Marriage drama (just not Fergie's toes)!

    The Crown Season 5, Episodes 1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 86:32


    John and Marci are joined by royal junkie + guest Pop! Theologian and Ph.D. Anjeanette as they break down the breakup of the 21st Century

    House of the Dragon - Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 53:22


    Dragon Tales anyone? Join Marci and John as they break down the final episode of House of the Dragon and mentally prepare for a two-year hiatus of their favorite family sitcom! #HouseofTheDragon Subscribe today ➡️ apple.co/2XInxIe

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    House of the Dragon -Episodes 8 & 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 84:16


    Get your #NegroniSbagliatos

    House of the Dragon - Episodes 5, 6 & 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 72:00


    We've been busy perfecting the perfect Negroni Sbagliato with Special Guest Host (and TikTok Star) Jacob Jauregui and we've got a lot to catch up on in Targaryen world! We've got a growth spurt, some new Dragon

    House of the Dragon - Episodes 3 & 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 82:40


    Join Marci + John as they too wonder what their dreams of stags mean and discuss how Westeros has better birth control options than the majority of the USA right now! We Stan #ProChoice King Viserys I

    House of the Dragon - Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 66:48


    Join Marci + John as they jump back into the House of the Dragon for a deep dive on Episode 2. We don't condone stealing

    Westworld Season 4, Episodes 7 & 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 94:34


    Is this the end or the beginning of another story? Join Marci, Kirsten, and John as they break down the mind-bending, twisted, and (evil) genius of Westworld's (maybe series) finale! After all, God's gotta God! Listen, subscribe, and leave a review today!

    House of the Dragon - Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 64:08


    Westworld Season 4, Episodes 5 & 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 94:12


    Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Well, in the latest episode John and Kirsten are back and wondering what timeline they're in, Caleb's déjà vu, and waiting for Teddy (Oh, hey James Marsden) to save/tell them that they're Gods. Subscribe, listen, and rate us today!

    Westworld Season 4, Episodes 3 & 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 77:20


    The Pop Theologians are back breaking down two major episodes of Westworld, reliving past seasons alongside Maeve, and (like you) trying to figure out WHAT timeline they're in (we

    Westworld Season 4, Episodes 1 & 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 104:24


    Your favorite Pop! Culture Theologians are back (and we missed you)! John and Kirsten (don't worry, Marci will be back next week) are back with the show that started it all: Westworld. It's time to catch up on all things Delos, Maeve, The Man in Black, and Delores, and start questioning our reality again! All aboard the train of Westworld Season 4!

    Midsommar Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 72:58


    When the horror comes to you, you take on the horror! Marci and John are back with the second part of Midsommar— revisiting the Millennial Scream Queens helping us all cope with the existential dread that is #LIVING. Let's learn at the feet of these badass women who have seen it all, get in a few screams ourselves (mostly John) and revisit the most transgressive and feminist film genre in the industry.

    Midsommar Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 79:32


    When the horror comes to you, you take on the horror! Marci and John are back with the second part of Midsommar— revisiting the Millennial Scream Queens helping us all cope with the existential dread that is #LIVING. Let's learn at the feet of these badass women who have seen it all, get in a few screams ourselves (mostly John) and revisit the most transgressive and feminist film genre in the industry.

    Midsommar Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 79:32


    When the horror comes to you, you take on the horror! Marci and John are back — revisiting the Millennial Scream Queens helping us all cope with the existential dread that is #LIVING. Let's learn at the feet of these badass women who have seen it all, get in a few screams ourselves (mostly John) and revisit the most transgressive and feminist film genre in the industry.

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 10 | War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 91:30


    It's WAR and we all know who wins in the end (hint: Gen Zers are on it in Tik Tok). Diana becomes the People's Princess, Charles cries (again), and the Queen gives him a dressing-down for the ages. Join Marci, AJ, and John for the final episode of the season and all the shade that comes along with it!

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 9 | Avalanche

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 39:22


    Our Uptown Girl Princess Diana steals the spotlight (literally) and Prince Charles has finally had enough (after a near-death experience)! In this penultimate episode, AJ and John talk #CamillaGate, the best clapback of the series, and of course, the (almost) end of the fairytale marriage.

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 8 | 48:1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 43:40


    It's Margaret Thatcher versus the World! The Queen steps into the world of politics, Thatcher wears out a bunch of pens searching for the perfect word, and the Crown begins to crack! Join AJ and John and they discuss EP8 of The Crown Season 4! Want to learn more about this actual moment in history? Click here: https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a34764793/the-crown-queen-margaret-thatcher-feud-apartheid-sanctions/

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 7 | The Hereditary Principle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 34:50


    Join Anjeanette and John for some toxic family drama! Join the Pop! Culture Theologians as they talk toxic families, secrets, and friends of Dorothy in our EP7 recap of The Crown!

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 6 | Terra Nullius

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 38:26


    Join Marci and John for a virtual trip abroad to Australia! Since we are all still stuck inside because we just can't stop/won't stop fucking this pandemic up, join the Pop! Culture Theologians as they talk toxic parenting, gaslighting, and 80's fashion in our EP6 recap of The Crown

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 5 | Fagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 43:18


    Join Marci and John as they sneak into the royal bedchambers of Buckingham Palace for Episode 5 of The Crown! Let's break down the most epic royal kiki in recent royal history.

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 4 | Favourites

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 58:00


    Join Marci and John as they play “Favorites” with the Windsor kids and help HER MAJESTY figure out once and for all who the best of her children really is (hint: HER favorite is a monster, our favorite most certainly is not)!

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 3 | Fairy Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 50:10


    Happily Ever After? We don't think so! Join John and Anjeanette for their take on the worst proposal in history, a (not so) happy ending, and their take on music throughout the episode and Diana's iconic wedding dress!

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 2 | The Balmoral Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 56:12


    If you thought the Hunger Games were bad, then you don't know about The Balmoral Test! Join John and Honorary Pop! Cultural Theologian Anjeanette as they ponder whether or not they'd pass the Balmoral test and break down Episode 2 of The Crown Season 4! Link to Meghan Markle's essay: The Losses We Share: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/opinion/meghan-markle-miscarriage.html

    The Crown: Season 4, Episode 1 | Gold Stick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 64:18


    Marci and John 2.0 are back! If there was one thing that could raise these two queens from the pandemic slump, it's Princess Diana #stanforlife. Join us as we breakdown the first episode of the only season of television that matters in 2020 and "Hello and Welcome!" to Gen Z who has now joined the conversation.

    Westworld Season 3, Episode 8: Crisis Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 84:17


    The finale of season 3 of Westworld is finally her(e), or is it? Join Marci and John, along with their favorite guest theologian Kirsten Gerdes, as they break down not only this final episode but also what season 3 means for the wild wild west of Westworld.

    Westworld Season 3, Episode 7: Passed Pawns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 50:31


    This is a man's world, amirite? Talk about an episode bursting at the seams! Join us as we discuss this "cat and mouse" TM fight episode and try to figure out who truly is a pawn in Westworld.  #Westworld #PopCulture #PewPewPew

    Westworld Season 3, Episode 6: Decoherence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 71:30


    Decoherence, you say? Marci and John are back and they are watching Westworld Season 3—but wait! We have a special guest with us this week: the ever-fabulous, always amazing, honorary Pop! Culture Theologian Kirsten Gerdes! Join us as we discuss this philosophy filled doozy of an episode. What's more fun than a little small talk on the meaning of existence? #Westworld #PopCulture #Blessed

    Westworld Season 3, Episode 5: Genre

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 50:52


    Would being on the Westworld drug genre help or hurt your social distancing, we want to know! Marci and John are back and they are watching Westworld Season 3! Join us as we discuss this mind-melding episode - talk about breaking through the dystopian genre! Come along as we break down one of the series most bizarre episode yet! The Pop! Culture Theologian's are here to walk you through it!

    Westworld Season 3, Episode 4: The Mother of Exiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 53:38


    Mother of Exiles? More like the mother of episodes! Marci and John are back and they are watching Westworld Season 3! And listeners, we need to talk about Dolores! And Dolores. And Dolores, Dolores, Dolores! Join us as we break down one of the series most fascinating episodes! The Pop! Culture Theologian's are here to walk you through it! #Westworld #popculture #blessed

    WestWorld Season 3, Episode 3: The Absence of Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 59:38


    Marci and John are back and they are watching Westworld Season 3! Tune in as we join Charlotte in asking this season's hottest question: "Who the fuck am I?" No really, who is in Charlotte Hale's body, y'all?! We are as confused as she is. This COVID-19 melding of days has us all a little lost—but don't worry, we're here to walk you through it!

    Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 62:13


    Westworld Season 3, Episode 2: The Winter Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 71:48


    Marci and John are back and they are watching Westworld Season 3! Tune in as they join Maeve on her quest to figure out WTF is going on in Westworld. No, really, WTF! Someone help Maeve! Anyone? Drogon? Subscribe and listen today!

    Westworld Season 3, Episode 1: Parce Domine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 60:08


    Marci and John are back and they're watching Westworld! Join us as we break down where we left off in Season 2 and walk through the maze that is Season 3. We are here for Dolores saving her people, Bernard figuring out which furrowed brow muscle he is going to pop, and Maeve discovering she's in the worst timeline.

    His Dark Materials: Betrayal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 33:04


    Join John as he walks into the Multiverse

    His Dark Materials: The Fight to the Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 28:26


    How DID Lyra survive that fall out of the hot air balloon

    His Dark Materials: The Daemon-Cages

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 27:58


    Join John as he breaks down the sixth episode of HBO's His Dark Materials where Lyra's mommy problem gets worse, Ms. Coulter gives us her best rage scream

    His Dark Materials: The Lost Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 27:44


    It's called His Dark Materials for a reason! Join John as he breaks down the fifth episode of HBO's His Dark Materials where we finally learn what happened to Billy Costa and what goes on at Bolvangar and meet the "Adam" to our Lyra's "Eve," Will Parry!

    His Dark Materials - Armour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 32:48


    Lions and tigers and polar bears?! Join John as he breaks down the fourth episode of HBO's His Dark Materials which finally introduces everyone's favorite Aeronaut Lee Scoresby and that lovable, but misunderstood polar bear, Iorek Byrnison!

    His Dark Materials - The Spies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 28:58


    If you thought last week's baby daddy reveal was something, Mrs. Coulter would like you to hold her beer! Join John as he breaks down the third episode of HBO's His Dark Materials! Let's talk about Lyra's growing ability to read the alethiometer, Ma Costa's backstory, and their trip to the North to save the children!

    His Dark Materials: The Idea of North

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 31:00


    Do you dream of living your best 1% life in an apartment paid for by the Magisterium with a shady lady and her evil monkey dæmon?! So do we! Join John as he breaks down the second episode of HBO's His Dark Materials! Let's talk about that Maury Show-esque baby daddy reveal, an evil monkey dæmon, and Mrs. Coulter's fabulous wardrobe.

    His Dark Materials: Lyra's Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 69:42


    Do you dream of living in a myriad of worlds of which the magisterium only controls one? So do we! Join Marci and John as they break down the first episode of HBO's limited Series: His Dark Materials! Let's break down dust, dæmons, and the power of the Magisterium!

    The Purge Season 2 Episode 4: Grief Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 47:06


    Can we all just agree to put all of 2019 in a grief box? Join Marci and John as they talk alternative facts, the power of community, and incel support groups on this week's episode!  Make sure you're subscribed and leave a review on iTunes today!

    The Purge Season 2 Episode 3: Blindspot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 50:22


    Do you have a blindspot? We do! THE PURGE! Join Marci and John as they explore a post-Purge world in Season 2 of The Purge! Lets talk the purge economy, toxic relationships, and how no one should go running with earphones on after someone tried to purge you! Come on, Marcus!

    The Purge Season 2 Episode 2: Everything Is Fine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 69:56


    Join Marci and John as they explore a post-Purge world in Season 2 of The Purge! The Pop! Culture Theologians are here to break down episode 2—let's talk about the dark web, body cleanup, and whether or not we should invest in Purge insurance!

    The Purge Season 2 Episode 1: This Is Not A Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 51:40


    Marci and John are ready to Purge...again! The Pop! Culture Theologians are here to break down Season 2 of the show that started it all—THE PURGE!

    The Handmaid's Tale Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 72:20


    Mayday! Mayday! The time has finally come—the Handmaid's Tale Season Finale time! Join Marci and John as they break down what worked, what didn't work, and what they need come Season 4. Let's talk about the underground women's resistance road, some Waterford schadenfreude, and the future of the one and only Offred—just kidding! Let's talk about the one and only lady in red JUNE! #UnderHisEye #BlessedBeTheFruit #HandmaidsTale

    The Handmaid's Tale Episodes 11+12

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 82:20


    Marci and John are excited to head back to Canada! But first: dead commanders, angry Marthas, a trip to Jezebels, and one hell of a betrayal. Join the Pop! Culture Theologians as they break down episodes 11+12 of A Handmaid's Tale and ask the questions we all need to be answered before next week's finale!

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