Prime of Our Lives

It’s time to re-visit a classic episode, with two more of Polly’s favorites joining the military (Chanyeol and Baekhyun of EXO) and an update on life in Italy from Katie! We also provide a brief explanation of K beauty to our listeners and announce a hiatus of our own!

There is SO MUCH GREAT MUSIC out right now!! In this week’s episode, Polly and Katie curate a playlist of their top tracks at the moment, including new releases from Justin Bieber, IU, Jessi, Pentagon and Jackson Wang. Check out the playlist on Spotify at this link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5oTc1eiYzgXpXPsHvRhAqH?si=DNmrwUNlRlG2QUJhycDgHQ

In a special “In Our Prime” episode this week, we are joined by Mita, who is bravely sharing her passion in empowering women to check themselves for breast cancer, her tips on positive thinking, and also, of course, her favourite pop culture content at the moment. To follow her and find out more, find her on Instagram @TheCancerCloud.

This week, we’re doing a deep dive into another incredibly popular K-Drama from 2020 - Itaewon class, starring A list actor Park Seo Joon. We discuss what we loved about the show (progressive storylines, incredible acting) and what we liked less (saving the Park Bo Gum cameo until the very end!?).

BTS Army is furious at the Grammys, and Katie and Polly break down the situation on this week’s podcast. We also discuss the power of positive thinking, new singles from Blackpink’s Rose and Selena Gomez’s new albums. And of course, we end with Prime Goals!

This week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Harry and Meghan!) sat down with the queen of American media, Oprah for a tell-all interview. It promised to be the television event of the year and it did not disappoint! In this episode, Katie and Polly process the revelations from Meghan and Harry and discuss what this means for the British monarchy.

It’s a week full of important holidays! First we discuss some of our favorite female pop culture icons from all over the world to mark International Women’s Day. Next, we mark an equally (???) important holiday, the birthday of BTS member Suga!

It’s the return of our beloved “In Its Prime” segment! We update you on what we’ve been watching and listening to lately. We also cover BTS’s MTV Unplugged performance as well as the wave of bullying allegations sweeping the Korean entertainment industry. There’s also a Katie’s Book Corner and of course - Prime Goals!

SHINee is back! Who is SHINee and why are they back? In this episode, Claudia, our Kpop guru, is back on the pod to talk about her ultimate favourite Kpop group SHINee and their Comeback. Join us as we deep dive into what we think of their new album, ‘Don’t Call Me’!

Why should you be watching Korean variety shows? Because the Korean wave is very real and you’re probably already seeing its influence in the shows you are watching! In this episode, Katie and Polly give an introduction to the variety show concept and highlight four of our current favorite Korean variety shows.

In the wake of the new Britney Spears documentary and all the media coverage about her conservatorship, we discuss #FreeBritney, Justin Timberlake and our favourite Britney songs. We also report back on our language goals...which we may or may not have achieved!

Netflix has released the latest movie in the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series: Always and Forever! This week, we discuss the film as well as high school and long distance relationships. There is also a Katie’s book corner update on the Lunar New Year Readathon!

In this episode, Polly and Katie have a wide ranging chat about Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, and Chinese New Year! We also discuss AOC’s open discussion of trauma and set Prime Goals for the week.

In a follow up to our smash hit episode on BTS, we do a deep dive into the history, music and members of EXO, another top K-Pop boy band. We discuss the drama in the group’s early days, more recent solo work from the members and we introduce you to more K-Pop lingo!

IU’s back! SHINee’s back! There’s a lot going on in the world of K-Pop, so in this episode we try to catch you up to speed. We discuss our decision to not watch Blackpink: The Show and let you know which K-Dramas we’re currently watching instead. Polly also discusses her latest variety show obsession, and there is a new Katie’s book corner and Prime Goals!

This week, we watched Fate: The Winx Saga! The new Netflix show is based on a beloved children’s cartoon that neither of us watched... So we also discuss similar stories we are more familiar with - including Shadowhunters, Vampire Academy and Twilight.

We watched After 2...so you don’t have to! We tell you exactly what you need to know about this Harry Styles fanfiction-turned-movie and Katie provides an introduction into all things fanfiction. We also have a Bridgerton update and Prime Goals.

Like everyone at home, we have binged the latest Netflix reality offering - Bling Empire. We discuss whether it fits the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ premise, who we empathise with, what was problematic, who we thought were the most genuine, and also why Polly refuses to watch a second season.

This week, we recap one of our favorite tv shows of all time - Crash Landing on You - one year after its release! This Korean drama is a blend of romance, politics, friendship and drama, and we discuss just what it is that makes it so magical.

Polly returns and naturally a catch-up ensues on the latest Kpop discoveries and Polly’s curse. In this episode, we also learn more about Katie’s farm to table experience in Southern Italy. Note - Vegans/Vegetarian listeners feel free to skip between 39:00 to 46:00.

Katie holds down the fort with a solo show breaking down Taylor Swift’s newest album evermore, including the two bonus tracks released last week. We discuss theories behind the lyrics of every song and decide which one is our fave.

New year, new year's resolutions, right? We chat about our New Year’s Eves spent watching back-to-back K-pop concerts and debate whether new year’s resolutions are even worth setting.

Everyone’s talking about Bridgerton! We breakdown the latest period romance series on Netflix, and discuss some of our favourite parts and our not-so favourite parts. AND we cover our go-to instant ramen for those days when you don’t feel like cooking.

This week we celebrate Christmas! Polly recommends gifts for lockdown and we explore Netflix’s 2020 Christmas offerings with our special guest Aditi. Plus Katie explains reading slumps and recommends a book for listeners who enjoyed our last episode on The Crown.

This week we are diving into the new season of The Crown with our special guest Ashley, breaking down our favourite storylines so far and trying to figure out what is fact and what is fiction. Also, we are wrapping up our review of Descendents of the Sun (K-drama series) and Katie’s book corner is back!

This week, we are talking about all things BTS in celebration of their new album, BE, and their landmark Grammy nomination! We will break down the lingo, the members, their music and why we are so obsessed. For a beginner guide to BTS in writing, check out www.thepollygraph.com.

This week we are talking about watching Descendents of the Sun together, cooking seafood at home and our special guest Claudia will tell us how she is our one degree of separation from a K-drama star and matchmake us with K-Pop artists.

This week we are talking about our mutual love of pineapple on pizza, a new segment aptly named ‘Night Apple is Poison Apple’ #NAPA, funniness on social media and our special guest Effie (Insta: @eff_rg) who tells us about how she creates the best Instagram Stories.

This week we are talking about ARMY cancelling Jason Derulo, what we think of the BlackPink Netflix Documentary, and what it is like working in Public Health during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In our first ever episode, find out why we called this podcast Prime of Our Lives, get to know us (Katie & Polly) as we attempt to answer questions we rapidly fire at each other, join our journey into Hallyu (all things Korean) and dive into chat about mandatory military enlistment of our favourite K-drama actors.