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Pop Culture Confidential

A podcast by: Evergreen Podcasts

Pop culture conversations with today's innovators, entertainers and newsmakers - podcast hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro.

Our American listeners can also listen to Pop Culture Confidential at our American site

415 Episodes

402: The brilliant Kathryn Hunter! Working with Coppola on 'Megalopolis', 'The Tragedy of Macbeth', 'Poor Things', 'Andor'.
Published 2024-05-07

401: A conversation about the Netflix hit 'Baby Reindeer' (With Candice Frederick Senior Culture Reporter Huffpost)
Published 2024-05-01
400: Ambition, Love & Tennis! A Conversation about Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers". (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Published 2024-04-30
399: 'Shōgun'; A conversation with director Hiromi Kamata
Published 2024-04-23
398: Our 2024 Summer Movie Preview! with Jazz Tangcay (Variety)
Published 2024-04-15
397: A discussion about Alex Garland's 'Civil War' (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Published 2024-04-11
396: From Jon Stewart to 'True Detective', How the 2024 US Election & this Political Moment is Reflected in Popular Culture. Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR's TV Critic & Media Analyst.
Published 2024-03-27
391: A conversation with actor & author Molly Ringwald!
Published 2024-03-25
377: A conversation with Sofia Coppola ('Priscilla')
Published 2024-03-21
395: The speeches, the highlights and the surprises! Our Oscar 2024 recap. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)
Published 2024-03-12
Episode 394: Oscar Predictions 2024! Who Will Win in Every Category. With Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)
Published 2024-03-06
382: Till Death Do Us Part! The many movie-marriages of 2023. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com)
Published 2024-03-05
387: Creating the sounds of evil. "The Zone of Interest' sound designer Johnnie Burn ('Poor Things' 'Nope')
Published 2024-03-04
362: Oscar winning composer Ludwig Göransson on scoring Oppenheimer, his awesome process & collaboration with Nolan
Published 2024-03-04
390: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy & writer/director Andrew Haigh 'All of Us Strangers'
Published 2024-02-21
393: Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') on 'True Detective: Night Country', the incredible finale, the best fan theories, working with Jodie Foster and more.
Published 2024-02-19
392: Robert Steen. The beautiful story of his late son Mats, what his family learned after Mats passing and the power of gaming. ('Ibelin')
Published 2024-02-12
389: 2024 Oscar Nominations Reactions! With Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch
Published 2024-01-23
388: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2024! With critics Candice Frederick (Huffpost) & Thelma Adams (The Wrap)
Published 2024-01-17
386: Our reactions to the 2024 Golden Globes! With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)
Published 2024-01-08
385: We are Starting 2024 with Emmys Predictions! Guest: Tyler Doster, TV Editor AwardsWatch
Published 2024-01-03
384: Academy Award Winning Cinematographer Linus Sandgren. On the Mystery, Beauty, Ugly & Sexy of Saltburn
Published 2023-12-18
383: Awards Season. The Succession Interviews! Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong. Justine Lupe, Arian Moayed and more.
Published 2023-12-14
381: Our first, massive Oscar nomination predictions show of the season! (with the AwardsWatch team)
Published 2023-12-01
380: Singer-songwriter, 4 time Grammy winner Jason Isbell on his role in Killers of the Flower Moon & the power of honesty in music and life.
Published 2023-11-30
379: Special episode! Ethan & Maya Hawke, recorded live from The Stockholm International Film Festival Nov 2023
Published 2023-11-22
378: 'The writer in crisis'. We explore the many 'writers in crisis' characters in film. With Sean Fennessey (Host of 'The Big Picture', Head of Content at The Ringer)
Published 2023-11-12
376: Director & co-writer Mika Gustafson on her award-winning (Venice & London Film Festival) debut feature 'Paradise is Burning'
Published 2023-10-24
375: How movies & TV affect everything! Pulitzer prize winning author & data journalist Walt Hickey 'You Are What You Watch'
Published 2023-10-20
374: Errol Morris, the Academy Award winning filmmaker on his John le Carré doc ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’, and truth & betrayal.
Published 2023-10-16
373: Costume Designer Jacqueline West & Osage Wardrobe Consultant Julie O’Keefe 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Published 2023-10-09
367: A conversation with award-winning casting director John Papsidera. ('Oppenheimer')
Published 2023-10-01
Episode 372. Part 2, the contract! Tom O'Brien (critic/WGA member) is back to talk about the new WGA contract after the strike.
Published 2023-09-29
371: Deal! The Writers Guild has reached a tentative agreement with the studios & streamers. Guest: critic and WGA member Tom O'Brien.
Published 2023-09-25
370: REVISIT our conversation with Milad Alami writer/director 'Opponent', Sweden's Oscar submission.
Published 2023-09-21
369: Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show’ accused of being “toxic workplace” in new report. Drew Barrymore under fire for return amid writer's strike. TV editor Tyler Doster joins us to discuss this weeks
Published 2023-09-15
368: AwardsWatch & Pop Culture Confidential recap the 50th edition of the Telluride Film Festival!
Published 2023-09-08
353: Our complete Succession interview collection! 8 exclusive interviews from 4 seasons.
Published 2023-08-27
Sharing a special episode from our friends 'The AwardsWatch Podcast.' What Will Be and What We Want to See at the 50th Telluride Film Festival'
Published 2023-08-21
366: LA Times film industry reporter Ryan Faughnder joins us to talk about a summer Hollywood won't forget!
Published 2023-08-09

Pop culture conversations with today's innovators, entertainers and newsmakers - podcast hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro.

415 Episodes

402: The brilliant Kathryn Hunter! Working with Coppola on 'Megalopolis', 'The Tragedy of Macbeth', 'Poor Things', 'Andor'.

401: A conversation about the Netflix hit 'Baby Reindeer' (With Candice Frederick Senior Culture Reporter Huffpost)

400: Ambition, Love & Tennis! A Conversation about Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers". (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

399: 'Shōgun'; A conversation with director Hiromi Kamata

398: Our 2024 Summer Movie Preview! with Jazz Tangcay (Variety)

397: A discussion about Alex Garland's 'Civil War' (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

396: From Jon Stewart to 'True Detective', How the 2024 US Election & this Political Moment is Reflected in Popular Culture. Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR's TV Critic & Media Analyst.

391: A conversation with actor & author Molly Ringwald!

377: A conversation with Sofia Coppola ('Priscilla')

395: The speeches, the highlights and the surprises! Our Oscar 2024 recap. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

Episode 394: Oscar Predictions 2024! Who Will Win in Every Category. With Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

382: Till Death Do Us Part! The many movie-marriages of 2023. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com)

387: Creating the sounds of evil. "The Zone of Interest' sound designer Johnnie Burn ('Poor Things' 'Nope')

362: Oscar winning composer Ludwig Göransson on scoring Oppenheimer, his awesome process & collaboration with Nolan

390: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy & writer/director Andrew Haigh 'All of Us Strangers'

393: Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') on 'True Detective: Night Country', the incredible finale, the best fan theories, working with Jodie Foster and more.

392: Robert Steen. The beautiful story of his late son Mats, what his family learned after Mats passing and the power of gaming. ('Ibelin')

389: 2024 Oscar Nominations Reactions! With Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch

388: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2024! With critics Candice Frederick (Huffpost) & Thelma Adams (The Wrap)

386: Our reactions to the 2024 Golden Globes! With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

385: We are Starting 2024 with Emmys Predictions! Guest: Tyler Doster, TV Editor AwardsWatch

384: Academy Award Winning Cinematographer Linus Sandgren. On the Mystery, Beauty, Ugly & Sexy of Saltburn

383: Awards Season. The Succession Interviews! Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong. Justine Lupe, Arian Moayed and more.

381: Our first, massive Oscar nomination predictions show of the season! (with the AwardsWatch team)

380: Singer-songwriter, 4 time Grammy winner Jason Isbell on his role in Killers of the Flower Moon & the power of honesty in music and life.

379: Special episode! Ethan & Maya Hawke, recorded live from The Stockholm International Film Festival Nov 2023

378: 'The writer in crisis'. We explore the many 'writers in crisis' characters in film. With Sean Fennessey (Host of 'The Big Picture', Head of Content at The Ringer)

376: Director & co-writer Mika Gustafson on her award-winning (Venice & London Film Festival) debut feature 'Paradise is Burning'

375: How movies & TV affect everything! Pulitzer prize winning author & data journalist Walt Hickey 'You Are What You Watch'

374: Errol Morris, the Academy Award winning filmmaker on his John le Carré doc ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’, and truth & betrayal.

373: Costume Designer Jacqueline West & Osage Wardrobe Consultant Julie O’Keefe 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

367: A conversation with award-winning casting director John Papsidera. ('Oppenheimer')

Episode 372. Part 2, the contract! Tom O'Brien (critic/WGA member) is back to talk about the new WGA contract after the strike.

371: Deal! The Writers Guild has reached a tentative agreement with the studios & streamers. Guest: critic and WGA member Tom O'Brien.

370: REVISIT our conversation with Milad Alami writer/director 'Opponent', Sweden's Oscar submission.

369: Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show’ accused of being “toxic workplace” in new report. Drew Barrymore under fire for return amid writer's strike. TV editor Tyler Doster joins us to discuss this weeks

368: AwardsWatch & Pop Culture Confidential recap the 50th edition of the Telluride Film Festival!

353: Our complete Succession interview collection! 8 exclusive interviews from 4 seasons.

Sharing a special episode from our friends 'The AwardsWatch Podcast.' What Will Be and What We Want to See at the 50th Telluride Film Festival'

366: LA Times film industry reporter Ryan Faughnder joins us to talk about a summer Hollywood won't forget!