Pop DNA

by Rhonda Watts and Erin O'Loughlin
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Pop DNA traces the roots of your favorite pop culture works. We're Erin and Rhonda, and we are big old nerds. We love dissecting our favorite movies, TV shows, and more, and we're really into how literature, history, and culture have impacted the works we consume. We explore connections across mediums, from the classic novels we see reflected in our favorite horror movies, to the politics in superhero franchises, to the influence of Shakespeare in, like, literally everything. There are also bad jokes. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

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Recent Episodes
  • The Office: Mockumentary Now!
    Apr 23, 2025 – 01:19:56
  • The Office: Workplace Romance
    Apr 9, 2025 – 01:48:05
  • The Office: How to Be Likeable
    Mar 20, 2025 – 01:38:58
  • The Office: A Dystopian Workplace
    Feb 25, 2025 – 01:25:36
  • The Office: Orientation Packet
    Feb 11, 2025 – 01:05:18
  • BONUS: The Best of 2024!
    Jan 6, 2025 – 01:51:20
  • REGIFTING! A Christmas Prince
    Dec 25, 2024 – 01:43:32
  • REGIFTING! The Chronicles of Narnia: Battles are Ugly When Women Fight
    Dec 11, 2024 – 01:10:32
  • REGIFTING! The Chronicles of Narnia: Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of TIme
    Dec 4, 2024 – 01:00:31
  • A Song of Ice and Fire: The Chosen One Problem
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:09:26
  • A Song of Ice and Fire: in da clurb, we all fam
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:13:13
  • A Song of Ice and Fire: I'm Just Jon
    Oct 9, 2024 – 01:12:32
  • A Song of Ice and Fire: Maiden, Mother, #GirlBoss
    Sep 25, 2024 – 01:09:16
  • A Song of Ice and Fire: Welcome to Westeros
    Sep 11, 2024 – 01:11:28
  • Dune | Book-to-Screen Club
    Jul 23, 2024 – 01:09:49
  • The Color Purple | Book-to-Screen Club
    Jun 26, 2024 – 00:57:51
  • Little Women | Book-to-Screen Club
    Jun 5, 2024 – 01:00:32
  • BONUS! Tayoncé: Cowboys, Poets, and the Golden Age of Women in Pop
    May 8, 2024 – 01:57:29
  • Barbie: Who Are We Kidding? We're All Depression Barbie
    Apr 10, 2024 – 00:54:43
  • Barbie: When You Think of Sparkle, You Think of Female Agency.
    Apr 2, 2024 – 01:12:22
  • Barbie: Now I Am Become Irrepressible Thoughts of Death Barbie
    Feb 14, 2024 – 00:56:52
  • The Last of Us: The Illusion of Choice
    Feb 7, 2024 – 00:49:00
  • The Last of Us: The End of the World As We Know It
    Jan 25, 2024 – 01:07:38
  • The Last of Us: Is This a Zombie Show?
    Jan 18, 2024 – 01:04:51
  • BONUS: The Best of 2023!
    Jan 11, 2024 – 01:49:45
  • The Wizard of Oz: The Politics Behind the Curtain
    Dec 13, 2023 – 00:52:18
  • The Wizard of Oz: Leaving Kansas
    Dec 6, 2023 – 00:58:28
  • The Hunger Games (Revisited): Nobody Ever Wins the Games
    Nov 12, 2023 – 00:55:01
  • The Hunger Games (Revisited): Turns Out We're the Capitol :/ featuring Jac Frost
    Nov 5, 2023 – 01:12:11
  • BONUS! Commentary: Addams Family Values (1993)
    Oct 31, 2023 – 01:43:42
  • Wednesday: Isn't it Woe-mantic
    Oct 21, 2023 – 00:42:29
  • Wednesday: All Ghouls School
    Oct 14, 2023 – 00:56:46
  • Wednesday: Creepy, Kooky, Burtonesque
    Oct 7, 2023 – 00:51:51
  • Wednesday: Full of Woe
    Sep 30, 2023 – 00:52:39
  • Abbott Elementary: The Comedy and Drama of Teaching
    Sep 23, 2023 – 00:44:26
  • Abbott Elementary: I Want My Mom
    Sep 16, 2023 – 01:01:01
  • Abbott Elementary: Legendary Schools
    Sep 9, 2023 – 01:07:13
  • Abbott Elementary: Philly is a Union Town
    Sep 2, 2023 – 01:11:03
  • BONUS! In Our Fleabag Era But Make it Not Self-Destructive (also Happy Birthday to Erin)
    Aug 12, 2023 – 01:31:53
  • BONUS! Jane Austen: Queen of Comedy | Virtual JaneCon 2023
    Jul 29, 2023 – 01:00:16
  • Jupiter Ascending (2015) and Attack of the Clones (2002) | Summer "Camp"
    Jul 15, 2023 – 01:04:32
  • The Blackening (2022) and The Cabin in the Woods (2011) | Summer "Camp"
    Jul 1, 2023 – 01:09:50
  • Jennifer's Body (2009) and Teeth (2007) | Summer "Camp"
    Jun 17, 2023 – 01:09:36
  • M3GAN (2022) and Child's Play (1988) | Summer "Camp"
    Jun 3, 2023 – 01:05:32
  • Taylor Swift: Look What You Made Me Do
    May 27, 2023 – 01:13:32
  • Taylor Swift: Long Story Short
    May 20, 2023 – 01:06:18
  • Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Erin and Rhonda's Version)
    May 13, 2023 – 01:08:31
  • Taylor Swift: Welcome to New York
    May 6, 2023 – 00:58:23
  • BONUS: We Finally Made An Entire Episode About Twilight
    Apr 29, 2023 – 01:17:22
  • A League of Their Own: Seventh Inning Stretch
    Apr 22, 2023 – 00:47:15
Recent Reviews
  • Lovely_Nikki
    I am obsessed!
    Pop DNA is such a treat! I look forward to their episodes. Erin and Rhonda are such gems! They are hilarious, intelligent, and whimsical. I laugh and I actually learn something. Shakespeare is better than Disney for sure! I wish they had a live show in California!
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