16 MAY. 2024 · Nicole or, as Shauna and Olivia dub her, Australian Barbie, has finally returned from the other side of the world and has such stories to tell. Spoiler alert: none of those stories are about LARPing, but her vacation might make you jealous! Speaking of vacations, what better time than now to talk about vacation movies? The Junkies discuss what makes the perfect vacay flick, and why they never seem to be about vacations that go perfectly. And in fact, many of the movies discussed are straight up horror flicks, like Cabin in the Woods and Sex and the City 2. Join the Sisterhood of the Traveling Podcasters and live vicariously through their picks for the perfect vacation films.  We have all new Patreon tiers! Be the first to hear new and uncensored content, if you dare! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturejunkiepodcast/posts  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W  Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: https://popculturejunkie.com  Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad  Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge  Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420 

9 MAY. 2024 · Junkie Emeritus Hayley the Brave joins Olivia and Shauna for a reunion episode and though Hayley and Olivia have only just met, they instantly bond over the new Taylor Swift album. Shauna also has opinions on Tortured Poets Department, and the three debate which songs are (among) their favorites. Then Hayley brings up the topic she came here to discuss: Television spinoffs. A devoted fan of The X-Files, Hayley’s not sure how to feel about Ryan Coogler’s upcoming spinoff/reboot, but as they say on the show, she “wants to believe.” The Junkies discuss what makes a spinoff work or not work. Why did Angel, for example, turn out so much better than Joey? (To pick a really bad example.) Then the talk moves on to The Walking Dead, which has as many spinoffs as Saturn has moons. Well, almost. And though some of them really work, some kind of don’t. But aren’t we all happy to know that somehow, Daryl Dixon ended up in Paris? Yes, we are. We have all new Patreon tiers! Be the first to hear new and uncensored content, if you dare! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturejunkiepodcast/posts Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: mailto:junkies@popculturejunkie.com Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420

2 MAY. 2024 · Shauna wants to add LARPing to her nerd repertoire - hey, is that what Nicole is out doing now? Probably not. Olivia is still in her Taylor era - not surprising as this is the time to indulge in all things Swift and Shauna's been using a SIMS game to bring back The Spice Girls. Then the two talk about the X-Men movies and Shauna's impersonation of the week is Rogue, as performed by Dolly Parton. It's really something. Then Olivia wants to talk about separating the art from the artist when the artist is discovered to be...problematic. The Junkies talk about that gut-wrenching feeling when you discover someone you admire said - or worse - did heinous things, and discuss how to ethically consume content (if that's even possible) while voting with your dollars to achieve real change in the industry. And is there a way to reclaim a beloved IP from an artist you once loved...just in case we ever find out something unpleasant about Taylor Swift? We have all new Patreon tiers! Be the first to hear new and uncensored content, if you dare! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturejunkiepodcast/posts Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: mailto:junkies@popculturejunkie.com Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420

25 ABR. 2024 · Shauna and Olivia are still running the show without Nicole, who went on a fabulous vacay but forgot to invite the other Junkies! Still, there's plenty to do here in Phoenix, like consuming pop culture! Shauna has been enjoying X-Men '97 and Next Level Chef with Gordon Ramsay, and she watched Total Recall for the very first time. Did you know there's a girl with three boobs in that? Olivia is still lost to the fae, currently reading A Court of Frost and Starlight, which is the 'Christmas Special' of the series. She's also binging Taylor Swift, of course. The Junkies recount their trip to Newport Beach, where Shauna's broke her foot, and plan cosplay options for her situation. Then Shauna and Olivia discuss fan fiction: why fans are compelled to write scenes for their favorite characters, how fanfic allows people to reclaim characters from problematic authors (coughcoughJK Rowling) and they even read samples of some unexpected (and saucy) crossover stories. Let's just say you'll never think of Shrek the same way again. We have all new Patreon tiers! Be the first to hear new and uncensored content, if you dare! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturejunkiepodcast/posts Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9 Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: mailto:junkies@popculturejunkie.com Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420

18 ABR. 2024 · Nicole gets the Junkies thinking about traveling, and while Olivia plans to escape the oppressive Arizona temps this summer, Shauna will enjoy the hot hot heat poolside. As for Nicole, she'll soon be sailing to the other side of the International Date Line, where her today will be our tomorrow. Then the talk turns to movies, specifically movie sets. With an imaginary time (and place) machine, Shauna wills herself to the set of Blade (1998), where she participates in the Goth nightclub scene that culminated in a blood orgy. Fun! Olivia's choice is Eyes Wide Shut from 1999, so she can see for herself if there was any "Illuminati shit" was going down that would explain the death of director Stanley Kubrick shortly before the film's release - and the 40 minutes excised from the Director's cut. As for Nicole, she wants to join Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler on the set of 50 First Dates, mainly so she can cross visiting South Africa's Lost City Resort off her bucket list. Hey, it's got a crocodile pool! pple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9 Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: mailto:junkies@popculturejunkie.com Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420

11 ABR. 2024 · Shauna goes solo this week to interview award-winning indie writer/director/producer Ansel Faraj, whose film The Great Nick D is now on the festival circuit. Ansel tells Shauna about his pop culture heritage, and how it inspired his body of work. Though he’s based in Los Angeles, he’s no nepo baby – but even without connections he’s been able to fulfill his dream of making films. Ansel and Shauna talk about his last movie, Todd Tarantula (which Shauna loved!) now streaming on Tubi, as well as his future projects, which might include a horror musical! Ansel Faraj’s https://www.hollinsworthproductions.com/ has links to his https://www.facebook.com/hollinsworthproductions and https://www.youtube.com/user/HollinsworthProd1 pages, as well as information on how to stream or buy his films. His https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4043796/?ref_=tt_ov_dr and he’s on https://www.instagram.com/anselhfaraj/. Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9 Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: mailto:junkies@popculturejunkie.com

4 ABR. 2024 · The Junkies reveal their latest obsessions, which for Nicole is March Madness, for Olivia is reading the first book in a fantasy series and then waiting impatiently for the next book to be written, and for Shauna it is reliving the glorious return to classic animation that is X-Men ’97. There is also some NSFW discussion about “knotting” so consider yourself warned. Then the Junkies detail the highs of Jennifer Lopez’s career in contrast to where it sits now, after she released This Is Me…Now, the documentary and the This is Me Now: A Love Story which isn’t a documentary, not that anyone really knows what it is. What is clear is that JLo spent a lot of money just to face a backlash for being so over-the-top that even Ben Affleck was embarassed for her. Then Nicole, Shauna and Olivia each say how they would manage her image rehab. JLo, if you’re listening, DM us! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9 Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: mailto:junkies@popculturejunkie.com Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420

28 MAR. 2024 · This week, Shauna tells the Junkies about the series Shogun, and that she’s been to Japan twice, not that she’s bragging. Olivia gives us all the horrifying details from the Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider expose series Quiet on the Set (and here’s a trigger warning because it includes sexual violence against children), and Nicole goes up to bat with a review of The Hill, a baseball movie starring Dennis Quaid. Then it’s time to dish on each Junkie’s pick for the most chaotic celebrity breakup in recent memory. Shauna chose the on-again/off-again setside romance of Twilight’s Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, and she’s Team Bella all the way. Nicole reaches way back to the early days of Keeping Up with the Kardashians to tell of the Kris and Caitlyn Jenner divorce, which leads to a game of ‘Who is Khloe’s Dad?’ Finally, Olivia pulls at the red strings of her conspiracy board to connect the players involved in the messy end of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s relationship. Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9 Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: mailto:junkies@popculturejunkie.com Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420

21 MAR. 2024 · The Junkies briefly ponder the Unsolved Mystery of “What Happened to Kate Middleton?”, but out of respect to PCJ superfan King Charles III, the topic swerves to the umpteenth season of Survivor, and addictive reality shows in general. Then Shauna endeavors to explain the Dune universe to Nicole and Olivia, but how do you adequately explain Spice? Then the Junkies plan a sleepover to watch Dune and the perfect companion movies, American Mary and High School Musical, and emphasize that this will be a drug-free triple feature,just in case you were wondering. Then on to this week’s topic, which isn’t the Roman Empire but also it’s not NOT the Roman Empire. The Junkies each confess what they think about at least once a day, and the answers may or may not surprise you. Make the PCJ podcast your daily obsession and listen now!  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9  Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: mailto:junkies@popculturejunkie.com  Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad  Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge  Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420 

14 MAR. 2024 · This week, the Junkies catch up and find that Nicole is still a Ride-or-Die for Law and Order: SVU, even though the romance between Stabler and Benson hasn’t moved any closer to Smoochtown; Olivia binged a 55 part-TikTok series about a pathological liar, then tries to make Shauna think she doesn’t know who Gordon Ramsey is; and Shauna humblebrags that she has layers, like an onion, or an ogre, which will come as no surprise to any government agency that’s monitoring her Google searches. Then the Junkies explore the ‘Good for Her!’ Cinematic Universe, a genre that has at one end the body horror flick American Mary, and at the other, the far less gory Legally Blonde, with Gone Girl being somewhere in the middle. It’s a genre whose mascot is a Lucille Bluth meme and often involves some very specific kinds of revenge. And although some of the protagonists in these ‘Good for Her!’ movies might not be able to convince a court of law that the bad guy had it coming, we in the audience are all silently agreeing: “Good for her.”  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W?si=6d2845539f0843c9  Website: http://www.popculturejunkie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/popjunkies Instagram: http://instagram.com/pop.culturejunkies Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pop.culturejunkies Email: https://popculturejunkie.com  Shauna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad/  Shauna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shaunatrinidad Shauna on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@shaunatrinidad  Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge/ Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge  Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livimariez/ Olivia on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livyolife420