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Pop Capsule Podcast

Join Evan and Mallory every Thursday as they recap the top pop culture moments from 10 and 20 years ago.

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S6 · E256
Wednesday · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 256 - There's God In My Music
This week - Viagra as gender-affirming care, immigration policies, and sneaking Christianity into pop music (looking at you, Creed). All of this plus Justin Timberlake, Closer by The Chainsmokers (who could be anyone) and OK GO!
S6 · E255
September 5 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 255 - Snakes on a London Bridge
I'm tired of these snakes on my British architecture! This week is an oops, all 2006 episode with the Emmys, Snakes on a Plane, Fergie's wild choice for a debut single, and asking about weiners in Accepted. Join us for a packed episode!
S6 · E254
August 24 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 254 - I Know You're Happier Than Me
We talk about all different types of men this week - from the best of the best (Steve from Blues Clues) to the middle ground (Ricky Bobby) and the worst of the worst (Jared Leto & his Joker). All of this, plus we talk about back to school and Cheap Thrills on a great episode!
S6 · E253
August 7 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 253 - Spreadsheet Slut
Is it the happiest week of topics on the podcast? Absolutely not! We're talking Mel Gibson's arrest, Trump's first nomination, and the chaotic delight that is Little Miss Sunshine. One out of three ain't bad! This plus talks about August, spreadsheets, and non-fiction recs in a jam packed episode.
S6 · E252
July 20 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 252 - MMMBop Skibidy Bop Bop
This week we're living between the smoky haze of wildfires and the diarrhea-inducing lettuce and trying to find happy in the middle. We've got a Pirates of the Caribbean movie, season 1 of Stranger Things, Nelly Furtado, and an all-female Ghostbusters. Join us for a rocking good time.
S6 · E251
July 6 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 251 - Golden Buzzers of Parliament
What is better on your birthday - balloons, freebies, or the money that comes in the card you have to pretend to read? We answer this question, discuss America's Got Talent, Britain's Got Freedom (Brexit), and Superman's Got Stepdad Energy (Superman Returns). Join us for all of this plus the definitive portmanteau rankings this week on the pod!
S6 · E250
July 4 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 250 - Humpy Needs This
This week we spent a lot of time around cars! We've got Cars the movie, and Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift. We also talked Hips Don't Lie, Tim McGraw, and the disappointment of Finding Dory. All that, plus who Humpy is, on this week's episode!
S6 · E249
June 10 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 249.5 - An Inconvenient Bruise
Time for a re-upload. We're talking alternate timelines with this week's topics. What if Haramabe didn't die on that fateful day in 2016? What if Al Gore were president instead of teaching us about climate change in An Inconvenient Truth? What if Evan didn't stick a baby toy to his forehead to get a massive bruise? These are the questions that will keep us up at night and entertain you this week on the podcast!
S6 · E249
June 9 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 249 - An Inconvenient Bruise
We're talking alternate timelines with this week's topics. What if Haramabe didn't die on that fateful day in 2016? What if Al Gore were president instead of teaching us about climate change in An Inconvenient Truth? What if Evan didn't stick a baby toy to his forehead to get a massive bruise? These are the questions that will keep us up at night and entertain you this week on the podcast!
S6 · E248
May 27 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 248 - God's Got a Grandbaby
We're talking about puzzles, monoculture, flipping tables, and Bluey. What else could you ask for?! We're covering the finales of WIll & Grace, West Wing, and That 70's Show, diving into Paul Bettany's flogging in The Da Vinci Code movie, and re-evaluating Drake's One Dance. Join us for another great time!
S6 · E247
May 13 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 247 - Put Your Whole Front Tooth Into It
This week we head to the movies! We talk RV, Stick It, Captain America: Civil War, and Mission Impossible 3. Plus we delve into Cars lore (the Cars Pope assassination) and the legend that is Rusty Joncas. Join us for another wild episode!
S6 · E246
April 30 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 246 - Smooth Balls & Gas Station Wings
You never had wings from a gas station before? This week we're reminiscing on high school while also talking Scary Movie 4, Suri Cruise, the death of Prince, and Beyonce's Lemonade album.
S6 · E245
April 10 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 245 - Jesus, I Have A Complaint
This week we've got movies, music, and money laundering! We talk about Temperature by Sean Paul, Daniel Powter's Bad Day, how good Meryl Streep is in The Devil Wears Prada, and the Panama Papers. Join us for another wild episode!
S6 · E244
March 31 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 244 - Show Me Your Ga'Hooles
Evan is back so we are back to your regularly scheduled programming! This week we talk about so many movies (She's The Man, Inside Man, V for Vendetta, and Batman vs Superman), plus heavy hitting topics like weird Quebecois rock duos, Hannah Montana almost sharing a name with a pornstar, and owl movies. Join us for another great episode!
S6 · E243
March 21 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 243 - A Guest Host Emerges! - ft. Everything 90s Podcast
This week, best friend of the pod and third co-host Shaleena steps in for Evan! She and Mallory talk about James Blunt getting hypothermia, fitting in in high school, where we stand on Drake, Aquamarine, and so much more. Get your mermaid tail on and join us for another fun deep dive!
S6 · E242
March 4 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 242 - The Last Dairy Queen of Scotland
This episode has everything: a Beyonce single we forgot, a Forest Whitaker Idi Amin impression, Oscar buzz, a story about how anything can be salad, and award shows. What else would you want? Join us for another wild episode!
S6 · E241
February 15 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 241 - Not The Fun Kind of Biathlete
Do YOU have the Olympic fever? We sure do. We talk about all the happenings of the 2026 Winter Olympics so far, then dive into our nostalgia topics: the 2006 Grammys, Arrested Development, and Deadpool 1. Do we all still like Ryan Reynolds? Should men stop talking at the Olympics? Was there really money in the banana stand? We answer some of these questions in a great episode, so join in!
S6 · E240
February 2 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 240 - We Can
We're back again, and this time we've got lots of CanCon and basketball! We talk High School Musical, Kobe Bryant dropping 81 points on the Raptors, the 2006 Canadian Election, and Justin Bieber's Sorry. Plus, we hear about Evan paying for a drink in nickels. All the good stuff!
S6 · E239
January 17 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 239 - Suck On Those Toes, Quentin
We're kicking off our reviews of 2006 & 2016 in, honestly, some sad places. We're talking the deaths of Alan Rickman and David Bowie, the jump to Sirius XM of Howard Stern, and the 2016 Golden Globes. All this plus Parent Corner in our first episode of the year, so join in!
S5 · E238
Dec 23, 2025 · 1 hr 53 min
Episode 238 - End of the Year Spectacular Volume 5 - We're So Back
OOOOOH BABY! We're back after a hiatus where Evan's wife had a baby and we have so much to cover. We spend some time catching up on the world (Zohran Mamdani, celebrity deaths, what are we watching) and then we dive into our Top 10 Moments list of 2005 & 2015. We laugh, we cry, we scream like Howard Dean. Join us for an almost two-hour special episode and have the best holidays!

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