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Joseph Pollack @popkulturjoseph.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Nytt avsnitt ute nu om Oscarsgalan 2026 med @christinabirro.bsky.social som även kommer programleda den svenska sändningen på Disney+ under Oscarsnatten! Lyssna här: open.spotify.com/episode/4xQJ...

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Mathias Bridfelt @mathiasbridfelt.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Disney+ sänder Oscarsgalan den 15 mars 23.00. Med filmjournalist @christinabirro.bsky.social & gang. #tvtips

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

All new Pop Culture Confidential. The one and only @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social joins me to preview the biggest films still to come in 2025. Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Wicked: For Good, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Train Dreams, Wake Up Dead Man, and more! Listen now popcultureconfidential.com

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Filmmaker Rebecca Miller joined me to talk about "Mr. Scorsese" her brilliant new doc series abt the legendary director. Had a wonderful time talking with her abt the people, stories, & themes that shaped Scorsese’s life & art Listen! popcultureconfidential.com #appletv #MrScorsese

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Get ready for Halloween! Aunt Gladys Halloween tips straight from the brilliant makeup and makeup FX team who created her... Don’t miss my full interview with Leo Satkovich and Jason Collins Pop Culture Confidential @spotify #weaponsmovie www.popcultureconfidential.com

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Awards Season Heats Up! 🎬 @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social joins me to talk contenders, predictions & the race so far. Plus: we discuss Rebecca Miller’s Mr. Scorsese, a new 5-part doc on the legend himself. Don't miss. Great talk! spotify.link/QDkmFPUDuXb

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485: Awards Season Heats Up: Contenders & Predictions / Plus: Rebecca Miller’s Mr. Scorsese (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

2025’s biggest movie theme? Parents. 🎥 @jdonbirnam.bsky.social and I unpack guilt, legacy, and love on screen this year. Now on Pop Culture Confidential open.spotify.com/episode/7cQh...

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484: From One Battle After Another and Hamnet to Sentimental Value and Weapons - The 2025 Cinematic Trend: Parenthood on Film (Guest: Critic J. Don Birnam)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I talk w/ makeup department head Leo Satkovich & special makeup effects designer Jason Collins about creating iconic Aunt Gladys in Weapons! From Cindy Sherman inspo to THAT potato peeler + imagining a young Gladys prequel. Now on Pop Culture Confidential open.spotify.com/episode/6Zmo...

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483: Becoming Aunt Gladys: The Makeup & Special Effects Behind Weapons (Guests: Artisans Leo Satkovich & Jason Collins)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

New episode! I talk with Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, the breakout star of Joachim Trier’s #sentimentalvalue (with Skarsgård, Reinsve & Fanning). She’s outstanding as Agnes! We talk family, identity & that one unforgettable scene. Listen! popcultureconfidential.com @Spotify

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

All New Pop Culture Confidential! 🎬 A Modern Masterpiece! I’m joined by @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social of AwardsWatch for a deep dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Urgent, bold, unforgettable. Don’t miss. Listen now. open.spotify.com/episode/2oWg...

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481: “One Battle After Another” — Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cinematic Knockout (with Guest Ryan McQuade)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

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481: “One Battle After Another” — Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cinematic Knockout (with Guest Ryan McQuade)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

New on Pop Culture Confidential! I sat down with writer/director Joachim Trier to dive into his beautiful #SentimentalValue starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård & Elle Fanning. We talked about its themes and the deeply personal ideas at its heart. open.spotify.com/episode/6fuz...

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480: A Conversation with Writer-Director Joachim Trier, 'Sentimental Value', Family & Relationships

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another isn’t just timely it feels like a defining film of our era. Edge of your seat thrilling. Teyana Taylor and Sean Penn at their very best and a brilliant cast all around. A bold masterpiece. #OneBattleAfterAnother

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

And the Emmy Goes To…? On an all new Pop Culture Confidential @tylermdoster.bsky.social (AwardsWatch.com) & I discuss our #Emmys predictions. From #thepitt and #severance to #thestudio and #adolescence — who’s taking home Emmy gold this Sunday? www.popcultureconfidential.com

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

New on Pop Culture Confidential! I’m joined by @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social for a deep dive into #brucespringsteen on film — from the Malick-inspired Nebraska to iconic soundtrack moments, & a look ahead at the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere. Now popcultureconfidential.com @Spotify

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

All new Pop Culture Confidential! Weapons – Review & Deep Dive with my guest @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social We dive into the phenomenon of Zach Cregger’s hit #Weapons — breaking down our reactions: the scares, the themes, the filmmaking, & more. Now on popcultureconfidential.com @Spotify

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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com · 19/08/2025

Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer is still available. You can get it direct from the publisher if you're in the UK or US and from any other internet bookshop in the rest of the world Let me know what you think and leave reviews etc. stickingplacebooks.com/darkness-vis...

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John Bleasdale Jonathan Glazer has created some of the most unforgettable images in twenty-first-century cinema. From the dreamlike menace of Sexy Beast to the haunting abstractions of Under the Skin ...

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

🎧 Some Sunday listening! On Pop Culture Confidential you can hear my conversations with: ✨ Stellan Skarsgård ✨ Tony Gilroy ✨ Alexej Manvelov ✨ Sean Fennessey (The Ringer) Perfect weekend company 🌟 www.popcultureconfidential.com

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Thrilled to talk with the very talented Alexej Manvelov — aka Akram in Netflix’s Dept. Q! We discussed building the fan-favorite character, behind-the-scenes moments, and his incredible personal journey. 🎧 Episode out now! www.popcultureconfidential.com #DeptQ #alexejmanvelov

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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com · 01/08/2025

I was delighted to talk to @christinabirro.bsky.social for her superb Pop Culture Confidential podcast. We talk Darkness Visible and Jonathan Glazer as well as the lineup for the Venice Film Festival open.spotify.com/episode/0TeW...

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474: 'Darkness Visible' – A New Book on Jonathan Glazer & Venice Film Festival Highlights (With Author And Critic John Bleasdale)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Honored to have the great @seanfennessey.bsky.social of The Big Picture join me for a wonderful, wide‑ranging convo on the state of cinema, Weapons, Nolan fever, Telluride & more 🎬. Listen now! Pop Culture Confidential open.spotify.com/episode/1Ci3...

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475: The State of Cinema, 'Weapons', Nolan Fever, Telluride & More with Guest Sean Fennessey, The Big Picture

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475: The State of Cinema, 'Weapons', Nolan Fever, Telluride & More with Guest Sean Fennessey, The Big Picture

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🎬 NEW EPISODE I talk to author & critic @www.johnbleasdale.com about his book Darkness Visible – The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer. Plus Venice Film Festival 2025 Highlights! 🎧 Listen now Pop Culture Confidential open.spotify.com/episode/0TeW...

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474: 'Darkness Visible' – A New Book on Jonathan Glazer & Venice Film Festival Highlights (With Author And Critic John Bleasdale)

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Geoffrey Henry @gdhenry.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Pop Culture Confidential. I have been listening to this podcast for some time. I love Pop Culture Confidential. @christinabirro.bsky.social 's conversations with her guests are fantastic. Pop Culture Confidential is definitely one of my favorite podcasts.

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The industry was rocked by the news that CBS is cancelling Colbert. I'm joined by @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social to unpack Colbert’s exit. We also dive into Emmy noms, TIFF & Venice lineups, reactions to the 'Avatar' trailer & 'The Fantastic Four'. A jam-packed epi! open.spotify.com/episode/39sX...

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473: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Cancelled — What It Means for Late Night. Plus Film Festival Lineups & Emmy Nom Reactions! (with guest Ryan McQuade)

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🎧 Summer Encore! With Emmy buzz in the air, we revisit a standout convo: #TaylorDearden on her breakout in #ThePitt On medical boot camp, how ADHD shaped her performance, Noah Wyle & more. 🎙️ Listen now open.spotify.com/episode/3D7I...

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472: Summer Encore — Taylor Dearden on ‘The Pitt,’ Medical Boot Camp & Crafting Dr. Mel King

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Horror thrives in the heat! From Jaws to 28 Years Later, @eoindaily.bsky.social joins me as we dig into why summer is the scariest season — and what’s coming in 2025: M3GAN 2.0, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Weapons + more 👻 Listen now Pop Culture Confidential open.spotify.com/episode/6gCc...

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469: Summer Screams —Horror Thrives in the Heat (with Guest Eoin Daly)

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Geoffrey Henry @gdhenry.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I just finished listening to this episode of Pop Culture Confidential. I loved the episode. I really enjoyed @christinabirro.bsky.social and @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social 's discussion of the best films of the 2020s. Their conversation is terrific. This is one of my favorite episodes of the podcast.

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Christina Birro @christinabirro.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🎙️ NEW episode! Best Films of the Decade (So Far!) w/ @ryanmcquade77.bsky.social We rank our favorites from 2020–2024: tough calls, surprises & plenty of movie love. 🎬 Listen now open.spotify.com/episode/1Zxn...

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468: Best Films of the Decade (So Far!) with Guest Ryan McQuade

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