Time to break out the sunscreen, the pool floats, and the boom box as the Popping Collars crew provides you with the only summer tunes you'll need with the 2026 Popping Playlist! Let us know what you're playing at your summer cookout at [email protected] or send your own playlist link on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Greg and Ryan take a trip to Tulsa to scope out the new Sterlin Harjo series, THE LOWDOWN. Could it be the coolest show of the past year? Let us know what's your favorite crime mystery show by emailing us at [email protected] or send us a recommendation on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

As if Betsy and Greg's look back at movies from 30 years ago couldn't get any better, this month we're rolling with the homies from Clueless. Find out if it's the best movie of 1995 or if we're totally buggin'. What movie would you drive on an L.A. freeway to go see? Let us know at [email protected] or drop us a line on socials. Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Greg and Ricardo take to the streets to build the Protest Songs playlist, a 12-song list of inspirational works of marching, unionizing, and calling out the atrocities of the powerful. What protest songs inspire you? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your playlist on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

In honor of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan winning their first Oscars, we're digging back into the Popping Collars archives to the time we had a conversation about Coogler's massive hit movie, BLACK PANTHER. And I've got to tell you, listening back to this pod, we really went deep in the initial aftermath of the film's release. What's your favorite Marvel movie? Let us know at [email protected] or fire away on our socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Greg and Ryan are back with a HUGE announcement on the pilgrimage project. In an era when we're sending human beings further in space than we've ever gone before, it's time to think bigger. Check out what's in store for the pilgrim pods as we near our Camino de Santiago journey next month. Where are you swinging for the fences in life right now? Let us know at [email protected] or hit us up with your big plans on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Betsy and Greg head back to the Scottish Highlands to fight alongside William Wallace in Mel Gibson's epic BRAVEHEART. What's the legacy of a great film made by a not-great person? Do you have a favorite sword and sandals war story? Let us know what it is at [email protected] or drop us your opinion on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Greg welcomes special guest Rene Echevarria onto the pod to talk about his new series THE FAITHFUL: WOMEN OF THE BIBLE. This limited series digs into the lives of the matriarchs from Genesis bringing their ancient world into our modern storytelling. What bible story would you like to see explored in our current context? Let us know at [email protected] or send us your ideas on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

It's that time again! It's the Secret Santa unlike any other, the annual Popping Collars Pop Swap. Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Ricardo gift some diverse offerings from around the pop culture world to each other for a fun, thought-provoking, and unforgettable conversation. What would you recommend to a friend? Tell us at [email protected] or be our friend on socials and let us know there Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Liz and Ricardo are back for the first PCBC of 2026! They catch up on how their reading goals are going in the early part of the year and discuss some recent literary trends. And, of course, they have a couple of recommendations to share in Mother Mary Comes to Me and A Good Animal. How is your reading going so far? Let us know at [email protected] or send us a recommendation on Goodreads Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd