Professors of Pop

Episode 011: The Golden Age of Cinema

Professors of Pop — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

The professor stalk about their favorite movies from the golden age of cinema.

Episode 10: Mise-en-scène

Professors of Pop — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:10:00 +0000

The professors talk about mise en scene in their favorite movies.

Episode 9: Our favorite TV Cliffhangers

Professors of Pop — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This episode the professor of pop are talking about our favorite TV show cliffhangers with special guest: writer, actor and haunted tour guide Jason C Mclean.

Episode Six: The Musician Bio Pic

Professors of Pop — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Who hasn’t ever fantasized about being a rock star? In the season finale of Professors of Pop, Steph and Jerry are joined by Basinfest founder Philip Shearing where they discuss how ridiculous movies about musicians can be (as brilliantly satirized in Judd Apatow’s 2007 film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) and yet for some reason we can’t stop watching them.

Episode Five: From Page to Screen

Professors of Pop — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Steph and Jerry are joined by the star of the short film The Caretaker Elizabeth Laughlin. They discuss the sometimes wonderful, often infuriating world of adapting beloved books to the big or small screen. From the books that keep getting adapted every twenty years to the latest trend of adapting the buzziest novel into a buzzy limited series, listen in as they debate what works and what doesn't when stories get adapted.

Episode Four: Sports Go Sports!

Professors of Pop — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Steph and Jerry are NOT sports people… but they do love a good sports movie!

On Superbowl Sunday 2022, Steph and Jerry met up with their friend and sports aficionado Joe McLean. In between consuming too many nachos and chicken wings (the real reason people watch the Superbowl right?), the trio talk about how great it is sometimes the team doesn't win the big championship ( A League of Their Own, Whip It, Cool Runnings) and debate whether the 1996 Cameron Crowe classic Jerry Maguire could really be considered a sports movie.

Episode Three: Canadian Movies, Eh?

Professors of Pop — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week Steph and Jerry are joined by the co-founder of 41 Productions Matthew Gardiner (@mattymattmatthew). Besides reminiscing over their short film The Caretaker (which you can find on our youtube page) the trio talk all about Canadian Film. From national treasure Sandra Oh to David Cronenberg, Sarah Polley to those crazy FUBAR guys, this episode showcases some of the greatest Canadian films from the 90s and wonders why films from the great white north are still so underappreciated.

Episode Two: Best. Episode. Ever.

Professors of Pop — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Is it the buzziest plot twists, hottest chemistry, or flashiest special effects that make an episode of television great?

In this episode, Steph and Jerry welcome their first guest to the podcast, Forget the Box editor-in-chief, Jason C. McLean (@jasoncmclean). From the Ozmandias episode Breaking Bad to The Door episode of Game of Thrones to The Suitcase episode of Mad Men the trio break down what they think makes a great episode of television. They also tackle what happens when a show gets it really wrong- we're looking at you the series finales of Lost and Killing Eve.

Episode One: Controversial or Ahead of its Time?

Professors of Pop — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Professors of Pop!

In this premiere episode, co-hosts Stephanie Laughlin and Jerry Gabriel introduce their pop culture podcast and let you know what you can expect in season one. They then dive into their first topic: controversial movies. Sometimes these films are just ahead of their time, like Monty Python’s Life of Brian, or they're films that should stay locked in the vault like the 1915 Silent blockbuster The Birth of a Nation. Get ready listeners, because class is officially in session.