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PMP#78: Chess Is Having a Moment w/ J.J. Lang

In light of The Queen’s Gambit, chess expert J.J. joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to look at chess media, culture, and personalities.

We consider gender, genius, and other issues in Gambit, plus Pawn Sacrifice, Searching for Bobby Fisher, The Luzhin Defense, and The Coldest Game.

For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop.

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PMP#77: The Big Screen Experience

January 13, 2021 By Mark

Plague has kept us out of the movie theaters, forcing new streaming practices so that films can be released at all, but … [Read More...]

PMP#76: Wonder Women (84 and Others) w/ Vi Burlew

January 6, 2021 By Mark

The holiday film release season has passed us with only one real blockbuster, which is the return of Wonder Woman, and … [Read More...]

PMP#75: Our Great British Baking Show w/ Stephen Carlile

December 29, 2020 By Mark

What explains the immense quarantine-time popularity in America of this quaint British reality cooking show? What do we … [Read More...]

Mark Lint’s PEL Network Holiday Party 2020: Merry Chatting and Songs

December 24, 2020 By Mark

Join the office Christmas party at the PEL network. The hired band is Mark Lint’s Dry Folk, playing their entire … [Read More...]

PMP#74: Micro Comedy w/ Tiffany Topol

December 22, 2020 By Mark

What has the Internet done to comedy? Does removing gatekeepers mean a more distributed comic landscape, or does it … [Read More...]

PMP#73: Beloved Bad Films w/ Manos’ Jackey Neyman Jones

December 16, 2020 By Mark

What makes a film transcendently, fascinatingly bad, as opposed to merely unwatchable? A number of turkeys have become … [Read More...]

PMP#72: Comic Book Supremacy w/ Fred Van Lente

December 8, 2020 By Mark

As scribe for Marvel and his own Evil Twin Comics, Fred has a lot of ideas to bring to Mark, Erica, and Brian about both … [Read More...]

PMP#71: Rap Battles w/ Sacrifice (Tyler Hislop)

December 2, 2020 By Mark

Mark, Erica, and Brian are rejoined by our audio editor Tyler to discuss a form of entertainment close to his heart: … [Read More...]

PMP#70: RISKy Confessional Comedy w/ Kevin Allison

November 24, 2020 By Mark

Kevin was in the infamous sketch comedy group The State but has since channeled his energies into giving, curating, and … [Read More...]

PMP#69: Story Songs w/ Rod Picott

November 17, 2020 By Mark

Plenty of songs purport to tell stories, and the narrative ballad of course has a long enough history that the two forms … [Read More...]

PMP#68: Raised by Wolves: Biblical Sci-Fi

November 11, 2020 By Mark

What happens when a male android loves a female android VERY much, and they nurse human embryos together on a distant … [Read More...]

PMP#67: Borat Pod Show! Very Nice! With Aaron David Gleason

November 4, 2020 By Mark

Let's stop obsessing about election matters and consider instead a clown who brings out racism in rubes. Mark, Erica, … [Read More...]

PMP#66: Scary Movies w/ Nathan Shelton

October 28, 2020 By Mark

What scares us? Why do people enjoy being scared by films? What's the deal with "horror" movies that are good but not … [Read More...]

PMP#65: Cosmic Satire w/ “Bill & Ted” Writer Chris Matheson

October 21, 2020 By Mark

Chris Matheson has written a bunch of comic movies and has converted religious texts into funnier books on three … [Read More...]

PMP#64: The Last of Us: The Best Movies We Ever Played

October 13, 2020 By Mark

Mark, Brian, and Drew/Erica (Ericrew? Drerica?) all played The Last of Us and its recent sequel, and while yes, it was … [Read More...]

PMP#63: Superhero Ethics (and The Boys) w/ Travis Smith

October 6, 2020 By Mark

Is there no end to the seemingly endless fascination with superhero media? Mark, Erica, and Brian are joined by Travis, … [Read More...]

PMP#62: Mulan Re-Disneyfield w/ Michael Tow

September 29, 2020 By Mark

Is the new Mulan the equivalent for Asian-Americans what Black Panther was for African-Americans? The largest … [Read More...]

PMP#61: Philosophy of Photography w/ Amir Zaki

September 24, 2020 By Mark

Amir the photographic artist and UC-Riverside prof joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to consider this common act that can … [Read More...]

PMP#60: Manga 101 w/ Deborah Shamoon

September 16, 2020 By Mark

One of our goals on Pretty Much Pop has been to look into not just our favorite creators and genres but into things that … [Read More...]

PMP#59: David Lynch’s Popular Surrealism

September 8, 2020 By Mark

Mark, Erica, Brian, and guest Mike Wilson discuss the director's films from Eraserhead to Inland Empire plus Twin Peaks … [Read More...]

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