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Anneliese Claire & Ellie Sims

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PoppishPoppishSome of My Best Friends are Middlemen PSA if you are invited to an island DO YOUR RESEARCH! This week on Poppish: the tales of two island destinations that proved extraordinarily disappointing: The Lost Colony of Roanoke and Fyre Festival. What was the plan? Where did all the people/money go? How is Ja Rule involved? We unpack it all. Plus: Ellie’s perfect pee, more insurance mysteries, and the mobile trash can.2025-07-291h 19PoppishPoppishSticky Situations You know how getting a little honey on your finger can ruin your whole day? Our stories this week crank that feeling up to 11, as we delve into two TRULY sticky situations: The Boston Molasses Flood and The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. These syrupy events caused a SYRUP-lus of issues for all involved. Plus: musings on Love Island, a cultural examination of the communal fitting room, and which dips we’d dig into Pooh Bear-style.2025-07-221h 18PoppishPoppishRIP John Hancock You Would've Loved TexasChoose 5 words to change history: “The regulars are coming out” OR “That’s not the truth Ellen.”We delve into two cases of powerful, outspoken whistleblowers who changed the world: Paul Revere and Dakota Johnson. They used their voices when it mattered most and warned the world of changes to come. Plus: unpacking the similarities between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations (ultimately: okay, and?), our platforms as Principle For A Day, and what it would take to get us out of our seats and dancing in homeroom.2025-07-151h 21PoppishPoppishGuiltypersonsaywhatWe’ll see you in court to discuss two infamous, high profile celebrity civil trials: the 1934 Gloria Vanderbilt Custody Trial and the 2023 Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Crash Trial.We learn about two women who overcame the farkakte justice system and media scrutiny and went on to live their dreams, from selling dark wash, tight fitting jeans to being Goop. Hear about the juicy trial details, media circus frenzies, and legal gotcha moments (flop or not).Plus: an inside look at Ellie’s treat lockbox, a road trip with a spaghetti squash, and alternate names for the Cata...2025-07-011h 12PoppishPoppishFuture Podcasters of America Get taped in for an episode on working conditions, baby! We unpack similarities between the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Shein Influencer Brand Trip controversy. What lessons can we take from past tragedies? Are women people? Globalization good or bad?Plus: the fate of the penny, being a tween on the internet, and a reminder that we DO NOT fuck with The Flinstones. 2025-06-241h 18PoppishPoppishGod Real, Hmmm?Can animals understand language? And if so, should we subject them to it? After all, it’s the devil behind fanfic-to-film atrocities like “The Idea of You” and “After.”We explore two cases of animals who seem to have developed a grasp of human language: Koko the Gorilla and Bunny the Dog. But are these creatures truly comprehending, or are they clout-chasing fame whores who don’t speak a lick of English at all? We unpack.Plus: middle school romance trauma, attorney client privilege, and the great butter-on-counter debate.2025-06-171h 03PoppishPoppishWhen the Robbery Makes it Out of the Group Chat Boys trip! This week we cover two major jewel robberies: the 2016 robbery of Kim Kardashian at Paris Fashion Week, and the 1964 robbery of the American Museum of Natural History by The Beach Boys (not those ones).Both heists gained massive media attention, and fun nicknames get involved. We discuss the legal advantages of being either really hot or really old. We sympathize with a Kardashian.Seventeen Magazine readers will love this episode. CosmoGirl fans… don’t you have a doctor’s appointment to get to?2025-06-101h 13PoppishPoppishLast Night Was a Tableau Vivant Not bad for a girl with no talent! This week we explore the singing careers of two artists who defied the odds and gained popularity despite critical disfavor: Florence Foster Jenkins and Sanjaya Malakar. These icons remind us not to listen to the haters, either by choice or by syphilis, and to chase our dreams. Plus, hear about how Ellie became a mother, Coachella being back, and how the Presidential Medal of Freedom REALLY came to be.2025-06-031h 01PoppishPoppishI BECOME MAYOR PRANK *NOT CLICKBAIT*What do America’s first female mayor and Trisha Paytas have in common? Their commitment to the bit. This week, we discuss the prank that led to Susanna M. Salter's Mayoral election in Kansas and Trisha Paytas’ wonky Broadway debut. Tune in for a giggly episode filled with questions such as: has feminism gone too far (Moo Deng)? Can prohibitionists hang? How does one mid their way to the top?2025-05-2756 minPoppishPoppishYou Glow, Girl GET THAT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH! Today, we take on the message DARE officers everywhere work their entire careers to get across: just because something looks cool does not mean you should participate! And also, corporations will kill us all if it makes them a dollar. Did they talk about THAT in DARE?We also discuss all the TV that was hot in Q1 of 2025, how to pick a major that allows you to go to the doctor later in life, and which snake oils we are currently incorporating into our wellness routines.2025-05-2059 minPoppishPoppishI Can Go Anywhere I Want, Just Not Akon City When you are a very rich man, you can only buy so many properties before it just makes sense to set your sights on something bigger — something geographical. This week we’ll explore how this storied path of hubris played out for two men over two centuries: Henry Ford and Akon Thiam. Two very different men, but the desire to build cities named after themselves unites them. Will they manage to create something that finally feels like home? You’ll have to listen to find out. Diversions include a cultural study of Boca Raton, 9-year-old tooth fairy detectives, and Teddy...2025-05-131h 05PoppishPoppishThis Throne is for Protestants“Accidentally became important at work and now I’m getting beheaded for it” - Lady Jane Grey, probably. In week 3, we explore the rise and fall of The Jeremy Renner app and Lady Jane Grey, the 9 day Queen of England. Listen to silly discussions of cutthroat volunteer opportunities, microwave installations gone awry, and the best place to get a lobotomy.2025-05-061h 07PoppishPoppishFlash Mob: Recession Indicator? Have you ever felt compelled to drop what you’re doing and dance? So have we. We decided to study this phenomenon as it’s taken shape over 5 centuries by examining the Dancing Plague of 1518 and the 2010s Planking & Flash mob epidemic. Sometimes the world moves and you can’t help but move with it. Tune in for extremely late Super Bowl coverage, remembering the Alamo, and the answer to the age old question: do you even plank bro??2025-04-291h 07PoppishPoppishBreaking Our Silence In episode one, we present two "famous feuds" with similar cultural and historical impact: James Charles vs. Tati Westbook and The Hatfields vs. The McCoys.We also cover Bella Thorne, Tesla, and Johnny Appleseed (real or legend??). Tune in to an episode that will make you laugh and think about the seemingly invisible connection between a beauty influencer dispute and a decades-long family rivalry that left dozens dead.2025-04-191h 07