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Pop Culture Role CallSleezy Sheldon - Angel S01E18 - Five by FiveHello and welcome to season 1 episode 18, the one with Julia coming back as Faith! The ex-slayer, ex-scoobie makes her way to LA in search of work. So rarely does work mix with pleasure. Here's hoping we can find a way to connect with her before she explores all 5 schools of torture. Thanks for listening!2022-01-131h 55
Pop Culture Role CallBig Bird's Twitter - Angel S01E17 - EternityIt's season 1 episode 17 of Angel this week...or, season 1 episode 17 of Angelus I suppose. Don't go messing around with ancient evil because it has a tendency to backfire. Do Cordi and Wes need to put their boss out to pasture? Thanks for listening!2022-01-061h 19
Pop Culture Role CallRepossessing Horses - Angel S01E16 - The RingWelcome to season 1 episode 16 of Angel! Angel Investigations takes on a new case which quickly turns sour. Rather than beating sense into a corrupt bookie, Angel finds himself fighting for his freedom in a pit. Can Cordi and Wes get over their differences and discover their strengths in time to save the day? Thanks for listening!2021-12-301h 17
Pop Culture Role CallItsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie - Angel S01E15 - The ProdigalHello and welcome to season 1 episode 15 of Angel! Lots of flashing back and forth for our titular lead this week. How DID he get his name? How many of his community members did he feast on? All good, and answered, questions. Thanks for listening!2021-12-231h 10
Pop Culture Role CallAngel Jones and Smith and Wesson - Angel S01E14 - I’ve Got You Under My SkinWell hello! It's Angel season 1 episode 14 this week and it's full of more red herrings than a bag of swedish fish. Demons and children and parental abuse and inadequacy complexes.... What a romp. Let's hope the exorcism goes well because we could use the win. Thanks for listening!2021-12-161h 33
Pop Culture Role CallRanch Vs Bleu - Angel S01E13 - SheWelcome to season 1 episode 13 of Angel! Portals....a bunch of portals open in LA and an interdimensional civil war starts to spill through em'. Angel Investigations is on the case! Time for Wes to earn his new (tiny) paycheck and Cordi to keep crushing it like Angel crushes coffee. Thanks for listening!2021-12-081h 36
Pop Culture Role CallGenocidal Dibs - Angel S01E12 - ExpectingIt's season 1 episode 12 this week and Cordi is eating for 8! That's right, Cordi is pregnant with LOTS of babies. Angel and Wesley are working hard to find the "father" and freeze him to death before the impending birth. Don't worry, he is a big evil demon guy. Thanks for listening!2021-12-021h 40
Pop Culture Role CallOFF THE RECORD!!! - Angel S01E11 - SomnambulistIt's season 1 episode 11 of Angel this week on PCRC. At some point in the distant past Angelus sired Jeremy Renner (or whatever his character's name is), and then ghosted on him. Not very cool of you Angel! But, as fate would have it, the student and the teacher have it out in pretty dramatic fashion. Thanks for listening!2021-11-251h 28
Pop Culture Role CallOracles Clearing House - Angel S01E10 - Parting GiftsWelcome to season 1 episode 10, the episode that aims to fill the Doyle shaped hole in our hearts with a Wesley shaped peg. Cordi and Angel are still picking up the pieces after Doyle's death, but a new demon is cutting their grieving periods short. Grieving isn't very cathartic with a mind reading baddie on the loose. Thanks for listening!2021-11-181h 20
Pop Culture Role CallHollow Victories - Angel S01E09 - Hero It's season 1 episode 9 and listeners... we lost Doyle?! Just as Cordelia discovers his dual nature and their future looked so cute. But, he learned to be the hero from the best of em'. Thanks for listening! 2021-11-111h 42
Pop Culture Role CallPost Modern Malone - Angel S01E08 - I Will Remember You Welcome to season 1 episode 8...I think? The timeline gets a little jumbled this week after Buffy comes to visit our brooding boy, Angel. To Angel, this will go down as one of the worst days ever. A day fraught with lost love, monster punches, and destiny being a real turd. To everyone else, today never even happened. Thanks for listening! 2021-11-041h 19
Pop Culture Role CallDemon Dick - Angel S01E07 - The Bachelor PartyWelcome to season 1 episode 7 on Angel! So, that "painful past" of Doyle's has a current wife, soon to be ex-wife. A fact that really derails his growing connection with Cordelia, who comes to a personal realization regarding would be partners. At least nobody is going to get their brains eaten...thanks for listening!2021-10-281h 37
Pop Culture Role CallCephalopod Juice - Angel S01E06 - Sense and SensitivityIt's season 1 episode 6 this week and we are joined by our old friend Kyle, watching as Kate Lockley! Kate has a bit of a mean streak and is thus enrolled in sensitivity training. Unfortunately, that training is all a front for some emotional subterfuge. Can Angel, the steely-eyed, level-headed vampire that he is, stave off the effects himself? Who knows, therapy works in mysterious ways. Thanks for listening!2021-10-211h 38
Pop Culture Role CallPeanut Butter Foreplay - Angel S01E05 - Rm w/a Vu Careful, season 1 episode 5 is haunted..twice! Cordi finds the perfect spot and comes away with an unexpected roomie? More mysterious pasts and a successful new business. Thanks for listening. 2021-10-141h 39
Pop Culture Role CallDr. Sans Hands - Angel S01E04 - I Fall to PiecesIt's season 1 episode 4 this week and we finally start charging for goods and services! Sure, the service provided is stopping an evil surgeon who can shoot out his teeth like a cartoon character. But, hey, it's a living. Thanks for listening!2021-10-071h 31
Pop Culture Role CallPut It On Your Toe - Angel S01E03 - In the DarkWe made it to season 1 episode 3 this week! Angel and the crew get an entirely unwelcome visit from everyone's favorite quick quipping bad boy, Spike. We also get an entirely welcome visit from Nick, who guest watched as Spike after a few years away from the show. Nick rules. Nick owns www.alleycatcomics.com. You are going to buy nerd stuff so buy it from Nick. Thanks for listening!2021-09-301h 20
Pop Culture Role CallAngel Can... - Angel S01E02 - Lonely Heart Welcome to episode 2 of Angel, folks! The new crew makes a few visits to a local club/gala looking for... something? What they find is an ancient evisceration demon and an undercover cop. One of the two gets chucked into a flaming barrel and then shot a bunch of times. Thanks for listening! 2021-09-231h 26
Pop Culture Role CallDefine "Lair" - Angel S01E01 - City of…It's time, folks! The gang sits down for season 1 episode 1 of Angel. We get the backstory of our titular lead, just in case you aren't privy to the specifics. But, we are quickly thrown into the first confrontation with a rich, vampire dirt bag. Luckily, he fails his flying lesson and won't be around to terrorize the good citizens of LA. Thanks for listening!2021-09-151h 28
Pop Culture Role CallMovie Break - Repo! The Genetic OperaMurder, conspiracy, treachery, woe....this week the gang takes a movie break with the brutally beautiful Repo! The Genetic Opera. It might have been a critical flop and a box office bomb, but, it won our hearts. Next week is Angel season 1 episode 1! Thanks for listening and spreading the word.2021-09-091h 40
Pop Culture Role CallFirefly Wrap-upThank you to everyone who sent in questions for the Firefly/Serenity wrap-up episode this week! The gang talks character arcs that were and character arcs that could have been. Listen next week for a movie break: "Repo! The Genetic Opera". Then, onwards to Angel!2021-09-0258 min
Pop Culture Role CallContract Oppressors– Firefly Movie – SerenityHello and welcome to the last little bit of Firefly content, Serenity! This week, the gang dips into the film that ended it all. With a 50% mortality rate and some creative liberties being taken with character development, how does this stack up to the story we have been experiencing over the last few months? Send us your questions for the Firefly/Serenity wrap-up next week because we have some stuff to talk about. Thanks, as always, for listening!2021-08-262h 00
Pop Culture Role CallNational Ray-Gun Association – Firefly S01E15 – Objects in SpaceWelcome to the last full episode of Firefly, lovely listeners! River's loose grip on reality combined with a loaded gun makes for a tense moment. Matters are made worse by the appearance of Early, an assassin with a complex or two. Everyone (minus Jayne) works together to purge this bad dude from their home and smooth over their rocky relationship. Thanks for listening!2021-08-191h 09
Pop Culture Role CallExecutions en Masse - Firefly S01E14 - Heart of GoldHello lovely listeners! The crew of Serenity sets down on a dusty planet to help one of Inara's old friends, Nandi. A local villain is trying to steal a baby from one of Nandi's employees. But, we are here to make sure villains die and babies stay safe with their loving mothers. Well, Jayne is here to engage in sex and be generally vile. The rest of us are here to help and stuff. Thanks for listening!2021-08-121h 07
Pop Culture Role CallX-mas Special – Firefly S01E13 – The MessageHappy Wednesday, folks! This week Mal and the crew are tasked with transporting some precious cargo, the body of a former friend and soldier. I mean, it's not a "dead" body. Well, it looked like one initially and then was one eventually... it's complicated. Oh, and the PCRC hosts drop a hint for the next show!2021-08-051h 18
Pop Culture Role CallTrumper Jayne – Firefly S01E12 – TrashHello listeners! It's heist 2.0 this week when Saffron pops up out of nowhere (based on our scenes), with a new attitude and a plan to steal a cool gun! Book says nothing, Jayne threatens to expose himself, and Wash flies the ship like a leaf on the wind. Summer and the good Dr.? They call a bluff.2021-07-2952 min
Pop Culture Role CallShip Dealership – Firefly S01E11 – War StoriesHello and welcome to the torture episode! Wash (the best character) puts his foot down this week and DEMANDS to go on a mission with Mal. Turns out, he is feeling a little jealous of Mal and Zoe's ability to bond over war stories. One thing leads to another and both our boys find themselves being electrocuted by Niska and his goons. Thanks for listening!2021-07-221h 32
Pop Culture Role CallHobbit Lifting – Firefly S01E10 – ArielHello there listeners! Welcome to the heist episode with just a sprinkling of medical horror. Simon comes to the crew with a medical caper which he can also use as an excuse to future-scan River's brain. But we had a Benedict Arnold in the party. Thanks for listening!2021-07-151h 27
Pop Culture Role CallOh-carina or Ah-carina – Firefly S01E09 – Out of GasHello, lovely listeners! This week, Mal and crew are up shit creek due to some mechanical failures (don't blame Kaylee). In fiction we are trying to survive and doing an... OK job. In reality, this is one of them "flashback episodes" where we get vignettes about how Mal met his original crew. Thanks for listening!2021-07-081h 01
Pop Culture Role CallWell, Actually… – Firefly S01E08 – JaynestownIt's episode 8 this week, folks! Sing it with me: "He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor. Stood up to the Man and he gave him what for. Our love for him now ain't hard to explain. The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne!" Thanks for listening!2021-07-011h 02
Pop Culture Role CallInterchangeable Christinas – Firefly S01E07 – Our Mrs. ReynoldsThis week, Captain Reynolds and Mrs. Captain Reynolds (Saffron) deal with a rocky first day of matrimony. Partly because the good captain doesn't 100% remember getting married, partly because Saffron keeps kissing and/or kicking the crew. But, hey, every marriage takes a bit of work, ya know? Thanks for listening!2021-06-241h 08
Pop Culture Role CallStraight Up Kablowed – Firefly S01E06 – SafeTime to learn a bit more about the renegade siblings, Simon and River! The brother/sister genius duo find themselves kidnapped this week by a town of folk needin' a doctor. Which is pretty chill, all things considered. Unfortunately, the chill doctorin' turns into a witch trial quicker n' you can slap a cow. Thanks for listening!2021-06-171h 30
Pop Culture Role CallASMR+PCRC – Firefly S01E05 – ShindigHowdy listeners! I wish we could give you a vague overview of the main plot for this week's episode. Unfortunately, though, none of us were there. Mal got cut by a sword and Kaylee got a sweet pink dress. Something about a duel? Anyway, the rest of us had a pretty uneventful time on the ship playing "cards" for chore coupons. Thanks for listening!2021-06-1053 min
Pop Culture Role CallNot Today, Monday – Firefly S01E04 – BushwhackedWelcome aboard, listeners! This week we go on a spooky salvage mission. Turns out it wasn't engine trouble after all. The alliance is snooping around us snooping around, and they have some pointed questions. Thank goodness Wash is there to clear things up. Thanks for listening!2021-06-031h 09
Pop Culture Role CallGrab That Booty! – Firefly S01E03 – The Train JobThis week on Firefly Mal and the crew do one of those classic "train jobs" you hear so much about. I wish I could tell you some fun specifics, but we watch the show in kind of a weird way. All we know is that the moral grey of the job got a little too real and the crew is about to make some powerful enemies. More than we already have. Thanks for listening!2021-05-271h 09
Pop Culture Role CallEar Necklaces are Your Forte – Firefly S01E02 – Serenity Part 2Hello and welcome to episode 2 of Firefly! Larry the Lawman is being a real jerk and gets tossed. Jane pushes the boundaries of him and Mal's work/friend relationship, Book has a crisis of faith, and River wakes up in a strange metal box. Luckily, we have a great pilot who can fly this ship under duress, because we are definitely under duress. Thanks for listening!2021-05-201h 20
Pop Culture Role CallLiterally Dating Myself – Firefly S01E01 – Serenity Part 1Hello and welcome to episode one of Firefly! This week the gang all slap cowboy hats on their heads and make for The Black as they explore this new universe. Well, the conscious ones do anyway. Adventure awaits anyone with a good crew, a reliable ship, and a job that pays. Thanks for listening.2021-05-131h 29
Pop Culture Role CallPseudo Bear Grylls – Orphan Black Series Wrap-UpThis week the gang says a heartfelt goodbye to the sestras. Thank you to everyone who joined us as we took a journey through Orphan Black! Your support was amazing and your finale questions were perfect. We hope you will join us next week as we kick off our next show, Firefly! Thanks for listening, as always.2021-05-062h 01
Pop Culture Role CallClassic Eye Tug – Orphan Black Season 5 Wrap-UpGoodbye season 5! In this week's wrap-up we talk through the last episodes of Orphan Black. We take audience questions and re-visit all of our many incorrect predictions from seasons past. Email us any questions you have for the series wrap-up next week! Thanks for listening.2021-04-291h 19
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E10 – Personal Becomes Personnel – To Right the Wrongs of ManyAnd with this, Orphan Black comes to an end (minus the season AND series wrap-up episodes). Helena welcomes her two beautiful, sand-eating boys into the world. Sarah looks to her future as a mother and a sistra, trying to order her life now that Ms. S isn't in it. There is too much to cover in one paragraph so we will discuss it in length next Wednesday! Thanks for listening.2021-04-221h 28
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E09 – Skype-ception – One Fettered SlaveHowdy, listeners! It's the penultimate episode of season 5 (we think) and the penultimate episode of the whole show (most likely). We don't know how, or why, but Ms. S never made it past the opening credits. Luckily, Sarah has broken Helena out of The Dyad and if anyone can dispense revenge/justice it is her. Thanks for listening!2021-04-151h 08
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E08 – Stanky Legg Vibes – Guillotines DecideWelcome to season 5 episode 8, folks! Everyone's favorite brother is back from doing recon and is ready to present his new gallery, themed on the sistras. Hopefully, Sarah and Ms. S can figure out their drama before Felix's art suffers because of the distraction. Now, we just need to get Kira back (again, again..) Thanks for listening!2021-04-081h 23
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E07 – Freaky Clone Friday'd – Gag or ThrottleIt's season 5 episode 7 and Alison is finally back in our lives! She even has some new ink and a new outlook on her "shadow self". Meanwhile, Sarah and Cosima are still tracking down some dirt on PT and his island of horror. Kira has been kidnapped again so we definitely need any help we can get! Thanks for listening.2021-04-0156 min
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E06 – Hair Poison? – Manacled Slim WristsWelcome to season 5 episode 6 of Orphan Black! Alison is still out on vacation, singing classic vacation tunes. Cosima, with a little help from everyone's favorite ghost/rebel, escapes from a basement prison. Meanwhile, Sarah and Art are getting "help" from our very own ethical cosmetics enthusiast Crystal.2021-03-251h 20
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E05 – Museum Crimes – Ease for Idle MillionairesIt's season 5 episode 5 and Cosima is the star of the show! PT and his cabal of eugenics-obsessed scientists are holding council on the spooky island. Cosima talks her way into the dinner party but the situation isn't quite as it appears. Can she make it out with her life? Has she bitten off more than she can chew? Thanks for listening!2021-03-181h 25
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E04 – Pants-less Glass Ceiling – Let the Children and Childbearers ToilWelcome to season 5 episode 4, folks! Sarah and Ms. S are out on a special mission, hunting down some leverage to hold over Rachel's head. Along the way, Sarah and Helaina are reunited and share a heartfelt moment. Meanwhile, Cosima is sneaking around a spooky island and meeting a "bear" with our friend Mud. Thanks for listening!2021-03-111h 34
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E03 – Is Mud a Ghost? – Beneath Her HeartWelcome to season 5 episode 3 of Orphan Black! It's a much-needed and long-awaited Alison episode this week and we even get some juicy flashbacks. Alison has a lot of skeletons in her closet. That is partly a metaphor but mostly just a cold hard fact. For better or for worse, Alison is steadying herself and setting her sights on action, ready to bring her family back into the fold. Thanks for listening!2021-03-041h 42
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E02- Gleep Glorp - Clutch of GreedSeason 5 episode 2 is here! Sarah is scrambling to keep Kira out of Rachel's grasp but the walls are closing in. All of the sistras are being trapped or manipulated in one way or another, except for maybe Helaina? We don't quite know where she and Donnie are at the moment. On the bright side, Cosima has a cure in her body and is rubbing shoulders with the tip-top of the Neolution pecking order. Thanks for listening!2021-02-251h 39
Pop Culture Role CallOB S05E01 - Commode is a Bathroom, Babe - The Few Who DareAnd here we are in season 5 episode 1! Wow stuff is gettin' kind of weird. Sarah is limping, bleeding and beaten, through a strange forest. But, she isn't alone. Alison is abducted by Art's terrible and rude new "partner". Meanwhile, Cosima seems to be a little drunk on a cool evil-genius science mystery. Thanks for listening!2021-02-181h 38
Pop Culture Role CallFool Me Nine Times is My Kink – Orphan Black Season 4 Wrap-UpIt's time for the season 4 wrap-up! Big thanks to all the fans who submitted questions for us to answer. Next week begins the fifth and maybe or maybe not final season of Orphan Black. As a quick note: the most recent allegations against Joss Whedon came out between recording and releasing this episode. We fully support and stand with Charisma, Ray, Amber, Michelle, and all those who have joined them in sharing/empowering the truth of their experiences. We will have a chance to discuss it further in our next recording. Thanks for listening.2021-02-111h 27
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E10 - Subs and Dubs - From Dancing Mice to PsychopathsSeason 4 episode 10 has come and gone! It turns out, the show didn't end so you got us for a couple more months, folks. Alison has a phone call and a gun. Cosima has the prospect of a cure dangled in front of her like a carrot on a stick only to be pulled away at the last second. Meanwhile, Sarah is on science island with a gun, an attitude, and a lack of regard for Rachel's well-being. Thanks for listening!2021-02-041h 34
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E09 - Mike's Perfect Gift - The Mitigation of Competition It's season 4 episode 9 this week and character arcs are starting to wrap the heck up! Sarah and Art "help" Rachel and Ira track down one of Ev's escaped trial subjects. Cosima is on a spooky science island making a baby. Meanwhile, Alison is having a crisis of faith, trying to find stability with her recently incarcerated husband. Thanks for listening!2021-01-281h 57
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E08 – Albus Dimbledots – The Redesign of Natural ObjectsIt's season 4 episode 8 and it's Allison's time to shine - literally. Hopefully she's up to it because Donnie's life is in the hands of a unhinged Neolutionist. Thanks for listening!2021-01-211h 31
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E07 – 98 Ways To Not Make A Lightbulb – The Antisocialism of SexIt's season 4 episode 7 and everyone is feeling pretty low. Sarah is on a bender after the Kendall travesty, trying to find comfort in her past. Alison is struggling to open up to Donnie, which gets even harder now that he is in "police custody". Cosima is stopped mere seconds before making a medical mistake with the promise of Delphine details. Thanks for listening!2021-01-141h 39
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E06 – Orphan Backup – The Scandal of AltruismOrphan Black season 4 episode 6 is in the bag and comes with another casualty. Sarah, with the support of Cosima and Kendall, makes a play that breaks bad. The maggot-bot is extracted in a tense moment. Cosima acknowledges her life is ticking away. Meanwhile, Alison (we think) had a busy day at the office. Thanks for listening!2021-01-071h 23
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E05 – Scorsese, Give me a Cookie! – Human Raw MaterialIt's Orphan Black season 4 episode 5 this week and Cosima is taking point on recon. Alison is getting some unwanted police attention for her previous illicit dealings. Sarah is having a mother/daughter day, but not before getting to the bottom of "The Adele Mystery". Thanks for listening!2020-12-311h 38
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E04 – Tumor Nugget – Newer Elements of Our DefenseSeason 4 episode 4 of Orphan Black is here! Cosima and Scott unwrap a gnarly gift from our favorite manslaughter-ers, Alison and Donnie. Meanwhile, Sarah keeps digging into the mystery that is M.K., our sistra behind the screen. Thanks for listening!2020-12-241h 22
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E03 – I Believe in a Thing Called Rot – The Stigmata of ProgressIt's season 4 episode 3 this week and Sarah's little cheek friend is causing quite a stir. Cosima and Scott are doing their best to provide answers but Sarah needs to go straight to the source. Alison and Donny decide to dig up some of those skeletons they buried deep in their closet, getting some much-needed support from Helena. Relationships are being strained, let's hope they don't break. Thanks for listening!2020-12-171h 33
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E02 – The Chinatown Cheek Incident – Transgressive Border CrossingHello and welcome to season 4 episode 2! Aileen, watching as the dearly departed Beth, is back! Turns out, this is where the hard sci-fi has been hiding. Sarah finds out she is the unfortunate owner of some futuristic cheek technology. Cosima has moved her operation into a comic book shop's basement. While Allison is dipping her toe back into the main plot and helping Helena prepare for her growing family. Thanks for listening!2020-12-101h 47
Pop Culture Role CallOB S04E01 – Beth Notcop – The Collapse of NatureTime for the clone club to break into Orphan Black season 4! Aileen snuck her way into the podcast this week to talk all things Beth. It's a flashback episode full of little details and body modifications. Plus, some kinda cheek alien-thing? Sounds like season 4 is about to go some places and we are here for it. Thanks for listening!2020-12-021h 11
Pop Culture Role CallWHY IS SHE A GIANT?!?!?! – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Issues 1-4Take a break with the gang as Clone Club becomes the Scooby Gang once again. This week, our hosts sit down for something a little different. They didn't watch anything. But, they read 4 issues of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic series! Hope you enjoy! Back to Orphan Black next week for season 4 episode 1.2020-11-261h 42
Pop Culture Role CallSex or Death – Orphan Black Season 3 Wrap-UpIt's the season 3 wrap-up episode folks! A HUGE thank you to all the fans who submitted questions for the clone club to discuss. Next week we are going to be doing something a little different. We are going to be reading some Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics! Then, on to season 4! Thanks for listening.2020-11-191h 29
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E10 – Am I a Miranda? – History Yet to Be WrittenWelcome to the last episode of season 3! Alison's political career is taking off like a shot with a smashing 56 vote victory over the incumbent. Sarah is working out some family drama with her mom and her clone-grandma-sister. Meanwhile, Cosima continues to decide between her two fraught loves. Thanks for listening and talk to you in season 4!2020-11-121h 29
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E09 – Mauve Flag – Insolvent Phantom of TomorrowIt's season 3 episode 9! We are speeding into the finale and the intrigue is at an all time high. Donnie is going rogue and making some cool, cash money for the family. Cosima is still working out who she can trust and who she can kiss. Meanwhile, in London, Sarah, Felix, and S find out that Castor and Leda might be VERY similar. Thanks for listening!2020-11-051h 24
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E08 – Goofy Mt. Healthy – Ruthless in Purpose, and Insidious in MethodSeason 3 episode 8 this week, folks! Cosima could use any little bit of luck with her partners. But, thankfully, she is putting in her two weeks. Sarah is back in the big city and her Skype is ringing off the hook. While Alison works out the finer details of her criminal empire. Namely, her marriage. Thanks for listening!2020-10-291h 37
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E07 – Chubbs is the Least of Our Problems – Community of Dreadful Fear and HateWelcome to Orphan Black season 3 episode 7! Sarah and Collin take a much-needed break from leading the show this week. Alison is working on bolstering her political platform AND her drug dealing operation. All the while, Cosima is being pulled between her old and new loves. Can we keep this ship afloat? Thanks for listening!2020-10-221h 17
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E06 - Dolce & Gabbana - Certain Agony of the BattlefieldIt's season 3 episode 6 this week! The episode where Alison learns how to launder her drug money. The episode where Cosima falls for Shay, the Influencer. The episode where Sarah escapes a military prison camp. Thanks for listening!2020-10-151h 22
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E05 - Blue Apron of Comedy - Scarred by Many Past FrustrationsWelcome to season 3 episode 5! Sarah and Helena are organizing a prison break. Cosima is trying her best not to talk about her ex while out on the town with a gorgeous "influencer type". Oh, Alison? No clue, she wasn't in this episode. Thanks for listening!2020-10-081h 08
Pop Culture Role CallGood Bad Boy or Bad Good Boy – Newer Elements of Our DefenseIt's season 3 episode 4 this week! Alison continues to expand her suburban drug empire. Cosima and Felix are talking about looooove, or maybe luuuuust? Meanwhile, Sarah is out there pulling metal slugs out of Mark's leg and digging up dead babies. We are watching the same show, yeah? Thanks for listening!2020-10-011h 24
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E03 – Mike, M.D. – Formalized, Complex, and CostlyWelcome to season 3 episode 3 of Orphan Black! Art and Sarah are driving around talking about their feelings and junk. Cosima and Scott are sawing open heads and discovering game changing truths about the Castor clones. And Alison? Well, she is kinda off doing her own "Build an empire" thing. Thanks for listening!2020-09-241h 30
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E02 – Catching Ramon – Transitory Sacrifices of CrisisWelcome to episode 2 of season 3! Alison and Donnie consider expanding their budding criminal empire. Cosima is exploring her spirituality during her darkest hour. Meanwhile, Sarah is fighting to keep her and Kira together, despite the risks that come with that decision. Thanks for listening!2020-09-171h 20
Pop Culture Role CallOB S03E01 – Kink Acknowledgement – The Weight of This CombinationToday, the Clone Crew break into season 3 of Orphan Black! Y'all like exposition and complicated webs of intrigue? I hope so, because that's what we are workin' with. Sarah plays Rachel, Allison plays Sarah, and Cosima gets her heart broken. All the while, project Castor is likely working to put us in the dirt. Thanks for listening!2020-09-091h 56
Pop Culture Role CallOrphan Black Season 2 Wrap-UpThis week the Clone Crew is recapping season 2 of Orphan Black! We take some listener questions and make bold predictions for the future of the Orphan Black universe. Mostly, however, we just talk about how hot Cal is. Thanks for listening!2020-09-021h 19
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E10 – Heel Turn – By Means Which Have Never Yet Been TriedIt's season 2 episode 10 this week! My gut tells me this is the finale...it feels like a finale. We shoot pencils out of MacGyver-esq weapons, have a dance party, and we meet our male clone counterparts. Hopefully this new woman of the cabal will shed some light in season 3. Thanks for listening!2020-08-271h 43
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E09 – That's How You Get Ghosts – Things Which Have Never Yet Been DoneHowdy! It's season 2 episode 9 this week on Orphan Black, and the tangled web gets a few more knots. Allison and Donnie are finally growing together and being open and honest. What about? Oh, that's not important. Cosima is still on death's door, but luckily I know a brave little girl who can help with that. Thanks for listening!2020-08-191h 46
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E08– Mr. Dunkaroo and the Teabag Billfold – Variable and Full of PerturbationWelcome to season 2 episode 8! Everyone, meet Tony, the newest member of the clone crew. Hopefully Cosima lives to meet our new friend. Leekie sure didn't....thanks for listening!2020-08-121h 23
Groovy SoupSmizmar and The Coal Cave Hollow BoysSmizmar and The Coal Cave Hollow Boys join the Soup this week! Original Air Date 12-3-182020-08-0739 min
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E07 - You Meddling Clones - Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of ThingsSeason 2 episode 7 of Orphan Black is live! You know what else is live? Our Threadless store! You can open up your browser of choice and enter popculturerolecall.threadless.com and see products! Oh, and in the episode, Allison admits to murder, Felix drugs Vic, and Cosima makes Mike cry...it's a big week for everyone involved. Thanks for listening!2020-08-051h 44
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E06 – Unsupervised Dino Time – To Hound Nature in Her WanderingsSeason 2 episode 6 of Orphan Black is here and it's a long one! Allison's recovery isn't going great, but, she does have a "friend" on the inside. Cosima and Delphine are playing with metaphorical fire in the metaphorical lion's den. Meanwhile, Sarah is digging up some much needed exposition. Thanks for listening!2020-07-291h 41
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E05 - Dog Lawyers - Ipsa Scientia Potestas EstIt's season 2 episode 5, folks. The one where Allison gets no screen time, the one where Collin and Stas finally catch Mike in a secret, the one where Pop Culture Role Call announces upcoming merch! What a week, right? Thank you for listening!2020-07-221h 16
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E04 - Try the Nasty - Governed as It Were by ChanceSeason 2 Episode 4 is here and it's dripping with drama! Sarah and Cal continue to build on their relationship, with the shared goal of Kira's safety. Allison is hopefully getting the help she needs in a local rehab center. And Cosima is still doing science in the proverbial lion's den. Thanks for listening!2020-07-151h 39
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E03 - Cadaver-torium - Mingling Its Own Nature with It It's season 2 episode 3 this week! The clone crew are all still off on their own little side missions. Cosima is cutting into a familiar looking body, trying to piece together the infertility question. Sarah is kissing her babies daddy and driving a truck. Meanwhile, Allison is quickly approaching rock bottom. Send good vibes, we need them. Thanks for listening!2020-07-081h 29
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E02 - Flip Flopper - Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion It's episode 2 of season 2! Our three hosts have drastically different experiences this week. One of us is buddying up to the Neolutionists and making kisses with her girlfriend. One of us is whisked away to a woodland safe house where someone is shot in the back. While the third falls off the wagon and let's her imagination get the better of her. Any guesses who is who? Thanks for listening!2020-07-011h 38
Pop Culture Role CallOB S02E01 - A Gun is a Plan - Nature Under Constraint and Vexed Time to jump into season 2 of Orphan Black! Kira and Ms. S are still missing, but, who has them? Rachel? The Proletheans? Sarah and her new gun are here to find out, come what may. Thanks for listening!2020-06-241h 31
Pop Culture Role CallOrphan Black Season 1 Wrap Up - Helena Appears! WOAH! Season 1 of Orphan Black is in the past and that means it is time to wrap it up with a wrap-up. A big thank you to Holly from our sister podcast Boozin' Bitchin' Book Club, for sitting down to talk all things Helena. We will see you all again in season 2, friends!2020-06-101h 26
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E10 - Big Sh%# Energy - Endless Forms Most Beautiful Thanks for checking out Orphan Black season 1 episode 10! We aren't sure how close this is a to a finale, but, it sure feels like big things are happening. We have deceit, murder, matricide, and a number of other emotionally charged little nuggets. Thanks for listening!2020-06-031h 47
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E09 - Rosémergency - Unconscious Selection It's episode 9 of season 1! This week we are all reeling from the accident that almost took Kira from us. Meanwhile, Allison is facing down a community wide intervention, and, Cosima is breaking ties with her monitor-turned-lover. Thanks for listening!2020-05-271h 44
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E08 - Cyber Mary Berry - Entangled Bank Season 7 episode 8 is here! The clone crew is squarely in the middle of a "who can we trust" crisis. With only one Monitor confirmed, and countless others still maintaining their deep cover, panic is starting to build. Thanks for listening!2020-05-201h 29
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E07 - Zoom Boom - Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner Orphan Black season 1 episode 7 is out! Time to figure out the whole "monitor" situation folks...though, we don't actually get any solid answers at the end of the day. All we know is that Olive-YAY has some peeps who he trained to be sneaky and infiltrate the lives of the clone crew. But, he doesn't seem to want us dead, which is surprising. Thanks for listening!2020-05-131h 19
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E06 - BYOL - Variations Under Domestications Welcome back! This week the clone crew dip their toes into themed spousal torture, paired with a few conspiracy theories. The idea that all three of us are being constantly monitored by wolves in suburban clothing...well, that doesn't sit well with everyone present. Thanks for listening!2020-05-061h 53
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E05 - False Butt - Conditions of Existence It's episode 5 of Orphan Black this week and the game of cat and mouse got a few new players! Someone is watching the clone crew... intimately. People from our lives start to appear suspicious and untrustworthy, all the while, we fumble our way towards a foggy realization. Thanks for listening! New logo work by @lalalavere on Instagram.2020-04-291h 40
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E04 - Easter Eggs - Effects of External Conditions Time for Orphan Black episode 4! Pieces are starting to fall into place as the mysterious killer reveals herself. She also reveals her love for objectively disturbing kids toys and stick figures. Who is playing the cat in this game of cat and mouse? Thanks for listening!2020-04-221h 40
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E03 - Phone Club - Variation Under Nature Season 1 episode 3 of Orphan Black! Push is coming to shove and our titular lead, Sarah, needs to make some game time decisions. The whole "skipping town with her daughter" thing isn't working out as planned. Things change pretty fast when your clones start being murdered by another one of your clones. Thanks for listening!2020-04-151h 35
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E02 - Clone Stress - Identity Howdy, and welcome to episode 2 of Orphan Black. This week, all of the hosts get scenes! Turns out, they also all have the same face. Sarah/Beth is still frantically trying to keep her tower of lies standing long enough to get out of dodge. But that tower is getting taller and more unstable by the second. Maybe the only way to get out of the conspiracy is to play along. But what even IS the conspiracy? Thanks for listening!2020-04-081h 32
Pop Culture Role CallOB S01E01 - Katya Got Shotya - Natural Selection It's finally time! Welcome to season 1 episode 1 of Orphan Black. Collin had the reigns thrust into his hands and ended up being the only host with an episode. So, come meet Sarah, aka: Beth. A manipulative and impulsive woman bent on fixing her past mistakes through a series of schemes. But, her own plots see her unwittingly wrapped into something bigger than she realizes. At least, I think so. I haven't seen this show before. Thanks for listening!2020-04-011h 34
Pop Culture Role CallBuffy the Vampire Slayer Series Wrap Up Well, it's time, friends! The series wrap-up for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Honestly, it feels a little surreal to be posting this episode after years of digging into the Buffyverse. In our own bittersweet way we are extremely excited to be sharing it with you! If you all want more Buffy and/or would like to support us moving forward, we launched our patreon as of last week. You can find all the details here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturerolecall This isn't the end and we hope to be talking at your ears for years to come!2020-03-181h 54
Pop Culture Role CallBuffy Season 7 Wrap Up - Pettyville Welcome to the season 7 wrap-up episode! It was a long time coming and we want to give an enormous thank you to all our listeners who submitted questions. With the episode release today we also released our Patreon. Just go to https://www.patreon.com/popculturerolecall if you are interested in supporting us financially and getting a few special perks. You all are the best and we will talk to you next week for the series wrap-up!2020-03-111h 29
Pop Culture Role CallS07E22 - The OTP - Chosen Here it is, folks! Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7 episode 22....we are done. It's the ultimate showdown, the final fight, the last hurrah, etc etc. Arcs are wrapping up, people are kissing, and characters are dying. The First thought it could come into OUR city and throw hands? Nah, we have 7 seasons of butt kicking under our belt and we are here to save the world. Thank you, as always, for listening!2020-03-041h 26
Pop Culture Role CallS07E21 - Basically Anime - End of Days Season 7 episode 21?! If my sources are to be believed this is the second to last episode of Buffy. Holy cow! Buff is back with the gang and even has a cool scythe (identification still pending) that I guess we can use to win the war? We will get back to that. This episode is all about flushing out character stories and motivations. Thanks for listening!2020-02-261h 17
Pop Culture Role CallS07E20 - Destiny is Fascist - Touched Welcome to season 7 episode 20! Everything is speeding towards an end, we just aren't sure what that end is going to look like yet. What we do know is that Buffy is currently banished from the house and Faith has taken up the title of leader. But, can she lead a divided fighting force to victory? I hope so. Thanks for listening!2020-02-201h 38
Pop Culture Role CallS07E19 - Modern Clem - Empty Places It's season 7 episode 19 this week and it's time to deal with the repercussions of unplanned attacks. Potentials die, enemies become emboldened, and core team members are maimed. But, what are we going to do about it? Everyone knows that Buffy's call was wrong but a call needed to be made. With the world on the brink of destruction, how many second chances can we realistically give? Thanks for listening!2020-02-121h 46