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Drop It Like It's PopFamilies in the media: bursting our closest bubbleFamily. A single word carrying so many of the aspirations and pressures of just being, and a concept that's always been at the heart of popular culture and public scrutiny, in fiction, reality and reality television. Join Georgie and Vicken as they break down representations of family in the media, from the core values it embodies to the ever-changing bubble it stands as, that somehow never bursts.Get in touch with us 2025-07-211h 30
Drop It Like It's PopJumping the shark: when the story goes too farWe all love "unbelievable" stories. The ones that stem from beyond what our own imagination would anticipate. But what of the "unbelievable" stories that are simply not plausible? In their latest episode, Georgie and Vicken dive deep into the fictional and real-life narratives that took it too far (or did they?) and analyse how, at the intersection of genre, format, culture and audience loyalty, even the greatest of stories can quite literally lose the plot.Get in touch with us 2025-06-051h 35
Drop It Like It's PopThe Culture We Inherit: A Pop Tribute to DadAfter a year-long hiatus, the Drop it like it's pop duo are back with their most personal episode yet, in which they pay tribute to Georgie's father Des Stayches. How do our loved ones shape our cultural landscape and help define our take on the world? Friendship, family and community are at the heart of this emotional episode where Georgie and Vicken discuss the pop culture legacy of the loved ones we've lost. Get in touch with us 2025-05-261h 25
Drop It Like It's PopThe pressure to answer: questioning the interviewSingers in tears, actors confronting inappropriate questions… Some pop culture Q&As have left a lasting, indelible mark in the media landscape. As the past few years seem to have brought about a softer approach to getting answers, Georgie and Vicken take a hard look at one of the cornerstones of PR and journalism: the interview. From light-hearted conversations to blatant, plain bullying, the DILIP media specialists revisit, decipher, praise or, yes, call out, the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the question mark.Get in touch with us 2024-06-081h 42
Drop It Like It's PopBonjour mate: Down under and the French connectionFriendships are often born out of shared interests, passions, and experiences. But what do Melbourne gal Georgie and Frenchman Vicken have in common that has resulted in such a special bond? Among other things, a love of each other’s country. Join our two media specialists as they share their very special take on how France sees Australia and vice versa. From iconic films to news coverage, to music, TV, fashion and gastronomy, the DILIP duo takes a hard look at soft power and pays homage to the greats of pop culture from Down...2024-06-012h 10
Drop It Like It's PopTaking in the FeudsPicking sides is sometimes hard. In this episode, Georgie and Vicken’s friendship is put to the test as they analyze pop culture’s most notorious recent feuds in disagreement. Besties turned frenemies, iconic casts that could not stand each other, lovers’ spats, and siblings wars: no feud is too complex for our media specialists to take on. And from the PR-orchestrated kiss and make-ups to podcasts as the ultimate truth vehicles, the DILIP duo reveal all the media mechanisms at play when things in pop get ugly. Get in touch with us2024-05-152h 00
Drop It Like It's PopComedy: the pressure to be funnyIs there anything more ubiquitous in pop culture today than comedy? From comic relief to formal roasting, from talk shows to awards ceremonies, it’s everywhere, a language all its own, and with it comes the permanent pressure to be funny. Join communications specialists Georgie and Vicken for their longest episode yet, as they look into the mechanisms of stand-up comedy, its presence in the media and how a bad joke can send even the most apt PR specialists into a spinning frenzy.Get in touch with us 2024-05-041h 54
Drop It Like It's PopComedy: the injunction to laughHas anything changed more in the cultural landscape of the past two decades than the comedy that makes us laugh? Join Seinfeld-fan Georgie and forever Friends-fan Vicken as they jokingly confront their very different views on comedy. From the pressure put on audiences to LOL on cue to the greatly varying senses of humour differences in culture can create, no topic is off-limits for the media-savvy Drop it Like It’s Pop duo.Get in touch with us 2024-05-011h 39
Drop It Like It's PopCrossover albums: the new RenaissanceAs Beyoncé’s Renaissance Act II: Cowboy Carter takes the world by storm, Drop it Like It’s Pop dives into the concept of crossover in pop culture. Fun fact: Renaissance means to be born again. But Queen Bey’s refusal to define her latest project as anything other than a Beyoncé record has the world wondering where one genre stops, and another begins... Join Georgie and Vicken as they take a closer look at the media and PR mechanisms at play in artists reinventing themselves.Get in touch with us 2024-04-241h 24
Drop It Like It's PopTaylor -Made: A new era in narrative and media discourseIn this launch episode, Vicken and Georgie talk about someone the world's been obsessed with for years, and never more than in 2023 & 2024 - Taylor Swift.And if the first part of 2024 is any indication, there is no sign of people's interest waning in any way.In this pilot episode, Taylor-Made, they discuss a new era in narrative and media discourse - and go on some side quests along the way.Get in touch with us 2024-04-171h 25