Pop Culture Confidential

Pop culture conversations with today's innovators, entertainers and newsmakers - podcast hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro.

468: Best Films of the Decade (So Far!) with Guest Ryan McQuade
Jun 13, 2025 – 01:31:14
467: A Conversation with Tony Gilroy — Andor Season 2, Revolution, and the Forces & Choices That Drive Us
Jun 5, 2025 – 38:05
Episode 466: And That’s a Wrap: Cannes 2025 with guest Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch
May 28, 2025 – 01:07:05
465: Dispatch 5 from Cannes 2025. Interview: Stellan Skarsgård (‘Sentimental Value’)
May 21, 2025 – 13:51
464: Dispatch 4 from Cannes 2025: The Phoenician Scheme, Pillion, Urchin & The Chronology of Water. Guest John Bleasdale, critic & author
May 19, 2025 – 38:07
463: Dispatch 3 from Cannes 2025: Eddington, The Plague, Sound of Falling & Mission: Impossible with Ryan McQuade
May 17, 2025 – 31:20
462: Dispatch 2 from Cannes 2025 with Ryan McQuade! – On Tom Cruise & McQuarrie, Neon’s Cannes Reign & De Niro
May 14, 2025 – 26:53
461: Dispatch 1 from Cannes 2025 – From the Opening Press Conference with Jury President Juliette Binoche, Jeremy Strong & More
May 13, 2025 – 06:00
Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 287 – 78th Cannes Film Festival Preview with Guest Christina Birro
May 10, 2025 – 57:05
460: Countdown to Cannes — Mission: Impossible, The Franchise, and The Final Reckoning (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
May 9, 2025 – 56:14
459: A Conversation With Barbie Ferreira ('Euphoria', 'Nope') On Her New Film 'Bob Trevino Likes It'
May 2, 2025 – 30:28
458: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Oscar Rule Changes & Iconic Movie Twins (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Apr 24, 2025 – 01:20:48
457: Emmy-Winning Editor & Co-Producer Timothy Good ('The Last of Us') Unpacks the Powerful & Heartbreaking Season 2, Episode 2
Apr 21, 2025 – 35:08
456: Our Reactions to the Cannes Film Festival 2025 Lineup (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Apr 10, 2025 – 01:28:25
455: Inside 'Adolescence': A Conversation with Actor Christine Tremarco
Apr 4, 2025 – 31:03
453: We Talk TV – Adolescence, Severance, The White Lotus, The Studio & More (with Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch)
Mar 31, 2025 – 41:09
454: Coming Soon! Trailer Talk for the Most Anticipated Movies (With Ryan McQuade)
Mar 25, 2025 – 01:25:40
452: ‘‘The Pitt’ Star Taylor Dearden on the Hit Show, Medical Boot Camp & More
Mar 13, 2025 – 30:27
451: 2025 Oscars Recap & Reactions (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Mar 4, 2025 – 01:35:36
450: Final Oscar Predictions (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Feb 25, 2025 – 01:51:50
449: Pop Culture Grab Bag: SNL 50, BAFTAs, SAG Predictions & More! (w/ Ryan McQuade)
Feb 19, 2025 – 01:00:02
448: The Oscar Race Heats Up! DGAs, PGAs, Surprises & Frontrunners (with Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch)
Feb 15, 2025 – 32:25
447: Talking The 2025 TV Season: Trends, 'Severance', 'The Pitt', And More With The Ringer's Chris Ryan
Feb 7, 2025 – 32:06
446: Oscar Nominations 2025 (with Ryan McQuade) . The Surprises, Snubs & More!
Jan 23, 2025 – 01:38:19
445: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2025! + Oscar Nomination Predictions (with Ryan McQuade)
Jan 21, 2025 – 01:51:53
444: A Conversation With Mona Fastvold, Co-Writer of 'The Brutalist'
Jan 20, 2025 – 19:41
443: A Conversation With Actor Alessandro Nivola! ('The Brutalist')
Jan 17, 2025 – 58:32
442: A Conversation With Pop Superstar Robbie Williams ('Better Man')
Jan 9, 2025 – 13:11
441: Golden Globes 2025 Recap & Reactions! The Highlights, Surprises, Fashion And Much More. (With Sophia Ciminello & Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Jan 6, 2025 – 01:30:18
440: A Conversation with Director RaMell Ross & Cinematographer Jomo Fray ('Nickel Boys') About Their Visionary Adaptation.
Jan 1, 2025 – 30:32
439: Two Conversations with Jesse Eisenberg ('A Real Pain')
Dec 21, 2024 – 40:03
438: Creating The Body Horror In 'The Substance'. Guest: Special Makeup Effects Designer Pierre Olivier Persin
Dec 17, 2024 – 25:40
437: A Conversation With Bill Skarsgård ('Nosferatu')
Dec 14, 2024 – 24:13
436: Our Reactions To The Golden Globe Noms And More Awards Season News! (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Dec 9, 2024 – 01:13:50
435: Sean 'Dino' Johnson ('Sing Sing') On The Inspirational True Story 'Sing Sing' & Rehabilitation Through Theater.
Nov 26, 2024 – 25:26
434: A Conversation With Writer/Director Sean Baker ('Anora')
Nov 17, 2024 – 27:48
433: The Most Emotional Movie Scenes Of 2024! Plus Gladiator II Reactions. (With Ryan McQuade)
Nov 12, 2024 – 01:05:45
432: A Conversation With Karla Sofía Gascón, 'Emilia Pérez'! Audio Interview In Spanish, Subtitled On YouTube (Episode first aired in May)
Oct 30, 2024 – 38:08
431: Harris & Trump's Media Strategies In The Final Weeks & The Political Power Of Pop Culture (with journalist Chris Smith, Vanity Fair)
Oct 24, 2024 – 34:49
430: Guest Robert Steen On The Beautiful Story Of His Son Mats (A Norwegian Gamer), What They Learned After Mats Passed Away, The Moving Netflix Doc 'The Remarkable Life of Ibelin' (Encore)
Oct 17, 2024 – 56:19
429: 2025 Oscar Predictions! (with Ryan McQuade)
Oct 8, 2024 – 01:39:32
428. BONUS! A Conversation with Ken Leung, 'Industry'. (This Bonus Episode Includes Talk About The Season Finale!)
Sep 30, 2024 – 44:38
427: Coppola's 'Megalopolis'. SNL's Election Cast & Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist'. A Conversation With Ryan McQuade.
Sep 29, 2024 – 01:03:17
426: We Discuss & Review 'The Substance' From Writer/Director Coralie Fargeat & Starring Demi Moore (with Ryan McQuade)
Sep 19, 2024 – 01:03:13
425: Alan Zweibel, An Original Saturday Night Live Writer & Five Time Emmy Award Winner! On The Early Years at SNL & The New Movie 'Saturday Night'
Sep 10, 2024 – 50:52
424: AwardsWatch Podcast Telluride Film Festival Roundup (with Special Guest Christina Birro)
Sep 4, 2024 – 02:02:30
423: Telluride Film Festival Mini Dispatch 2. 'Nickel Boys'
Sep 1, 2024 – 09:09
422: Our first dispatch from the 51st Telluride Film Festival! The exciting movie line up and more.
Aug 30, 2024 – 14:52
421: A Conversation With Ken Leung On His Electrifying Portrayal Of Eric On TV's Industry And Much More.
Aug 23, 2024 – 39:14
420: Our Massive Fall Movie Preview! (with Ryan McQuade)
Aug 16, 2024 – 01:18:32

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