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Jun 24, 2020

Summary:
 

"Sometimes you have to create your own history." This week we watch Cheryl Dunye's masterpiece The Watermelon Woman. Also discussed: Code SwitchClerks, and the music of Obuxum. 

 
Show notes:
 
You can watch The Watermelon Woman on Criterion for free right now.
 
 
 

Recommendations:

Lisa: Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis (book)

Andrea W.:  Cheekbone Beauty, Pat McGrath, and Re-Birth by Obuxum (music)

Andrea G.: Code Switch, "Why Now, White People?" (podcast)


Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear
From Free Music Archive
CC BY 3.0
 
Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod

Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst
Courtesy of Free Music Archive
CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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Pop This! is two women talking about pop culture.

Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist.

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Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.