Pop Chat
We help you make sense of the cultural drama blowing up the internet. Every Wednesday, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud (Buzzfeed) is joined by Kevin Fallon (The Daily Beast) and Amil Niazi (Refinery 29, The Cut) to dissect and debate the biggest pop culture stories of the week.
108 episodes • 0 archived •
Coming Jan. 30: Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Jan 16, 2023
Jan 16, 2023
1 min
S3
Bonus Episode! Titanic @ 25 live showS3·
Dec 14, 2022
Dec 14, 2022
1h 4m
S3
The last Pop Chat + the best of 2022S3·
Dec 8, 2022
Dec 8, 2022
1h 1m
S3
The rise of Yellowstone and Knives Out: Glass OnionS3·
Nov 30, 2022
Nov 30, 2022
57 mins
S3
Swifties take on TicketmasterS3·
Nov 23, 2022
Nov 23, 2022
35 mins
S3
Dave Chappelle's monologue and the return of Black PantherS3·
Nov 16, 2022
Nov 16, 2022
52 mins
S3
Drake makes people mad, The Crown is backS3·
Nov 9, 2022
Nov 9, 2022
48 mins
S3
White Lotus Season 2 and Twitter's FutureS3·
Nov 2, 2022
Nov 2, 2022
53 mins
S3
Taylor Swift and Great British Baking ShowS3·
Oct 26, 2022
Oct 26, 2022
47 mins
S3
Bravo TV Takeover + Celebs Silent on IranS3·
Oct 19, 2022
Oct 19, 2022
1h 3m
S3
Death of Late Night TV, and the problem with KanyeS3·
Oct 12, 2022
Oct 12, 2022
53 mins
S3
Bros and BlondeS3·
Oct 5, 2022
Oct 5, 2022
1 hr
S3
Adam Levine's sexts and HBO's IndustryS3·
Sep 28, 2022
Sep 28, 2022
55 mins
S3
Kelly Clarkson takes over Ellen's spot and inside the Ezra Miller storyS3·
Sep 21, 2022
Sep 21, 2022
44 mins
S3
Lea Michele's Funny Girl Drama + Fall Film PreviewS3·
Sep 14, 2022
Sep 14, 2022
45 mins
S3
Don’t Worry Darling Drama + Diversity Hits Middle EarthS3·
Sep 7, 2022
Sep 7, 2022
51 mins
Pop Chat Introduces: Buffy
Jul 1, 2022
Jul 1, 2022
35 mins
S2
What to Watch This SummerS2·
Jun 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
1 hr
Pop Chat Live! We Talk Late 90s/Y2K with George Stroumboulopoulos
Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
1h 7m
How Adam Sandler Stays Winning and the Barry Finale
Jun 16, 2022
Jun 16, 2022
58 mins
S2
Top Gun and Tom Cruise Return, Fire Island Wins Over EverybodyS2·
Jun 9, 2022
Jun 9, 2022
1h 3m
Reaction to Depp/Heard Verdict + Stranger Things Season 4
Jun 2, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
58 mins
S2
Series Finale of 'This Is Us' and 3 SNL Greats Say GoodbyeS2·
May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
1 hr
S2
The Latest on the Depp/Heard Trial plus The Kardashians Reign SupremeS2·
May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
59 mins
S2
Can Celebrities Make A Difference in the Roe v. Wade Story?S2·
May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
59 mins
S2
What 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Says About the Millennial Apology FantasyS2·
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
55 mins
S2
TV Fatigue and Unpacking the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard TrialS2·
Apr 27, 2022
Apr 27, 2022
56 mins
S2
Fantastic Beasts Bombs: Are Fans Finally Turning on the Harry Potter Universe?S2·
Apr 20, 2022
Apr 20, 2022
1h 2m
S2
Why Is Everyone Talking About The Ultimatum?S2·
Apr 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
56 mins
Why Abbott Elementary is TV's Next Big Hit
Apr 6, 2022
Apr 6, 2022
53 mins
S2
The Aftermath of “The Slap” + Bridgerton Season 2S2·
Mar 30, 2022
Mar 30, 2022
56 mins
S2
Will Smith Just Slapped Chris Rock: Oscar Night ReactionsS2·
Mar 28, 2022
Mar 28, 2022
35 mins
S7
Our Big Oscars Show: Hot Races to Watch and ControversiesS7·
Mar 23, 2022
Mar 23, 2022
1 hr
S2
Turning Red and Disney's Response to the "Don't Say Gay" BillS2·
Mar 16, 2022
Mar 16, 2022
55 mins
S2
Dissecting The Batman and What's Behind Rudy Giuliani's Appearance On Reality TVS2·
Mar 10, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
57 mins
S2
How Pop Culture is Responding to Ukraine and Debating Kanye West's Jeen-YuhsS2·
Mar 2, 2022
Mar 2, 2022
1h 5m
Pop Chat Introduces: The Secret Life of Canada
Feb 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
13 mins
S2
Love Is Blind Is Back, And The New Bill Cosby DocumentaryS2·
Feb 23, 2022
Feb 23, 2022
57 mins
S2
Inventing Anna and The Tinder Swindler: Unpacking Our Obsession with GriftersS2·
Feb 17, 2022
Feb 17, 2022
1h 2m
S2
Did The Oscar Noms Get It Right? Plus: Is Pam & Tommy Exploitative?S2·
Feb 9, 2022
Feb 9, 2022
1h 2m
S2
Joe Rogan vs Everybody: Is Spotify Abandoning The Music?S2·
Feb 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
58 mins
S2
Does Euphoria Use Trauma As A Shortcut For Prestige?S2·
Jan 26, 2022
Jan 26, 2022
1 hr
S2
Is Encanto A Game Changer For Disney?S2·
Jan 19, 2022
Jan 19, 2022
1h 6m
S2
Should Spider-Man Get An Oscar?S2·
Jan 12, 2022
Jan 12, 2022
58 mins
S2
Why Is Netflix’s Don’t Look Up So Divisive?S2·
Jan 5, 2022
Jan 5, 2022
54 mins
S2
Bennifer, Britney and Squid Game: Countdown To 2021's Biggest Pop Culture StoriesS2·
Dec 22, 2021
Dec 22, 2021
1h 14m
S2
Sex And The City, And Our Great Big 2021 Recommendations ShowS2·
Dec 15, 2021
Dec 15, 2021
57 mins
S2
Harry Styles Launches A Beauty Brand And Holiday Movie SeasonS2·
Dec 8, 2021
Dec 8, 2021
52 mins
S2
The Appeal Of Selling Sunset And Get Back With The BeatlesS2·
Dec 1, 2021
Dec 1, 2021
1h 1m
Pop Chat Introduces: The Q Interview with Adele
Nov 26, 2021
Nov 26, 2021
1 min
S2
SNL get its groove back and Lady Gaga’s Oscar BuzzS2·
Nov 24, 2021
Nov 24, 2021
1h 8m
S2
Taylor Swift Re-releases Red (Taylor's Version), Why is Everyone Freaking Out About It?S2·
Nov 17, 2021
Nov 17, 2021
51 mins
S2
On Travis Scott And Drake's Responsibility In The Astroworld Tragedy + Why Chris Pratt Keeps Getting Voted Worst ChrisS2·
Nov 10, 2021
Nov 10, 2021
1 hr
The Panel Talks Eternals And Spencer
Nov 3, 2021
Nov 3, 2021
1h 7m
S2
What The Alec Baldwin Shooting Teaches Us About Safety On Set, And The Trouble With ‘You’S2·
Oct 27, 2021
Oct 27, 2021
57 mins
S2
Adele And Succession Have ReturnedS2·
Oct 20, 2021
Oct 20, 2021
1h 3m
S2
Should Dave Chappelle's Special Be Removed From Netflix?S2·
Oct 13, 2021
Oct 13, 2021
1h 3m
S2
Can We Finally Leave Britney Alone?S2·
Oct 6, 2021
Oct 6, 2021
59 mins
S2
Why Everyone Is Watching Squid GameS2·
Sep 29, 2021
Sep 29, 2021
56 mins
S2
Why Is Lil Nas X So Good At Grabbing Your Attention?S2·
Sep 22, 2021
Sep 22, 2021
51 mins
Introducing: The Q Interview
Sep 18, 2021
Sep 18, 2021
33 mins
S2
What LuLaRoe Is Really SellingS2·
Sep 15, 2021
Sep 15, 2021
59 mins
S2
What’s Behind The Ted Lasso BacklashS2·
Sep 8, 2021
Sep 8, 2021
45 mins
S2
Pop Chat Season 2: TrailerS2·
Sep 1, 2021
Sep 1, 2021
1 min
S1
Summer Blockbusters And Bad Celebrity TattoosS1·
Jun 30, 2021
Jun 30, 2021
38 mins
S1
Bonus: Processing Britney's TestimonyS1·
Jun 24, 2021
Jun 24, 2021
19 mins
S1
Britney Spears Finally Speaks Out, Plus Chris Meloni: Special Thicctims UnitS1·
Jun 23, 2021
Jun 23, 2021
44 mins
S1
Will Superhero Movies Kill Creativity In Hollywood?S1·
Jun 16, 2021
Jun 16, 2021
43 mins
S1
Naomi Osaka Says No, Bo Burnham Meets The MomentS1·
Jun 9, 2021
Jun 9, 2021
50 mins
S1
Mare Of Easttown, The Friends Reunion, And The Return Of Appointment ViewingS1·
Jun 2, 2021
Jun 2, 2021
42 mins
S1
Bonus: Reacting To The Mare of Easttown FinaleS1·
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2021
18 mins
S1
Olivia Rodrigo Is Giving Older Millennials Big FeelingsS1·
May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
42 mins
S1
Ziwe, Ellen, And Mare Of EasttownS1·
May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021
52 mins
S1
Bennifer Is Back! Let's Talk About Ben AffleckS1·
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021
51 mins
S1
Errbody In The Club Gettin' CheugyS1·
May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021
43 mins
S1
How Drag Race Came To Dominate TVS1·
Apr 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021
54 mins
S1
Bonus: Pop Chat Reacts To The OscarsS1·
Apr 26, 2021
Apr 26, 2021
13 mins
S1
Does Amazon's "Them" Exploit Black Trauma?S1·
Apr 21, 2021
Apr 21, 2021
41 mins
S1
Is Zoom Giving Us Body Dysmorphia?S1·
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021
41 mins
S1
Lil Nas X And The Satanic Panic He InspiredS1·
Apr 7, 2021
Apr 7, 2021
36 mins
S1
Will David Dobrik Be Held Accountable?S1·
Mar 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2021
51 mins
S1
Snyder Cut UncutS1·
Mar 24, 2021
Mar 24, 2021
47 mins
S1
Millennials vs Gen Z: Pick A Side(part)S1·
Mar 17, 2021
Mar 17, 2021
51 mins
S1
Let's Talk About That Oprah Interview With Meghan And HarryS1·
Mar 9, 2021
Mar 9, 2021
52 mins
S1
Gimlet And The “Test Kitchen” FiascoS1·
Mar 3, 2021
Mar 3, 2021
44 mins
S1
Allen v. Farrow Changes The Woody Allen DiscourseS1·
Feb 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021
38 mins
S1
Britney Spears, Taylor Swift And The Fight Over AgencyS1·
Feb 17, 2021
Feb 17, 2021
46 mins
S1
Marilyn Manson, The "I May Destroy You" Snub, And Whose Stories MatterS1·
Feb 10, 2021
Feb 10, 2021
43 mins
S1
LIVE SHOW: Why We Turn To Nostalgia, With You’re Wrong About’s Sarah MarshallS1·
Feb 3, 2021
Feb 3, 2021
51 mins
S1
The Stunning Rise Of Drivers LicenseS1·
Jan 27, 2021
Jan 27, 2021
48 mins
S1
Black Futures, With Jenna Wortham And Kimberly DrewS1·
Jan 20, 2021
Jan 20, 2021
41 mins
S1
Talking Celebrity Gossip With Lainey LuiS1·
Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021
39 mins
S1
Rapper Saweetie On Making Music In A PandemicS1·
Jan 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
24 mins
S1
Television's Best (And Worst) Of 2020S1·
Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
57 mins
S1
How Food Became One Of The Hottest Stories Of The YearS1·
Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
45 mins
S1
2020: The Year Of TikTokS1·
Dec 2, 2020
Dec 2, 2020
43 mins
S1
Hanif Abdurraqib On Music And MemoryS1·
Nov 25, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
25 mins
S1
Live Show: What’s Behind The #FreeBritney Movement?S1·
Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
45 mins
S1
This Is Us and Grey’s Anatomy Tackle The PandemicS1·
Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
42 mins
S1
What Pop Culture Had To Say About TrumpS1·
Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
32 mins
S1
Borat Sticks The LandingS1·
Oct 28, 2020
Oct 28, 2020
41 mins
S1
What The Billie Eilish Photo Teaches Us About The Limits of Body PositivityS1·
Oct 21, 2020
Oct 21, 2020
25 mins
S1
Emily In Paris And The Politics Of Hate-WatchingS1·
Oct 14, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
29 mins
S1
SNL Can’t Meet The MomentS1·
Oct 7, 2020
Oct 7, 2020
33 mins
S1
How Breonna Taylor’s Death Became A MemeS1·
Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020
37 mins
S1
Schitt's Creek Is Just That NiceS1·
Sep 23, 2020
Sep 23, 2020
32 mins
S1
The Kardashians Have Left The BuildingS1·
Sep 16, 2020
Sep 16, 2020
39 mins
S1
Dancing with Carol Baskin + Tenet's Big GambleS1·
Sep 9, 2020
Sep 9, 2020
32 mins