Greg and Ryan's first year exploring the Camino has come to an end and we're wrapping it up by discussing the documentary CAMINO SKIES. What does this look at the Camino experience get right and what does it get wrong? Do you have a journey you want to take in the new year? Let us know what it is at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us your itinerary on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

It's a holiday tradition like no other when Betsy and Greg welcome special guest Emily Carmody onto the show to crown the best movies from 30 years ago. Hear us chat about the films of 1994 while handing out fake trophies on behalf of our audience votes. What was your favorite movie from 30 years ago? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us your top 10 list on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

It's another two for one deal on Under the Stole this month. We've got two interviews with some up and coming young directors. First, we talk to Lotfy Nathan about his apocryphal horror story THE CARPENTER'S SON starring Nicholas Cage and Noah Jupe. We follow that up with a completely different type of film, Max Walker-Silverman's REBUILDING, a beautiful reflection on life and loss starring Josh O'Connor. What movies are you checking out at the end of the year? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us your favorite 2025 movie recommendations on socials VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

We have made it through another year and your favorite Popping Collars Podcast hosts are reminiscing on the year that was. See what we've chosen as our best pop culture items of 2025. What was your favorite piece of pop this year? Tell us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or drop us a line on socials.  Check out the good folks at Cocktail Theology VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

We've got a very special interview for this month's PC Pilgrimage Project. Greg and Ryan welcome Doug and Laurie Challenger, the organizers of the Franklin Pierce University Camino Semester Program. Every other year, Doug and Laurie take a group of college students on the Camino Frances for a Fall semester like no other. Students learn the values of pilgrimage life and the impact that it can have on the world around them. What was the most life-changing experience you had in college? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send it to us on socials. Check out Doug and Laurie's documentary PERPETUAL JOURNEY You can see if you can find a copy of The Walk of the Conscious Ants You can definitely find a copy of Pilgrim Stories by Nancy Frey VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Salvation lies within...this podcast, as Betsy and Greg discuss the TNT channel classic, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. What is your favorite prison escape movie? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or drop us a line on socials VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

We've got a buy one get one free deal on interviews this month! First, Greg sits down with Justin Lin, the director of the film LAST DAYS, the story of Christian missionary John Chau and his doomed journey to North Sentinel Island. Greg then follows that up with an interview with Rebecca Miller who has a new documentary on Apple TV called MR. SCORSESE. Hear her thoughts on the man behind some of the greatest films of all time. Who should we talk to next? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us a note on socials VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Where have you gone, Fred Rogers? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. On this look back into the Popping Collars archives, Greg welcomes special guests Tony Jones, Richard Lindsay, and Ryan Parker to discuss the legacy of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and its impact on a generation of children. Do you think the age of American civility is over? Send us your feedback at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or wade through the muck of social media and dare to post a *gasp* positive comment. Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Greg and Ryan have been talking around this topic for almost a year now and it's time to take it head on. Does the Camino de Santiago have to be a spiritual journey or can it be a perfectly fine non-religious experience? Find out where we fall on this question and let us know what you think at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or by posting on our socials. VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

This month, Betsy and Greg decide to break out some flannel, part their hair down the center and fire up some MTV on the tube while they chat about REALITY BITES, the darling of the Generation X defining movies. Does it still hold up thirty years later or have your favorite disaffected hosts become [gasp] sellouts? Find out on this month's episode. Also, let us know what kind of slacker you were back in the day by emailing us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

It's spooky season and Greg is celebrating by welcoming film critic, Josh Larsen, on the show to discuss his book Fear Not!: A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Josh dives into various subgenres of horror films in order to discover what we're actually afraid of when we scream at the zombies, monsters, and ghosts on the screen and where we can learn to find the breadcrumbs of hope hidden in the terror. What's your favorite movie to watch in the Halloween season? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us a title on socials Listen to Josh on his FABULOUS podcast, Filmspotting VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

The Popping Collars crew is back in the podcast studio! This time Betsy, Liz, Greg, and Ricardo are discussing what moment they would travel back to in pop history. They also take some time to do deep dives into items that may be flying under the pop culture radar. What do you wish you could see from pop history with your own eyes? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us your thoughts on socials VOTE NOW for the 6th Annual Golden Poppers! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Liz and Ricardo are back (kind of) from sabbatical to talk about Sun House and Patriot They're also bringing along a PCBC superfan this month, Greg Knight. After reading every PCBC recommendation ever made, Greg sits down with the hosts to discuss his personal Top 10 PCBC reads. Did one of your favorites make the list? Email us at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com and let us know, or send us your own Top 10 on socials.  Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Vote for our 6th Annual Golden Poppers awards Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

We've got one for the cinephiles this month as Greg and Ryan break down the Luis Bunuel masterpiece, THE MILKY WAY. Join them on a pilgrimage trail like no other, one littered with heresy, temptation, existential crisis, and time travel. Which heresy would you put in your movie? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us your favorite heresy on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Put on your thinking cap for this month's Going on 30 because Betsy and Greg are discussing the 1994 Best Picture nominee QUIZ SHOW. Do scandals still exist in America 30 years later or do live in a post-ethical society? Found out when we discuss the lasting legacy of the film. Let us know what you find scandalous at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or pour out your soul on our social media platforms Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Ricardo is back from sabbatical! And he's returned to the pod with another list of favorite cover songs. He and Greg continue their conversation on what makes a good tribute as they dig into ten more covers for their More Cover Songs playlist What are your favorite cover songs? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us your spotify playlist on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Does it ever feel like you're caught in a time loop? Well, this episode may not help. Greg, Liz, and Ricardo, along with special guest Brother James Dowd, the monk in residence from the Diocese of Nebraska, are going back almost 10 years to discuss the recent election of Donald Trump then and updating it with information from the recent election of Donald Trump now. We also discuss the impact pop culture has had on shaping people's imaginations of the American presidency. Do you have a favorite pop president? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us their name on our socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Our Camino Pilgrimage Project journey has brought us all the way to Santiago de Compostela where we talk to Nancy Mead, the president of the Friends of the Anglican Pilgrim Centre, about the spiritual home and worship center for Camino pilgrims located in the Praza de San Fiz in Santiago. What went into the creation of this holy space and what has Nancy seen in her life of pilgrimage since the turn of the millennium? Find out when Ryan and Greg interview her for this month's pod. Where is your favorite home away from home? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or send us a recommendation on socials PLEASE SUPPORT OUR KICKSTARTER FOR THE PILGRIMAGE PROJECT!!! Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

Oh I'm sorry, did we break your concentration? Well then why not settle in and listen to a new episode of Going on 30 while you get a foot massage and drink a $5 milkshake? This month, Betsy and Greg discuss the trippy Tarantino tale PULP FICTION. What's your favorite example of 90s indy cinema? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or tell us on socials Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd

We've been doing interviews with filmmakers for a while now, but we haven't seen one quite as special as EAST OF WALL. Greg sits down with director Kate Beecroft and actors Porshia and Tabatha Zimiga to discuss their new movie which won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. Hear what went into making this gorgeous piece of work and how sometimes a story can find you when you least expect it? What are you watching in theaters this weekend? Let us know at poppingcollarspodcast@gmail.com or share a title on our socials Look for Tabatha and Porshia and their amazing horses on TikTok Find us on the web at poppingcollarspodcast.com Don't forget to pick up some awesome merch Check out our Youtube offerings Read Greg's ramblings about movies at Letterboxd