River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Welcome to the Good Pop Culture Club. Join our hosts Marvin, Jess, and Hanh as they discuss the good pop that gets us through our days, including TV, movies, books, and more!
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Join me, DoughboyFresshh (Nobody Famous) and occasionally my band of bros as I shoot the breeze on all things Pop Culture. The Unfiltered Fan’s Perspective, I just call it how I see it. Lock in. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodvibespopculture/support
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Since the Great Resignation, culture has become paramount in recruiting and retaining top talent. Fairness and equity have become deal breakers for many job seekers. As a culture consultant, Change Management Specialist and Talent Optimization Partner with Predictive Index, I decided to do this show because I started to meet CEO’s and Founders that were… well, “white guys” that recognized that their homogenized leadership teams were leaving them blind Two risks that could only be seen from d ...
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Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 #8
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We're finally at the penultimate episode of our Go Asian! coverage of season 21 of The Bachelorette, and what an episode it was! On this episode. we cover Jenn's fantasy suite dates in beautiful Hawaii (as well as some highlights from Tuesday's episode), as she decides on which of the remaining bachelors will move on to the finale. Listen in as we …
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On this episode, we check out the Jackpot! the new action comedy film starting Awkwafina as a woman who wins the lottery in a dystopic future and John Cena as her bodyguard as she tries to survive as other lottery players attempt to legally murder her to win her jackpot. It's a high concept plot, but will it translate to good pop status? What's Pop…
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Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 #7
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On this edition of our reality TV recap series of Go Asian! we finally make it to the hometown episodes for this season of The Bachelorette (featuring our first Asian American bachelorette Jenn Tran)! The crew dives into a series of not-very-exciting dates as the specter of some glaring red flags casts their shadows on a relatively drama-free episo…
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On this episode, Marvin & Jess check out TRAP, the new thriller from prolific Asian American director M. Night Shyamalan, a film about a girl dad who happens to be a serial killer who discovers that the concert he took his daughter to is actually an elaborate trap to capture him. Join us as discuss the many layers of girl dadding found in this film…
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Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 #6
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We continue our coverage of the current season of The Bachelorette (featuring our first Asian American bachelorette) with another edition of our reality TV recap series of Go Asian! On this episode, we return to the States and begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel as Jenn selects her final 4 suitors in preparation for the hometown episode…
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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On this episode of Good Pop, the crew checks out the #1 movie in the country, Deadpool & Wolverine, which marks the official entrance of both these beloved Fox Marvel characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But does this very irreverent (and very Ryan Reynolds) film make the grade as good pop? What's Popping? - The Olympics! Follow our hosts…
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Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 #5
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Good Pop's reality TV recap spinoff Go Asian continues its coverage of the current season of the Bachelorette, featuring Jenn Tran, our first ever Asian American lead! On this episode, we cover the highs and lows of a jam packed episode 5 with two whole rose ceremonies and a self-elimination! Join us as we say farewell to Thomas N, discuss the "bab…
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Do We Want This? - July 2024
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On our July 2024 edition of "Do We Want This?" The Good Pop crew reviews some of the latest Asian American entertainment news including some exciting adaptation and casting announcements, as well as the new batch of Emmy nominations! What's Popping? - Puppet Up! Olympics (and Olympics opening ceremony) Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Je…
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Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 #4
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We continue our coverage of the latest season of The Bachelorette with another episode of Go Asian! On this episode the show moves onto New Zealand as Jenn goes on solo dates with the two eternal rivals Sam M and Devin, and boy do we have thoughts. The rest of the guys have some fun on a Rugby group date, and Sam N decides that the time is now to s…
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On this episode, we finally sit down to talk about the latest Disney+ Star Wars series, The Acolyte (or how sexy Asians saved Star Wars)! Guest co-host Teresa Tran joins us for the first time on a proper Good Pop to round out our panel of 3 generations of Star Wars fans as they dive deep into this series that has set the Star Wars fandom ablaze! Bu…
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Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 #3
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Good Pop's reality TV recap spinoff Go Asian continues its coverage of the current season of the Bachelorette, featuring Jenn Tran, our first ever Asian American lead! We watch in dismay as Thomas N, our only Vietnamese American suitor, decides to turn his attentions to fellow suitor Sam M as they bond over their mutual hatred of Devin, the class c…
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On this episode, we move on from Hot Kaiju Summer and enter the Summer of Powell! In preparation for his starring role in Lee Issac Chung's Twisters, we're checking out his new romantic comedy crime film Hit Man, about a college professor who works part time for the police to as a fake contract killer as he falls in love with a woman while under hi…
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Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 #2
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On this edition of Good Pop's reality TV recap spinoff Go Asian! We dive right into the deep end of masculine toxicity with a doozy of an episode 2 as we follow Jenn Tran's search for true love on the latest season of The Bachelorette. Unfortunately, it seems like most of the boys attention were focused more on being annoyed at one dude than on Jen…
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Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 #1
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Welcome to the launch of "Go Asian", Good Pop's reality TV recap segment is spinning off as a limited series of bonus episodes covering the new season of The Bachelorette, which feature's the series' first ever Asian American Bachelorette, Jenn Tran! On this episode, we welcome freelance writer, and fellow Professional Asian American, Teresa Tran (…
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Do We Want This - June 2024
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It's just Marvin and Hanh this week to catch up on the latest Asian American entertainment news for our belated June edition of "Do We Want This?" On this episode, we check out the latest Academy member announcements, Manny Jacinto casting news, Netflix going in on BL content, and the latest on the next season of Beef! What's Popping? - A Quiet Pla…
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Whoa, it's our 200th episode of Good Pop, thanks to everyone who've listened along with us these past 4 years! For this milestone episode, we're continuing our hot kaiju summer by checking out the new animated film on Netflix, Ultraman Rising, about a star baseball player who moonlights as a kaiju fighting superhero, and what happens when he finds …
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Bridgerton Season 3 SPOILERCAST
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On this episode of Good Pop, we return once again to the alternate reality regency era social season to discuss the entirety of Bridgerton season 3 with our official spoilercast! Join us as we give our unfiltered (and maybe unhinged) thoughts and opinions on both this latest season, and the reaction to the ways that the show has diverged from the b…
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Godzilla Minus One
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On this episode of Good Pop, we revisit our old friend Godzilla who takes a break from his role as a Hollywood monkey punching action star to go back to his roots as a serious film actor in the Academy Award winning Godzilla Minus One, 2023's pseudo-reboot taking place in post-war Japan following the story of a tortured veteran and the giant radioa…
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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On this episode of Good Pop, we kick off the summer blockbuster season with Furiosa, the latest installment in the Mad Max franchise (now with 100% less Mad Max)! But will this prequel / spinoff of the bombastic Fury Road be enough to reach good pop status? What's Popping? - Summer Jams 2024, Fuji Kaze, 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers Fol…
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Vigilante - Byron David Smith: THE DEER HUNTER
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Byron Smith was tired of his home being burgled. He said it had been broken into at least a half dozen times. And he was determined not to let it happen again. So, Smith set a trap and laid in wait to protect his “castle.” When two teenage cousins broke into his house on Elm Street, it set off a true-life horror story. Listen to Vigilante: https://…
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Do We Want This - May 2024
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On our May 2024 edition of Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, "Do We Want This?" we close out Asian Month by discussing some of the latest TV series renewals, what's next for Godzilla x Kong, the latest Michelle Yeoh project, and more! What's Popping? - Abbott Elementary, Babes, Great American Baking Show S2, Top Chef Fol…
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Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1
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On this episode, we return to the alternate history Regency England of Netflix's Bridgerton, which just released the first half of its third season, to follow the love story of fan favorite Penelope... and also Colin I guess. Will this steamy tale of friends becoming lovers live up to the hype to rise as good pop? What's Popping? - Girls5eva, Evil …
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The Wedding Banquet
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On this episode of Good Pop, in honor of APAHM and the recently announced remake, we check out the classic Ang Lee romantic dramedy from 1993 THE WEDDING BANQUET. Does this 31 year old film about generational differences and family expectations hold up today as good pop? And if it does, what does that say about the Asian American films that have co…
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The Sympathizer
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On this episode, we check out the new HBO series THE SYMPATHIZER, the prestige TV adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize winning novel about a North Vietnamese spy embedded in the South Vietnamese secret police, who is tasked with keeping tabs on his colleagues as they settle in America as refugees after the fall of Saigon. Along the way,…
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Do We Want This - April 2024
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On our April edition of Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, "Do We Want This?" we discuss the new Crazy Rich Asians musical, the latest adaptation news, and Keanu Reeve's role in the next Sonic film! What's Popping? - Challengers, Bad Reindeer, VC Film Fest 2024, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju…
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On this episode, we check out Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man, an action revenge thriller about a man seeking vengeance on corrupt authorities for the death of his mother. But does Dev's new film make the cut as good pop, and more importantly, is this the start of Dev's action star era? What's Popping? - A Little to the Left, Bluey, Fallou…
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