Poppish
by Anneliese Claire & Ellie Sims
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Lemme Get Uhhhh Liberty or Death
Lemme Get Uhhhh Liberty or Death
About this podcast
Entertainment industry veterans and (perfect) comedy duo Ellie Sims and Anneliese Claire proudly present Poppish: a pop culture podcast that will finally cover everything that has ever happened, since everyone else is too afraid.
Each week, comediennes (we’re reclaiming it) Ellie and Anneliese swap one contemporary and one historical story that share a unifying theme, from “famous feuds” to “lost cities.” Have you ever wondered if there was a link between Lady Jane Grey, the 9-day queen, and the Jeremy Renner app? Or if Akon is really going to build a city in Senegal funded by cryptocurrency? Poppish doesn’t have the answers, but it sure does like to ask those questions.
Tune in Tuesdays, and come hungry — we’re cooking.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 66 episodes
- Lemme Get Uhhhh Liberty or Death · 1 h 18 min · Season 1 Episode 65This week, two rousing motivational speeches from problematic men: we explore the origins of Patrick Henry’s revolutionary battle cry, “Give me liberty or give me death!” and…
- The Key is to Make It · 1 h 16 min · Season 1 Episode 64When you are traveling towards a set destination, one of the keys is to make it there. No one knows this better than the renowned explorers we introduce you to today: Percy…
- New Coke Turns Lemonade into Limes · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 63Not every product launch can be a success, and no one knows that better than the brands we’re talking about today: Coca-Cola and Snapchat. We discuss the rollout of New Coke and…
- Subverting the Equine Hierarchy · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 62Is the hybrid of two animals greater than the sum of its parts? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. We analyze the histories, characteristics, and strengths of two iconic animal combos…
- Hot Girls in Italy Want to Show You Their Knees · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 61Let’s jet off to Europe, get our portraits done, and return to our loved ones with tales of our cultural adventures and wild parties! We’re comparing the British gap year known…
- How to Listen to Poppish in a God Honoring Way · 1 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 60This week, we turn to our Christian sisters for guidance. Uncover the histories of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and Girl Defined, the causes championed by each, and how…
- Cook Until Proven Chef · 1 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 59We’ve all been there: the trip finally makes it out of the group chat, only to become a complete disaster. This week we tell the harrowing stories of two groups that know this…
- Not Now Honey, Mommy’s Cementing Her Legacy · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 58This week, we tell you the stories of how two iconic foods came to be and the genius minds behind them. Back up against the wall, Chef Caesar Cardini invented the Caesar Salad…
- Gleefully Making Pasta Salad · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 57This week we analyze the challenges of parenting in the public eye — especially when a famous parent messes up. We explore the wide range of public reactions to two infamous…
- Congratulations, You’re Now a Witch · 1 h 17 min · Season 1 Episode 56It’s witch hunting season! This week, for our annual Love Island analysis episode, we compare fan investigations of Love Island contestants to the Salem Witch Trials. What…
- Why Are You So Attached to Your Teeth? · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 55On this episode, we explore two instances of faces losing their identity in the pursuit of perfection: Jennifer Grey’s infamous nose job and the ongoing epidemic of Instagram…
- Zip Code K-I-R-K · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 54This week we’re talking great escapes. Men backed into a corner and forced to break the rules to get out. Anneliese tells us about the 1962 escape from Alcatraz, and Ellie…
- Philip Benizi Can’t Take the Pressure of It · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 53As any good self help book will tell you, “no” is a complete sentence. Today we tell the stories of two icons who said drew a boundary, said no, and walked away from the…
- Beaker? Babe, That’s Just a Cup · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 52Every once in a while, a woman gives birth in a way that really makes people stop and stare. In 1978, that woman was Lesley Brown, who gave birth to the first baby conceived via…
- God Forbid I Catch a Vibe in My Sleep · 1 h 27 min · Season 1 Episode 51My boyfriend? You don’t know him, he goes to a different database. We’re talking scary, imaginary, soul sucking intimate relationships this week: the mythology of incubi and…
- The Cat Died So We Could Be Curious · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 50This week, we explore two methods of communicating the things that matter most: the Voyager Golden Records and the Instagram Photo Dump. These carefully curated collections help…
- ¯\(ツ)/¯ · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 49Could this meeting have been an emoji? A picture is worth a thousand words, so we’re analyzing two languages made up entirely of images: Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and…
- The Panic in Central Park · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 48Childless cat ladies, rejoice! This episode celebrates two important roles cats have held in culture across millennia: the stone lion statues of Imperial China and the bodega…
- Who Ordered the Gist? · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 47Let’s examine two letters that exposed hidden truths, shifted alliances, and ultimately, started wars: the Zimmermann Telegram and the Jersey Shore Note. Secrets came to light in…
- Sunday Reset on the Western Front · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 46A truce can be a beautiful thing, but it can also be fleeting. We explore two cases of short-lived truces: the WWI Christmas Truce in December of 1914, and Jelena’s brief…
