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The episode where we say a fond farewell to The Popular Parallax after four seasons of sci-fi, pop-culture and profanity! Nancy and Jerrica remember their very favourite episodes and spill the t one last time. Thanks for listening! You can follow popularparallax and/or msannemeighan on instagram or twitter for updates on new projects! xo [audio src=”https://ia601406.us.archive.org/8/items/4.14-finale-spectacular/4.14%20-%20Finale%20Spectacular.mp3″} Download episode

August audacity! Join Jerrica and Nancy as we strap on our tin foil hats and deep dive the wild well of conspiracy theories! Who killed JFK? Was Stanley Kubrick subliminally suggesting something sinister with The Shining? Did Dan Brown deduce what Da Vinci disguised? What in the holy hell is happening in the flat earth community? This month we unravel the mysteries laid out in Oliver Stone’s JFK, Room 237, The Da Vinci Code, and Behind The Curve, as well as reveal which conspiracy theories we subscribe to and which ones make us want to throw ourselves into oncoming traffic! https://ia601503.us.archive.org/25/items/4.13-conspiracies/4.13%20-%20Conspiracies.mp3 Download episode

This month Jerrica and Nancy take a trip to Hollywoo to ask the age old question Hollywoo Stars: Do they know things? What do they know? Let’s find out! Join us dumbshits as we unravel in real time talking about one of our favourite TV shows of all time, the Netflix original BOJACK HORSEMAN! Saddle up as we break down our favourite episodes, unpack the incredible characters, and try to decipher what makes this animated wonder such a goddamn delight. https://ia601409.us.archive.org/33/items/4.10-bojack-horseman/4.10%20-%20Bojack%20Horseman.mp3 Download episode

When you’re alone and life is getting you lonely, you can always go – no, not downtown – back to your old favourites. Jerrica and Captain Nancy revisit a few nostalgic comforts to re-watch and enjoy again and again. https://ia801409.us.archive.org/30/items/4.09-creature-comforts/4.09%20-%20Creature%20Comforts.mp3 Download episode

Hello from your newly crowned Quarantine Queens, Captain Nancy and Jerrica Lala. This month we’re tripping the light fantastic in a DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION episode! No, it’s not sci-fi, but the films we look at this month dive DEEP into the realm of fantasy and hang precariously over the cliffs of self-delusion. But that’s what it takes to make it in show business baby! So hunker down, laugh and reminisce with us about the dance movies we love, and the stereotypes we love to hate! https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/4.08dancedancerevolution/4.08%20-%20Dance%20Dance%20Revolution.mp3 Download episode

This month, Jerrica and Nancy take a supersonic journey to the queerest constellations in our galaxy for a study in CAMP QUEERNESS! Examining such works as John Waters’ queer cluster that is Female Trouble; the celestial essential Paris Is Burning; the Aussie array that is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; and the timeless cluster of Hedwig and the Angry Inch! Climb aboard as we soar through the sweet skies of cinematic camp! https://ia801409.us.archive.org/24/items/4.07gonecamping/4.07%20-%20Gone%20Camping.mp3 Download episode

We’re coming to Toronto Comic Con on March 22, 2020! And we’re recording an episode LIVE! Come meet us and watch our recording. You can also catch some great podcast panels at the all-new Podcast Stage at Comic Con! Be there, or die!! Tickets here: https://www.comicontoronto.com/en/home.html https://ia601506.us.archive.org/15/items/4.07apopularparallaxatcomiccon/4.07a%20-Popular%20Parallax%20at%20COMICCON.mp3 Download episode

This month, Nancy and Jerrica sit down for a conversation about how to separate a problematic artist from their art. Can it be done? Should it? And if so, how do we cope along the way? Tune in for a different (ie Very Special) sort of episode where we laugh to keep from crying! (And also cry). Featured topics include J.K. Rowling and her terrifying twitter escapades, and the devastating Leaving Neverland documentary. https://ia801500.us.archive.org/24/items/4.06artistsvstheirlifechoices/4.06%20Artists%20VS%20Their%20Life%20Choices.mp3 Download episode

The Popular Parallax finally collides with the CULTURAL ZEITGEIST that is Star Trek: The Next Generation! We’re going IN on the TV show that gave us an example of humanity’s greatest potential, and put leaning on one leg in the spotlight. Joining us is very special guest Donna the Supermodel! Donna’s secret nerd status is put on blast as we discuss everything TNG from aliens to alerts, and compete in a trivia battle. Warning: heartwarming memories ahead! https://ia601505.us.archive.org/8/items/4.05tng/4.05%20-%20TNG.mp3 Download episode

It’s time to eat, drink and get desperate as the mayhem of the season is once more chewing us up like a large, angry Nutcracker doll. Captain Nancy and Jerrica Lala take a moment to reminisce over 2019 and choose our favourite entertainment of the year, proving once again that our standards are lowering faster than the wine level in Jerrica’s apartment. https://ia601401.us.archive.org/35/items/4.05christmasdesperation/4.05%20-%20Christmas%20Desperation.mp3 Download episode

This year, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance was released on Netflix and made a direct hit on its prime targets: aging nerds! Falling neatly into that category, Jerrica Lala and Captain Nancy lose their damn minds recapping both the 1982 original and the 2019 prequel to end all prequels.  Join us as we go back the most glorious and terrifying place in your childhood – FANTASY PUPPETS! https://ia601507.us.archive.org/4/items/4.03darkcrystal/4.03%20Dark%20Crystal.mp3 Download episode

Surprise, Angels! For Season 4, we’re pumping out TWO premieres! This week, Jerrica and Captain Nancy break down the gay cosmic roller-coaster ride of GOOD OMENS. Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, this 6 part series is more than just an ode to British actors with googly eyes; it took us to a Higher Love! https://ia601505.us.archive.org/35/items/4.02goodomens/4.02%20-%20Good%20Omens.mp3 Download episode

It’s the season 4 PREMIERE of The Popular Parallax – HALLOWE’EINER edition! Travel back with Jerrica and Captain Nancy to our biggest weakness; camp vampires. Underworld is a blood dripping, heart-ripping, early 2000s blue-wash battle to see which actors of varying ability, age, height and gender can win the battle of the pleather suits. They’re here, they’re classically trained, and they bout to THOT all over this Hallowe’en special. https://ia801503.us.archive.org/2/items/4.01underworld/4.01%20-%20Underworld.mp3 Download episode

For our Season 3 finale, Jerrica and Captain Nancy kick back to our favourite movie soundtracks. Curated pop music that it zips us back to the greatest cinematic thrills and chills. Thanks for listening over THREE glorious seasons, and we’ll see you once more this summer at Fan Expo! xo https://ia801506.us.archive.org/27/items/3.12summertimesoundtracks/3.12SummertimeSoundtracks.mp3 Download episode

Movies We’ll Be Watching in hell is back – for the THIRD season! July is here again, and we are frying in the streets like the pigs from hell that we are. Grab a drink and some popcorn and join Jerrica Lala and Captain Nancy for this, our own summer blockbuster franchise with a genre twist. Strap those headphones on tight, because this is going to be a bigger mess than Godfather III! https://ia601502.us.archive.org/25/items/movieswellbewatchinginhellthethreequel/Movies%20we%27ll%20be%20Watching%20in%20Hell%20-%20The%20Threequel.mp3 Download episode

Jerrica and Captain Nancy rev up the delorean for stops at 1981 and 1984 to visit some of our most beloved and beleaguered EIGHTIES MESSIAHS. They’re male, white and here to save us all – what could go wrong? Now crank up the TOTO! https://ia601507.us.archive.org/6/items/3.1080sMessiahs/3.10%20-%2080s%20Messiahs.mp3 Download episode

Let’s do a makeover! Movies and television replay the same makeover story-line again and again, whether it’s a fantasy of climbing the class ladder with gowns and dialect, or a Queer Eye wallpapering your toilet. What does it all mean? As two living “before” pictures, Jerrica and Captain Nancy are here to get to the bottom of society’s obsession with renovating ourselves. https://ia601409.us.archive.org/6/items/3.09Makeovers/3.09%20Makeovers.mp3 Download episode

On this very special episode of The Popular Parallax, Captain Nancy and Jerrica are joined once again by superfan Peridot to get into a game…of Thrones. Join us for this meeting of Great Houses where we discuss our favourite characters, least favourite performances, and who will manage to survive to the end of the Game and win the IRON THRONE!? https://ia601401.us.archive.org/22/items/3.08GameOfThrones/3.08%20-%20Game%20of%20Thrones.mp3 Download episode

On this very special episode of The Popular Parallax, Captain Nancy and Jerrica are joined once again by superfan Peridot to get into a game…of Thrones. Join us for this meeting of Great Houses where we discuss our favourite characters, least favourite performances, and who will manage to survive to the end of the Game and win the IRON THRONE! https://ia801502.us.archive.org/19/items/3.07GameOfThrones/3.08%20-%20Game%20of%20Thrones.mp3 Download episode

Captain Nancy & Jerrica hit Toronto Comic Con 2019. The panels, the cosplay, the artists! We also discuss Nancy’s magical performance at the debut of the Toronto Comic Con Family Zone. Remember, there are no small parts, only small Hat Parts. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/28/items/ComicConBONUS/ComicConBONUS.mp3 Download episode