Podcast or PhD

About Podcast or PhD

Podcast or PhD is hosted by Nate and Cate, two friends so deeply obsessed with pop culture that they simply had no other choice but to lay down their thoughts on track and share it out with the world.

Publisher

Nate and Cate Productions

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

11 Jun 2024

Latest episode

12 May 2025

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 May 2025

   PoP 18: Girls

   Nate and Cate chat about Girls, Lena Dunham, Tsu Lange Yor, and SIX.

2. 

   1 May 2025

   PoP 17: Do You Know Ava Rice?

   Nate and Cate chat about Hacks, Lorde's upcoming album called Virgin, HAIM and Cate's newfound love for Something to Tell You, Mamrie Hart, and more.

3. 

   21 Mar 2025

   PoP 16: It's Okay To Cry Like A Lightning Strike

   Nate and Cate chat about Charli xcx, SOPHIE, album promotion cycles, Tangerine, The White Lotus (S3E4-5), and more.

4. 

   7 Mar 2025

   PoP 15: Do You Actually Have Thoughts?

   Nate and Cate chat about The Host, Frances Fisher, The Substance, the 97th Academy Awards (category fraud!), and The White Lotus (S3E3). Julia joins at some points so listen closely!

5. 

   1 Mar 2025

   PoP 14: Great The Second Time

   Nate and Cate chat about The White Lotus (S3E2), Anora (ft. the iconic Grace Kelly), and share their Oscar predictions.

6. 

   21 Feb 2025

   PoP 13: I Wish It Was A Little Bit Bigger

   Nate and Cate chat about SNL50, Season 3 of The White Lotus, and the iconic Gabby Windey.

7. 

   17 Jan 2025

   PoP 12: PoPular

   Nate and Cate chat about Wicked.

8. 

   13 Jan 2025

   PoP 11: Are You Happy Bryan? We're Recording For You

   Nate and Cate discuss how Nikki Glaser's hosting of the Golden Globes reflects the intersection of celebrity and social responsibility.

9. 

   21 Nov 2024

   PoP 10: I Just Wanna Be Sand

   Nate and Cate discuss the intersection of movies, television, and pop culture, revealing the ways in which the entertainment industry's trends and innovations shape our shared experiences.

10. 

    18 Oct 2024

    PoP 9: They Wouldn’t Use A Left-Handed Guitar Player As An Industry Plant (The Japanese House: Part 1)

    Nate and Cate chat about The Japanese House with PoP’s first guest, Julia.

11. 

    9 Oct 2024

    PoP 8: This Could've Been A Dramedy

    Nate and Cate chat about Amy Poehler, Charli xcx’s Talk talk remix feat. Troye Sivan, predictions for the Brat remix album, the Emmys, TV comedy vs. drama, and more.

12. 

    19 Sept 2024

    PoP 7: Celebrities Are Not Normal People

    Nate and Cate chat about Troye Sivan, Charli xcx, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Rachel Sennott, and Travis Kelce.

13. 

    18 Aug 2024

    PoP 6: Blink Three Times !!!

    Nate and Cate chat about Lorde's third album, Solar Power.

14. 

    30 Jul 2024

    PoP 5: What The F*ck Are Perfect Places Anyway?

    Nate and Cate chat about Lorde's sophomore album, Melodrama.

15. 

    4 Jul 2024

    PoP 4: Don't You Think That It's Boring How People Talk?

    Nate and Cate chat about Lorde's debut album, Pure Heroine.

16. 

    26 Jun 2024

    PoP 3: Death, Taxes, and Tom Cruise Does His Own Stunts

    Nate and Cate chat about sleeping, Bridgerton and Netflix,  Olympic swimming relay races, Twitter likes going private, and Am I Ok? (now streaming on Max). Then they get into their first favs: movies (Shrek, Austin Powers, The Parent Trap), television (E!, KUWTK, True Hollywood Story), and books (The Magic Treehouse Books, Percy Jackson, A to Z Mysteries), ending with a quick note on red carpet looks and music.

17. 

    13 Jun 2024

    PoP 2: Talk Talk

    Nate and Cate chat about Coppelia, the Olympics, Brat, deluxe albums in the Spotify era, iconic Julias, All of Us Strangers, Young Hollywood and their career paths, how Family Friendly personalities are out, movie stars and who will be our future class of A-listers, Shiva Baby, Nate’s love for Molly Gordon, and why we love Young Hollywood so damn much. – Here is the list of celebrities we were referencing but never actually read aloud: Ayo Edibiri, Molly Gordon, Rachel Sennot, Quinta Brunson, Josh O’Connor, Zendaya, Paul Mescal, Mike Faist, Anya Taylor Joy, Timothée Chalamet, Nicholas Galatzine, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Austin Butler, Charles Melton, Maya Hawke, Renne Rapp

18. 

    11 Jun 2024

    PoP 1: You Don’t Even Know Who Your Mother Is

    Nate and Cate chat about the start of Podcast or PhD, Instagram and Twitter, SNL, NBC, their love for Tina and Amy, comedic sensibilities, what makes a perfect album, and some of their perfect albums.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

20

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

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