- 111
- Episodes
- 100
- Transcribed
- 273
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Pop Mystery Pod
Investigative journalist and pop culture junkie Tess Barker, dives into the pop culture moments that have puzzled her for years. This addictive, informative and revelatory show dives features the deep research and first person reporting that helped her launch the #FreeBritney movement while co-hosting Britney's Gram. Each episode unpacks a moment in celebrity news that was misunderstood or intentionally covered up at the time. Part true crime, part comedy, part deconstructing pop culture trivia, the show shines light on the dark corners in the entertainment capital of the world.
- Publisher
- Tess Barker
- Category
- society & culture · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 16 May 2024
- Latest episode
- 24 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
100 of 111 episodes have a transcript.
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tupac Shakur: If I Die Tonight (Chapter One)
19 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Bedside Man: The Diddy Files Chapter Five
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mo Money Less Problems: The Diddy Files Chapter Four
Inside a recent episode
Tupac Shakur: If I Die Tonight (Chapter One)
Published 24 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Tupac is particularly fond of Don McLean's song, Vincent, an ode to the prescient and tortured Vincent Van Gogh, a man who dies without getting to see how valuable his art was. Starry, starry night Portraits hung in empty halls In the documentary Resurrection, Tupac discusses the works he's exposed to as a kid in art school, and the way they ultimately inform Tupac's own art. My inspiration for writing music is like Don McClane when he did Vincent, Lorraine Hasbury who was Raising in the Sun, Shakespeare when he does his things. At the Baltimore school, also, Tupac learns that he can act, like act act. […]
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- Steven Ray Morris
- Jackie Johnson
- Babs Gray
- Holly Brown
- Caitlin Durante
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 182 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 91 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 73
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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