Cohosts Beth Mackiewicz and Ava Berryman talk all things pop culture in a fortnightly wrap up of celebrity moments, movie deep dives, album breakdowns, and book recs.
Oh you are gonna wanna strap yourselves in for this one!
This week on Pop Playground Beth and Ava unpack popular conspiracy theories, before bringing forth their speciality topics. Ava will get you across the craziest butterfly effect/ string theory: how 9/11 caused Ellen's downfall and Beth gets emotional laying out the many 'proofs' of the 2010's biggest ship - Larry Stylinson.
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29 Jun 2026
A Pride Month Special!
To round out pride month we are diving into our favourite queer films of all time! From The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Bottoms, hosts Beth and Ava share favourite quotes, read an iconic monologue, and discuss why watching and celebrating queer movies is so important. Plus, Beth’s bi awakenings ...
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2 Jun 2026
Catch up with us: Movies and Music
We are back in your ears this week to get you up to speed on all the movies we’ve been watching and the music we've been bumping. We deep dive Project Hail Mary and The Drama and talk faves Eternity and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. We also touch on 'Sabchella' and new Olivia Rodrigo.
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