A show about what divides us! Every week, Rocky (she/her) is joined by a new guest to talk about something polarizing in pop culture. <br/><br/><a href="https://pulpfriction.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">pulpfriction.substack.com</a>

Pulp Friction
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A show about what divides us! Every week, Rocky (she/her) is joined by a new guest to talk about something polarizing in pop culture. <br/><br/><a href="https://pulpfriction.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">pulpfriction.substack.com</a>
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January 18, 2025
PF #105: The 2024 Pulpy Music Awards (feat. Claire)
<p>You’ve waited. You’ve begged. You’ve cried. And now your prayers have finally been answered. This year, Rochel and Claire reflect on 2024’s music in over 20 categories, from country to jazz, from Brats to Brits, from Sabrina to femtanyl.</p><p>Pulp Friction is available wherever pods are cast. Subscribe and share to support the show. Send riddles to pulpfrictioncast@gmail.com. Stay tuned for Rochel’s 2024 movie list.</p><p>Full list of nominees and winners:</p><p><strong>ALBUM OF THE YEAR</strong></p><p><strong>BRAT - Charli XCX</strong></p><p>Challengers (Original Score) - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross</p><p>CHROMAKOPIA - Tyler, The Creator</p><p>The Great American Bar Scene - Zach Bryan</p><p>Petrichor - 070 Shake</p><p>#RICHAXXHAITIAN - Mach-Hommy</p><p>Silence Is Loud - Nia Archives</p><p>Still - Erika de Casier</p><p>Sugar Water - Maude Latour</p><p>The Thief Next to Jesus - Ka</p><p><strong>SONG OF THE YEAR</strong></p><p>Crowded Roomz - Nia Archives</p><p>Disease - Lady Gaga</p><p>Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter</p><p>Girl, so confusing featuring Lorde - Charli XCX, Lorde</p><p>Holy, Holy - Geordie Greep</p><p>meet the grahams - Kendrick Lamar</p><p>My guy (Corporate Shuffle) - Underscores</p><p><strong>Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar</strong></p><p>SIN MIEDO - JPEGMAFIA</p><p>Starburned and Unkissed - Caroline Polachek</p><p><strong>BEST NEW ARTIST</strong></p><p>Anycia</p><p>Baby Kia</p><p><strong>LustSickPuppy</strong></p><p>POLO PERKS <3<3<3, AyooLii, and FearDorian</p><p>TAAHLIAH</p><p><strong>PRODUCER OF THE YEAR</strong></p><p>Easyfun (“Just Like That”, “SO TRU”, BRAT)</p><p>FearDorian (“Hoodrat”, A DOG’S CHANCE, Triple Digits [112])</p><p><strong>Mustard (“Not Like Us”, “TV Off”, Faith of a Mustard Seed)</strong></p><p>Michael Uzowuru (“Black&Blue”, LANA, The Great Impersonator)</p><p>Zhone (“Talk Talk featuring Troye Sivan”, “JOYRIDE”, Sugar Water)</p><p><strong>SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR</strong></p><p>Navy Blue</p><p>Zach Bryan</p><p>A.G. Cook</p><p><strong>Geordie Greep</strong></p><p>SZA</p><p><strong>BEST POP SONG</strong></p><p>Disease - Lady Gaga</p><p><strong>Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter</strong></p><p>Girl, so confusing featuring Lorde - Charli XCX, Lorde</p><p>Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan</p><p>Leash - Sky Ferreira</p><p>WYA? - Leah Kate, 24kGoldn</p><p><strong>BEST POP ALBUM</strong></p><p>Big Ideas - Remi Wolf</p><p><strong>BRAT - Charli XCX</strong></p><p>Girl with No Face - Allie X</p><p>Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay</p><p>Sugar Water - Maude Latour</p><p><strong>BEST HIP HOP SONG</strong></p><p>Black&Blue - Vince Staples</p><p>HISS - Megan Thee Stallion</p><p>I Killed You - Tyler, The Creator</p><p><strong>meet the grahams - Kendrick Lamar</strong></p><p>Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar</p><p><strong>BEST HIP HOP ALBUM</strong></p><p>Alligator Bites Never Heal - Doechii</p><p>CHROMAKOPIA - Tyler, The Creator</p><p>Personification - Maxo Kream</p><p><strong>#RICHAXXHAITIAN - Mach-Hommy</strong></p><p>The Thief Next to Jesus - Ka</p><p><strong>BEST ROCK SONG</strong></p><p>Anybody - Porridge Radio</p><p>Audacious - Franz Ferdinand</p><p>FIRE4FUN - Jhariah</p><p><strong>Jerkin’ - Amyl and the Sniffers</strong></p><p>Over Each Other - Linkin Park</p><p><strong>BEST ROCK ALBUM</strong></p><p>Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There for Me - Porridge Radio</p><p>Forever - Charly Bliss</p><p>There Goes the Neighbourhood - Kid Kapichi</p><p><strong>TRUST CEREMONY - Jhariah</strong></p><p>What a Devastating Turn of Events - Rachel Chinouriri</p><p><strong>BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG</strong></p><p>Compress / Repress - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross</p><p>Crowded Roomz - Nia Archives</p><p>Eusexua - FKA twigs</p><p>M3 N MIN3 - femtanyl, Danny Brown</p><p>My Girl - Coco & Clair Clair</p><p><strong>Spring Breakers - Charli XCX</strong></p><p><strong>BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM</strong></p><p>BRAT - Charli XCX</p><p><strong>Challengers (Original Score) - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross</strong></p><p>Diva of the People - Gavin Turek</p><p>Gramarye - TAAHLIAH</p><p>Silence Is Loud - Nia Archives</p><p><strong>BEST COUNTRY SONG/ALBUM</strong></p><p><strong>ALBUM: </strong>The Great American Bar Scene - Zach Bryan</p><p><strong>SONG: </strong>Texas Hold ‘Em - Beyoncé</p><p><strong>BEST JAZZ ALBUM</strong></p><p>Fearless Movement - Kamasi Washington</p><p><strong>The Great Bailout - Moor Mother</strong></p><p>No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin - Meshell Ndegeocello</p><p>Odyssey - Nubya Garcia</p><p>Rong Weicknes - Fievel Is Glauque</p><p><strong>BEST R&B SONG</strong></p><p><strong>30 for 30 - SZA, Kendrick Lamar</strong></p><p>Hell of a Ride - Nourished by Time</p><p>MUTT - Leon Thomas</p><p>Nasty - Tinashe</p><p>Young Lion - Sade</p><p><strong>BEST R&B ALBUM</strong></p><p>A Kid From Toronto - Kalisway</p><p>Algorithm - Lucky Daye</p><p>Bird’s Eye - Ravyn Lenae</p><p>CRYBABY - Rae Khalil</p><p><strong>Still - Erika de Casier</strong></p><p><strong>BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG</strong></p><p>Floating on a Moment - Beth Gibbons</p><p>Holy, Holy - Geordie Greep</p><p>Mahashmashana - Father John Misty</p><p>My guy (Corporate Shuffle) - underscores</p><p>SIN MIEDO - JPEGMAFIA</p><p><strong>Starburned and Unkissed - Caroline Polachek</strong></p><p><strong>BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM</strong></p><p>Amelia - Laurie Anderson</p><p>empathogen - WILLOW</p><p><strong>The New Sound - Geordie Greep</strong></p><p>Petrichor - 070 Shake</p><p>Pointy Heights - Fousheé</p><p><strong>BEST MUSIC VIDEO</strong></p><p>Death & Romance - Magdalena Bay (Amanda Kramer)</p><p>Perfect Stranger - FKA twigs (Jordan Hemingway)</p><p>Run It - clipping. (Lawrence Klein)</p><p><strong>Von dutch - Charli XCX (TORSO)</strong></p><p>Young Lion - Sade (Sophie Muller)</p><p><strong>BEST COVER</strong></p><p><strong>Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl - yeule</strong></p><p>Burning Down the House - Paramore</p><p>Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other - Orville Peck, Willie Nelson</p><p>Murder on the Dancefloor - New Radicals</p><p>Slap That Bass | Get Happy | What the World Needs Now Is Love - Nick Cave</p><p>This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us - The Last Dinner Party</p><p><p>Pulp Friction is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://pulpfriction.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">pulpfriction.substack.com/subscribe</a>

December 17, 2024
PF #104: Eclipse (feat. Rose)
Rocky and Rose dissect the complexities of Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse, examining Bella's ultimate choice between Team Edward and Team Jacob, with expert insights and nuanced analysis.

November 21, 2024
PF #103: Suicide Squad (feat. Blurry)
Rocky and Blurry dissect the 2016 film Suicide Squad, revealing its emblematic themes of a society struggling to find balance between chaos and control.
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