Apr 3, 202613 min
It’s Thursday again. You know what that means! Our next installment in The Virginian Vault. This week, we’re turning our attention to “A Farewell to Honesty” (s3e27). This is an episode that’s really bringing the...
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Piercing Pop Culture
Hosted by Kim Pierce · tv · EN
About this Podcast:
We deep-dive, face-plant and usually fangirl over the media your algorithm likes to ignore.
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Who hosts Piercing Pop Culture?
Piercing Pop Culture is hosted by Kim Pierce. The show has published 39 episodes to date.
What has Piercing Pop Culture covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Virginian Vault: Farewell to Honesty (s3e27)" (3 April 2026, 13 minutes), "Curator's Notes: A Piercing Pop Culture Look-Ahead" (1 April 2026, 6 minutes), and "After the Late Show: William Smith, Hawaii Five-O and the Layers We Missed" (30 March 2026, 10 minutes).
How often does Piercing Pop Culture publish?
Piercing Pop Culture publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 10 minutes across 39 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Piercing Pop Culture?
Booking probability for Piercing Pop Culture is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Piercing Pop Culture requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Piercing Pop Culture's contact route on record: public web form.
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About the host
Kim Pierce hosts Piercing Pop Culture, a tv podcast with 39 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Apr 1, 20266 min
I’m sitting down for a bit of a shorter, informal piece this week. Today, we’re taking a peek into the Curator’s Notes for a look into what’s coming down the path here at Piercing Pop Culture. My ideas, my experiment,s...
- Mar 30, 202610 min
Friends, I disrespected William Smith for a long, long time. I didn’t know enough. I didn’t understand him. I certainly didn’t give him enough credit. I’ve been watching the final season of Hawaii Five-O this week, and...
- Mar 27, 20268 min
Kids I've been deep-diving into The Virginian for the better part of a year, so there are plenty of episodes I've watched before beginning to regularly talk about them this month. I'll be stepping into the archive every...
Episode #21
After the Late Show: A Russ Meyer Week
Mar 25, 202612 minIn a new installment of After the Late Show, I’m sitting down after a week of Russ Meyer first-time watches. On the film docket this week? Supervixens, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens, Motopsycho!, and Up!. I...
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Episode #19
Piercing Pop Culture Deep Dive: Ann-Margret
Mar 23, 202612 minAnn-Margret is one of those actresses who's always been with me. I remember watching her movies for as long as I can remember. We're not even discussing the rendition of Bye Bye Birdie I tried desperately to stage in...
Episode #18
The Virginian Vault: Dangerous Road (s3e26)
Mar 20, 202611 minKim returns to The Virginian Vault to find that Trampas (Doug McClure) hasn’t disappeared! He’s back… for this week at least. Meanwhile, Kim also has no choice but to talk about a crazily varied cast, from a baby Robert...
- Mar 17, 202610 min
Expectations can be a pain in the butt. Kim sits down to talk about Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. The first film was a favorite when it was released in 2019. Would this surprise sequel be able to tap into the same sense...
Episode #16
The Virginian Vault: Timberland (s3e25)
Mar 13, 202614 minThis week, I return to The Virginian Vault for a crazily “Kim Coded” episode. Martin Milner and William Smith in one of the strangest star persona experiments I’ve seen in a long time. And it’s probably not a surprise...
- Mar 11, 202612 min
What's your "Gateway Film"? Kim sits down this week to talk about the reason she fell in love with movies. Singin' in the Rain. Here at Piercing Pop Culture, we don't gatekeep films. We watch, we experiment, and we find...
- Mar 9, 202613 min
In a new installment of Shag Carpet Cinema, Kim sits down to watch Yvette Mimieux in all her glory reach new levels of wacky. Kids, it seems I've never given Mimieux the credit she deserves. There may be a deep dive...
Episode #10
Before the Test Pattern: Piranha 3DD (2012)
Mar 6, 20267 minAnother minisode coming at you this week. Kim is back down her Clu Gulager rabbit hole and sat down to watch Piranha 3DD. This... was... an experience. Check out my companion Substack for more, coming soon!
- Mar 4, 20268 min
Kim has been watching her way through The Virginian for the last year or so, and it seems like a good time to talk about the goodness of James Drury. Hopefully, this continues to be a recurring series as she continues...
- Mar 2, 202610 min
Sometimes a movie comes along that you have no choice but to talk about... now. Starring Loni Anderson and Arnold Schwarzenegger, this TV movie was a complex ball of wackiness. The Jayne Mansfield Story is currently...
Episode #12
After the Late Show: Let's Find Joy in Film
Feb 27, 20268 minI'm a baaaaaad little critic. Roger Corman and his work propelled Kim into some new and interesting areas when she watched his filmography in 2021. I want to enjoy a movie. I want to laugh with these works and honestly...
- Feb 25, 20265 min
Kim is trying something new today! Shag Carpet Cinema is doing something... wacky. We're talking about TV movies. ABC, CBS, NBC... it doesn't matter. Today, Kim sits down in this minisode to talk about the 1972 TV movie...
- Nov 11, 202514 min
On our newest installment of Late Night Contemporary Corner, Kim sits down to talk about Glen Powell and the upcoming remake of The Running Man. Check out more of my work over at Piercing Pop Culture where I revel the...
- Nov 10, 202510 min
Kim’s been spending 2025 watching the long-running western series The Virginian and talking about it on my website and on TikTok. This is the first Piercing Pop Culture pop culture minisode where I hope to talk bout the...
Piercing Pop Culture
From the Archive Minisode: Cat Women of the Moon (1953)
Nov 7, 20255 minKim will hear no Cat Women of the Moon slander. Check out more of my work over at Piercing Pop Culture where I revel the joy in the media that your algorithm sometimes forgets… Letterboxd: @ kpierce624 Instagram: @...
Nov 5, 202512 minKim’s sitting down today to talk about a corner of the Tarzan universe that doesn’t get enough love. This is the time when Mike Henry stepped into the famous loincloth. She might have learned about Henry through...
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William Smith
student affairs professional, Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah
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Paul Petersen
fractional CHRO and executive workforce strategist, United Aerial Firefighters Association
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Robert Pine
Sergeant Joseph Getraer (from CHiPs), CHiPs
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Glen Powell
senior engineering analyst, Hydro, Inc.
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