Jul 5, 20261h 12m
We're getting further down the vampire funnel into allegory and metaphor--what do vampires MEEEEEAAANN??? We start with some historical medical cases that give insight into what people in the past thought of vampires...
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Pop DNA
Hosted by Rhonda Watts and Erin O'Loughlin · tv · EN-US
About this Podcast:
Pop DNA traces the roots of your favorite pop culture works. We're Erin and Rhonda, and we are big old nerds. We love dissecting our favorite movies, TV shows, and more, and we're really into how literature, history, and culture have impacted the works we consume. We explore connections across mediums, from the classic novels we see reflected in our favorite horror movies, to the politics in superhero franchises, to the influence of Shakespeare in, like, literally everything. There are also bad jokes. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!
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What is Pop DNA about?
Pop DNA traces the roots of your favorite pop culture works. We're Erin and Rhonda, and we are big old nerds. We love dissecting our favorite movies, TV shows, and more, and we're really into how literature, history, and culture have impacted the works we consume.
Who hosts Pop DNA?
Pop DNA is hosted by Rhonda Watts and Erin O'Loughlin. The show has published 211 episodes to date.
What has Pop DNA covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Mount Rushmore of Public Domain Halloween Monsters | Vampire Summer" (5 July 2026, 72 minutes), "This Episode Sucks | Vampire Summer" (14 June 2026, 68 minutes), and "BONUS: Rhonda Wrote a Book and We Talked About It!" (10 May 2026, 70 minutes).
How often does Pop DNA publish?
Pop DNA publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 76 minutes across 211 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Pop DNA?
Booking probability for Pop DNA is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Pop DNA requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Pop DNA's contact route on record: public web form.
About the host
Rhonda Watts and Erin O'Loughlin hosts Pop DNA, a tv podcast with 211 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jun 14, 20261h 8m
Stake it or leave it, this is our summer series! We decided to spend our summer deep diving into vampire lore and the ever evolving role of the undead in popular fiction. In our first installment, we define our terms...
- May 10, 20261h 10mS0
<p>Pop DNA scored an exclusive early interview with up-and-coming debut author Rhonda Watts for an intimate, no-holds-barred interview.</p><p>Rhonda's debut cozy fantasy book, Spells & Sensibility, is currently on...
- Apr 13, 20261h 10mS0
<p>Rhonda is still in her Medievalist Era and making it everyone's problem, and Erin just wants to talk about some creatures, so you could say this is a typical Pop DNA episode.</p><p>We continue our exploration of...
- Mar 30, 20261h 3mS0
<p>The Medieval Revival of the 1960s and '70s coincided and communicated closely with the LOTR books' surge in popularity at that time.</p><p>Hippies and other sects of 1960s counterculture adopted the Shire and the...
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- Mar 9, 20261h 4mS0
<p>This episode is all about how the Victorian era's culture and politics shaped J. R. R. Tolkien and, by extension, the world of Middle Earth.</p><p>We start with a look at the Grotesque vs. the Romantic Middle Ages as...
- Feb 23, 20261h 6mS0
<p>Remember when we tried to have a comprehensive discussion of The Lord of the Rings in one 55-minute episode? Turns out there's a lot more to it.</p><p>In this introduction to our LOTR (Revisited) series, we take a...
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BONUS: The Best of 2025!
Jan 18, 20261h 52mS0<p>It's that time of year again! We came back from our long hiatus to talk about our favorite TV and movies of 2025, plus a few books, and a few things that were NOT our favorite.</p><p>First we had to spend a good...
- Nov 24, 202557 minS0
<p>Wicked: For Good has officially been released into the world! To celebrate, we are regifting one of our episodes on The Wizard of Oz in which we discussed Wicked. </p><p>We talked about other adaptations of the 1900...
- Nov 4, 20251 hourS0
<p>We are finally done talking about Sex and the City!</p><p>We conclude our discussion with an examination of Miranda and Charlotte as foils of one another, and through the lens of archetypes rather than fully...
- Oct 13, 20251h 13mS0
<p>This episode's title comes from the 1626 play by English dramatist John Ford, because we are very smart. </p><p>And turns out, it kinda fits for discussing SATC's apparent attitude toward Samantha Jones. We dive into...
- Sep 29, 20251h 13mS0
<p>Is Sex and the City a feminist text?</p><p>That's the question we sort of attempt to answer in this episode, but ultimately we find it more interesting to talk about Sabrina Carpenter's 2025 album Man's Best Friend...
- Sep 8, 20251h 1mS0
<p>Heads' up that we had several forms of technical difficulties with recording this episode, so apologies in advance for any subpar sound quality!</p><p>Are we ever ready to talk about Sex and the City? Unclear, but...
- Jun 15, 20251h 5mS0
<p>Welcome to our slightly unhinged summer series, Millennial Falcon!</p><p>This three-part series is all about the fandoms we've never felt like we were truly a part of until the past few years, our Millennial Falcons...
- Apr 23, 20251h 20mS0
<p>In the finale of our The Office series and of our regular season, we look at the show's ties to popular media that came both before and after.</p><p>Erin did a deep dive into the history of the mockumentary, and you...
- Apr 9, 20251h 48mS0
<p>In part four of our discussion of The Office, we dive in to the various romance storylines the show featured, and how we feel about them!</p><p>From the classic sitcom "will-they-or-won't-they" tension between Jim...
- Mar 20, 20251h 39mS0
<p>“Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it's not like this compulsive need to be liked, like my need to be praised.”</p><p> –Michael...
- Feb 25, 20251h 26mS0
<p>Despite its undercurrent of warmth and optimism, The Office (US) went to some pretty dystopian places in its explorations of the workplace--which were really just reflections of the boring dystopia of our...
- Feb 11, 20251h 5mS0
<p>If you've ever listened to us trade The Office references on the pod and thought, "why don't they just talk about The Office already?" this new series is for you!</p><p>In your orientation packet, you'll find an...
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BONUS: The Best of 2024!
Jan 6, 20251h 51mS0<p>Our yearly tradition of discussing our favorite movies and TV, plus a little music and books, is back!</p> <p>We had every intention of talking about Wickiator/Glicked, but there's really no story there. There's...
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