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Hot takes on music, pop culture, and life 🔥🎶🍿 Hosted by Hugo Filipe & Mikael Melo.
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Signup to Generate a PitchPopTake is hosted by Hugo Filipe. The show has published 35 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "From Instagram DMs To Building A Car Door Set" (23 October 2026, 30 minutes), "EARTH TO EMILY Is Not From This World (Hi Earthlings)" (16 October 2026, 39 minutes), and "Bus, Club, Another Club, And A Month In Japan" (9 October 2026, 20 minutes).
PopTake publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 35 episodes.
Booking probability for PopTake is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. PopTake requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. PopTake's contact route on record: verified email.
Hugo Filipe hosts PopTake, a news podcast with 35 episodes published.
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Episode #19
Send us Fan Mail Mikael is in Japan, so we brought in a bestie Tafari Anthony joins us to tell the story of how we went from Instagram DMs to building a whole car set out of a single car door (that is still in the...
Episode #18
Send us Fan Mail We sat down with one of our favourite rising pop artists, EARTH TO EMILY The Toronto born, LA based singer, songwriter and DJ gets into Gagatron finally popping off a year after release, her DJ duo Girl...
Episode #17
Send us Fan Mail We're back (again) It's been one club after another: TIFF, interviews, concerts and life, so we sat down to catch up on all of it. We get into our TIFF highlights, from Club Kid (a five out of five...
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Send us Fan Mail Jamie Fine gets real about meds, mood, and making music that actually feels like her. We sit down with Jamie Fine for a conversation that starts with ADHD, meds, and creativity and moves into real talk...
Episode #15
Send us Fan Mail This week we're running through KATSEYE's new single "Animal," ADÉLA's upcoming album "Prima," Tyla's latest, and Charli XCX's "Music Fashion Film," then pivoting to quick movie reviews of I Want Your...
Episode #13
Send us Fan Mail Cape Breton's finest have arrived. Tracy & Martina are pulling up to PopTake to talk about their new film Goin' Out West, and honestly we could not be more excited. But first, Osheaga excitement and our...
Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail Pride season is in full swing and this week's episode has the energy to match. We're covering the biggest pop news of the week, including Taylor Swift's Toy Story 5 moment and Tinashe's brand new single...
Episode #11
Send us Fan Mail It is a massive week in pop and we are getting into all of it. Kim Petras is finally free and her debut studio album Detour dropped today on her own BunHead Records. Ariana Grande officially kicked off...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail We sat down with Canadian actor, activist, author, and former professional hockey player Harrison Browne for one of our favourite conversations yet. Harrison made history as the first openly transgender...
Episode #9
Send us Fan Mail The Coachella recap, new music from Demi Lovato and Meghan Trainor and why Jessie Ware is a queer icon. We are coming down from Coachella and we have thoughts. Sabrina Carpenter brought out Madonna for...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail This week on PopTake we are absolutely spoiled. We break down Olivia Rodrigo 's brand new single "Drop Dead" and yes, we are already in our feelings about the new era. Demi Lovato drops "Low Rise Jeans"...
Episode #7
Send us Fan Mail This week on PopTake we’re back in full chaos mode. We break down Nelly Furtado ’s new track “Electric Circus” with Boy 1-da, Katseye ’s messy “Pinky Up” release (and why it’s giving Blackpink and Bebe...
Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail This week we’re joined by special guest Liz Duff (ProducerLiz) , a Halifax-based comedian, podcast host of Late Night Scrolling , and pop culture expert. We break down the gayest New Music Friday...
Episode #5
Send us Fan Mail We’re back after a few weeks away (Hugo was on vacation 👀) and catching up on everything we missed. We get into Harry Styles’ new album, The Pussycat Dolls are BACK and going on tour, and FLO drops the...
Episode #4
Send us Fan Mail A pop icon was in our midst! We had the pleasure of interviewing JADE at the final stop of her North American tour. We also dive into the KATSEYE drama and Manon’s “hiatus,” react to the new Pokémon...
Episode #3
Send us Fan Mail Hilary Duff is back to music with her new album Luck… or Something , and Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne drops her debut solo album No Hard Feelings . We’re diving into the drama surrounding the new America’s...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail This week on PopTake , we break down Britney Spears selling her catalogue, the obsession with finding the “next” pop girl, and which pop girlies like ( Bebe Rexha ) are still in the Khia asylum. We also...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail We are so back. We dive headfirst into the Grammys; the wins, the snubs, and the moments that had us shook. Taylor Swift dropped her new Opalite music video the same day as Charli XCX premiered The...
Episode #14
Send us Fan Mail Dive into our PopTake wrapped where we discuss our favourite album, singles, movies, tv shows and releases of the year. Plus some last minute contenders like Heated Rivalry.
Episode #13
Send us Fan Mail It's a stacked week for music with new releases from Katy Perry, Hilary Duff, FKA Twigs and Charli XCX. One of us also went to see Sabrina Carpenter live (TWICE) and I get you can't guess who.
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