Oscar Nominations, TV Preview, Aziz Ansari on SNL, Women’s March, St. Beauty – IP 60

Buckle up because we’ve got another exciting installment of Inside Pop- featuring the best of Film, Television and Music this week!

First up, we analyze the recently announced Oscar Nominations and discuss whether Oscar is still so white, how the love for La La Land will affect the Oscar telecast and the best way to predict who will win.

 

 

 

 

Then, we give you our Late Winter / Early Spring preview and share inside info on tons of  shows including Twin Peaks, 24: Legacy, This Is Us, Fargo, Star Trek Discovery, The Good Fight and many more!

 

Plus, Amita reports on the experience of participating in the NYC Women’s March and she and Sean rate Aziz Ansari’s hosting skills on Saturday Night Live.

  

Finally, Amita rates Sean’s Big Sell from last week, two new singles from St. Beauty – the duo who are reaching new heights on Janelle Monae’s Wondaland record label.

 

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Amita’s Big Sell: Watch the moving song captured at the DC Women’s March “I Can’t Keep Quiet” here.

Movie Awards Season update, Amita returns from the Motherland – IP 59

After a brief one week break, Inside Pop is back with a brand new episode! We have a comprehensive breakdown of the major awards nominations thus far leading up to the Oscar Noms that will be announced next week. We’ll discuss the PGA, DGA and SAG nominees for Best Picture and Best Actor/Actress and give you our thoughts on how the awards race is shaking out thus far.
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AND Amita is finally back home from her 2 week vacation in India! She’s sharing all of the pop culture she experienced while overseas including a couple of shows she binge watched on her flights. Sean also shares his pop culture consumption over the last couple weeks and reveals how he really feels about the Sense 8 Christmas Special.

Plus, the Big Sell is back! Sean reviews and rates Amita’s last Big Sell, the Alicia Keys music video for “Blended Family” and then shares his next Big Sell.

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Golden Globe Predictions, George Michael, Pop Culture Resolutions – IP 58

Happy New Year! We’re super excited to share our first episode of 2017! And what better way to kick off the year than with our annual pop culture resolutions. As always, we’re striving to be the best pop culture consumers we can be.

We also take a moment to mourn the passing and celebrate the work of singer George Michael and hopefully turn you on to some of his greatest duets.

ggAnd before you fill out your Golden Globes office pool, make sure to listen to our 100% accurate predictions for Hollywood’s drunkest night! Will Lion beat Moonlight? Will Deadpool upset La La Land? Will the Hollywood Foreign Press embrace Donald Glover’s Atlanta? And will the best TV drama race come down to a fight between Strangers Things and Westworld? Listen for those answers and more!

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Listen to Sean’s George Michael Playlist on Spotify.