# Pop Culture Confidential

A podcast by Pop Culture Confidential. Conversations at the intersection of movies, television, and pop culture. Hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro, this podcast delivers candid interviews with filmmakers, actors, creators, and cultural tastemakers, plus festival and awards-season coverage, reviews, and in-depth explorations of the stories shaping what we watch and why it matters.

Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/rss

## Latest episodes

- [459: From YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING to FJORD: Truth at the Movies in 2026 (with Christopher Rosen of The Ankler)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/ff33cace2dba) (2026-10-27, 35 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7945755326.mp3
- [548: ‘You Can See Everything’ .... You’ve Never Seen Anything Like It. Christina Birro & Ryan McQuade Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/619aa4a69f91) (2026-10-16, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO5669973936.mp3
- [547: We Talk The Social Reckoning (Guest: Critic Jorge Tenreiro)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/d3fbb14d8a2a) (2026-10-11, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/127278740/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-11%2F433904695-44100-2-fd67f1fb77dfc.mp3
- [546: Dispatch from NYFF. Behemoth! + Digger Talk (with Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/62366b47f7cc) (2026-10-03, 33 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/126719059/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-3%2F9209e848-2218-4545-1c7b-ae2872f85e2f.mp3
- [545: A Conversation with Palme d'Or–Winning Director Cristian Mungiu (Fjord)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/1ac9609a7128) (2026-10-01, 47 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/126558972/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-30%2F432994788-44100-2-c6022672fbb07.mp3
- [544: Chris Rosen (The Ankler) Joins Us to Talk TIFF, La Bola Negra, Fall Films, and the Oscar Race!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/346d303d7e84) (2026-09-21, 53 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/126093128/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-21%2F432374818-44100-2-384d37bc0c5fc.mp3
- [543. Mini Review: Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc "You Can See Everything". Telluride Film Festival Dispatch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/b7a593a3617f) (2026-09-08, 23 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6804003023.mp3
- [542: Mini Review : "La Bola Negra": Dispatch from Telluride Film Festival 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/cd7c95237510) (2026-09-08, 12 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/125408698/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-8%2F63fcce28-70f1-2a5e-c045-25bb64d7777b.mp3
- [541: Mini Reviews: "Wild Horse Nine" & "A Long Winter": Dispatch from Telluride Film 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/01749aa85f18) (2026-09-07, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/125353567/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-7%2F431386117-44100-2-4168e04e2ff9f.mp3
- [540: Emmy Predictions 2026. Final Picks Before the Envelopes Open (Guest Eoin Daly)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/4f07da7da32d) (2026-08-31, 59 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/124923051/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-30%2F432a9a28-a5b0-15b9-e8de-c205e9ecab8f.mp3
- [539: A Conversation with Actor Steve Way! ('Furious')](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/ea71fccb1a29) (2026-08-28, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/124847753/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-28%2F430697880-44100-2-8026168520c02.mp3
- [538: Special Episode: Guesting on the AwardsWatch Podcast: Previewing the 53rd Telluride Film Festival](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/c86a267bd813) (2026-08-24, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/124643929/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-24%2F30d67316-912c-92a1-1153-4a17e8604905.mp3
- [537: We Talk 'The End of Oak Street', 'The Invite', & TV's 'Furious' and 'Lanterns' (Guest: Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/a7aa8b8ac2f0) (2026-08-19, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/124430829/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-19%2Fca91effa-38c3-9ce5-2bf5-ae91a7bfc404.mp3
- [536: Director Brian L. Tan & Co-Producer Tara McNamara On Their Award-Winning Film 'Bandit' & Filmmaking Journey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/809d9c3915dd) (2026-08-18, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/124389562/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-18%2F430069190-44100-2-78b829972036d.mp3
- [535: Lupin to Blood Sacrifice: Creator and Showrunner George Kay's Global Playbook](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/7add7f8419d4) (2026-08-13, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/124117317/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-12%2F208d6654-5acf-450d-86c0-efb54d7ae5f5.mp3
- [534: The Best Movies of 2026, So Far! (Guest: Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/2c526c6d44dd) (2026-07-26, 91 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/123337378/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-26%2Fd743fd9a-bfab-a1e0-5f38-7674097cdbf2.mp3
- [533: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Review & Deep Dive (Guest: Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/bc524189811b) (2026-07-16, 77 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/122911762/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-16%2F82b685dc-4258-5bb0-f335-73f682ef51c8.mp3
- [532: The Footballer Who Vanished: Directors Ramiel Petros & Nicholas Freeman on Their Doc 'The Last Guest Of The Holloway Motel'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/141b1e8e9a81) (2026-07-13, 17 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/122768500/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-13%2F427867712-44100-2-ad37f45927f06.mp3
- [531: A Conversation With The Great K Callan! ('Ruth', Widow's Bay)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/a04610820fb2) (2026-07-10, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/122649091/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-10%2F427710345-44100-2-9d3e30062c184.mp3
- [530: Guadagnino's 'Artificial' Dropped by Amazon. Google Invests in A24. AI: Hollywood's Big Dilemma? (Guest: Critic/Author John Bleasdale)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/70a8e0b8a57d) (2026-06-27, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/122069924/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-27%2F3d0eda12-8953-e005-828a-cf98dbac9ee3.mp3
- [529: Emmys 2026! Nomination Predictions ft. Guest Eoin Daly](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/c34b5e4d212c) (2026-06-24, 46 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/121889244/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-23%2F65fef785-8ccb-5d41-5827-4a2eaa2f2b3c.mp3
- [Episode 528: Unpacking and Reviewing Spielberg's Disclosure Day. Guest: Ryan McQuade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/080773b230ef) (2026-06-13, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/121331701/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-11%2F03b8e9b8-23fc-dfb1-0320-7f25855c75fa.mp3
- [527: Entering the 'Backrooms' with Guests Production Designer Danny Vermette and VFX Supervisor Edward J. Douglas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/76c0430d16c9) (2026-06-12, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/121368951/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-12%2F425993910-44100-2-539cf1044d527.mp3
- [526: Brittany Allen on Her Powerful Performance as Roxie on 'The Pitt'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/3d6bdae553d7) (2026-06-07, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/121119849/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-7%2F534f7cf8-d92e-93fe-c786-eed91e53ac8b.mp3
- [525: Backrooms, Obsession & The YouTube Creators Filling Cinemas! (Guest: Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/5d3ce5767a54) (2026-06-04, 68 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120990973/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-4%2Ff1b72ad7-1006-722d-e157-da22bd7c6f72.mp3
- [524: Dispatch 10: Final Cannes Report & The Award Winners! Guest, Ryan McQuade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/59dd53691370) (2026-05-25, 51 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602338/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969838-48000-2-63c4301925aae40c.mp3
- [523: Cannes Dispatch 9. Club Kid, Coward, The Man I Love & Jim Queen. Guest:Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/b1cb97361999) (2026-05-22, 33 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602839/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-7%2F425676269-44100-2-2347f20b7a79a.mp3
- [522: A Conversation with Sean Fennessey ('The Big Picture') at Cannes 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/eb9557193a4d) (2026-05-21, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7150375902.mp3
- [521: Cannes Dispatch 7. Cannes Unfiltered! Sales, Palme Buzz, the Palm Dog & Reviews! Guest Wendy Mitchell, Screen International](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/09b1b0ab6c52) (2026-05-20, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602805/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-7%2F425677344-44100-2-27d3e4f0d24b8.mp3
- [520: Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 6. Reviews Koreeda, Gray & Dupieux (Guest: John Bleasdale](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/e65f6327176b) (2026-05-18, 24 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602822/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-7%2F425677625-44100-2-30ba3b383d217.mp3
- [518: Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 4. Gustaf Skarsgård & Peter Birro ('The Cannibal')](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/587a7edfdb4c) (2026-05-17, 21 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602818/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970343-44100-2-05454e63c1a91.mp3
- [519: Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 5! Review Paweł Pawlikowski's 'Fatherland' (Guest Sophia Ciminello – AwardsWatch)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/623ba826901a) (2026-05-17, 23 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602295/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969777-48000-2-2606112697bce877.mp3
- [517: Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 3. Review "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" (Guest Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/d40d94ae6b70) (2026-05-15, 14 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602825/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970179-44100-2-3087a827a0dd7.m4a
- [516: Cannes Film Festival 2026. Dispatch 2 (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/4766232178de) (2026-05-13, 18 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602701/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970235-48000-2-30b9fe6fe30bc044.mp3
- [515: Cannes Film Festival 2026! Dispatch 1, a quick hello from Christina!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/dfc4ae9e82f3) (2026-05-12, 6 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602600/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970161-44100-2-bfc284c03c38400a.mp3
- [515: TV Talk! Hacks, Beef, Half Man, The Pitt, Emmy predictions & more (Guest: Eoin Daly)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/9bbf536f3733) (2026-05-07, 49 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602781/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970270-48000-2-086cf63e49534bab.mp3
- [Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast: New Oscar Rules and Preview of the 79th Cannes Film Festival with Special Guest Christina Birro](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/46992415d598) (2026-05-06, 66 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602376/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969863-44100-2-df4ab36bacbc4d26.mp3
- [514: Our First Ever Summer Movie Draft! (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/b1c7c356d26c) (2026-04-27, 105 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602557/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969953-48000-2-ebe41835a9f101d3.mp3
- [513: A Conversation About Lena Dunham's New Memoir 'Famesick' (Guest: Sophia Ciminello)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/82377578b06d) (2026-04-20, 46 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602750/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970250-48000-2-1b5054b7cce18bdc.mp3
- [512: Cannes Film Festival 2026 Preview (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/f9f17d22bcab) (2026-04-14, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602322/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969769-48000-2-41017a4586b2d3f0.mp3
- [511: A Conversation With Writer/Director Mary Bronstein ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You')](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/5ae8622f7a33) (2026-04-06, 21 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602678/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970217-48000-2-9121756b438c25e8.mp3
- [510: 'The Drama,' the Oscars Move, Scorsese & More. A Grab Bag Episode (Guest: Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/63faba325cb4) (2026-04-01, 70 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602646/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970113-48000-2-e82b0ea7f82ecc0e.mp3
- [509: Director Weronika Tofilska. Exploring Existential Themes, 'Baby Reindeer', and Netflix’s 'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen'.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/08d3be10008d) (2026-03-27, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602493/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970048-48000-2-2ec8e35e44729d0d.mp3
- [508: We Recap the 2026 Academy Awards! (With Guest Ryan McQuade)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/bcce5b721745) (2026-03-16, 78 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602357/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969818-48000-2-392d6979d2e8fc6b.mp3
- [507: Our 2026 Oscar Predictions! Guest Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/aa71d09d2f54) (2026-03-10, 87 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602439/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969898-44100-2-fc76892f2e1d8f37.mp3
- [506: The State of the Oscar Race. BAFTAs, PGAs & the Actor Awards with Ryan McQuade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/6a68e5783e97) (2026-03-03, 80 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602806/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970309-44100-2-28c49c32589a04a1.mp3
- [505: Oscar Nominated Costume Designer Malgosia Turzanska on Designing Hamnet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/03cd2011418e) (2026-02-20, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602482/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970030-44100-2-412948b9ca904bc3.mp3
- [504. Inside Train Dreams: A Conversation with Writer-Director Clint Bentley](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/780fe7065bec) (2026-02-17, 17 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602468/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970034-44100-2-f0aa54059b63bc7e.mp3
- [503: Arian Moayed Returns! On Working with Malala, 'Wonder Man', the 'Succession' Family & the Urgency of Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/90ae75a7f217) (2026-02-13, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602271/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969770-44100-2-de5a068b37556670.mp3
- [502: Revisit! Alexander Skarsgård on Pillion, Career Highlights & Creative Risks (Live from Stockholm Film Festival)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282/372a7094a0f9) (2026-02-04, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602576/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970098-44100-2-e6b59dcc222bb2fd.mp3

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