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Poptarts Episode 50: Russian Doll's Rebecca Henderson! Feb 22, 2019

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When "Russian Doll" appeared on Netflix in early February, the series immediately became a national obsession. Here at BUST, we've got LOTS of theories about what the cryptic dark comedy is all about. And on this episode, we hash it all out with one of the show's most memorable supporting actors: Rebecca Henderson!

Poptarts Episode 49: Powerpuff Girls' E.G. Daily! Feb 08, 2019

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E. G. Daily is an actor, voice artist, and singer, best known for voicing Tommy Pickles on Rugrats, Buttercup on The Powerpuff Girls, and Babe the Pig in Babe: Pig in the City. And many have been utterly charmed by her since 1985 when she starred as Dottie, the female lead in one the greatest films ever made—Pee-wee’s Big Adventure! In this intimate interview, she shares what it’s like to use her iconic voice to connect to the kid in all of us.

Poptarts Episode 48: Feminist Folklore! Jan 25, 2019

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Folklore: from Cinderella to The Little Mermaid, these stories are the basis of much of the pop culture we consume today. But are the outdated attitudes about women at the core of these stories doing more harm than good? Or would ditching these morality lessons be throwing the baby out with the bathwater? Helping us sort this all out are the hosts of the Feminist Folklore podcast Rachael Marr and Carlea Holl-Jensen. Carlea has a Masters degree from Indiana University in Folklore and Rachael loves old stories...especially scary ones. Dig in with us!

Poptarts Episode 47: Janeane Garofalo Live! Jan 11, 2019

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A master of fierce, feminist wit, Janeane Garofalo has been a comedy mainstay since the 1990s and is still making waves today. You may know her from her 25 years doing politically savvy stand-up comedy. You may recognize her from her roles on iconic TV shows including The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and Saturday Night Live. Or you may be a fan of her performances in such films as The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, The Matchmaker, Reality Bites, and Sweethearts. Through every role Garofalo chooses, she telegraphs some truth about women’s lives, and in this interview, our discussion got surprisingly heated.

Poptarts Episode 46: Best of 2018! Jan 01, 2019

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2018 was a great year for Poptarts! In this very special episode, we look back at some of our fave interviews of the year with Amanda Palmer, Ricki Lake, Justine Bateman, Lizz Winstead, Sam Jay, Amber Tamblyn, Karreuche Tran, and more!

Poptarts Episode 45: Amanda Palmer! Dec 07, 2018

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Amanda Palmer is a singer/songwriter whose dark cabaret stylings have been showcased in the bands Dresden Dolls, Evelyn Evelyn, and Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. This creative polymath became a music industry sensation when she used Kickstarter to raise 1.2 million dollars to fund her solo project Theatre is Evil. And now her fans have funded her latest solo project, The Will Be No Intermission, on Patreon for even more. When it comes to inspiring fan engagement and artistic community, she’s in a class all by herself and here she opens up about her life, her marriage, and her art with her characteristic candor.

Poptarts Episode 44: Sex, Lies, & Rom-Coms! Nov 16, 2018

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Romantic comedies are often polarizing because even though they are ostensibly made for a female audience, it’s rare to find one that actually tells the truth about women’s lives. But in real life, women are also out on these streets lying all the time when it comes to sex. Is this propensity to lie about our sex lives a social construct bolstered by rom-coms? Is life imitating art or is art imitating life? On this episode of the “Poptarts” podcast helping us figure it all out is Lux Alptraum, author of the new book Faking It: The Lies Women Tell About Sex And The Truths They Reveal.

Poptarts Episode 43: Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein! Nov 01, 2018

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Ricki Lake is a woman who has lived a million pop cultural lives. She first found fame in John Waters’ most commercially successful films, Hairspray, Cry Baby, and Serial Mom. She then took over the small screen with her own daytime talk show from 1992 to 2004. And today, she’s known for making documentaries alongside her filmmaking partner Abby Epstein—first with The Business of Being Born, and now with their new film, Weed the People. In this episode, both Ricki and Abby reveal what its like to change the world by capturing life’s most intimate moments.

Poptarts Episode 42: Justine Bateman! Oct 19, 2018

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In the ’80s, Justine Bateman was one of the most famous young women in America. She starred as Mallory on the hugely popular sit-com Family Ties on NBC from 1982 to 1989, she starred in a movie about an all-girl rock band called Satisfaction in 1989, and then she went on to write, direct, produce and study computer science behind the scenes while the internet completely changed our culture’s relationship to stardom. In her new book, Fame: The Hijacking of Reality, she writes about the phenomenon of being famous in a fresh and fascinating way. And in this episode, she reveals the real deal about living in a celebrity bubble and then moving on after it pops.

Poptarts Episode 41: Strange Women! Oct 05, 2018

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Strange Women. Pop culturally speaking, they truly are the spice of life. But what qualifies a performer or character as strange? And what is it about these women that provoke such strong responses in us? Joining us to discuss all this and more are two experts in the field. Twin sisters Tonya Hurley and Tracy Hurley Martin are the hosts of the Stories of Strange Women Podcast, where they’ve interviewed everyone from Elvira to Kate Pierson of the B-52s to Lydia Lunch to Parker Posey. And they are also quite accomplished Strange Women in their own rights. Tonya is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ghostgirl young adult book series and the Blessed trilogy. And Tracy was the co-founder of Brooklyn’s incredible Morbid Anatomy Museum. On this episode, we talk about the all the strange women who inspired us to become the weirdoes we are today!

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