Pop Culture Podcast
It’s All Happening!
We’ve been podcasting since 2005. Once happy to merely chitchat about our everyday lives in Hawaii, we were soon swallowed whole by the massive global fandom of “LOST.” Our podcast, “The Transmission,” has connected tens of thousands of hardcore fans around the world. But this year’s final season of “LOST” is also bringing about the final season of “The Transmission,” and the time is drawing near to write our next chapter.
Not surprisingly, our path forward finds its roots in our past.
For Jen, before there was a podcast, there was a blog: “The Pith of Pop.” I’d been awed by her vast pop-culture knowledge since we first met (she’s like a walking IMDB, but more reliable), and nagged her to flex that greymatter. what do you use ivermectin for So as far back as 2003, she’d share her take on all flavors of movies, TV shows, music, and books. Â Her first taste of podcasting was actually a regular “Pith of Pop” segment on my Hawaii show, “HawaiiUP.” That segment was where “The Transmission” was born. And now, in a way, that segment is also the root of our new show: Popspotting.
After the final thud of “LOST” in May 2010, Jen and I will surely cry, and collapse in grief. heartguard ivermectin cats But soon enough, we’ll take a deep breath, get back up, and begin unleashing Popspotting unto the world.
For our new show, Jen will shift into the driver’s seat. She is, after all, the pop-culture genius between us. I’m just the fast-talking producer. Â Our scope will be purposefully broad. Movies, television, music, and books, of course, plus perhaps some art, some tech, and pop-culture news. There will also be regular segments, which Jen is furiously developing right now.
But most importantly, we’ll continue to invite — no, beg for — comments and contributions from our listeners. Our friends. You. The people we’ve truly grown to love and enjoyed chatting with over the past half decade. ivermectin cream for scabies  Perhaps “LOST” was how we first connected. Or Hawaiiana, or photography, or Facebook or Twitter. Together, we hope Popspotting can become our new hub for rich, fun, wide-ranging conversation.
Watch this space. And if you have any suggestions, ideas, questions or even random thoughts to share, we’d love to hear them. Popspotting is us. Let’s get to it.
So glad you two are going to continue to share with us and keep us in your lives.
Cool! I love pop-culture. Can’t wait for this!
Let me know if you need a Maui connection … especially if it means a free press pass to the MACC events! If not, I’ll still be listening. Thanks for great podcasting, Ryan and Jen.
Very cool. I can’t wait for the first episode!
The mother of my Lost fandom is doing a podcast? I can’t wait! I’ll contribute what I can.
I look forward to this new podcast. I always enjoyed the reviews on HawaiiUP
Ryan and Jen thank you so much for doing this. I just wrote Ryan from my work email asking him about another Hawaii up for 2010… He gave me this link and here I am. I look forward to listening. One suggestion is maybe having a Hawaiian song every once in awhile to mix the old and the new. Once again thank you.
Cool, I can’t wait for this! Don’t know how often those podcasts will come out…but I’d love to hear about What to watch on TV…or about actors getting big breaks…show renewals, etc…anything to be one step ahead entertainment-wise! =D
Ryan and Jen, you’re my FAVORITE Lost Podcast by far and I’d really like to carry on listening to you both after the end of Lost 🙁
I’m not an iTunes user, so would you be able to provide an RSS Feed to the podcasts as well please ?
Love The Transmission podcast and will be crying when it ends. I cannot wait for the popspottong podcast to start.
So glad you’ll be continuing, already in my iTunes, twitter and RSS feeds, and though it may be signalled by the end of Lost, I can’t wait and will try and contribute more (esp UK stuff!)
Ryan and Jen thank you so much for doing this. I just wrote Ryan from my work email asking him about another Hawaii up for 2010… He gave me this link and here I am. I look forward to listening. One suggestion is maybe having a Hawaiian song every once in awhile to mix the old and the new. Once again thank you.
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I have enjoyed The Transmission so much this season. I feel like you all are friends even though probably have no idea who I am. I was not a terribly frequent commentor and never get up the guts to call the LOST line. 🙂
I am more of a news nut, as you may have noticed if you visited the blog, but I might give popspotting a try. 🙂 If you ever want to talk about politics/Middle East or along those lines I have a ton of suggestions. 🙂 I know a lot of that probably won’t fall into pop culture, but sometimes it does.
I would say that a historical fiction I read recently, Mornings in Jenin, would be worth a look. In America, people typically sympathize and identify with Israel in the conflict. This novel tells the story of the Palestinian holocaust that occurred when Israel was formed. It is the other side of the story- of one we think we all know so well- evil Arabs suicide bombing Jewish holocaust victims. It would be quite a revelation to many.
A true account to read would be The Lemon Tree. It’s the account of a Palestinian family who was forced from the their home and that of a Jewish family who moved into that very home within the same week in 1948. In 1967, a child from each family got to meet and try and understand the other’s narrative and perception of history.
I have a bunch of books, not all political, on Facebook on the app (Books Weread) if you’re interested.
Another idea- tea and coffee. I could talk for hours about those! Being in Hawaii, I bet you have had some good coffee experiences. I still have never had Kona myself.
I learned of “popspotting” listening to the latest Transmission. If you have a notification list please add me to it.
Looking forward to your newest venture in world of podcasting.