Pop Culture Role Call
392 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsPop Culture Role Call is a weekly podcast that reviews television and movies from different characters’ perspectives. Each week our geek panel (panel of hosts) watches the same TV episode or movie each assigned their own character role. They will only watch scenes that their character is present in, leaving them with only part of the bigger picture.
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National Ray-Gun Association – Firefly S01E15 – Objects in Space
August 19, 2021 17:13 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBWelcome to the last full episode of Firefly, lovely listeners! River's loose grip on reality combined with a loaded gun makes for a tense moment. Matters are made worse by the appearance of Early, an assassin with a complex or two. Everyone (minus Jayne) works together to purge this bad dude from their home and smooth over their rocky relationship. Thanks for listening!
Executions en Masse - Firefly S01E14 - Heart of Gold
August 12, 2021 03:15 - 1 hour - 46 MBHello lovely listeners! The crew of Serenity sets down on a dusty planet to help one of Inara's old friends, Nandi. A local villain is trying to steal a baby from one of Nandi's employees. But, we are here to make sure villains die and babies stay safe with their loving mothers. Well, Jayne is here to engage in sex and be generally vile. The rest of us are here to help and stuff. Thanks for listening!
X-mas Special – Firefly S01E13 – The Message
August 05, 2021 03:19 - 1 hour - 107 MBHappy Wednesday, folks! This week Mal and the crew are tasked with transporting some precious cargo, the body of a former friend and soldier. I mean, it's not a "dead" body. Well, it looked like one initially and then was one eventually... it's complicated. Oh, and the PCRC hosts drop a hint for the next show!
Trumper Jayne – Firefly S01E12 – Trash
July 29, 2021 04:30 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBHello listeners! It's heist 2.0 this week when Saffron pops up out of nowhere (based on our scenes), with a new attitude and a plan to steal a cool gun! Book says nothing, Jayne threatens to expose himself, and Wash flies the ship like a leaf on the wind. Summer and the good Dr.? They call a bluff.
Ship Dealership – Firefly S01E11 – War Stories
July 22, 2021 03:37 - 1 hour - 127 MBHello and welcome to the torture episode! Wash (the best character) puts his foot down this week and DEMANDS to go on a mission with Mal. Turns out, he is feeling a little jealous of Mal and Zoe's ability to bond over war stories. One thing leads to another and both our boys find themselves being electrocuted by Niska and his goons. Thanks for listening!
Hobbit Lifting – Firefly S01E10 – Ariel
July 15, 2021 04:07 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBHello there listeners! Welcome to the heist episode with just a sprinkling of medical horror. Simon comes to the crew with a medical caper which he can also use as an excuse to future-scan River's brain. But we had a Benedict Arnold in the party. Thanks for listening!
Oh-carina or Ah-carina – Firefly S01E09 – Out of Gas
July 08, 2021 04:33 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBHello, lovely listeners! This week, Mal and crew are up shit creek due to some mechanical failures (don't blame Kaylee). In fiction we are trying to survive and doing an... OK job. In reality, this is one of them "flashback episodes" where we get vignettes about how Mal met his original crew. Thanks for listening!
Well, Actually… – Firefly S01E08 – Jaynestown
July 01, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBIt's episode 8 this week, folks! Sing it with me: "He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor. Stood up to the Man and he gave him what for. Our love for him now ain't hard to explain. The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne!" Thanks for listening!
Interchangeable Christinas – Firefly S01E07 – Our Mrs. Reynolds
June 24, 2021 02:49 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBThis week, Captain Reynolds and Mrs. Captain Reynolds (Saffron) deal with a rocky first day of matrimony. Partly because the good captain doesn't 100% remember getting married, partly because Saffron keeps kissing and/or kicking the crew. But, hey, every marriage takes a bit of work, ya know? Thanks for listening!
Straight Up Kablowed – Firefly S01E06 – Safe
June 17, 2021 05:21 - 1 hour - 687 MBTime to learn a bit more about the renegade siblings, Simon and River! The brother/sister genius duo find themselves kidnapped this week by a town of folk needin' a doctor. Which is pretty chill, all things considered. Unfortunately, the chill doctorin' turns into a witch trial quicker n' you can slap a cow. Thanks for listening!
ASMR+PCRC – Firefly S01E05 – Shindig
June 10, 2021 01:15 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBHowdy listeners! I wish we could give you a vague overview of the main plot for this week's episode. Unfortunately, though, none of us were there. Mal got cut by a sword and Kaylee got a sweet pink dress. Something about a duel? Anyway, the rest of us had a pretty uneventful time on the ship playing "cards" for chore coupons. Thanks for listening!
Not Today, Monday – Firefly S01E04 – Bushwhacked
June 03, 2021 03:19 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBWelcome aboard, listeners! This week we go on a spooky salvage mission. Turns out it wasn't engine trouble after all. The alliance is snooping around us snooping around, and they have some pointed questions. Thank goodness Wash is there to clear things up. Thanks for listening!
Grab That Booty! – Firefly S01E03 – The Train Job
May 27, 2021 04:11 - 1 hour - 48 MBThis week on Firefly Mal and the crew do one of those classic "train jobs" you hear so much about. I wish I could tell you some fun specifics, but we watch the show in kind of a weird way. All we know is that the moral grey of the job got a little too real and the crew is about to make some powerful enemies. More than we already have. Thanks for listening!
Ear Necklaces are Your Forte – Firefly S01E02 – Serenity Part 2
May 20, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBHello and welcome to episode 2 of Firefly! Larry the Lawman is being a real jerk and gets tossed. Jane pushes the boundaries of him and Mal's work/friend relationship, Book has a crisis of faith, and River wakes up in a strange metal box. Luckily, we have a great pilot who can fly this ship under duress, because we are definitely under duress. Thanks for listening!
Literally Dating Myself – Firefly S01E01 – Serenity Part 1
May 13, 2021 04:16 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBHello and welcome to episode one of Firefly! This week the gang all slap cowboy hats on their heads and make for The Black as they explore this new universe. Well, the conscious ones do anyway. Adventure awaits anyone with a good crew, a reliable ship, and a job that pays. Thanks for listening.
Pseudo Bear Grylls – Orphan Black Series Wrap-Up
May 06, 2021 02:21 - 2 hours - 83.2 MBThis week the gang says a heartfelt goodbye to the sestras. Thank you to everyone who joined us as we took a journey through Orphan Black! Your support was amazing and your finale questions were perfect. We hope you will join us next week as we kick off our next show, Firefly! Thanks for listening, as always.
Classic Eye Tug – Orphan Black Season 5 Wrap-Up
April 29, 2021 01:35 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBGoodbye season 5! In this week's wrap-up we talk through the last episodes of Orphan Black. We take audience questions and re-visit all of our many incorrect predictions from seasons past. Email us any questions you have for the series wrap-up next week! Thanks for listening.
OB S05E10 – Personal Becomes Personnel – To Right the Wrongs of Many
April 22, 2021 02:35 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBAnd with this, Orphan Black comes to an end (minus the season AND series wrap-up episodes). Helena welcomes her two beautiful, sand-eating boys into the world. Sarah looks to her future as a mother and a sistra, trying to order her life now that Ms. S isn't in it. There is too much to cover in one paragraph so we will discuss it in length next Wednesday! Thanks for listening.
OB S05E09 – Skype-ception – One Fettered Slave
April 15, 2021 01:51 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBHowdy, listeners! It's the penultimate episode of season 5 (we think) and the penultimate episode of the whole show (most likely). We don't know how, or why, but Ms. S never made it past the opening credits. Luckily, Sarah has broken Helena out of The Dyad and if anyone can dispense revenge/justice it is her. Thanks for listening!
OB S05E08 – Stanky Legg Vibes – Guillotines Decide
April 08, 2021 05:05 - 1 hour - 57 MBWelcome to season 5 episode 8, folks! Everyone's favorite brother is back from doing recon and is ready to present his new gallery, themed on the sistras. Hopefully, Sarah and Ms. S can figure out their drama before Felix's art suffers because of the distraction. Now, we just need to get Kira back (again, again..) Thanks for listening!
OB S05E07 – Freaky Clone Friday'd – Gag or Throttle
April 01, 2021 01:06 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBIt's season 5 episode 7 and Alison is finally back in our lives! She even has some new ink and a new outlook on her "shadow self". Meanwhile, Sarah and Cosima are still tracking down some dirt on PT and his island of horror. Kira has been kidnapped again so we definitely need any help we can get! Thanks for listening.
OB S05E06 – Hair Poison? – Manacled Slim Wrists
March 25, 2021 01:49 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWelcome to season 5 episode 6 of Orphan Black! Alison is still out on vacation, singing classic vacation tunes. Cosima, with a little help from everyone's favorite ghost/rebel, escapes from a basement prison. Meanwhile, Sarah and Art are getting "help" from our very own ethical cosmetics enthusiast Crystal.
OB S05E05 – Museum Crimes – Ease for Idle Millionaires
March 18, 2021 00:48 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBIt's season 5 episode 5 and Cosima is the star of the show! PT and his cabal of eugenics-obsessed scientists are holding council on the spooky island. Cosima talks her way into the dinner party but the situation isn't quite as it appears. Can she make it out with her life? Has she bitten off more than she can chew? Thanks for listening!
OB S05E04 – Pants-less Glass Ceiling – Let the Children and Childbearers Toil
March 11, 2021 03:02 - 1 hour - 65 MBWelcome to season 5 episode 4, folks! Sarah and Ms. S are out on a special mission, hunting down some leverage to hold over Rachel's head. Along the way, Sarah and Helaina are reunited and share a heartfelt moment. Meanwhile, Cosima is sneaking around a spooky island and meeting a "bear" with our friend Mud. Thanks for listening!
OB S05E03 – Is Mud a Ghost? – Beneath Her Heart
March 04, 2021 03:10 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBWelcome to season 5 episode 3 of Orphan Black! It's a much-needed and long-awaited Alison episode this week and we even get some juicy flashbacks. Alison has a lot of skeletons in her closet. That is partly a metaphor but mostly just a cold hard fact. For better or for worse, Alison is steadying herself and setting her sights on action, ready to bring her family back into the fold. Thanks for listening!
OB S05E02- Gleep Glorp - Clutch of Greed
February 25, 2021 03:57 - 1 hour - 69 MBSeason 5 episode 2 is here! Sarah is scrambling to keep Kira out of Rachel's grasp but the walls are closing in. All of the sistras are being trapped or manipulated in one way or another, except for maybe Helaina? We don't quite know where she and Donnie are at the moment. On the bright side, Cosima has a cure in her body and is rubbing shoulders with the tip-top of the Neolution pecking order. Thanks for listening!
OB S05E01 - Commode is a Bathroom, Babe - The Few Who Dare
February 18, 2021 04:32 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBAnd here we are in season 5 episode 1! Wow stuff is gettin' kind of weird. Sarah is limping, bleeding and beaten, through a strange forest. But, she isn't alone. Alison is abducted by Art's terrible and rude new "partner". Meanwhile, Cosima seems to be a little drunk on a cool evil-genius science mystery. Thanks for listening!
Fool Me Nine Times is My Kink – Orphan Black Season 4 Wrap-Up
February 11, 2021 02:04 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBIt's time for the season 4 wrap-up! Big thanks to all the fans who submitted questions for us to answer. Next week begins the fifth and maybe or maybe not final season of Orphan Black. As a quick note: the most recent allegations against Joss Whedon came out between recording and releasing this episode. We fully support and stand with Charisma, Ray, Amber, Michelle, and all those who have joined them in sharing/empowering the truth of their experiences. We will have a chance to discuss it ...
OB S04E10 - Subs and Dubs - From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths
February 04, 2021 01:51 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBSeason 4 episode 10 has come and gone! It turns out, the show didn't end so you got us for a couple more months, folks. Alison has a phone call and a gun. Cosima has the prospect of a cure dangled in front of her like a carrot on a stick only to be pulled away at the last second. Meanwhile, Sarah is on science island with a gun, an attitude, and a lack of regard for Rachel's well-being. Thanks for listening!
OB S04E09 - Mike's Perfect Gift - The Mitigation of Competition
January 28, 2021 00:12 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBIt's season 4 episode 9 this week and character arcs are starting to wrap the heck up! Sarah and Art "help" Rachel and Ira track down one of Ev's escaped trial subjects. Cosima is on a spooky science island making a baby. Meanwhile, Alison is having a crisis of faith, trying to find stability with her recently incarcerated husband. Thanks for listening!
OB S04E08 – Albus Dimbledots – The Redesign of Natural Objects
January 21, 2021 03:28 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBIt's season 4 episode 8 and it's Allison's time to shine - literally. Hopefully she's up to it because Donnie's life is in the hands of a unhinged Neolutionist. Thanks for listening!
OB S04E07 – 98 Ways To Not Make A Lightbulb – The Antisocialism of Sex
January 14, 2021 00:40 - 1 hour - 137 MBIt's season 4 episode 7 and everyone is feeling pretty low. Sarah is on a bender after the Kendall travesty, trying to find comfort in her past. Alison is struggling to open up to Donnie, which gets even harder now that he is in "police custody". Cosima is stopped mere seconds before making a medical mistake with the promise of Delphine details. Thanks for listening!
OB S04E06 – Orphan Backup – The Scandal of Altruism
January 06, 2021 23:19 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBOrphan Black season 4 episode 6 is in the bag and comes with another casualty. Sarah, with the support of Cosima and Kendall, makes a play that breaks bad. The maggot-bot is extracted in a tense moment. Cosima acknowledges her life is ticking away. Meanwhile, Alison (we think) had a busy day at the office. Thanks for listening!
OB S04E05 – Scorsese, Give me a Cookie! – Human Raw Material
December 31, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBIt's Orphan Black season 4 episode 5 this week and Cosima is taking point on recon. Alison is getting some unwanted police attention for her previous illicit dealings. Sarah is having a mother/daughter day, but not before getting to the bottom of "The Adele Mystery". Thanks for listening!
OB S04E04 – Tumor Nugget – Newer Elements of Our Defense
December 24, 2020 01:22 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBSeason 4 episode 4 of Orphan Black is here! Cosima and Scott unwrap a gnarly gift from our favorite manslaughter-ers, Alison and Donnie. Meanwhile, Sarah keeps digging into the mystery that is M.K., our sistra behind the screen. Thanks for listening!
OB S04E03 – I Believe in a Thing Called Rot – The Stigmata of Progress
December 17, 2020 03:24 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBIt's season 4 episode 3 this week and Sarah's little cheek friend is causing quite a stir. Cosima and Scott are doing their best to provide answers but Sarah needs to go straight to the source. Alison and Donny decide to dig up some of those skeletons they buried deep in their closet, getting some much-needed support from Helena. Relationships are being strained, let's hope they don't break. Thanks for listening!
OB S04E02 – The Chinatown Cheek Incident – Transgressive Border Crossing
December 10, 2020 03:42 - 1 hour - 74 MBHello and welcome to season 4 episode 2! Aileen, watching as the dearly departed Beth, is back! Turns out, this is where the hard sci-fi has been hiding. Sarah finds out she is the unfortunate owner of some futuristic cheek technology. Cosima has moved her operation into a comic book shop's basement. While Allison is dipping her toe back into the main plot and helping Helena prepare for her growing family. Thanks for listening!
OB S04E01 – Beth Notcop – The Collapse of Nature
December 02, 2020 22:49 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBTime for the clone club to break into Orphan Black season 4! Aileen snuck her way into the podcast this week to talk all things Beth. It's a flashback episode full of little details and body modifications. Plus, some kinda cheek alien-thing? Sounds like season 4 is about to go some places and we are here for it. Thanks for listening!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Issues 1-4 – WHY IS SHE A GIANT?!?!?!
November 26, 2020 02:53 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBTake a break with the gang as Clone Club becomes the Scooby Gang once again. This week, our hosts sit down for something a little different. They didn't watch anything. But, they read 4 issues of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic series! Hope you enjoy! Back to Orphan Black next week for season 4 episode 1.
Sex or Death – Orphan Black Season 3 Wrap-Up
November 19, 2020 02:01 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBIt's the season 3 wrap-up episode folks! A HUGE thank you to all the fans who submitted questions for the clone club to discuss. Next week we are going to be doing something a little different. We are going to be reading some Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics! Then, on to season 4! Thanks for listening.
OB S03E10 – Am I a Miranda? – History Yet to Be Written
November 12, 2020 02:10 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBWelcome to the last episode of season 3! Alison's political career is taking off like a shot with a smashing 56 vote victory over the incumbent. Sarah is working out some family drama with her mom and her clone-grandma-sister. Meanwhile, Cosima continues to decide between her two fraught loves. Thanks for listening and talk to you in season 4!
OB S03E09 – Mauve Flag – Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow
November 05, 2020 02:17 - 1 hour - 58 MBIt's season 3 episode 9! We are speeding into the finale and the intrigue is at an all time high. Donnie is going rogue and making some cool, cash money for the family. Cosima is still working out who she can trust and who she can kiss. Meanwhile, in London, Sarah, Felix, and S find out that Castor and Leda might be VERY similar. Thanks for listening!
OB S03E08 – Goofy Mt. Healthy – Ruthless in Purpose, and Insidious in Method
October 29, 2020 00:55 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBSeason 3 episode 8 this week, folks! Cosima could use any little bit of luck with her partners. But, thankfully, she is putting in her two weeks. Sarah is back in the big city and her Skype is ringing off the hook. While Alison works out the finer details of her criminal empire. Namely, her marriage. Thanks for listening!
OB S03E07 – Chubbs is the Least of Our Problems – Community of Dreadful Fear and Hate
October 22, 2020 00:33 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBWelcome to Orphan Black season 3 episode 7! Sarah and Collin take a much-needed break from leading the show this week. Alison is working on bolstering her political platform AND her drug dealing operation. All the while, Cosima is being pulled between her old and new loves. Can we keep this ship afloat? Thanks for listening!
OB S03E06 - Dolce & Gabbana - Certain Agony of the Battlefield
October 15, 2020 02:16 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBIt's season 3 episode 6 this week! The episode where Alison learns how to launder her drug money. The episode where Cosima falls for Shay, the Influencer. The episode where Sarah escapes a military prison camp. Thanks for listening!
OB S03E05 - Blue Apron of Comedy - Scarred by Many Past Frustrations
October 08, 2020 00:33 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBWelcome to season 3 episode 5! Sarah and Helena are organizing a prison break. Cosima is trying her best not to talk about her ex while out on the town with a gorgeous "influencer type". Oh, Alison? No clue, she wasn't in this episode. Thanks for listening!
OB S03E04 – Good Bad Boy or Bad Good Boy – Newer Elements of Our Defense
September 30, 2020 22:06 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBIt's season 3 episode 4 this week! Alison continues to expand her suburban drug empire. Cosima and Felix are talking about looooove, or maybe luuuuust? Meanwhile, Sarah is out there pulling metal slugs out of Mark's leg and digging up dead babies. We are watching the same show, yeah? Thanks for listening!
OB S03E03 – Mike, M.D. – Formalized, Complex, and Costly
September 24, 2020 01:39 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBWelcome to season 3 episode 3 of Orphan Black! Art and Sarah are driving around talking about their feelings and junk. Cosima and Scott are sawing open heads and discovering game changing truths about the Castor clones. And Alison? Well, she is kinda off doing her own "Build an empire" thing. Thanks for listening!
OB S03E02 – Catching Ramon – Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis
September 16, 2020 23:52 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWelcome to episode 2 of season 3! Alison and Donnie consider expanding their budding criminal empire. Cosima is exploring her spirituality during her darkest hour. Meanwhile, Sarah is fighting to keep her and Kira together, despite the risks that come with that decision. Thanks for listening!
OB S03E01 – Kink Acknowledgement – The Weight of This Combination
September 09, 2020 20:05 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBToday, the Clone Crew break into season 3 of Orphan Black! Y'all like exposition and complicated webs of intrigue? I hope so, because that's what we are workin' with. Sarah plays Rachel, Allison plays Sarah, and Cosima gets her heart broken. All the while, project Castor is likely working to put us in the dirt. Thanks for listening!