Episodes 249
Avg. Duration 1h 25m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (74)
Since Jul 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
45%
Hosting
cast.rocks

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About This Podcast

I’M SO POPULAR is an audio program from the end of the world by American drag queen in Japan, Zach Langley Chi Chi. Scream into the abyss, find another way: discussing with anyone and everyone homosexual beauty, art, culture, Madonna, Marxism, J-Pop, James Joyce, drag, death, all of it, none of it. What can be salvaged.

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Recent Episodes

EUPHORIA EUPHORIC with vera and ethan

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Vera and Ethan join to discuss EUPHORIA on HBO (2018~2026);

THE DEVIL WEARS AN UGLY BLUE SWEATER with miho

May 27, 2026 1h 20m

Miho returns to discuss the 2006 film THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA + its horrific legacy sequel THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (2026). For bonus episodes of the show, the racy exclusive world of SIRENS, access to…

VALERIE'S LAST COMEBACK with jack mason

May 17, 2026 1h 14m

Discussing the final season of THE COMEBACK. Full episode for subscribers on patreon.com/imsopopular

THE ENDLESS TEA PARTY I. with andrew

May 13, 2026 2h 10m

Welcome to THE ENDLESS TEA PARTY... an exciting new I'M SO POPULAR series where anyone who completes UMINEKO NO NAKU KORO NI can join me to discuss Ryukishi07's masterpiece. In the inaugural…

FAMESICK with samantha

May 06, 2026 1h 29m

The number one Lena Dunham otaku Samantha joins to discuss Lena's brand new memoir FAMESICK. patreon.com/imsopopular

A PURE WOMAN FAITHFULLY PRESENTED

Apr 24, 2026 1h 19m

Discussing nostalgia and longing for the past by way of Thomas Hardy's TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES and Roman Polanski's 1979 adaptation TESS. Listen to more on patreon.com/imsopopular

DESCENT OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS

Apr 08, 2026 1h 14m

Celebrating the arrival of Spring, we discuss the ephemeral and beguiling majesty of cherry blossom trees along with three sakura themed idol songs: Morning Musume's SAKURA MANKAI, Sakurazaka46’s…

IDOL MASSACRE with saylor stackhouse

Apr 01, 2026 1h 21m

Saylor joins to discuss one of the most notorious calamities in the history of idols: the ill-fated Korean reality show PRODUCE 48 where AKB48 and their sister groups are subjected to the trials and…

WOUNDED OBJECTS

Mar 25, 2026 1h 2m

In our continued investigation of Korea's chokehold on global popularity, we discuss two novels by Nobel Prize winning Korean author Han Kang: THE VEGETARIAN + HUMAN ACTS. For the full episode,…

BTS DEMON HUNTERS with jody

Mar 18, 2026 1h 3m

Jody joins to discuss the legacy of iconic Korean idol group BTS + the 2025 film KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. Over 200 paywalled episodes available on Patroen.com/imsopopular

THE FILMS OF YORGOS LANTHIMOS (preview)

Mar 11, 2026 1h 10m

We discuss the career and films of Greek director YORGOT LANTHIMOS. Full episode available only on Patreon. patreon.com/imsopopular

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Mar 06, 2026 1h 53m

Discussing WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë + three of its adaptations, Emerald Fennel’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS (2026), the Filipino film HIHINTAYIN KITA SA LANGIT (I WILL WAIT FOR YOU IN HEAVEN) [1991年]…

THE ENDLESS WITCH with skye (preview)

Feb 26, 2026 1h 1m

This week's episode is available for FREE on patreon.com/imsopopular It’s the biggest night in I’M SO POPULAR history, discussing the 1.5 million word visual novel epic UMINEKO WHEN THEY CRY…

BOYFRIENDS, COLDNESS with kazu

Feb 11, 2026 1h 29m

Right on time for Valentine’s Day, Chi Chi is joined by another single broad in the big city, Kazu, to discuss Netflix’s brand new season of gay Japanese dating reality show fiasco THE BOYFRIEND. We…

PLURIBUS with adam lehrer

Feb 04, 2026 1h 8m

Multitalented musician, artist, editor and jewish bodybuilding stud Adam Lehrer joins Maggie and Chi Chi to discuss the new Vince Gilligan Apple TV drama PLURIBUS (2025年〜). For the full episode,…

SEASON SIX PREMIERE: POPULARITY

Jan 28, 2026 1h 19m

Chi Chi and Maggie begin a whole new season of I'M SO POPULAR with an investigation of POPULARITY itself... what it means to be popular, how one becomes popular and why popularity is the magic of…

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Dec 26, 2025 2h 59m

Surprise! And happy New Year.... Maggie and Chi Chi recapped literally everything that happened in 2025 in a five hour extravaganza of exhaustion, kpop, online politics, Smurfs, horses and…

SEASON FIVE FINALE: GRAPEFRUIT 1980 with maggie

Dec 18, 2025 1h 33m

On the season finale of I’M SO POPULAR, Maggie and Chi Chi recount a year of violence, heartbreak and political turmoil and look to a more beautiful future beyond the parabola with a discussion of JD…

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Nov 26, 2025 1h 9m

On the penultimate episode of I’M SO POPULAR Season 5, we discuss the internet legend of Densha Otoko and the 2005 film adaptation of said legend: TRAIN MAN 電車の男 + love and actualization of the otaku…

CHI CHIのBOOK CLUB第6: WHEN SHE WAS GOOD

Nov 19, 2025 1h 39m

On the fifth edition of Chi Chi’s exclusive Patreon bookclub, we discuss WHEN SHE WAS GOOD by Philip Roth. Subscribe to the Patreon to join us next time: patreon.com/imsopopular

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