Poppish
Anneliese Claire & Ellie Sims
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About This Podcast
Entertainment industry veterans and (perfect) comedy duo Ellie Sims and Anneliese Claire proudly present Poppish: a pop culture podcast that will finally cover everything that has ever happened, since everyone else is too afraid.
Each week, comediennes (we’re reclaiming it) Ellie and Anneliese swap one contemporary and one historical story that share a unifying theme, from “famous feuds” to “lost cities.” Have you ever wondered if there was a link between Lady Jane Grey, the 9-day queen, and the Jeremy Renner app? Or if Akon is really going to build a city in Senegal funded by cryptocurrency? Poppish doesn’t have the answers, but it sure does like to ask those questions.
Tune in Tuesdays, and come hungry — we’re cooking.
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S1E51 God Forbid I Catch a Vibe in My Sleep
My boyfriend? You don’t know him, he goes to a different database.We’re talking scary, imaginary, soul sucking intimate relationships this week: the mythology of incubi and succubi and the troubling…
S1E50 The Cat Died So We Could Be Curious
This week, we explore two methods of communicating the things that matter most: the Voyager Golden Records and the Instagram Photo Dump. These carefully curated collections help convey our way of…
S1E49 ¯\(ツ)/¯
Could this meeting have been an emoji? A picture is worth a thousand words, so we’re analyzing two languages made up entirely of images: Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Emojis.How do these tiny…
S1E48 The Panic in Central Park
Childless cat ladies, rejoice! This episode celebrates two important roles cats have held in culture across millennia: the stone lion statues of Imperial China and the bodega cats of New York…
S1E47 Who Ordered the Gist?
Let’s examine two letters that exposed hidden truths, shifted alliances, and ultimately, started wars: the Zimmermann Telegram and the Jersey Shore Note. Secrets came to light in the harsh black and…
S1E46 Sunday Reset on the Western Front
A truce can be a beautiful thing, but it can also be fleeting. We explore two cases of short-lived truces: the WWI Christmas Truce in December of 1914, and Jelena’s brief rekindling in late 2017…
S1E45 One Year of Poppish
To celebrate one full year of absolute nonsense, we’re reflecting on the origins of the pod, taking listener questions, and reacting to some of your hot takes. It’s been such a fun year and we’re so…
S1E44 Old Testament Spoilers Ahead
I think you guys might be doing unto others as you would have others do unto yourselves too much… This week we explore two codes by which you live one’s life: The Ten Commandments and Jemima Kirke’s…
S1E43 They Didn’t Call Him Bestieheimer
Let’s look at two inventors who would go on to be tormented by their own creations: J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, and Dong Nguyen, creator of Flappy Bird. Both men achieved great…
S1E42 POV: I'm in a Well
Put on your spelunking boots: we’re going underground. We’re telling two classic “trapped inside the bowels of the earth” stories: Baby Jessica and the Thai Cave Rescue. How did these children end up…
S1E41 I Actually Done A Exile
What does a girl have to do to get sent to an island around here?? We unpack two stories we’re deeply jealous of: prominent individuals who were sent away from society to heal/build and army. We’re…
S1E40 Anaheim, Epicenter of Culture
What do Walt Disney and Tana Mongeau have in common? They both had a dream. One, to open a theme park that wasn’t gross and also had a fully functioning train, and the other, to introduce a…
S1E39 I'm Actually Helping Another Monkey Who's in Crisis
This one product can change your whole life and fix everything you don’t like about yourself? Huge if true. This week we talk Patent Medicines (AKA: snake oil) and Peptides, the wellness craze that…
S1E38 Harambe: A Load-Bearing Silverback Gorilla
This week, we trace two historic timeline shifts back to their inciting incidents. We unpack how the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand kicked off World War 1, and how the death of Harambe the…
S1E37 Je Ne Sais Zac
This week we get into a little classic Hollywood drama, exploring the casting processes for both “Gone With the Wind” and “The Greatest Showman.” Learn how Vivien Leigh landed the role of Scarlett…
S1E36 Hey So It Actually Only Has to Make Sense to Me
This week on Poppish: two inspiring tales of humanity showing up for one another after disaster. We share the stories of RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued survivors of Titanic, and the town of…
S1E35 Johannes Gutenberg Invented the Glambot
Reporting drunk from the great NYC snowstorm of 2026, it’s Ellie and Anneliese. We each mixed a Buzzball, Beatbox, and Cutwater and then we hit record. We are so sorry for what followed. We did our…
S1E34 Cutting Costs and Maximizing Prophets
POPPISH’S 6 STEP RECIPE FOR SUCCESS:Step 1: Change your name.Step 2: Take on a transatlantic accent.Step 3: Record “Ocean Eyes” in your brother’s bedroom.Step 4: Share your testimony.Step 5: Cut…
S1E33 Never Go to an Active Volcano for a Man
Are volcanoes pop culture? That question lies at the center of this week’s episode, wherein we unpack the terrifying eruptions of Mount Vesuvius (79 AD) and Whaakari (2019 AD). Two stories of…
S1E32 The Gap is a Third Space
This week, EVERYONE comes into a little wealth. James Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill, a mysterious figure named Satoshi Nakamoto founds Bitcoin, Ellie gets a diamond ring, and Anneliese goes on…
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Poppish has published 52 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in Comedy, Society & Culture.
Poppish is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 7m.
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