Episodes 105
Avg. Duration 1h 34m
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Since Jun 2021
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A show about what divides us! Every week, Rocky (she/her) is joined by a new guest to talk about something polarizing in pop culture.

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PF #105: The 2024 Pulpy Music Awards (feat. Claire)

Jan 18, 2025 2h 18m

You’ve waited. You’ve begged. You’ve cried. And now your prayers have finally been answered. This year, Rochel and Claire reflect on 2024’s music in over 20 categories, from country to jazz, from…

PF #104: Eclipse (feat. Rose)

Dec 17, 2024 1h 38m

As 2024 draws to a close, Rocky and Rose return to the Twilight saga once again to reflect on the peak of Team Edward vs. Team Jacob: Eclipse. Chris Weitz is out! David Slade is in! Bella must make…

PF #103: Suicide Squad (feat. Blurry)

Nov 21, 2024 1h 56m

2016 seems so long ago, and yet, it increasingly feels like we didn’t learn as many lessons from it as we once thought. What are we, some kind of Thunderbolts*—er, Suicide Squad? Rocky and Blurry…

PF #102: Saw (feat. Ruth)

Oct 30, 2024 1h 28m

For this year’s Pulp Friction Halloween Spec-Dracular, a massive Sawhead takes Rocky on the ride of a lifetime, starting where it all began: Saw (2004). This tightly-wound thriller bears little…

PF #101: Megalopolis (feat. Sam W)

Oct 17, 2024 1h 56m

When you’re having a dialogue about what kind of movie you want to see, that is Megalopolis. Sam and Rocky are here to break down the most polarizing and endlessly fascinating film in theaters right…

PF #100: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (feat. Violet, Jaime, Alison)

Sep 18, 2024 2h 21m

Yes, that’s “hundred” with an “H”. Thanks to listeners like you, we’ve hit a huge milestone, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how: by being unfettered haters. Annas will be Invented, Jacobs…

PF #99: Interview with the Vampire (feat. Myles)

Aug 28, 2024 1h 13m

On-set feuds. Studios collapsing. Tragic celebrity deaths. Real-life vampirism. The story of how AMC’s Anne Rice’s Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire came to be is undoubtedly one of the most…

PF #98: The Lego Batman Movie (feat. Lily)

Aug 09, 2024 1h 54m

Let’s look back on a time when superhero comedies could be, y’know, funny. First-time guest Lily joins Rocky to talk about a modern animated classic that may or may not stand in the shadow of another…

PF #97: The Death of Slim Shady (feat. Ruth)

Jul 18, 2024 1h 44m

This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky and Ruth are cancelling themselves before Gen Z gets a chance as they look at the latest record from hip-hop’s incorrigible clown prince, Eminem. The rapper has…

PF #96: The Beatles VIII (Beatles for Sale)

Jul 05, 2024 1h 26m

We asked for your riddles, and you failed to deliver. Now, our intrepid heroes (Rocky, Sam, and Leon) find themselves at their lowest point, playing skiffle for scraps on the Universal Studios…

PF #95: Pixar pt. 2 (feat. Alex)

Jun 10, 2024 1h 16m

Rocky and Alex come together once again to discuss Pixar in the A.D. (After Death) (of Steve Jobs) era. In some ways, it’s the depressing and slow death of a once-cherished creative force in American…

PF #94: Pixar pt. 1 (feat. Alex)

May 26, 2024 1h 30m

Turns out, it takes way more than 90 minutes to talk about all the epic highs and lows of Pixar. That’s why it’s getting 2. This time, Rocky and Alex cover the legacy of Pixar in the B.C. (Before…

PF #93: The 2024 Met Gala (feat. Simone)

May 14, 2024 1h 32m

Hey, did you guys know there was a Met Gala last week? We did, and we’re giving you a primer on some of the night’s best and worst fits, from lettuce to chips and princesses to pince-nezes. Who…

PF #92: The Tortured Poets Department (feat. Brig)

Apr 26, 2024 1h 39m

A few years ago, Taylor Swift said everybody was a sexy baby. Today, she says everyone smells like either weed or little babies. What is the truth, TayTay? This week, Rocky is joined by resident…

PF #91: Civil War (feat. Ruth)

Apr 15, 2024 1h 31m

Noted Brit Alex Garland makes a film about American politics. What could go wrong? This week, Rocky (she/her) and Ruth (he/him) are fresh out of the theater to address the elephant in the room: Civil…

PF #90: ContraPoints (feat. Cody)

Mar 30, 2024 1h 49m

Niche internet celebrity Natalie Wynn is back in the niche internet news, and Rocky is joined by Cody, our resident expert on the online left (and right), to tell Contra’s side of the story. If her…

PF #89: Imagine Dragons (feat. Blurry)

Mar 18, 2024 1h 58m

This is the big one, folks. Rocky and Blurry are talking about Zoomer Nickelback themselves, the band everyone loves to hate, Imagine Dragons. Were they always this bad? Were they lightning before…

PF #88: Screenlife movies (Unfriended, Searching, Missing) (feat. Violet)

Mar 03, 2024 1h 20m

What if you could watch a whole movie… on a screen? The screenlife films of Timur Bekmambetov imagine this twisted world, and Rocky is joined by Violet this week to look at the likes of Unfriended,…

PF #87: Riddles Pledge Drive (feat. Sam H and Leon)

Feb 15, 2024 41m

Each year, dozens of teens all over the world are driven mad with beguilement by the Beatles’ riddle. Rocky, Sam, and Leon are within a country mile of cracking it, and we need your help to continue…

PF #86: 2023 Pulpy Movie Awards! (feat. Ruth)

Jan 28, 2024 2h 25m

[CORRECTION: The song featured in Anatomy of a Fall is 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.,” not Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin’”.]The movies are back in a big way this year, and Rocky (she/her) and Ruth (he/him) are looking…

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