“What is Hollywood anyway? Just a bunch of people from other places." From these words pronounced by Meryl Streep and addressed to the Golden Globes' crowd earlier this year stemmed the idea of ACTSIDERS. A podcast that would shed light upon my fellow actors who like me left their home country to pursue acting in the Big Apple! Every other Monday, I'll be chatting with one actor from a different country who will reveal her/his "behind the scenes". Why did they decide to uproot themselves? Wh ...
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Main Pod Girl is a pop culture podcast hosted by artist and songwriter AJ Marks, with special guests ranging from popstars, hit songwriters, r/popheads team members, high-profile journalists and music content creators, as we talk about our shared love for pop music.
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True Currency: About Feminist Economics is a six-part podcast hosted by artists Amy Feneck and Ruth Beale (The Alternative School of Economics), launching on 16 July, with a new episode released weekly. The outcome of an eight month residency, the podcast is produced in collaboration with Lucia Scazzocchio from Social Broadcasts, and presents detailed testimonials from academic researchers, policy experts, community leaders and activists; and explores financial inequality, feminism, intersec ...
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What makes a community flourish? How do we build vibrant, supportive online communities? Can brands and organizations facilitate authentic connection through community? If you’ve ever found yourself asking these questions, you’re in the right place. The Community Experience was designed to explore all things community and to help community facilitators design online communities that thrive, whether yours is a niche community based on fandom, or tied to a personal brand or business. Each week ...
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2012: A Year in Review (feat. Ben Mandelker)
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Ben Mandelker, host of the hit podcast Watch What Crappens, joins the podcast to help us rewind and look back at some of the pop culture moments of 2012. Carly Rae Jepsen, American Idol, Jessie J and more!By Popheads
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Joel Kim Pod Girl (feat. Joel Kim Booster)
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Stand-up comedian, actor and television writer Joel Kim Booster joins the podcast to discuss his upcoming film, his work on Loot and Big Mouth, and the pop girlies! Stick around til the end to hear our Top 5 Songs of the Summer.By Popheads
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The Art of Album Rollouts (feat. Brittany Spanos, Katie Atkinson & Rachel Brodsky)
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We're celebrating Brat summer by discussing the art of album rollouts with a roundtable of Rolling Stone Senior Editor Brittany Spanos, Billboard Executive Digital Director Katie Atkinson and freelance journalist Rachel Brodsky! We cover all the big pop releases of this year and former years through the different stages of an album rollout.…
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Highly decorated actor, songwriter and artist Tayla Parx joins us on Main Pod Girl to talk about her brand new album Many Moons, Many Suns, as well as writing hits for artists such as Ariana Grande and Normani. We also play a game of Who Ya Gonna Call? and list our Top 5 Songs We Wish We Wrote!By Popheads
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The Breakout Artists of 2024 (feat. Billboard's Jason Lipshutz & Andrew Unterberger)
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Billboard's very own Jason Lipshutz and Andrew Unterberger join the show to discuss 2024's game-changing breakout stars: Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Tommy Richman, Benson Boone, Hozier, Tinashe, Charli XCX and more! Also approaching the midway point of the decade, we cast our ideal Mount Rushmores of early 2020s popstars.…
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Brooke Candy gets candid about her persona, announces that her upcoming album will be a double album, and confirms some of the rumored song titles! We also play a couple rounds of Fake News Detector, Dictionary Of... and Who Ya Gonna Call?By Popheads
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Miley Cyrus: A Career Timeline (feat. Mike's Mic, Ashley Norton & Mila Tequila)
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Miley, what's good? In this episode, we get into all things Miley with an all-star lineup of pop culture YouTubers: Mike's Mic, Ashley Norton and Mila Tequila. This nostalgia tour takes us through some behind the scenes insight on the initial casting process of Hannah Montana, to Miley's Bangerz-filled breakout, to her Endless Summer Vacation victo…
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Main Girlie Pop (feat. Chrissy Chlapecka)
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Main Pop Girlie Alert! Our newest MPG, Chrissy Chlapecka, is here to celebrate the release of her debut EP, Girlie Pop! We talk all things Bimbocore, rank the best chick flicks, introduce a new game called Dictionary Of..., and play First & Favorites.By Popheads
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Confessions of a Pod Girl (feat. Holly Humberstone)
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Holly Humberstone is our newest Main Pod Girl, here to talk about her new album Paint My Bedroom Black and its follow up EP Work in Progress! We also play a new game called Fake News Detector and list our Top 5 British Albums!By Popheads
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Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin joins the podcast and makes his debut as a Main Pod Girl! We talk about social media, how it affects the writing process, and how it affects how singles are chosen. We also play Song Interrogation and Call DM Block!By Popheads
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Our newest Main Pod Girl is none other than Croydon native, Rachel Chinouriri! We talk about her experiences touring with Lewis Capaldi, Louis Tomlinson and Remi Wolf, representation for Black British culture, and we also play a round of Song Interrogation!By Popheads
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One of pop music's secret (semi-precious) weapons, Justin Tranter, joins us on Main Pod Girl to discuss their hits, career and what they have in the pipeline. Listen to stories about the behind the scenes writing sessions for Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Chappell Roan, DNCE, Bebe Rexha, Imagine Dragons, and more! We also play Popheads Go…
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The one and only Jesse McCartney is our newest Main Pod Girl! We talk about his new EP All's Well and what we can expect on tour, as well as reflect on his past albums and legendary appearance on Suite Life of Zack and Cody. We also play Call DM Block with Jesse's name twins and Song Interrogation.By Popheads
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Priyanka is the first to accomplish many things... the first winner of Drag Race Canada, the first drag queen on the cover of Elle Canada, and now the first drag queen to become an official Main Pod Girl! We talk everything from her EP Taste Test to her upcoming debut album, and play Call DM Block, Pop Quiz and Musical Mad Libs!…
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The iconic David Archuleta joins Main Pod Girl to discuss his new song "Hell Together", navigating the queer spectrum, his time on American Idol and Masked Singer, and being a ex-Mormon. We also play a round of Popheads Gone Viral!By Popheads
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Cultural Resets Timeline (feat. Todd in the Shadows, Mic the Snare & Lina Morgan)
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We've had enough of the term "cultural reset" getting thrown around, so naturally we made a comprehensive timeline of every cultural reset in the past 50 years. Journalist Lina Morgan and YouTubers Mic the Snare and Todd in the Shadows all join the panel to help us flesh out this timeline. Let us know in the comments if we missed anything!…
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This week's Main Pod Girl is the masterful singer, songwriter and actress Katelyn Tarver. Join us as we explore all the themes of her latest album Quitter as though we're in our own little book club. We also play a round of Song Interrogation and name our Top 5 Britney Spears songs!By Popheads
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Three years later, we're catching up again with AJ Mitchell on his upcoming sophomore album As Far As the Eye Can See. Plus, we play It's a 10 But..., do a round of Firsts & Favorites, and list our Top 5 Favorite Releases of 2023.By Popheads
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Disney star-turned-Grammy nominee Coco Jones joins the show and proves her Main Pod Girl status. We go over how a YouTube livestream changed her entire career, getting cast in her hit show Bel-Air, her upcoming debut album, and being nominated 5 times in this year's Grammy Awards! Plus, we play Popheads Gone Viral and Song Superlatives!…
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Aly & AJ join the show and become our newest Main Pod Girls! Together, we chat about the entire timeline of their comeback, their most recent album With Love From, and their new Christmas EP Lonesome Dove! Plus, we play a round of Call DM Block and bring back Song Superlatives!By Popheads
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One of Your Main Pod Girls (feat. Ross Lynch & Rocky)
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Ross Lynch and Rocky Lynch of The Driver Era come on the show to clear up some rumors, discuss their new live album, and recap how Ross got cast in the Troye Sivan's latest music video. Plus, a game of Popheads Gone Viral!By Popheads
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X Ambassadors frontman Sam Nelson announces the band's new album, coming early April 2024! He also talks about writing for Lizzo, SZA & The Weeknd, soundtracking the new Aquaman movie, and the story of how "Renegades" became a hit. We also play Popheads Gone Viral and list our Top 5 Movie Soundtracks.…
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Our newest Main Pod Girl Dev takes us step-by-step through her incredible career, from "Like a G6", to using same-sex pronouns in pop songs, to going independent, to releasing her new Spanglish songs! We also gush about our love for Slayyyter, Doja Cat and Michael Medrano, and play the games Who Ya Gonna Call? and Song Interrogation.…
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Tkay Maidza joins Main Pod Girl to discuss her new album Sweet Justice, being in Kim Possible's DMs, and the journey of her Last Year Was Weird series. We also play Call DM Block, Who Ya Gonna Call? and Firsts & Favorites.By Popheads
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Slayyyter joins Main Pod Girl to discuss her new album Starf*cker, how she feels about hyperpop, and who she'd put on a remix album. We also play Musical Mad Libs, Popheads Gone Viral, and reveal our Top 5 Pop Daddies.By Popheads
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Norwegian Pop Princess Sigrid joins Main Pod Girl to discuss her new single "The Hype", her Sims obsession, and her favorite pop artists! We also play a game of Popheads Gone Viral and It's a 10 But...By Popheads
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James Maslow and Kendall Schmidt of Big Time Rush sit down with AJ to discuss their most recent album, Another Life, and a potential reboot of their TV show! We also play a game of Who Ya Gonna Call! Check out this podcast in video form.By Popheads
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Popstar and 2010s hit maker Bonnie McKee, responsible for co-writing smash hits "Roar", "American Girl", "Dynamite", "Teenage Dream", "Hold It Against Me", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" and many more, joins Main Pod Girl to dish on her upcoming re-recorded album Hot City, and how it took 10 years to see the light of day! We also play a round of Ca…
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Songwriters Roundtable (feat. Wrabel, Delacey & Nate Campany)
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Hit songwriters Wrabel (P!nk, Kesha, Backstreet Boys), Delacey (Halsey, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato) and Nate Campany (Dua Lipa, Carly Rae Jepsen, Rina Sawayama) team up with Main Pod Girl to give us an inside look at the songwriting industry, as well as their new music in their artist projects! We discuss the recent interpolation trend, whether or …
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2000s music icon Colbie Caillat helps us kick off season 2 of Main Pod Girl with a discussion about her upcoming country album, Along the Way, coming out October 6th! We also play a game of First Time for Everything and list our Top 5 Duets.By Popheads
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Katy Perry: A Career Timeline (feat. Mila Tequila & Brittany Spanos)
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Do you ever feel like a plastic bag? If so, then get ready for the Katycast! For this extra special episode, we assemble pop culture YouTuber Mila Tequila and Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos to help us dive into the wacky world and bulletproof discography of Katy Perry. Stick around until the end of the episode to hear our Top 5 Katy Perry Music Vi…
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Loren Gray, dubbed by Forbes as the original queen of TikTok, joins us on Main Pod Girl to celebrate the release of her new album Guilty, talk about working with Taylor Swift, and why she went independent. We also play a game of Call DM Block and Popheads Gone Viral!By Popheads
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Influencer Music & Side Hustles (feat. Madisyn Brown)
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Pop culture YouTuber and video essayist Madisyn Brown joins us on Main Pod Girl! From Addison Rae to Meghan Trainor, we break down the connection between influencers who make music and musicians who become influencers! Stick around to the end to hear our Top 5 Popstar Acting Roles!By Popheads
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Grammy-winning artist Tori Kelly joins Main Pod Girl to examine what led to her recent reinvention, gush about her upcoming album, and give some practical advice on how to learn how to riff. We also play a round of Who Ya Gonna Call, explore the meaning of the song "Unbreakable Smile", and plot a collaboration with Ariana Grande, JoJo and Demi Lova…
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Emmy-nominated actress and pop/rock singer-songwriter Mckenna Grace is our newest Main Pod Girl! Tune in to hear us discuss everything from her new EP Bittersweet 16 to her most iconic acting roles. We also play a round of First Time For Everything and make a playlist! Stick around to the end to hear our Top 5 songs by Green Day.…
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Swedish pop queen Zara Larsson makes her return to Main Pod Girl to discuss her new single Can't Tame Her! Listen to hear us dish on Zara's upcoming Danja-produced 4th album, play a new game called It's a 10 But... and Popheads Gone Viral! We touch on everything from The Last of Us to Rihanna deep cuts to Zara buying her own masters and launching h…
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Warren Carlyle’s Thriving OctoNation and the 7 C’s
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#076 The uncharted waters of online communities have claimed many a landlubber. But, with the right step-by-step plan, we can weather any storm. In this episode, Warren Carlyle shares the 7 C's of building a fanatical community. He is a strategist who has helped thousands of individuals build highly engaged followings. Warren is also the man behind…
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Slow, Intentional Community-Building with Lisa Barroca of Cultivate
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#075 How many new members do you need each month to build a thriving community business? The number is smaller than you think. But are you focused on the right metrics to take full advantage of a slow growth strategy? In this episode, Lisa Barroca of Cultivate joins us to share her best-performing tactics for sustainable membership scaling. Lisa is…
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Noele Flowers and the Evolution of Community
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#074 We'd all like to create bustling communities that seduce members into multiple daily logins. But isn't that just taking a page out of the social media addiction book? In this episode, we take a step back and reconsider the essentials of running a thriving digital space. Joining our endeavor is Noele Flowers, an expert strategic community consu…
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Foundations of Trust With Author Ingrid Christensen
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#073 Ever had a joke fall flat online? Robbed of many of the senses we rely on for communication, saying what we mean through text alone is tricky. But how do we cultivate trust as community leaders? How do we create a digital environment where assuming best intent is our member's default reaction? With Ingrid Christensen joining us in this episode…
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The Good Girls Gone Bad Trope (feat. Caitlin Durante)
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To kick off 2023, we're joined by writer, stand-up comedian and podcaster, Caitlin Durante of The Bechdel Cast! Press that play button to hear us mull over the various methods that pop stars use to transition from the "good girl" into the "bad girl," including overt sexualization, adopting hip-hop aesthetics or sounds, and public controversies.…
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Failure to Launch, Pushing past Blocks with Mindy Peters
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#072 At SPI, we are betting big on community-powered courses with our new All-Access Pass. But there's someone on our team for whom the sheer thought of community management on top of course creation is the stuff of nightmares. In this episode, we tackle her concerns head-on! In her role as Senior Solutions Manager, Mindy Peters is the glue that ho…
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HR for Communities with Sara Jane Hess, SPHR
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#071 Should finishing schools for digital etiquette be a thing? Your answer might be a resounding yes if you've been running communities for any length of time. But, for now, what are the best strategies to manage your member's worst impulses and curb bad behavior online? In this episode, we talk shop with SPI Director of Operations and HR sensatio…
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Casey Hill and the Simple Way to Make a Big Impact
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#070 Churn is one of the biggest issues we hear about from other community builders. Many of us have even come to accept it as part of the cost of doing business. But what are the simple tools and strategies that can increase engagement and retention in powerful ways? This is part of what we explore today in this interview with Casey Hill. He is th…
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[Winter Break Bonus] Looking Past the Default With Dr. Evelyn R. Carter
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We're taking a break from recording for the end of the year (week two of two), so here's another one of Jillian's favorites from 2022! Enjoy, and Happy Holidays! #063 What is the best way to guide online discourse toward compassion and inclusivity? Research shows that it does not matter what you say or how you say it. When discussions go awry, what…
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[Winter Break Bonus] The Freemium Model Doesn't Work in Community with Tatiana Figueiredo
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We're taking a break from recording for the end of the year, so here's one of Jillian's favorites from 2022! Enjoy, and Happy Holidays! #043 Connecting people is valuable. So why are community builders burning out and not making enough money to get by? Today’s guest, Tatiana Figueiredo, teaches people how to scale communities into profitable, susta…
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How Terry Rice Doubled His Revenue during the Pandemic
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#069 What would it take for you to double your revenue next year? When asked this question, many of us default to the standard hustle culture fare. But is "grinding" really the most effective way to grow a community business? In this episode, we explore the alternatives with Terry Rice. He is a business development consultant, an Entrepreneur magaz…
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Community-Powered Courses (CPCs) with Jordan Godbey
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#068 Here at SPI, we're going all in on community as a business model. Now, we're taking our commitment to a new level! Our brand new All-Access Pass, a community-powered education experience, is the ultimate way to learn from every single one of our courses at your own pace while connecting with fellow entrepreneurs on the same path. All for an in…
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Lady Gaga: A Career Timeline (feat. Mike's Mic & Mila Tequila)
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Put your paws up, little monsters, it's time for the Gagacast! For this extra special episode, AJ forms a panel of pop culture YouTubers Mike's Mic and returning guest Mila Tequila to tackle the expansive career and discography of Lady Gaga— and figure out if we're a Gaga or a Katy. Stick around until the end of the episode to hear our Top 5 Lady G…
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Brand Partnership Wizardry with Justin Moore
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#067 Brand deals are a great way to enhance your membership and generate more revenue, but there's a catch. You see, the key to successful sponsorships is that they're win-win-win relationships. Our guest today, Justin Moore, explains that and shares his blueprint for attracting lucrative partnerships that benefit you, your members, and the brands …
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