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Pop Mystery Pod

Pop Mystery Pod

De: Tess Barker
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Investigative journalist and pop culture junkie Tess Barker, dives into the pop culture moments that have puzzled her for years. This addictive, informative and revelatory show dives features the deep research and first person reporting that helped her launch the #FreeBritney movement while co-hosting Britney's Gram. Each episode unpacks a moment in celebrity news that was misunderstood or intentionally covered up at the time. Part true crime, part comedy, part deconstructing pop culture trivia, the show shines light on the dark corners in the entertainment capital of the world.© Tess Barker Ciencias Sociales Política y Gobierno
Episodios
  • (From the Vault): Dirty Disney
    Dec 25 2025

    ‘Tis the season for revisiting childhood memories. In this reissue vault episode, Tess Barker unpacks a question that’s been nagging her since the ‘90s: Did someone put dirty jokes into classic Disney movies? How? And why?


    Guests include Liz Climo (“The Simpsons,” children’s book author & illustrator), Mike Hollingsworth (“Bo Jack Horseman,” “Tuca and Bertie”), Tom Sito (“The Little Mermaid,” “Who Framed Rodger Rabbit?”, “The Lion King,” “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast”), Brenda Chapman (“Brave,” “The Prince of Egypt,” “The Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast”). Featuring an Animation Guild oral history from Ann Guenther (“Sleeping Beauty,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Robin Hood,” “The Rescuers.”)


    Follow Pop Mystery Pod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @popmysterypod


    Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker @tesstifybarker.


    Produced by Tyler Hill.


    Theme song by Rick Wood @Rickw00d.


    Abigail Keel was a consulting producer on this episode.


    Clearance Counsel is Dale Nelson and Jacqueline Swett at Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP


    Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. patreon.com/PopMysteryPod


    Follow Tess’s other podcasts Lady to Lady and Toxic wherever you get your pods.


    Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!



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    48 m
  • “Jaws”: Out for Blood
    Dec 18 2025

    Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water, Steven Spielberg created an opus that absolutely rattled human beings everywhere: “Jaws.” This movie is a horror classic. It’s also a highly misunderstood film that led to serious death and destruction in our oceans, and not at the hands of white sharks. What is it about “Jaws” that scares us so badly, and how have our human phobias harmed our planet?


    Joining Tess to talk through this fascinating and highly consequential story are: Frank Lehman, associate professor of music at Tufts University; Dr. Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach, and Dr. Gabriella Hancock, assistant professor of psychology at Cal State Long Beach.


    Watch the documentary “Blue Water White Death.”


    Learn more about the importance of shark conservation.


    Follow Pop Mystery Pod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @popmysterypod


    Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker @tesstifybarker. Produced by Tyler Hill.


    Theme song by Rick Wood @Rickw00d.


    Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. patreon.com/PopMysteryPod


    Follow Tess’s other podcasts Lady to Lady and Toxic wherever you get your pods.


    Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    1 h y 2 m
  • The Dave Matthews Incident (with Babs Gray)
    Dec 11 2025

    The Dave Matthews Band has enjoyed a large and loyal following for over 30 years. They are a live performance giant. Perhaps nothing in the band’s long history, however, looms quite as large as one very infamous incident that happened when one of the band’s tour buses, well, dumped on some unsuspecting Chicago tourists.


    Joining Tess to talk through this hilarious scatological tale is comedian and Tess’ Lady to Lady and Britney’s Gram co-host Babs Gray (@babs_gray).


    Read the the WBEZ round up the the Dave Matthews Band Incident

    Read “That’s Not Water, Buddy,” from Chicago Mag


    Follow Pop Mystery Pod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @popmysterypod


    Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker @tesstifybarker. Produced by Tyler Hill.


    Theme song by Rick Wood @Rickw00d.


    Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. patreon.com/PopMysteryPod


    Follow Tess’s other podcasts Lady to Lady and Toxic: The Britney Spears Story wherever you get your pods.


    Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    56 m
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