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Kendall Phillips chats with Abraham Khan about the long standing relationship between sports and popular culture, some of the earliest athletes to use their platform for activism, and whether increased salaries have increased or decreased the likely of athletes speaking awardable regarding social advocacy.

Kendall Phillips is joined by Dr. Johnny Walker to discuss the history of the VHS. Johnny Walker is Associate Professor in the Department of Arts at Northumbria University in the UK. Kendall and Johnny discuss how VHS first entered the home media market, how it became the dominant global media option, and the rise of amateur film makers in the 1990s.

Kendall Phillips chats with author Paul Tremblay about his work in the horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction genres. They discuss how Paul weaves music into his novels, writing characters that resemble his friends and family, and the simple, yet complicated task of finding time to write. Have a questions or an idea for a future episode? Connect with on Twitter and Instagram to let your voice be heard.Want more Pop Life? Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or Stitcher for automatic delivery of new episodes.

Kendall Phillips chats with John Martin and Jaan Uhelszki from the Rock 'n' Roll magazine CREEM.

Kendall Phillips chats with Nwaka Onwusa, Vice President and Chief Curator at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Kendall Phillips chats with Adam Piron about the emphasis on indigenous storytelling at the Sundance Institute.

Kendall Phillips chats with Michelle Satter about the working being done at the Sundance Institute.

Kendall Phillips chats with Steve Granelli about the history of professional wrestling as a fixture of pop culture.

On this episode of Pop Life, Kendall Phillips chats with Keith and Julie Giglio. This husband-wife screenwriting duo who met while attending NYU Grad Film school. Their produced films include most recently Reba McEntire’sChristmas in Tune, Dear Christmas, A Very Nutty Christmas, and Christmas Reservations.Kendall and the Giglios discuss how they first broke into the script writing business, why romantic storylines are so popular around Christmas, and the benefits of working so closely with your spouse.

On this episode of Pop Life, Kendall Phillips is joined by scholar and author Lindsey Decker. The two discuss, The origin of ghost stories being popularized around Christmas, how the BBC contributed to rise of these ghosts related holiday traditions, and which of these films were so bad, they were good.