POP DNA TRACES THE LITERARY AND HISTORICAL INFLUENCES OF YOUR FAVORITE WORKS OF POP CULTURE. Your hosts, Erin and Rhonda, use their pathetically detailed and trivial knowledge of movies and television, as well as their otherwise useless degrees in liberal arts and literature, to bring you monthly discussions of selected pop culture works, geek outs over long-dead authors and historical figures, jokes no one else will think are funny, and literary allusions no one asked for. Listen, or don't, we don't care, it's your life.
Why do so many fantasy stories center on the protagonist fulfilling a "Chosen One" prophecy?
We don't really answer that this week, but we do talk about the undercurrent of prophecy in Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, the "Song of Ice and Fire" that this universe is named for. We also...
Published 11/13/24
In Westeros, when you're here, you're family.
Oh, wait, that's The Olive Garden.
But we're talking about families this week, and, like most things in Westeros, being part of a family is generally not a great time for anyone in this world. Certainly not as fun as having dinner at The Olive...
Published 10/30/24