Pop Culture Confidential
Conversations at the intersection of movies, television, and pop culture.
Hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro, this podcast delivers candid interviews with filmmakers, actors, creators, and cultural tastemakers, plus festival and awards-season coverage, reviews, and in-depth explorations of the stories shaping what we watch and why it matters.
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May 13, 2026
516: Cannes Film Festival 2026. Dispatch 2 (Guest: Ryan McQuade, Awar…
Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch joins Christina live from the Cannes Film Festival 2026 to discuss this year’s jury, predictions, and some of the fests biggest stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...
May 12, 2026
515: Cannes Film Festival 2026! Dispatch 1, a quick hello from Christ…
What to expect from Pop Culture Confidential at the Cannes Film Festival 2026. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7, 2026
515: TV Talk! Hacks, Beef, Half Man, The Pitt, Emmy predictions & mor…
Emmy season is heating up, and Christina is joined by Eoin Daly (of @onofusnet) to break down and discuss the most buzzworthy TV! From the sharp humor of Hacks, to the brilliance of Beef season 2, Half Man , The Pitt , Surviv...
May 5, 2026
Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast: New Oscar Rules and Preview of …
Special cross-over episode! On episode 344 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and Pop Culture Confidential’s Ch...
April 27, 2026
514: Our First Ever Summer Movie Draft! (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan …
Welcome to the first-ever Pop Culture Confidential Summer 2026 Movie Draft! Christina is joined by Jay Ledbetter and Ryan McQuade (hosts of The Director Watch Podcast) to draft the films of the summer season. From Nolan and S...
April 20, 2026
513: A Conversation About Lena Dunham's New Memoir 'Famesick' (Guest…
Lena Dunham’s 'Famesick' is here! On this episode, Christina is joined by Sophia Ciminello ( AwardsWatch , Oscar Wilde podcast) to unpack the much-anticipated memoir and explore Dunham’s cultural impact. Learn more about your...
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Jan. 20, 2026
Christina’s 2026 Oscar Nomination PredictionsWith Oscar nominations landing Thursday, here are my final predictions! Best Picture: One Battle After AnotherSinnersHamnetMarty SupremeSentimental ValueThe …