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The Afternoon Special

The Afternoon Special


The Afternoon Special

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Length:
80 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Your friend who knows just a little bit too much about pop culture. Each week, join Bobbi Miller as she takes deep dives into everything in pop culture that you never knew to ask about, but now need the answer to.
“I started The Afternoon Special as a series of videos on TikTok to keep me sane in the beginning of the pandemic. Soon, I decided to take my pop culture love to podcasts and The Afternoon Special Podcast was born,” says Bobbi Miller, host and creator of the show, which was chosen as the Apple Podcasts' Spotlight pick for March 2023.
Bobbi, who describes herself on the show as “your friend who know just a little bit too much about pop culture” takes her audience on an eclectic deep dive of topics that range from adult animation to vampires in media, and what makes the perfect holiday special. 
“The main approach I have when deciding topics for the show begins with the question of ‘What’s a pop culture question that you didn’t know to ask, but now you’re dying for the answer to?’ and then the episode is born from there,” she says.
Bobbi has great ambitions for the show, but ultimately, she wants to keep it enjoyable for both herself and the audience. “I hope the show will continue to expand into other formats like listen-alongs or live shows,” she says. “No matter what, I just want to make sure the show remains fun. I hope the audience always walks away from each episode either having learned something new or just having had a good time.”
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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2000's How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a Year Round Film

This week's episode is The Afternoon Special podcast's midseason finale and we're spend...

39 minutes
Dec 20, 2023

Snoopy: Gen Z's Animated Antidepressant

The days are getting shorter. The wind is getting a biting chill to it. Life can start ...

29 minutes
Dec 13, 2023

Why May December is the Sleeper Hit of the Year

Last Friday, one of the best films of the year dropped on Netflix. From director Todd H...

59 minutes
Dec 06, 2023

Irony is Killing Rom Coms

This week’s episode was born out of conversation being had on Twitter. The topic at han...

44 minutes
Nov 29, 2023

Scott Pilgrim is a Loser and I Can Prove It (Missed Connections)

With the newest edition to the Scott Pilgrimverse, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, premiering ...

37 minutes
Nov 22, 2023

Are The Looney Tunes Going to Save Hollywood?

When you think about Hollywood royalty, you may think about legacy studios or starlets ...

45 minutes
Nov 15, 2023

The Curious Case of Betty Boop

Betty Boop. She’s a pop culture icon. She’s recognized the world over for either her si...

35 minutes
Nov 01, 2023

It's Alive!: A Brief-ish History of the Movie Monster

Not too long after the invention of film, filmmakers began finding ways to put common e...

36 minutes
Oct 25, 2023

A Dish Best Served Scary: A Look At How Food Can Scare Us in Film

A lot of what scares is centered around consumption, especially in horror movies. Zombi...

28 minutes
Oct 18, 2023

The Kids Don’t Know Their Pop Culture History

Across social media, there have been discussions of Gen Z's pop culture knowledge (or a...

36 minutes
Oct 11, 2023