Pulp Friction

Pulp Friction


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Pulp Friction Ep. 44: The 2022 Met Gala (feat. Simone)
May 05, 2022

Find your local abortion fund here: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky (she/her) and Simone (she/they) cover the highlights and lowlights of Monday’s Met Gala, the first in nearly eight months! From Coughlan to Clinton, gown

Pulp Friction Ep. 43: Call Me by Your Name (feat. Drew)
April 20, 2022

This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky (she/her) and Drew (he/him) talk about the coming-of-age tale that brought an Oscar for James Ivory and a Timothée for the rest of us, Call Me by Your Name. Critics call it “blisteringly sensual,” while Rocky’s dad raves,

Pulp Friction Ep. 42: Morbius (feat. Alison)
April 13, 2022

Before there was Covid, there was Morbius Madness. This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky and Alison team up to take on the only Spider-Man baddie who has never met Spider-Man and has received a Nobel Peace Prize. We also touch on Camila Cabello and WILLOW’s n

Pulp Friction Ep. 41: The 2022 Grammys (feat. Simone)
April 06, 2022

This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky (she/her) and Simone (she/they) recount all the moments from the 64th Grammy Awards. With 9 awards and 19 music performances, this year’s show gave a certain vision for the future of awards shows. Yeah, a television! Pers

Pulp Friction Ep. 40: The 2022 Oscars (feat. Em)
March 31, 2022

Audio mishaps? Prolonged discourse? Inaccurate statements about Will Smith having an Emmy? This week on Pulp Friction, we’ve got it all. Our coverage of the 94th Academy Awards includes all the highs and lows, from bizarre presenters to head-scratching wi

Pulp Friction Ep. 39: Doors or Wheels
March 22, 2022

Rocky (she/her) is sick this week, but you could hardly tell from this fiery 15-minute fit of passion about the debate raging the internet this week: are there more doors or wheels in the world? Persons of interest include The Doors (band), The Wheels (ba

Pulp Friction Ep. 38: The Batman (feat. Xander)
March 17, 2022

This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky (she/her) and Xander (they/them) step into the Batcave to assess the latest take on the Caped Crusader. Xander brings their extensive DC expertise to the table as we determine once and for all whether or not the actor mos

Pulp Friction Ep. 37: M A N I A (feat. Emily)
March 10, 2022

This week on Pulp Friction, Rocky (she/her) and emo expert Emily (she/he) take on Fall Out Boy’s seventh and latest studio album, M A N I A. In a rock-and-roll-absent age, Fall Out Boy was the last of the real ones, but hold tight or don’t as we tak

Pulp Friction Ep. 36: The Beatles III (feat. Sam H. and Leon)
February 24, 2022

It’s part three of our never-ending quest to solve the Beatles’ arcane riddle for teens, and this time, we actually listened to a Beatles album! Will Please Please Me offer us newfound insight into the events of September 11th? 1962? Will it lead Rocky, S

Pulp Friction Ep. 35: The romantic comedy (feat. Simone)
February 16, 2022

For this Valentine’s Day edition of Pulp Friction, working girl Rocky (she/her) and GBF Simone (she/they) take a waltz through the history of rom-coms. From Menander to Noah Centineo, it’s the genre we love to deride as trash and then reclaim as brilliant