516: Cannes Film Festival 2026. Dispatch 2 (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
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. V...
13 Mai 18min
515: Cannes Film Festival 2026! Dispatch 1, a quick hello from Christina!
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
12 Mai 6min
515: TV Talk! Hacks, Beef, Half Man, The Pitt, Emmy predictions & more (Guest: Eoin Daly)
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, H...
7 Mai 51min
Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast: New Oscar Rules and Preview of the 79th Cannes Film Festival with Special Guest Christina Birro
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 ...
6 Mai 1h 6min
514: Our First Ever Summer Movie Draft! (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade)
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...
27 Apr 1h 47min
513: A Conversation About Lena Dunham's New Memoir 'Famesick' (Guest: Sophia Ciminello)
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...
20 Apr 48min
512: Cannes Film Festival 2026 Preview (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)
Sachs, Farhadi, Almodóvar, Pawlikowski, Kore-eda, Hamaguchi, Mungiu and many more! Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com joins Christina to preview the Cannes Film Festival 2026, featuring an incredible lin...
14 Apr 1h
511: A Conversation With Writer/Director Mary Bronstein ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You')
The brilliant writer/director Mary Bronstein joins Christina to discuss her film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The film is a raw and revelatory exploration of motherhood, anchored by an incredible, Osca...
6 Apr 23min
