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From WSUM comes Pop Culture Coffee Break, hosted by Camila Trimberger-Ruiz and Ray Kirsch. Student opinions, reviewing anything and everything that college kids are talking about at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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This Pop Culture Coffee Break episode introduces WSUM's newest talk director, the one and only Kayla Dembiec! Outgoing Talk Director Ray Kirsch asks Kayla all of the need-to-knows about her, including which Dance Moms member she's met, how she thinks Challengers ended and more. Stay tuned to see episodes hosted by Kayla herself!
In this episode, Talk Director Ray Kirsch and future Talk Director Kayla Dembiec quiz Sports Director Vince Hesprich on all things pop culture. He guesses the singer behind lyrics, who is starring in the latest films and more.
In this episode, Kayla, Anna, Oliver and Annika discuss their favorite pop culture moments related to the 2024 Presidential Election, which will occur on Tuesday, November 5. In addition to talking about TV makeup and vice president picks, the group weighs in on the role of social media in such a close race. 
Ray Kirsch and Kayla Dembiec discuss the show of their childhoods: Glee. They talk about their favorite duos, the problematic sides of glee and what modern songs the Glee club should sing.
Pop Culture Coffee Break is BACK! This week, Ray, Ani, Kayla, Anna and Manola discuss fan culture in the United States and the digital craze of celebrities. They discuss fan culture before and after social media, which celebrities they've DMed and what fandoms they consider themselves a part of.
brat girl summer

brat girl summer

2024-07-2829:37

Ray, Anna, Lexi and Owen discuss Charli xcx's new album 'brat' and everything that goes into a brat girl summer.
JoJo Siwa's Rebrand

JoJo Siwa's Rebrand

2024-04-1224:25

Hosts Ray Kirsch and Kayla Dembiec alongside guests Ian, Vince and Molly discuss JoJo Siwa's new song "KARMA." They discuss the rebrand, the music video and more.
In this episode, Lexi, Owen, Anthony and RJ discuss their thoughts on the 2024 Super Bowl. They talk about who their dream half-time performer would be, reactions to the game and their favorite moments.
Host Ray and guests Ani and Kelsey discuss the SAG-AFTRA awards that occurred on February 24. They talk about the decision to host it on Netflix, the results and their predictions for the upcoming Oscars. 
2024 ins and outs

2024 ins and outs

2024-02-0646:27

To celebrate the start of a new year, Ray, Quentin and Georgie discussed their ins and outs of 2024. 
In this episode, Ray, Heewone, Lexi, Georgie and Eliana discuss the new Hunger Games movie, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes." They talk about the differences between the book and the movie, who their favorite characters were and their ratings of the overall plot.
Host Ray Kirsch with WSUM members Lexi Spevacek, Georgie Laws and Kayla Dembiec discuss their favorite dystopian series from their childhood. They talk about what makes dystopian movies so compelling, who their favorite characters were and what the future of dystopia looks like.
Camila Trimberger-Ruiz and Sports Team members Krissy Birdsall, Shannon Maynes and Vince Hesprich discuss the budding relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. They break down who Travis Kelce is, why this relationship is important and whether they think the relationship is fake or real.
Host Camila Trimberger-Ruiz is joined by Hayden Woodard and Nick Doermann, hosts of Haunted Horror Hour on WSUM 91.7 FM. They give their top horror movies, hold the popular Halloween versus horror debate and recommend horror movies for listeners to watch. 
Bottoms Review

Bottoms Review

2023-09-2728:33

Hosts Camila and Ray, joined with station members Anna and Heewone, discuss the new Bottoms film. After taking a bus to the nearest movie theater and watching it, they talk about their favorite characters, the soundtrack and starting a WSUM fight club. 
Movies at Madison

Movies at Madison

2023-09-0418:15

Host Ray Kirsch and Heewone Lim discuss film showings at UW Cinematheque and WUD Film, from their past summer showings to their upcoming fall catalogues. They decide what films they wish would be shown, and Ray shout-outs their Com. Arts TA a few times.
Host Ray Kirsch and guest John Michels discuss the latest pop culture drama, from Lizzo and Doja Cat getting canceled to Olivia Rodrigo's new music. They also discuss Lil Tay's hacked Instagram claiming she was dead and their thoughts on cancel culture in general. 
Hosts Camila Trimberger-Ruiz and Ray Kirsch have an outdoor coffee date to discuss their top albums of the summer. They selected their favorite albums that have been released in 2023 and shared what songs they still want to listen to. Listen to their playlist of songs they recommend off the albums they discussed: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2xzgLajtZcA0xTjdp7RpMJ?si=ynlYJBOGRW6VzmYiOr-HJw 
Hosts Camila Trimberger-Ruiz and Ray Kirsch discuss celebrity PR relationships, which popular couples they think were just for clout and relationships they wish were a PR stunt.
Reviewing Barbie

Reviewing Barbie

2023-07-2726:57

These Barbies spoil the movie! Hosts Camila Trimberger-Ruiz and Ray Kirsch, alongside guests Heewone, Krissy and Lexi, discuss the new Barbie movie. They talk about their favorite songs from the soundtrack, voice their opinion on the Oppenheimer versus Barbie debate and discuss their favorite scenes.
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