TIH 619: Jason Pargin on Writing Pop Culture References in Film and Fiction
Update: 2025-06-12
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In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about writing pop culture references in film and fiction, and much more.
[3:00 ] Conversation start and Britney Spears scandal.
[6:25 ] Biggest changes in the last eight months.
[23:00 ] Pop culture has stagnated.
[34:30 ] Impact of TikTok being banned in the USA.
[59:20 ] Trying different ad platforms.
[1:10:35 ] Why it’s difficult to write pop culture references in fiction, question from Erich via Patreon.
[1:19:40 ] Pop culture references today people in the future will completely misunderstand.
Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-619-jason-pargin-on-writing-pop-culture-references-in-film-and-fiction
Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror
[3:00 ] Conversation start and Britney Spears scandal.
[6:25 ] Biggest changes in the last eight months.
[23:00 ] Pop culture has stagnated.
[34:30 ] Impact of TikTok being banned in the USA.
[59:20 ] Trying different ad platforms.
[1:10:35 ] Why it’s difficult to write pop culture references in fiction, question from Erich via Patreon.
[1:19:40 ] Pop culture references today people in the future will completely misunderstand.
Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-619-jason-pargin-on-writing-pop-culture-references-in-film-and-fiction
Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror
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