Best and Worst: Pop Culture Witches

Best and Worst: Pop Culture Witches

Author: Pop Culture Junkie May 14, 2026 Duration: 51:03
This week, Shauna and Olivia get a little witchy and expose the history of witches in pop culture. Going back as far as Shakespeare's trio of witchy prognosticators in Macbeth through the domesticated witches of the mid 1900s, today's heroic and/or villainous Marvel witches, the Junkies talk about how witches can be representative of themes like female identity, adolescence, autonomy, sexuality and power. Then they dish on their favorite witches, the worst witches, and what powers they'd love to possess if they were magical. 


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PCJ Pop #28 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:42
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PCJ Pop #27 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:29
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 Preview [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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PCJ Pop #26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:15
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Olivia recommends the 2018 Showtime miniseries Waco, starring Michael Shannon, about the standoff…
PCJ Pop #25 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:04
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Shauna says to dive into the Crescent City book series by Sarah J. Maas, the author of the ACOTAR…
Movie Exchange #1: V for Vendetta [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:16
Shauna and Olivia want to share their favorite movies with each other, and you! Up first is Shauna's favorite movie, V for Vendetta. Released in 2006, V for Vendetta was based on the DC/Vertigo comic series by Alan Moore…
PCJ Pop #24 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:14
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Olivia praises the four-part documentary Dynasty: The Murdochs on Netflix, which chronicles the f…
PCJ Pop #23 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:28
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Music For Sale: Why Artists Sell Their Catalogs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:59
After Olivia and Shauna share some Bridgerton (and cat) updates, they look at the trend of artists selling their music catalogs. Music ownership rights have been in the news a lot lately, especially due to Taylor Swift's…
PCJ Pop #22 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:12
In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday.Olivia has gone back in time for another period piece, this time the 2020 superlative dark comedy…