Pop Culture Confidential
Pop culture conversations with today's innovators, entertainers and newsmakers - podcast hosted by Christina Jeurling Birro.
Recent Episodes
Dec. 16, 2025
495: Counting Down Our 20 Best Movies of 2025 (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
It’s a huge episode! Ryan McQuade ( Executive Editor, AwardsWatch) joins Christina as they countdown their 20 best movies of 2025. What a year of cinema it has been! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Dec. 10, 2025
494: Our Reactions to the Latest Critics Awards, Critics Choice, Globes Nominations & the Road to the Oscars (w/ Ryan McQuade)
Awards season is officially in full swing! Prizes and nominations are rolling in from critics groups, the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, and more. It’s been one announcement after another and we’re breaking it all ...
Dec. 6, 2025
493: Alexander Skarsgård. Live Interview from the Stockholm International Film Festival
This week’s episode is a special one: Christina’s interview with actor/producer Alexander Skarsgård! The interview was recorded live at the Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 2025), where he received the 2025 Stockhol...
Dec. 4, 2025
492: The Biggest Pop Culture Moments of 2025! (Guest Ryan McQuade)
2025 was a year in pop culture like no other! Celebrities “went to space,” Kendrick blew our minds at the Super Bowl, demons were hunted, SNL turned 50, and kiss cams caused chaos. It was a massive year for film and TV, packe...
Nov. 26, 2025
491: The Top Movie Performances of 2025 (with Guest Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch)
As we head into the final weeks of the year, we couldn’t resist diving into the incredible performances that have already defined 2025. It’s been an extraordinary year at the movies, full of bold artistic swings, deeply emoti...
Nov. 24, 2025
490: A Conversation with Michael Strassner, Writer and Star of ‘The Baltimorons’
Christina talks with writer/actor/comedian Michael Strassner about his new film The Baltimorons, directed by Jay Duplass, a story shaped by the spirit of Baltimore and the most personal chapters of Strassner’s own life. They ...
Nov. 20, 2025
489: Benny Safdie. Live Interview from the Stockholm International Film Festival
This week’s episode is a special one: Christina’s interview with writer and director Benny Safdie at the Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 2025), where he was also honored with the Stockholm Visionary Award . They di...
Nov. 14, 2025
488: Coming Attractions: End of the Year Movie Roundup (Guest Ryan McQuade)
It’s preview time! Christina is once again joined by critic Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com) to preview the most exciting movie titles coming to theaters and streaming for the rest of the year! From awards hopefuls like Hamnet ...