The April showers have continued off and on this month and with it some beautiful flowers, a fun and quick trip to a family wedding, and all the baseball, politics, and dog walks I could get in. I did have time for some pop culture catch up this month. Here’s a few of my favorites as I never order peel and stick wallpaper again…
Listening
May is primary election season in Oregon and that means a lot of OPB political podcasts this past month. One of my favorite pop culture bloggers, Hunter Harris started a podcast recently Lemme Say This and the first episode was good not great, but I am hopeful that they will find their groove ala Vibe Check. There’s also a new Dua Lipa album out that I need to listen to more but am so far enjoying!
Reading
I was able to unplug a bit earlier this month when the weather was nice and read the new Emily Henry book, Funny Story. It was exactly the weekend rom-com read that I needed. Pack this one on your summer vacation.
I really enjoyed Jen Psaki’s memoir Say More about communications lessons learned from her time in the White House and in politics. Some great lessons and reminders which never hurt.
I’m currently listening to Brittney Griner’s memoir Coming Home. It’s a hard listen as she talks about what happened and the conditions in Russia but it’s also fascinating and inspiring for what helped get her through.
I am almost done with If You Can’t Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury by Geraldine DeRuiter. It is SO GREAT. She’s had a couple of blog posts go viral since her last book came out and I love that she includes those posts and the stories surrounding them. It also proves this point way too many times.
Watching
There’s been a lot of baseball and some travel this past month but I did find time to catch up on a few shows.
I finished the second season of Loot and I wish we had one or two more episodes to better wrap up the season. But it did move the story along and continues to make Molly and her colleagues some of the most lovable people on TV. Hacks is one of the best shows on television and the reconnections and challenges of this season have been so great to watch. I love an out of season Christmas episode that is over the top ridiculous. Acapulco is back and this season we get Dani Rojas! I did finish Palm Royale and it was a fun show but both the pilot and the finale failed to impress which is a bummer. Carol Burnett deserved better and did a fantastic job with what she was given.
Top Chef Wisconsin wasn’t what I was expecting and I am really enjoying this season. Although one chef has needed to go for a while which is always infuriating. We finished The Amazing Race and my husband and I both yelled at the TV when a certain proposal happened on the final mat.
Was this season of SNL good? I know, I know, the best seasons of SNL are the ones from a certain time in your life. and I agree, but I usually do enjoy SNL overall each season and the last few episodes of the season were just… fine?
What pop culture are you excited for this summer? Are you ready to catch up and binge something or finally get through that stack of books?
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