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Popcorn Pals is a podcast that is serious about movies and… not much else. Each week Daniel Van Kirk and rotating guest hosts discuss new releases and old favorites. This...
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Popcorn Pals is a podcast that is serious about movies and… not much else. Each week Daniel Van Kirk and rotating guest hosts discuss new releases and old favorites. This feed is also the home of The Midnight Air, your weekly easy-listening “overnight radio” podcast for people trying to fall asleep or for people that are trying to stay awake, as well as the back catalogue for The Pen Pals Podcast.
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16 SEP 2026 · Hey Popcorn Pals! This week we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Birdcage. Warning: things get emotional. Have you seen the movie? Do you remember the first time you saw it? What were your thoughts? See you at the movies! –––––––––––––––––– You can follow Popcorn Pals on Instagram, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @PopcornPalsPod. Email us with your thoughts, opinions, and questions at PopcornPalsPod@gmail.com. Popcorn Pals is produced by Clara Madenwald, our social media is run by Katelyn Bordini, and our artwork was made by Angela Rodgers. The intro for Popcorn Pals uses graphics from You Want Pizzazz ?!? and sounds from https://Freesound.org: “COMCam_8mm Movie Projector (Rus’) 01_KVV AUDIO_Free” by KVV Audio (https://freesound.org/s/830217/) licensed under Attribution 4.0. “Film Countdown” by qubdodup (https://freesound.org/s/182110/) licensed under Creative Commons 0. “Lofi Piano + Drum Loop” by Doomsdaybear (https://freesound.org/s/720123/) licensed under Attribution 4.0.
11 SEP 2026 · I’ve been living in my own HGTDVK Show this week and multiple home repairs haven taken place. And when I’m not sneezing, I tell you all about it. I also have your messages from The Midnight Mailbag, and the Holi-Days like “Make Your Bed” day. Then it’s a couple of jokes from the Jokesmith’s Jubilee and I close it out with the News From Germania! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at mailto:themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!
9 SEP 2026 · Hey Popcorn Pals! This week we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Departed! Did you see the movie when it first came out? Have you revisited it since? What were your thoughts? We wanna know! See you at the movies! –––––––––––––––––– You can follow Popcorn Pals on Instagram, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @PopcornPalsPod. Email us with your thoughts, opinions, and questions at PopcornPalsPod@gmail.com. Popcorn Pals is produced by Clara Madenwald, our social media is run by Katelyn Bordini, and our artwork was made by Angela Rodgers. The intro for Popcorn Pals uses graphics from You Want Pizzazz ?!? and sounds from https://Freesound.org: “COMCam_8mm Movie Projector (Rus’) 01_KVV AUDIO_Free” by KVV Audio (https://freesound.org/s/830217/) licensed under Attribution 4.0. “Film Countdown” by qubdodup (https://freesound.org/s/182110/) licensed under Creative Commons 0. “Lofi Piano + Drum Loop” by Doomsdaybear (https://freesound.org/s/720123/) licensed under Attribution 4.0.
4 SEP 2026 · Me and my head-cold have made a decision about going to West Virginia! And I’ve gotta talk about Daejon Love as well as the Holi-days like National Penny Press Day. Then it’s the News From Germania and a new segment from a Joke Book! Bonus for you Premium Subscribers of The Midnight Air, it’s the final “car windows down summer banger” song! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at mailto:themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!
2 SEP 2026 · Hey Popcorn Pals! This week we're joined by a Pal who we're super obsessed with...Lissa Rubin! Have you seen Obsession? Who do you think is the real villain? What would you wish for with a One Wish Willow? We wanna know! See you at the movies! –––––––––––––––––– You can follow Popcorn Pals on Instagram, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @PopcornPalsPod. Email us with your thoughts, opinions, and questions at PopcornPalsPod@gmail.com. Popcorn Pals is produced by Clara Madenwald, our social media is run by Katelyn Bordini, and our artwork was made by Angela Rodgers. The intro for Popcorn Pals uses graphics from You Want Pizzazz ?!? and sounds from https://Freesound.org: “COMCam_8mm Movie Projector (Rus’) 01_KVV AUDIO_Free” by KVV Audio (https://freesound.org/s/830217/) licensed under Attribution 4.0. “Film Countdown” by qubdodup (https://freesound.org/s/182110/) licensed under Creative Commons 0. “Lofi Piano + Drum Loop” by Doomsdaybear (https://freesound.org/s/720123/) licensed under Attribution 4.0.
27 AUG 2026 · After two days of home repair nightmares, I am back with your Midnight Air and I might be going to West Virginia! I’ve also got stories from my trip to North Carolina, a gripe to pick with my Midwesterners, your emails, and my thoughts on Season 1 of Widows Bay! Plus the Holi-days like National Knife Day and the News From Germania! Bonus for Premium Subscribers of The Midnight Air, I have a very chill installment of “car windows down summer banger songs!” Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at mailto:themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!
26 AUG 2026 · Hey Popcorn Pals! This week we're taking about the Green Day movie, Nimrods. Did you see the movie? Tell us what you thought about it! See you at the movies! –––––––––––––––––– You can follow Popcorn Pals on Instagram, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @PopcornPalsPod. Email us with your thoughts, opinions, and questions at PopcornPalsPod@gmail.com. Popcorn Pals is produced by Clara Madenwald, our social media is run by Katelyn Bordini, and our artwork was made by Angela Rodgers. The intro for Popcorn Pals uses graphics from You Want Pizzazz ?!? and sounds from https://Freesound.org: “COMCam_8mm Movie Projector (Rus’) 01_KVV AUDIO_Free” by KVV Audio (https://freesound.org/s/830217/) licensed under Attribution 4.0. “Film Countdown” by qubdodup (https://freesound.org/s/182110/) licensed under Creative Commons 0. “Lofi Piano + Drum Loop” by Doomsdaybear (https://freesound.org/s/720123/) licensed under Attribution 4.0.
20 AUG 2026 · Creepy things are afoot in Germania, WI! Plus I finally tell you about going to the biggest Sports Card show in the world and I read some messages from the mailbag along with covering the Holi-Days like National Topless Day. Bonus for Premium Subscribers of The Midnight Air, I have another installment in my “car windows down summer banger songs” for you to hear. It’s one of my favorites! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at mailto:themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!
19 AUG 2026 · Hey Popcorn Pals! We're getting prehistoric this week talking all about The End of Oak Street with Lissa Rubin! Have you seen the movie? Did you love it? Hate it? Love to hate it? Most importantly, what did you think of that sex scene? We wanna know! See you at the movies! –––––––––––––––––– You can follow Popcorn Pals on Instagram, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @PopcornPalsPod. Email us with your thoughts, opinions, and questions at PopcornPalsPod@gmail.com. Popcorn Pals is produced by Clara Madenwald, our social media is run by Katelyn Bordini, and our artwork was made by Angela Rodgers. The intro for Popcorn Pals uses graphics from You Want Pizzazz ?!? and sounds from https://Freesound.org: “COMCam_8mm Movie Projector (Rus’) 01_KVV AUDIO_Free” by KVV Audio (https://freesound.org/s/830217/) licensed under Attribution 4.0. “Film Countdown” by qubdodup (https://freesound.org/s/182110/) licensed under Creative Commons 0. “Lofi Piano + Drum Loop” by Doomsdaybear (https://freesound.org/s/720123/) licensed under Attribution 4.0.
12 AUG 2026 · Hey Popcorn Pals! We're back again with Mark David Christenson...and it's getting hot in here! We're talking all about lava, racism, and Los Angeles...you guessed it, we're talking about Volcano (1997)! See you at the movies! –––––––––––––––––– You can follow Popcorn Pals on Instagram, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @PopcornPalsPod. Email us with your thoughts, opinions, and questions at PopcornPalsPod@gmail.com. Popcorn Pals is produced by Clara Madenwald, our social media is run by Katelyn Bordini, and our artwork was made by Angela Rodgers. The intro for Popcorn Pals uses graphics from You Want Pizzazz ?!? and sounds from https://Freesound.org: “COMCam_8mm Movie Projector (Rus’) 01_KVV AUDIO_Free” by KVV Audio (https://freesound.org/s/830217/) licensed under Attribution 4.0. “Film Countdown” by qubdodup (https://freesound.org/s/182110/) licensed under Creative Commons 0. “Lofi Piano + Drum Loop” by Doomsdaybear (https://freesound.org/s/720123/) licensed under Attribution 4.0.
Popcorn Pals is a podcast that is serious about movies and… not much else. Each week Daniel Van Kirk and rotating guest hosts discuss new releases and old favorites. This...
show more
Popcorn Pals is a podcast that is serious about movies and… not much else. Each week Daniel Van Kirk and rotating guest hosts discuss new releases and old favorites. This feed is also the home of The Midnight Air, your weekly easy-listening “overnight radio” podcast for people trying to fall asleep or for people that are trying to stay awake, as well as the back catalogue for The Pen Pals Podcast.
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