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the bradtpop podcast discusses pop culture (music, tv, film, concerts, books etc) Follow on tiktok and instagram @bradtpop

  1. 11/18/2025

    Ep44: Big Brother - Week One!

    Hello and welcome to episode 44 of the bradtpop podcast! I am very excited to be joined by my great friend Andrew to join the rest of the country in talking about BIG BROTHER! Andrew and I were part of the 20,000 people who applied but missed out on being in this year’s season 16 of the show but the first returning to the original format on Channel Ten. Season 1 premiered in 2001 at its home of Dreamworld Gold Coast with the finale attracting 2.8m won by Ben Williams with Blair McDonough being runner up. For those who don’t know Blair is Delta’s first boyfriend as a teenager whose deception inspired her #1 hits Not Me Not I and Predictable! I just had to mention Delta in the pod - especially since that is how Andrew and I know each other which we discussed on ep2 of this podcast, and this is his 4th appearance on the pod after talking about Kylie’s tour on ep 37 and Delta’s most recent tour on ep 39!  After 8 seasons and a failed Celebrity edition between 2001-2008 on Ch10, Big Brother was picked up on Ch9 between 2012-2014 which I would say was much loved by fans before Ch7 absolutely ruined it with their Survivor-style interpretation which somehow lasted 5 seasons between 2020-2023 which included celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner and past housemates like Reggie, Drew & Tully. The current season has really taken the country by storm with new host Mel Tracina, 24 hour live streaming, weekly tasks and live nominations and evictions. Andrew and I have just watched the Sunday night eviction where Michael was voted out and we will go one by one in our review of the housemates so far with a bonus episode later in the week to discuss the big talking points of the week and a weekly recap. Hope you enjoy!

    1h 14m
  2. 10/15/2025

    Ep43: The Life Of A Showgirl (Taylor Swift Album Review)

    Welcome to episode 43 of the bradtpop podcast! I am very excited to be joined by friends Kate & Maddy to talk about one of our favourite topics - Taylor Swift! Her 12th album The Life Of A Showgirl has broken all the records including biggest first week sales in the US - surpassing Adele’s 3.5m - and the highest streaming on Spotify for the week per average song, second on overall streams only to herself for the Tortured Poets Department which had nearly 3 times as many tracks. Today we will do a review on each of the twelve tracks and also talk about the associated film for the release party but first lets introduce our guests! Kate Pattison is famous among the Swifties, regularly being interviewed on TV and in print for her opinions on Taylor Swift and even landing herself in an academic book on Culture, Capital & Critique! She also is a PHD candidate at RMIT on fan studies including on Harry Styles & Delta Goodrem too. Speaking on Delta that is actually how the three of us know each other! People would be surprised the many connections that are made through the fandom. Maddy and I bonded over many clownings on a Reputation Taylors Version released, staying up watching tiktok lives off the Eras Tour that came to nothing! Maddy has only just moved to London a couple weeks ago and I’m so grateful for her time and Kates from Melbourne! For our listeners to get a better grasp of what type of Swifites we are, I’ve given us the impossible task of naming each of our Top 5 Taylor albums and then at the end of the episode we rank the tracks of her latest album from 1 to 12! Hope you enjoy Follow @bradtpop on tiktok, instagram, facebook and twitter!

    1h 26m

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the bradtpop podcast discusses pop culture (music, tv, film, concerts, books etc) Follow on tiktok and instagram @bradtpop