Episode 175: A Royal Good Time: Englishman Humphrey Ker Joins Pop Rocket to Talk Meghan & Harry

Episode 175

16th May 2018

This week, Prince William and Prince Henry’s school mate, Humphrey Ker, joins the Pop Rocket panel with Guy, Margaret and Andrew to discuss the upcoming Royal Wedding, including why it captures so much global attention. They also weigh in on the Lifetime TV-movie Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance.

Episode notes

This week, Guy Branum, Margaret Wappler and Andrew Ti are joined by British actor and comedian Humphrey Ker. The gang takes a look at the biggest transatlantic pairing of the year: The Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Humphrey is all about Eurovision, the global music competition that showcases some of the best singing–and host banter–in the world. Margaret is all about the podcast Cocaine and Rhinestones, which tells the history of country music, warts and all. Guy is all about The Party, a movie he was certain he would hate, but it flipped his expectations in the best possible way. Andrew is all about the cancellation and swift revival of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

The panel will discuss the upcoming Royal Wedding, why this sort of extravaganza captures the attention of a global audience and why it was worth a Lifetime TV movie.

With Guy Branum, Margaret Wappler, Andrew Ti and Humphrey Ker.

That’s My Jam:

Humphrey Ker – Françoise Hardy – Comment Te Dire Adieu?.

Andrew Ti – The Fitness – Day Job

Margaret Wappler – Liz Phair – Fuck and Run.

Guy Branum Mohammed Assaf – Dommi Falastini.

Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to our Spotify playlists.

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Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org. Edited by Julian Burrell.

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Guests

  • Humphrey Ker
  • Guy Branum
  • Margaret Wappler
  • Andrew Ti

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Pop Rocket is a high-octane weekly discussion of the culture we all love to love. Join host Guy Branum and panelists Wynter Mitchell, Karen Tongson, and Margaret Wappler for smart, funny, sometimes sweary chat about everything great in entertainment. Combining comic, journalistic, academic, and digital media expertise, the Pop Rocket team will keep you up-to-date on what’s most exciting in pop culture this week.

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