# Pop Mystery Pod Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267.md RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/CEQBba3S Official site: https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en Author: Tess Barker Episodes: 99 ## Resource Investigative journalist and pop culture junkie Tess Barker, dives into the pop culture moments that have puzzled her for years. This addictive, informative and revelatory show dives features the deep research and first person reporting that helped her launch the #FreeBritney movement while co-hosting Britney's Gram. Each episode unpacks a moment in celebrity news that was misunderstood or intentionally covered up at the time. Part true crime, part comedy, part deconstructing pop culture trivia, the show shines light on the dark corners in the entertainment capital of the world. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pop-mystery-pod-6911267 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267.md ## Episodes - [The Ice Cream Blonde Cold Case (with Babs Gray)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-ice-cream-blonde-cold-case-with-babs-gray) — 2026-07-23T07:00:00+00:00 - [Jerry Springer Fakes It (Throwback)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/jerry-springer-fakes-it-throwback) — 2026-07-16T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Secret Life of Canned Laughter (with Holly Brown)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-secret-life-of-canned-laughter-with-holly-brown) — 2026-07-09T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Top Pop Independence Days](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-top-pop-independence-days) — 2026-07-02T07:00:00+00:00 - [James Cameron’s Quest to Pester Ghosts (with Caitlin Durante)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/james-cameron-s-quest-to-pester-ghosts-with-caitlin-durante) — 2026-06-25T07:00:00+00:00 - [The NFL is Bravo (with Megan Gailey)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-nfl-is-bravo-with-megan-gailey) — 2026-06-18T07:00:00+00:00 - [An Alleged Tupac Assassin Stands Trial. Who Hired Him?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/an-alleged-tupac-assassin-stands-trial-who-hired-him) — 2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00 - [The TMZ Secret Sauce (with Lauren Vino)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-tmz-secret-sauce-with-lauren-vino) — 2026-06-04T07:00:00+00:00 - [A Literal Captive Audience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/a-literal-captive-audience) — 2026-05-28T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Terrifying Face Behind Those Pass It On Billboards (from the vault)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-terrifying-face-behind-those-pass-it-on-billboards-from-the-vault) — 2026-05-21T07:00:00+00:00 - [Exposing “Girls Gone Wild” (with Courtney Kocak)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/exposing-girls-gone-wild-with-courtney-kocak) — 2026-05-14T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Settlement: What Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Doesn’t Want Us to Know](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-settlement-what-justin-baldoni-s-lawyer-doesn-t-want-us-to-know) — 2026-05-07T07:00:00+00:00 - [Banksy Gets His Mask Ripped Off (with Chris Fairbanks)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/banksy-gets-his-mask-ripped-off-with-chris-fairbanks) — 2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00 - [Nevertheless, Blake Lively Persists (with MJ Morley)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/nevertheless-blake-lively-persists-with-mj-morley) — 2026-04-23T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Tom Cruise Wife Casting Couch (with Claire Lim)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-tom-cruise-wife-casting-couch-with-claire-lim) — 2026-04-16T07:00:00+00:00 - [Bluntly, Afroman Prevails (with Paul Danke)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/bluntly-afroman-prevails-with-paul-danke) — 2026-04-09T07:00:00+00:00 - [Is Spencer Pratt a Villain in Reality? (with Rachel Brodsky)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/is-spencer-pratt-a-villain-in-reality-with-rachel-brodsky) — 2026-04-02T07:00:00+00:00 - [Shen Yun (with Jenny Yang)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/shen-yun-with-jenny-yang) — 2026-03-26T07:00:00+00:00 - [The Screenwriter Who Faded to Black (with Christian Duguay)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-screenwriter-who-faded-to-black-with-christian-duguay) — 2026-03-19T07:00:00+00:00 - [Free Britney Was Right.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/free-britney-was-right) — 2026-03-12T07:00:00+00:00 - [The People You Meet at Groundhog Day](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-people-you-meet-at-groundhog-day) — 2026-03-06T07:33:12+00:00 - [Britney Spears Sells Britney Spears: A Britney’s Gram Reunion! (with Babs Gray)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/britney-spears-sells-britney-spears-a-britney-s-gram-reunion-with-babs-gray) — 2026-02-26T08:00:00+00:00 - [Angelyne (with Chris Farah)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/angelyne-with-chris-farah) — 2026-02-19T08:00:00+00:00 - [Babes in Hollyweirdland: Can We Keep Young Performers Safe? (with Stacy Keanan and Christine Lakin)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/babes-in-hollyweirdland-can-we-keep-young-performers-safe-with-stacy-keanan-and-christine-lakin) — 2026-02-12T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Music Universal Studios Lost Forever (with Steven Ray Morris)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-music-universal-studios-lost-forever-with-steven-ray-morris) — 2026-02-05T08:00:00+00:00 - [Jenna Jameson: The Porn Industry Climaxes (with Molly Lambert)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/jenna-jameson-the-porn-industry-climaxes-with-molly-lambert) — 2026-01-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [Mary Cosby’s Church (with Will Weldon)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/mary-cosby-s-church-with-will-weldon) — 2026-01-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Bots Versus Taylor’s Bops (with Joe Romm and Antonia Romm)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-bots-versus-taylor-s-bops-with-joe-romm-and-antonia-romm) — 2026-01-15T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Chicks Get Cancelled (with Laganja Estranja)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/the-chicks-get-cancelled-with-laganja-estranja) — 2026-01-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [Presenting: Lady to Lady “Botox Shot to Space with Jackie Zebrowski”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/presenting-lady-to-lady-botox-shot-to-space-with-jackie-zebrowski) — 2026-01-01T08:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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