Zen POP is a podcast about understanding ourselves through the music, movies, and moments that shaped us. With a distinctly Gen X sensibility, we use pop culture as a mirror, reflecting our emotional patterns, relationships, blind spots, and where we’re still learning. Each episode starts with something we all know and love, then uses humor, memory, and shared reference points to go deeper into what we watch and listen to, what it reveals about us, and how those stories shape our relationships and our sense of self. We organize conversations into categories, themes, and “best of” lists because remembering together helps us understand ourselves more clearly. Listeners can also access Zen Parenting LIVE!, our premium podcast focused entirely on parenting and self-awareness, along with exclusive episodes and deeper connection with other Team Zen members. https://zenpopparenting.com/#team-zen
Summer School- Episode #886
Summer School (1987) · Sep 8, 2026
Teen Wolf- Episode #885
Teen Wolf (1985) · Sep 1, 2026
St. Elmo’s Fire- Episode #884
St. Elmo's Fire (1985) · Aug 25, 2026
Cocktail – Episode #883
Cocktail (1988) · Aug 18, 2026
Top Gun Maverick- Episode #882
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Aug 11, 2026
Wedding Crashers- Episode #881
Wedding Crashers (2005) · Aug 4, 2026
Back to the Future- Episode #878
Back to the Future (1985) · Jul 14, 2026
Terminator 2- Episode #874
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Jun 23, 2026
Apollo 13 Episode #868
Apollo 13 (1995) · May 12, 2026
ET- the Extra Terrestrial- Episode #867
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · May 5, 2026
Rocky IV- Episode #866
Rocky IV (1985) · Apr 28, 2026
Major League- Episode #862
Major League (1989) · Mar 31, 2026
Flashdance Episode #859
Flashdance (1983) · Mar 10, 2026
The Wedding Singer- Episode #857
The Wedding Singer (1998) · Feb 24, 2026
Best in Show- Episode #854
Best in Show (2000) · Feb 3, 2026
The Sure Thing- Episode #853
The Sure Thing (1985) · Jan 27, 2026
When Harry Met Sally Episode #849
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) · Dec 30, 2025
Love Actually – Messy Love Stories About Decent, Interconnected People Episode# 848
Love Actually (2003) · Dec 23, 2025
The Family Stone: A Movie About Change, Loss, and Letting People In Episode# 847
The Family Stone (2005) · Dec 16, 2025
Trading Places Episode# 846
Trading Places (1983) · Dec 9, 2025
Die Hard: The Great Christmas-Movie Debate- Episode #845
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 2, 2025
Toy Story — The Psychology and Nostalgia That Made It a Classic- Episode #844
Toy Story (1995) · Nov 25, 2025
Forrest Gump: A Paradoxical Parable- Episode #843
Forrest Gump (1994) · Nov 18, 2025
Cast Away: A Movie About Time, Control, and Surrender- Episode #842
Cast Away (2000) · Nov 11, 2025
BIG and the Wisdom of Staying Young & Playful- Episode #840
Big (1988) · Nov 4, 2025
Se7en: The Movie That Made Us Ask What’s in the Box- Episode #839
Se7en (1995) · Oct 28, 2025
Twilight, Vampires, and Werewolves- Episode #837
Twilight (2008) · Oct 14, 2025
Scream: The Gen X Horror Movie About Gen X Horror Movies- Episode #836
Scream (1996) · Oct 7, 2025
Halloween: Gen X Suburban Fear and the Final Girl- Episode #835
Halloween (1978) · Sep 30, 2025
Unknown Number- The High School Catfish- Episode #832
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025) · Sep 9, 2025
The Wishful Politics of Gen X: The American President and Dave- Episode #831
The American President (1995) · Sep 2, 2025
Gen X Feminism in “9 to 5” and “Working Girl” Episode #828
Working Girl (1988) · Aug 12, 2025
Gen X Feminism in “9 to 5” and “Working Girl” Episode #828
Nine to Five (1980) · Aug 12, 2025
Elf, The Movie- A Holiday Deep Dive Episode #795
Elf (2003) · Dec 24, 2024
Field of Dreams- Podcast#714
Field of Dreams (1989) · Jun 13, 2023
The Movies that Matter- Podcast #707
Billy Elliot (2000) · Apr 25, 2023
The Movies that Matter- Podcast #707
The Dark Knight (2008) · Apr 25, 2023
The Movies that Matter- Podcast #707
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Apr 25, 2023
The Movies that Matter- Podcast #707
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Apr 25, 2023
Increase Your Life Force- Podcast #687
Apollo 13 (1995) · Dec 6, 2022
Increase Your Life Force- Podcast #687
Stutz (2022) · Dec 6, 2022
Big Problems, Little Problems with Ben Feller- Podcast #659
Little Problems (1951) · May 31, 2022
Wounds & Triggers- Podcast #528
Wounds (2019) · Jan 14, 2020
It’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood- Podcast #521
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) · Nov 26, 2019
More Words For Anger- Podcast #465
Bridesmaids (2011) · Nov 13, 2018
More Words For Anger- Podcast #465
Pitch Perfect (2012) · Nov 13, 2018
More Words For Anger- Podcast #465
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) · Nov 13, 2018
Blame & Superiority- Podcast #463
Blame (2018) · Oct 30, 2018
Are You Trying To Force Your Kid?- Podcast #457
RBG (2018) · Sep 18, 2018
Movies & Screens Podcast #453
BlacKkKlansman (2018) · Aug 28, 2018
I Feel Pretty- Podcast #430
I Feel Pretty (2018) · May 1, 2018
The Five Invitations- Podcast #406
Star Wars (1977) · Nov 14, 2017
The Five Invitations- Podcast #406
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Nov 14, 2017
The Wilderness & The Keeper- Podcast #397
The Wilderness · Sep 26, 2017
Filtering Our Lives Through Social Media
Beginners (2011) · May 12, 2015
We choose what’s familiar and what it means to be a “sex-positive” parent
Sex-Positive (2024) · Aug 5, 2014
Speaking down to children and lessons from “Frozen”
Frozen (2013) · Dec 24, 2013
Is Your Son Wearing a Mask?
The Mask You Live In (2015) · Jul 23, 2013
How to Guide Our Sons, Death, & The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (1984) · Dec 12, 2012
Boys vs. Girls
Boys vs. Girls (2019) · Apr 25, 2012