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Welcome to Pop Culture on the Apricot Tree, a podcast dedicated to discussing pop culture from a Latter-day Saint perspective. (More about us)

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Ep 54 - Fairy Tale Tropes & the Gospel of Cinderella
In this episode, we explore the history of film and television adaptations of Cinderella with guests Chanel Earl and Jill Terry Rudy. We...
Sep 18
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Ep 53 - Y'all Need Jesus (and so does The Good Place)
We are joined by Adam and Jacob as we dive into 'The Good Place,' discussing its take on moral philosophy, the point system, and...
Sep 4
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Ep 52 - Short: The Wild Robot
We discuss a great children's movie all about parenting and feral robots. ind Us: Carl - Threads: @CarlCranney Liz - lizbusby.com Audio...
Aug 23
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Ep 29 - Bluey: Realistic Kids, Idealized Parents
Join us as we dive into Bluey, the super popular children's television show from Australia. Bluey superfan Cassandra Hedelius explains...
May 25, 2023
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Ep 28 - Mothers in the Media
In this episode, we delve into the many ways mothers are portrayed in the pop culture. Our guests Carol Rice and Tiffany Hales help us...
May 11, 2023
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Ep 27 - Keep Your (Covenant) Oath: Latter-day Saints on D&D Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons and Dragons is a popular hobby among Latter-day Saints, so we rounded up some dungeon masters for this episode. Shannon Oler and...
Apr 27, 2023
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Ep 25 - The Whale: To Live A Celestial Life, Sometimes You Have to Stare Into the Abyss
Can you atone for years of hurt after a major breach of trust by asking forgiveness? And are people inherently awful to each other or are...
Mar 30, 2023
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Ep 1 - Encanto: We Don't Talk About Expressive Individualism
We open our podcast with an episode on Disney's 2021 family musical, Encanto. And we actually mostly don't talk about Bruno. Listen for...
Mar 1, 2022
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