Pop Mystery Pod

Tess Barker

tess@popmysterypod.com

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Booking Overview

Pop Mystery Pod is investigative pop-culture reporting with a true-crime-meets-comedy vibe, where each episode unpacks how major celebrity moments were misunderstood or covered up. For PR professionals, it’s a strong outlet for journalists, media critics, and entertainment-industry experts who can bring reporting depth, cultural context, and compelling narrative angles.

Metrics

Episodes: 95

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

tess@popmysterypod.com

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Host

Tess Barker - Investigative journalist and pop culture junkie who launches and reports on pop culture moments; described as written and produced by Tess Barker, who also co-hosted Britney’s Gram and has been ass...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Journalists, media commentators, pop-culture researchers, and entertainment/sports experts with credible reporting or public-facing analysis (e.g., credited podcast hosts, writers, commentators).
Required Achievements:  
Public-facing journalism or commentary, Podcast or media platform recognition, Experience covering major entertainment/sports scandals

Recent Guest Discussions

Caitlin Durante - Pop Culture And Media Research; Titanic-related Celebrity/film Moment Unpacking

Megan Gailey - Sports Reporting And An Alleged Affair Connected To Football League Outcomes

Recent Topics

Pop Culture, Investigation, True Crime, Celebrity, Journalism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Pop Mystery Pod
:

James Cameron’s Quest to Pester Ghosts (with Caitlin Durante)

June 25, 2026

The Titanic is one of the most famous and chilling disasters of all time. The movie “Titanic.”  could have also been a lesson in hubris. It was helmed by James Cameron, whose reportedly maniacal behavior may have been the impetus for a bizarre and mysterious food poisoning. There is so much to say about this strange and unlikely megahit. Joining Tess to explore “Titanic’s” wreckage is Caitlin Durante @caitlindurante (The Bechdel Cast).  Read  “The Futurist,” by Rebecca Keegan  Read the Time a...

The NFL is Bravo (with Megan Gailey)

June 18, 2026

You don’t have to be a sports fan to appreciate the wild and jaw dropping tale of a sports reporter and a head coach whose affair may have changed the direction of the entire football league. Joining Tess to talk VrabelGate is Megan Gaiiley @bettermegaingailey Sports Bitches, The Roasts of Tom Brady and Kevin Hart) Follow Pop Mystery Pod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @popmysterypod  Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker @tesstifybarker. Produced by Tyler Hill.  Theme song...

An Alleged Tupac Assassin Stands Trial. Who Hired Him?

June 11, 2026

Nearly thirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane Davis is set to face murder charges in a Nevada court. Additionally, Davis has been named in a civil complaint filed by Tupac’s step brother Mopreme Shakur. If Davis was contracted to kill Tupac Shakur, why is he the only guy facing trial?  Follow Pop Mystery Pod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @popmysterypod  Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker @tesstifybarker. Produced by Tyler Hill.  Theme song by Rick Wood @...

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