Pop Syllabus

Christiana Mbakwe Medina

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Booking Overview

Pop Syllabus blends pop culture critique with social analysis—taking a buzzy topic and unpacking what it reveals about modern life. It’s especially useful for PR teams pitching experts who can connect wellness, tech, gender, and media narratives to real-world cultural trends.

Metrics

Episodes: 26

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Christiana Mbakwe Medina - Host of Pop Syllabus, deconstructing the zeitgeist and answering big cultural questions. The description frames Christiana as a cross between a messy news anchor and guerilla academic, and says she...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Experts with firsthand or public-facing credibility in culturally relevant areas (e.g., reproductive health/wellness advocacy, relationship and masculinity commentary, media-based audience building). Guests are positioned as having a recognizable platform and an angle that helps 'deconstruct' a zeitgeist topic.
Required Achievements:  
Founded a wellness/health-related organization or brand, Created a recognizable public-facing series or platform (e.g., advice column / social series), Demonstrated subject-matter experience that can be translated into cultural analysis

Recent Guest Discussions

Jesse Golden - IVF, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Home Birth Later In Life, Community, And Redefining Motherhood

Holly Solem - Dating, Masculinity, Loneliness; Insights From Interviewing Men; And Pop-culture Representations Of Men

Recent Topics

Pop Culture, Wellness, Gender, Technology, Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Pop Syllabus
:

IVF, Pregnancy, and Home Birth at 45 with Jesse Golden

July 01, 2026

More women are having children after 40, but what does that actually look like when you are in it?  In this episode, Christiana sits down with Jesse Golden, CEO and founder of The Golden Secrets, to talk about her journey of trying for motherhood at 45, including IVF, miscarriage, and starting over later in life. She also opens up about home birth, treatment costs, community, and what it really means to redefine motherhood on your own terms. Follow Jesse on Instagram  Follow Pop Syll...

The Pop Culture Debrief: Deconstructing Magazines

June 24, 2026

This week’s pop culture syllabus comes straight from the magazine rack!  In this solo episode, Christiana sits down to talk us through the latest from Women's Health, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, and the juiciest tabloids, breaking down celebrity glow-ups, style statements, and luxury obsessions from names like Jay-Z, Anne Hathaway, Rita Ora, and more while unpacking what this month’s magazines are really saying about pop culture. Follow Pop Syllabus: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Substack ...

Manthropology with Holly Solem

June 17, 2026

Women spend a lot of time wondering what men really think about love and relationships.  In this episode, Christiana sits down with Holly Solem, advice columnist and creator of the social media series Manthropology, to discuss what she’s learned from interviewing men about dating, masculinity, and loneliness. They also play a game revisiting iconic fictional men in pop culture and how they shaped millennial women’s understanding of love and relationships. Holly’s Vogue essay Follow H...

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