Soundtrack Your Life
Twice a month, Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak take a look at a soundtrack. Whether it be a song, a band, or a connection to a specific scene, They discuss personal connections to the soundtrack, with a guest. Episodes are released on 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Guest inquires can be made at: soun...
Recent Episodes
Drive (2011) - The Soundtrack That's Too Cool To Listen To with Pop C…
Pop Culture Writer Chris Deville (Stereogum) has just released his first book, Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion , back in August of 2025. He joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to dis...
Shrek 2 (2004) - The 2000s Blockbuster Pop Soundtrack Tries to Go Big…
Candice Lim, former host of Slate's ICYMI, former producer of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, and total pop colture savant, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 2004 Adamson, Asbury, and Vernon ...
Vicious (2025) - What Did Composer Tom Schraeder Learn From Scoring V…
This episode is part of the Pocasthon 2026! We're supporting the YWCA of Minneapolis. Please learn more about the YWCA of Minneapolis here Tom Schraeder is a songwriter and composer and he scored the 2025 Brian Bertino film, ...
Can a Sinners Sweep Take the Best Original Song Oscar Away from K-Pop…
We've launched a SYL Merch Store ! 10% for the month of March by using promo code SYLMPLS. All profits will go to various organizations in Minnesota. Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak break down the 2026 Oscars Best Original Song ca...
Pop Culture Writer Tamar Herman on Whether the Music in K-Pop Demon H…
Pop Culture Writer, Tamar Herman, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the blockbuster soundtrack to the Maggie Kang's 2025 film, K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025) . As someone who has covered the K-Pop industry for years, Ta...
Scott Interrante on How the Reznor/Ross Score Creates Dramatic Tennis…
Scott Interrante of Big White Elephants and This is the Greatest Song I've Ever Heard in My Entire Life joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the soundtrack to the 2024 Luca Guadagnino film, Challengers . The film was s...