Josie and the Podcats is a limited podcast series diving into the history, the production, the music, the legacy, and the fandom surrounding the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. From the stars and creators to the obsessive fans, DuJour means this show is a must-listen for all Josie diehards. Hosted by Maria Lewis and produced by Blake Howard.

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Josie and the Podcats is a limited podcast series diving into the history, the production, the music, the legacy, and the fandom surrounding the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. From the stars and creators to the obsessive fans, DuJour means this show is a must-listen for all Josie diehards. Hosted by Maria Lewis and produced by Blake Howard. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

Josie and the Podcats is a limited podcast series diving into the history, the production, the music, the legacy, and the fandom surrounding the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. From the stars and creators to the obsessive fans, DuJour means this show is a must-listen for all Josie diehards. Hosted by Maria Lewis and produced by Blake Howard.

Josie and the Podcats is a limited podcast series diving into the history, the production, the music, the legacy, and the fandom surrounding the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. From the stars and creators to the obsessive fans, DuJour means this show is a must-listen for all Josie diehards. Hosted by Maria Lewis and produced by Blake Howard.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations

TRAILER

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Some 16-years after Josie And The Pussycats is released in cinemas, the whole cast, crew and musical team are reunited for a once in a lifetime event to celebrate the vinyl pressing of the movie’s soundtrack from Mondo Records. There are tears, tunes, and some jerkin’ surprises. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For written versions of every episode, please visited Graffiti With Punctuation: <a href="https://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/josie-and-the-podcats" rel="nofollow">https://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/josie-and-the-podcats</a> If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

Some 16-years after Josie And The Pussycats is released in cinemas, the whole cast, crew and musical team are reunited for a once in a lifetime event to celebrate the vinyl pressing of the movie’s soundtrack from Mondo Records. There are tears, tunes, and some jerkin’ surprises.

Some 16-years after Josie And The Pussycats is released in cinemas, the whole cast, crew and musical team are reunited for a once in a lifetime event to celebrate the vinyl pressing of the movie’s soundtrack from Mondo Records. There are tears, tunes, and some jerkin’ surprises.



Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations

BONUS: LIVE REUNION

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It has taken nearly 20-years, but after crashing and burning at the box-office, the most unexpected thing starts to happen: Josie And The Pussycats becomes a cult classic. In our final major episode of the show, we speak to EVERYONE - Rachael Leigh Cook, Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Adam Schlesinger, Bif Naked, Kay Hanley and more - about the movie’s unlikely legacy and hear from musicians who have defined their careers by it. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> Tim Hanley is the author of several non-fiction books, including Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World&#39;s Most Famous Heroine and the upcoming Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale. He’s on Twitter at @Tim_Hanley <a href="https://twitter.com/timhanley01" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/timhanley01</a> and his books can be found here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Hanley/e/B00GUZ9SUM?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow">www.amazon.com/Tim-Hanley/</a> Alex Segura is the author of several novels and comic books, which can also be found here <a href="http://www.alexsegura.com/" rel="nofollow">www.alexsegura.com</a> . He’s on Twitter at @Alex_Segura <a href="https://twitter.com/alex_segura" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/alex_segura</a> This episode was sponsored by Boss Logic <a href="https://www.artbybosslogic.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.artbybosslogic.com</a> and the fourth novel from Maria Lewis, The Witch Who Courted Death <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Witch-Who-Courted-Death/dp/0349421293" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Witch-Who-Courted-Death/dp/0349421293</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

It has taken nearly 20-years, but after crashing and burning at the box-office, the most unexpected thing starts to happen: Josie And The Pussycats becomes a cult classic. In our final major episode of the show, we speak to EVERYONE - Rachael Leigh Cook, Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Adam Schlesinger, Bif Naked, Kay Hanley and more - about the movie’s unlikely legacy and hear from musicians who have defined their careers by it.

It has taken nearly 20-years, but after crashing and burning at the box-office, the most unexpected thing starts to happen: Josie And The Pussycats becomes a cult classic. In our final major episode of the show, we speak to EVERYONE - Rachael Leigh Cook, Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Adam Schlesinger, Bif Naked, Kay Hanley and more - about the movie’s unlikely legacy and hear from musicians who have defined their careers by it.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations

EPISODE #6: LEGACY

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She’s someone who was so inspired by the Josie And The Pussycats movie that she started her own internationally famous teenage rock band. We speak to Operator Please founder, frontwoman and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson about teen fame, the pressures of the music industry, and her new act Bossy Love. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here:  If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @<a href="http://ai.me.me/" rel="nofollow">ai.me.me</a> or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a>  Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

She’s someone who was so inspired by the Josie And The Pussycats movie that she started her own internationally famous teenage rock band. We speak to Operator Please founder, frontwoman and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson about teen fame, the pressures of the music industry, and her new act Bossy Love.

She’s someone who was so inspired by the Josie And The Pussycats movie that she started her own internationally famous teenage rock band. We speak to Operator Please founder, frontwoman and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson about teen fame, the pressures of the music industry, and her new act Bossy Love.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations

BONUS: BOSSY LOVE

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Everything is seemingly in line for Josie And The Pussycats to become a box-office hit but instead … it bombs. Immediately “dead on arrival”, we speak to writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont about that crushing opening weekend but it finds fans in Rachael Leigh Cook, Letters To Cleo’s Kay Hanley, Bif Naked, Alanna Bennett and … Bono? Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> Tim Hanley is the author of several non-fiction books, including Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World&#39;s Most Famous Heroine and the upcoming Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale. He’s on Twitter at @Tim_Hanley <a href="https://twitter.com/timhanley01" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/timhanley01</a> and his books can be found here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Hanley/e/B00GUZ9SUM?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow">www.amazon.com/Tim-Hanley/</a> This episode was sponsored by Haus Of Dizzy <a href="https://hausofdizzy.com/" rel="nofollow">https://hausofdizzy.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

Everything is seemingly in line for Josie And The Pussycats to become a box-office hit but instead … it bombs. Immediately “dead on arrival”, we speak to writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont about that crushing opening weekend but it finds fans in Rachael Leigh Cook, Letters To Cleo’s Kay Hanley, Bif Naked, Alanna Bennett and … Bono?

Everything is seemingly in line for Josie And The Pussycats to become a box-office hit but instead … it bombs. Immediately “dead on arrival”, we speak to writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont about that crushing opening weekend but it finds fans in Rachael Leigh Cook, Letters To Cleo’s Kay Hanley, Bif Naked, Alanna Bennett and … Bono?


Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations

EPISODE #5: RELEASE

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Kay Hanley is the voice of Josie we all know and love, but on this week’s bonus episode we speak to the original singing voice from Josie And The Pussycats - Dee Dee Gipson. And how that all ties in to the current Josie on the hit series Riverdale - Ashleigh Murray. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> Tune in for next week’s episode of Josie and the Podcats: Release. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

Kay Hanley is the voice of Josie we all know and love, but on this week’s bonus episode we speak to the original singing voice from Josie And The Pussycats - Dee Dee Gipson. And how that all ties in to the current Josie on the hit series Riverdale - Ashleigh Murray.

Kay Hanley is the voice of Josie we all know and love, but on this week’s bonus episode we speak to the original singing voice from Josie And The Pussycats - Dee Dee Gipson. And how that all ties into the current Josie on the hit series Riverdale - Ashleigh Murray.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations

BONUS: THE OG JOSIE

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It&#39;s the Josie And The Podcats episode you’ve been waiting for: Soundtrack. To create the sound of Josie And The Pussycats, an eclectic mix of musical maestros get brought in to work on the soundtrack under the direction of Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds. We speak to the voice of Josie herself, Letters To Cleo’s Kay Hanley, writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, star Rachael Leigh Cook, back up singer Bif Naked and the late, great Adam Schlesinger from Fountains Of Wayne. Fountains Of Wayne reunited in honour of Adam Schlesinger at Jersey 4 Jersey to support the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, which can be found here: <a href="https://njprf.org/" rel="nofollow">https://njprf.org</a> Josie and the Podcats is a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> This episode was sponsored by Diva Headwraps <a href="https://www.divaheadwraps.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.divaheadwraps.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

It's the Josie And The Podcats episode you’ve been waiting for: Soundtrack. To create the sound of Josie And The Pussycats, an eclectic mix of musical maestros get brought in to work on the soundtrack under the direction of Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds. We speak to the voice of Josie herself, Letters To Cleo’s Kay Hanley, writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, star Rachael Leigh Cook, back up singer Bif Naked and the late, great Adam Schlesinger from Fountains Of Wayne.

It's the Josie And The Podcats episode you’ve been waiting for: Soundtrack. To create the sound of Josie And The Pussycats, an eclectic mix of musical maestros get brought in to work on the soundtrack under the direction of Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds. We speak to the voice of Josie herself, Letters To Cleo’s Kay Hanley, writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, star Rachael Leigh Cook, back up singer Bif Naked and the late, great Adam Schlesinger from Fountains Of Wayne.

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations

EPISODE #4: SOUNDTRACK

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Ride on your motorbike with DuJour and into this Josie And The Podcats bonus episode about the unintentional breakout stars of the 2001 cult film Josie And The Pussycats - the parody of 90s boybands, DuJour. Writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont talk about crafting the DuJour sound with Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds and pitching a DuJour movie to Netflix. Rachael Leigh Cook shares why they’re her “favourite” part of the movie - even 20 years later - and musicians Eva and Sam Hendricks from Charly Bliss and Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and Operator Please talk about DuJour’s lasting musical influence. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> Tune in for next week’s episode of Josie and the Podcats: Soundtrack. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

Ride on your motorbike with DuJour and into this Josie And The Podcats bonus episode about the unintentional breakout stars of the 2001 cult film Josie And The Pussycats - the parody of 90s boybands, DuJour. Writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont talk about crafting the DuJour sound with Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds and pitching a DuJour movie to Netflix. Rachael Leigh Cook shares why they’re her “favourite” part of the movie - even 20 years later - and musicians Eva and Sam Hendricks from Charly Bliss and Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and Operator Please talk about DuJour’s lasting musical influence.

Ride on your motorbike with DuJour and into this Josie And The Podcats bonus episode about the unintentional breakout stars of the 2001 cult film Josie And The Pussycats - the parody of 90s boybands, DuJour. Writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont talk about crafting the DuJour sound with Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds and pitching a DuJour movie to Netflix. Rachael Leigh Cook shares why they’re her “favourite” part of the movie - even 20 years later - and musicians Eva and Sam Hendricks from Charly Bliss and Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and Operator Please talk about DuJour’s lasting musical influence.

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BONUS: DUJOUR

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The Josie And The Pussycats movie is officially green lit, with production heading to Vancouver, Canada to shoot. Yet first, the trio of Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson are going to band camp in Los Angeles to figure out how to be believable music superstars on screen. As for writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, they start locking down the rest of their cast including quirky character actors Alan Cumming and Parker Posey. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> This episode was sponsored by One Heat Minute <a href="https://oneheatminute.com/" rel="nofollow">https://oneheatminute.com</a> and Edenki Studio <a href="https://www.edenki.com.au/" rel="nofollow">https://www.edenki.com.au</a> Tune in for next week’s episode of Josie and the Podcats: Soundtrack Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

The Josie And The Pussycats movie is officially green lit, with production heading to Vancouver, Canada to shoot. Yet first, the trio of Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson are going to band camp in Los Angeles to figure out how to be believable music superstars on screen. As for writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, they start locking down the rest of their cast including quirky character actors Alan Cumming and Parker Posey.

The Josie And The Pussycats movie is officially green lit, with production heading to Vancouver, Canada to shoot. Yet first, the trio of Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson are going to band camp in Los Angeles to figure out how to be believable music superstars on screen. As for writers and directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, they start locking down the rest of their cast including quirky character actors Alan Cumming and Parker Posey.

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EPISODE #3: PRODUCTION

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In this week’s bonus episode of Josie and the Podcats we’re talking about the FASHION of Josie And The Pussycats. From tonal dressing to the essential shimmer lip, why not don a pair of flip flop platforms and join us to look at the film’s visual storytelling?  Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: <a href="https://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/opinion/the-fashion-of-josie-and-the-pussycats" rel="nofollow">https://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/opinion/the-fashion-of-josie-and-the-pussycats</a> If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a>  This episode was sponsored by the jerkin Netherworld Arcade in Brisbane, who can learn about and view their extensive shop of online merch here: <a href="http://netherworldarcade.com/" rel="nofollow">http://netherworldarcade.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

In this week’s bonus episode of Josie and the Podcats we’re talking about the FASHION of Josie And The Pussycats. From tonal dressing to the essential shimmer lip, why not don a pair of flip flop platforms and join us to look at the film’s visual storytelling?

In this week’s bonus episode of Josie and the Podcats we’re talking about the FASHION of Josie And The Pussycats. From tonal dressing to the essential shimmer lip, why not don a pair of flip flop platforms and join us to look at the film’s visual storytelling?

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BONUS: THE FASHION OF JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS

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After going on a historical journey to where the Josie and the Pussycats movie could exist as a commercial entity in the late nineties, now we get into the nitty gritty of development. Writing and directing duo Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont sign on to direct after their hit Can’t Hardly Wait and they put out an offer to Rachael Leigh Cook for the role of Josie. Tara Reid gets locked in as Melody and everyone from Aaliyah, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, Beyoncé and Regina King audition for the part of Valerie. Welcome to the second episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: <a href="https://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/josie-and-the-podcats" rel="nofollow">https://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/josie-and-the-podcats</a> If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> This episode was sponsored by Nicola Scott Art <a href="https://www.nicolascottart.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nicolascottart.com</a> and the new book by Maria Lewis, The Wailing Woman <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wailing-Woman-Maria-Lewis/dp/0349421323" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Wailing-Woman-Maria-Lewis/dp/0349421323</a> Tune in for next week’s episode of Josie and the Podcats, Production, and our upcoming bonus episode, Fashion. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

After going on a historical journey to where the Josie and the Pussycats movie could exist as a commercial entity in the late nineties, now we get into the nitty gritty of development. Writing and directing duo Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont sign on to direct after their hit Can’t Hardly Wait and they put out an offer to Rachael Leigh Cook for the role of Josie. Tara Reid gets locked in as Melody and everyone from Aaliyah, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, Beyoncé and Regina King audition for the part of Valerie.    Welcome to the second episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats.


After going on a historical journey to where the Josie and the Pussycats movie could exist as a commercial entity in the late nineties, now we get into the nitty gritty of development. Writing and directing duo Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont sign on to direct after their hit Can’t Hardly Wait and they put out an offer to Rachael Leigh Cook for the role of Josie. Tara Reid gets locked in as Melody and everyone from Aaliyah, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, Beyoncé and Regina King audition for the part of Valerie.



Welcome to the second episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats.

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EPISODE #2: DEVELOPMENT

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Welcome to the first BONUS episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. After our first episode - History - dove into the pop cultural significance of Josie as a property over the decades, we decided to keep things historical for our debut bonus ep. This is all about how Archie broke the Comics Code. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> Tim Hanley is the author of several non-fiction books, including Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World&#39;s Most Famous Heroine and the upcoming Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale. He’s on Twitter at @Tim_Hanley <a href="https://twitter.com/timhanley01" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/timhanley01</a> and his books can be found here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Hanley/e/B00GUZ9SUM?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow">www.amazon.com/Tim-Hanley/</a> Alex Segura is the author of several novels and comic books, which can also be found here <a href="http://www.alexsegura.com/" rel="nofollow">www.alexsegura.com</a> . He’s on Twitter at @Alex_Segura <a href="https://twitter.com/alex_segura" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/alex_segura</a> This episode was sponsored by All The President’s Minutes Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

Welcome to the first BONUS episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. After our first episode - History - dove into the pop cultural significance of Josie as a property over the decades, we decided to keep things historical for our debut bonus ep. This is all about how Archie broke the Comics Code.

Welcome to the first BONUS episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. After our first episode - History - dove into the pop cultural significance of Josie as a property over the decades, we decided to keep things historical for our debut bonus ep. This is all about how Archie broke the Comics Code.

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BONUS: HOW ARCHIE BROKE THE COMICS CODE

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Welcome to the first episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. This week, we’re looking at Josie’s unlikely history: from a World War II romance to the Civil Rights movement in America during the sixties. A collection of the world’s best Archie Comics and pop culture experts help us break down exactly how we got to the point where the biting, satirical movie Josie and the Pussycats could exist. Josie and the Podcats is hosted, researched and written by best-selling author, screenwriter and journalist Maria Lewis. She can be found on Twitter @MovieMazz <a href="https://twitter.com/moviemazz" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/moviemazz</a> and <a href="http://marialewis.com.au/" rel="nofollow">marialewis.com.au</a> The show is produced by film critic and podcast/producer behind One Heat Minute and All The Presidents Minutes Blake Howard. He can be found on Twitter @OneBlakeMinute <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute</a> and <a href="http://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/" rel="nofollow">graffitiwithpunctuation.com</a> For the hearing impaired, a written version of this episode is available online here: <a href="https://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/opinion/the-unlikely-history-of-josie-and-the-pussycats" rel="nofollow">https://graffitiwithpunctuation.com/opinion/the-unlikely-history-of-josie-and-the-pussycats</a> If you like this show, please rate, review, and subscribe. New episodes drop every Sunday, with bonus episodes during the week. Josie and the Podcats logo was designed by Aimee Reid who you can find on Instagram at @ai.me.me or via email at <a href="mailto:aimee.reid0310@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aimee.reid0310@gmail.com</a> Amandah Wilkinson of Bossy Love and <a href="https://twitter.com/EdwinOrgan" rel="nofollow">Edwin Organ</a> are responsible for our jerkin theme song, with Bossy Love’s new album Me + U out now: <a href="https://www.bossylove.com/" rel="nofollow">www.bossylove.com</a> and Edwin online at <a href="https://t.co/RavbHcYpf5?amp=1" rel="nofollow">edwinorgan.com</a> Tim Hanley is the author of several non-fiction books, including Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World&#39;s Most Famous Heroine and the upcoming Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale. He’s on Twitter at @Tim_Hanley <a href="https://twitter.com/timhanley01" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/timhanley01</a> and his books can be found here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Hanley/e/B00GUZ9SUM?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow">www.amazon.com/Tim-Hanley/</a> Alex Segura is the author of several novels and comic books, which can also be found here <a href="http://www.alexsegura.com/" rel="nofollow">www.alexsegura.com</a> . He’s on Twitter at @Alex_Segura <a href="https://twitter.com/alex_segura" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/alex_segura</a> This episode was sponsored by Supanova Pop Culture Expo <a href="https://www.supanova.com.au/" rel="nofollow">www.supanova.com.au</a> and the wares of artist Kirbee Lawler <a href="https://www.kirbeelawler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.kirbeelawler.com</a> Tune in for next week’s episode of Josie and the Podcats: Development. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations'>https://redcircle.com/josie-and-the-podcats-with-maria-lewis-and-blake-howard/donations</a>

Welcome to the first episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. This week, we’re looking at Josie’s unlikely history: from a World War II romance to the Civil Rights movement in America during the sixties. A collection of the world’s best Archie Comics and pop culture experts help us break down exactly how we got to the point where the biting, satirical movie Josie and the Pussycats could exist.

Welcome to the first episode of Josie and the Podcats, a six-part limited podcast series all about the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats. This week, we’re looking at Josie’s unlikely history: from a World War II romance to the Civil Rights movement in America during the sixties. A collection of the world’s best Archie Comics and pop culture experts help us break down exactly how we got to the point where the biting, satirical movie Josie and the Pussycats could exist.



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EPISODE #1: HISTORY

Josie and the Podcats is a limited podcast series diving into the history, the production, the music, the legacy, and the fandom surrounding the 2001 cult classic Josie and the Pussycats.