Pop Culture Critic

I review movies, TV shows, and books; fall down pop culture rabbit holes; dissect the tabloid press; and discuss the podcast industry. Some areas of particular interest include made-for-TV movies, historical reenactors, competitive reality shows, Christmas movies, the Golden Girls, and the patron saint of all things good Dolly Parton.

Freelance Cultural Commentator

2008 - Present

Recent TV, radio, print, and podcast appearances include:  

• Rewind the 90s, Disney+ and National Geographic: Appeared across the entire 10 episode series

• Forum, KQED: The Year in Movies

• Feeling Seen: Kristen Meinzer on ‘Anne of Green Gables’

• WNYC’s The Takeaway: Creepy Movies to Get You Ready for Halloween

• Popcorn Psychology: The Babadook with Kristen Meinzer

• The Sporkful: Why Actors Never Actually Eat In Movies

• Love To See It: Too Hot to Handle Season 2

• The Universal Asian: An Imported Asian’s POV

• The Margaret Cho: The Noona Murder with Kristen Meinzer

• Happier With Gretchen Rubin: Practice Some Movie Therapy

• Therapy Rocks: Movie Therapy

• P.S. I Love Rom-Coms: Pretty Woman with Kristen Meinzer

• 3 Clips: The Structure of Incredible Episodes featuring Kristen Meinzer

• New York Times: When Podcast Hosts Speak, What Do We Hear?

• Fast Company: This Pandemic Bed-Couch-Desk-Massager Should be Top of Your Winter Wishlists

• Mashable: Gaze upon this ridiculous bed/couch/chaise/media center combo that's basically an island

• Do You Even Podcast: Covid Brought Us Back

• Forbes: Making Money Podcasting Is Possible But Not Easy

• The Wrap: Inside Podcast Sexism: Why Female Hosts Struggle to Crack the Top 20 Charts

• Real Simple: My Simple Realization

• CBC’s Podcast Playlist: Podcasting in the time of pandemic: producing new shows in isolation

• WBUR's On Point: Binge-Watching While Social Distancing: TV Shows And Movies You Should Watch

• WNYC's The Takeaway: Movie Therapy for the Soul

• Buzzfeed's AM2DM: Movies to Make Your Holiday Travel More Bearable.

• Hallmark Channel's Bubbly Sesh: Christmas at Dollywood

• Bust Pop Tarts Podcast: Podcasting as a Feminist Act

• School of Podcasting: Personality, Creativity, and Diversity – Starting a Podcast With Kristen Meinzer

• CBS This Morning: Want to Start a Podcast?

• Slate's The Waves: Streaming TV's Sexual Revolution

• NPR's The Big Listen: Living By the Book's Advice

• NPR's All Things Considered: Want A New You For The New Year? These Books Might Actually Help

• Slate's The Waves: Are Made-for-TV Christmas Movies Actually Feminist?

Cultural Commentator/Film Critic, WNYC Radio

2010 – 2015

• Appeared in live, weekly on-air movie review segments on The Takeaway. 

• Served as a cultural commentator on Soundcheck, The Brian Lehrer Show, and the New York feeds of All Things Considered and Morning Edition throughout the year.

Pop Culture Writer, YourTango.com

2008 - 2009

• Wrote, researched, and pitched feature-length articles, interviews, and blog posts on contemporary social issues and popular culture for web magazine with over one million page views per month.

• Pieces were picked up by Yahoo!, MSN, Glamour, DivineCaroline, MomLogic, and more.