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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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