Creator Highlight: Meagan of Tea & Popcorn Podcast

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By: Myriam Akbar


Meet Meagan– a social media content creator and host of the film commentary podcast, Tea & Popcorn Podcast. She’s been active in the field since 2017, mostly on Instagram (@meaganzworld). However, she launched her podcast and YouTube channel in 2024. Describing her podcast as a cozy movie and culture space, she says, “It’s still in the growth process. I want to create a safe place for women to discuss film and the discourse surrounding it.” Although Meagan recalls always having a love for film, she feels she truly became a cinephile when she was 15 and attended an acting summer camp (that turned into film camp). Her favorite genres are horror, musicals, and dramas. Her favorite movie is Dreamgirls, while she says the early seasons of SpongeBob Squarepants is her comfort show. 



Meagan studied digital communications in college, focusing on film production. However, she learned a lot about content creation and social media marketing during the last term of her senior year. “I watched a lot of film YouTube channels in high school, but I noticed that there weren’t many Black women creators in the film commentary space. I also didn’t see many making the style of content that I liked, so I decided to become that person,” she shares. Although she runs her podcast by herself, she would like to shoutout her friend Tony for designing her logo and cover art, as well as contributing to her theme music. Meagan also notes that her Instagram broadcast channel helped her with answering polls about episode titles, topics, and thumbnails for YouTube videos. 


The most challenging thing about the field for Meagan is the time consuming nature of it, as well as forming strategy. The part she finds the most rewarding is having creative freedom and the community she has built through her platform. “I’ve met so many awesome people and that’s what makes it worthwhile. I have amazing followers, a few of whom have been following me since the early days. The vibes are always good, and I’m excited to expand my platform,” she says. Another aspect of content creation on social media that Meagan finds beneficial is that it cuts out the middle man. She explains how she didn’t have to pitch her podcast or content to gain a following, she just had to post it. 


Meagan’s short term goal is to continue building a strong community and safe space for women cinephiles to talk about film. Her long term goal is to accomplish incorporating all of the ideas she has into her podcast. Additionally, she would like to direct a documentary or a film that’s based on true events. “I love history and learning about people,” she says. 

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