Pop Culture Field Manual

You know something? Here at the PCFM we get to spend a lot of time talking about things we love. We have women in our lives who love us, we eat good food and sleep in nice warm beds and we love pop culture. We love talking about what we love. But that’s all about to change because today we’re talking about the WORST military movies of all time. Hold your nose and get ready to eat all your vegetabl...

We're thankful for a lot here are at the PCFM Podcast. So for this episode we wanted to share all the things pop culture related (and in real life) that we're especially grateful for this year. That, as always, includes each and every one of you. You make this whole thing possible and without you it'd be two cranky veterans screaming into the void. Hopefully you're tucking into the podcast after a...

We are all influenced by pop culture to some degree. Whether it's a quote you sneak in to your every day life or a big decision you make because something inspired you, we are all influenced. Cam and Izzy, being the regular ol' humans that they are, are no exception. So they're going to use this episode to regale you, dear listener, with the pop culture artifacts that have had the biggest impact o...

We’ve talked about futuristic weapons, we have chatted about the greatest improvised murder tools, but we have never talked about our favorite weapons from across Pop Culture! Guns, Swords, flamethrowers oh my! One thing Hollywood does right besides quid pro quo is creating some of the most iconic weapons the silver screen has ever seen. Today, we are going to list our personal favorite weapons th...

This episode is a surprise episode! Cam and Izzy have no idea what we’re going to be talking about. But I, Magic Voice Chris, know. I KNOW ALL! These questions are all over the place. No theme. No reasons. Just a bunch of surprise questions Cam and Iz have to answer…or else. This episode ends with the classic game This Is Stuff You Should Know." How much do YOU know about Cam and Israel? It might...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…NO! Not Christmas! Halloween. The time when the forces of darkness come to cause chaos and havoc to all mankind. Wars, Ecological disasters, Social and political upheaval…so basically like any other time of the year. It’s time for our 2nd Annual Very Spooky Halloween Episode ooOOoOooo!!! Cam and Izzy explore all their favorite Halloween movies, games and tv...

First, they had a podcast. Then, they did it again. Then…they did it 73 more times. And this time…it’s personal…and revenge…and all the other cliched phrases designed to get you interested in, that’s right, the sequel to whatever. Today we are going through our top 5 lists of worst, and best, sequels. And we’re glad you could join us again….again. Izzy challenges Cameron with a game or "Tagline" t...

Lasers! Robots! Small explosives that make big booms! These are the types of things that Izzy and Cam are looking forward to as the future of warfare and defense progresses to that ultimate technological future: robots enslaving us all. Well, maybe not that last part, but lasers are pretty cool! Join our hosts as they think through what the future of fighting will look like! No game for this episo...

Hey!...was that who I thought it was? Why yes, young friend it was. Maybe it was fun. Maybe it was powerful. Maybe it was awkward and unnecessary but the cameo is a mainstay of pop culture story telling. A cameo can be the cherry on top of the sweet strawberry shake of a fine film or the thorn in the bottom of the shoe of a bad one. Today Cam and Iz are exploring some of the best and worst of the...

GWOT! For those not in the know GWOT stands for Good With Others's Toes. No, not that. That's from our other podcast, TCFM: Toe Culture Field Manual. GWOT is the Global War On Terror. A war we’re sure to win one of these days. Maybe even tomorrow. But for now, the best we can do is bask in all the pop culture fodder that has been made of the GWOT so far. And being two veterans of the Global War On...

Military Officers. You might pump your fist in the air with pride or cringe at the idea of brass getting lost in the woods. Depending on your reaction you might have been commissioned yourself or had a loved one in the officer corps or done the right thing and enlisted. Whichever it is we don't care and we hate you. All jokes aside officers are at the core of all critical mission planning as well...

The perfect time to pull that trigger. The moment you look into the eyes of the man who killed your wife and daughter. Landing the final blow the second before your enemy strikes. Perfect timing, the culmination of all your training, the perfect moment. Good writing REALLY! Today’s episode is all about the best killshots in pop culture.  All those satisfying kills in the stories we love most. So s...

Time Travel. It’s fun to talk about. It's fun to DO (theoretically) What would you do? Go back and kill Hitler? BORING. That’s what everyone says, and it’s NOT HAPPENING. Izzy and Cameron talk about what They’d do, what pop culture has done with time travel, and their amazing movie idea for a time travel movie. Cameron is the game master for Izzy called “Time, She’s A-travelin' . Can Izzy get the...

You wake up early, work out, drink your protein shake and get right to work building your life and career. You listen to all the self-improvement podcasts (including this one), read all the Dave Goggins and Jocko Willink books.  You work hard! You play hard! You keep you eyes on the prize, your nose to the grindstone and your feet firmly planted on the solid rock of responsibility….and you’re comp...

We like talking about the military in pop culture. And a lot of times we talk about movies or shows that depict real life events. But we’ve never done an episode where we ONLY talk about real events that feature in pop culture…UNTIL NOW! Ha ha! This episode Cam and Izzy are getting real and talking about their favorite, and also best done and accurate, portrayals of real military events in pop cul...

Have you ever questioned that the organization you've spent countless years trying to please is actually up to no good? Do you have a hunch that the establishment your connected to is not as morally righteous as your peers consider it to be? Have you ever considered going rogue to find the truth behind your suspicions? Oh… you answered no to all of these because you work for McDonald's? Ok, that i...

Nothing is better than a fish out of water story. Unless of course the water is a dangerous situation and the fish is a highly unqualified person. Which brings us to our topic! Movies where a regular person is put in an incredibly dangerous, often military, situation. Will they make it out alive? Will they become battle hardened veterans who are now ready for anything? Let’s talk about it. A nice,...

The wild west! Some people say it wasn’t as wild as movies make it sound, but we say WHO. GIVES. A DAMN. Westerns are fun. They’re the original action movies. And there’s typically a clear cut line between good and evil, which is always satisfying. Cam and Iz run down a list of their favorite westerns and why they like them. You know... it's an episode.... about westerns.  The game this time aroun...

You know that one guy who was in that one film that one time? And remember how that one guy was in that other film but you didn’t realize it until you went back and saw that completely different film and then remembered that it was that guy and you’re like, “Hey, It’s what’s his face with the hair from that other movie!” Well today we are talking about that guy and a bunch of other guys and gals t...

The nuclear option! We all know what it is and we all know why no one has ever used it (those bombs in Japan were "atomic" and we’ll die on that hill). But that doesn’t mean people in pop culture don’t like to fantasize about it. But what do those fantasies look like? And are they realistic? Let’s find out! Cam and Iz talk about all their favorite radioactive pop culture content and, as is their w...

Today's episode (throwing star!) is all about (sneak attack!) NINJAS! Cam and Iz have a real nice conversation about their favorite ninjas in pop culture, which surprisingly don't involve Japan as much as you think they would (although Japanese ninjas certainly make an appearance, never you worry). So put on your finest black outfit, throw a ski mask or some other black hood and try to sneak up on...

T his episode is a sequel to our original Pop Quiz, Hot Shot episode we did a while back. It’s also known as “What Would Cam and Izzy Do?” Basically, Chris lays some scenarios on Cam and Israel and they talk (a.k.a. bullsh*t) their way through them and tell you how they would have done it. Do they stick to the script? Do they go rogue? Do they try to just GTFO of every situation Chris puts them in...

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Gangsters are everywhere and everyone. They can be Italian or Irish, Black or White, men or women. It doesn't matter. They're all gangsters and they're all terrifying. Which is exactly what Cam and Israel talk about in today's episode! All things gangster (with some little audio side quests about Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio accents). As the advice goes in the the Godfather, leave the gun, ta...

This episode is titled: Eggs Benedict Arnold. No, we’re not coming up with a weird recipe for eggs Benedict. Although, if you added a bit of paprika…NO! We must stay on topic. And that topic is TRAITORS. Yeah, those treasonous bastards we all hate to hate. Nothing redeemable. And when they finally meet their ends, we’re all thrilled. You know the ones we’re talking about. Oh, what? You don’t? Then...