Pop Culture Yearbook

Send us a text It's time for nostalgia. We're talking about the best toys from each year of the 80s. We'll cover Smurfs, Transformers, Teddy Ruxpin, Rubik's Cube, Jenga, Nintendo, He-Man, and more! You'll feel like you're reading the Sears catalog along with us. We also draft the top toys that we personally loved. This episode will give you the feels. Listen now! If you enjoy the show, please rate...

Send us a text Way back in season 1, we made three Christmas playlists and talked about our love of Christmas music. But there was so much left on the table. So we're doing it again by drafting our favorite songs NOT mentioned in that previous episode. So you'll want to hear both if you missed the first one. Each is filled with jolly good cheer! Link below. Enjoy! Link to the previous Christmas mu...

Send us a text We've got a whole month of Christmas themed episodes planned for you! Kicking it off is a game of Initials with our podcast friends Jim from Children of the 80s, Jason from Surely You Can't Be Serious, and Dave from Totally 80s and 90s Recall. Listen now to see who gets the big present under the tree. You can play along too! Then check out all their awesome shows once you wrap it up...

Send us a text Put on your bowling shoes, grab your ball, and roll right into this one. We're talking Kingpin from 1996! Starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Bill Murray, and Vanessa Angel, the second Farrelly Brothers movie may have been a gutter ball in theaters, but it was a strike to us. There's a lot to like, most notably an all-time comedic performance from Bill Murray. A road trip movie w...

Send us a text Brad and Giff are back with Danaca, Craig, and Rappe to complete the 1996 Album Bracket. You can't miss this episode as this is where the Cinderellas come out and the bracket gets busted! Albums discussed in Part 2 include: R.E.M. - New Adventures in HiFi Wilco - Being There Imperial Teen - Seasick Cowboy Junkies - Lay It Down Cardigans - First Band on the Moon Lyle Lovett - The Roa...

Send us a text 1996 was a year full of great music and a time when artists were still interested in the art of making a great album from start to finish. We've chosen 16 of the best from 1996 to pit against each other in a battle to determine the best overall. Giff and Brad have called in the reserves for help voting and reminiscing. Three return guests who really know their stuff (Danaca, Craig,...

Send us a text Kevin Costner was a roller coaster in the 90s: big movies, big bombs, big hits, you never knew what you were going to get. But one of favorite KC performances is 1996's Tin Cup. We love golf, we love sports movies, and we usually love us some Kevin Costner. Throw in expert sports direction from Ron Shelton and other great performances from Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, and Don Johnson,...

Send us a text Pete's still out, so we decided to ask a guest to replace him. Back for the third time is Courtney, Giff's wife! We wax nostalgic with our memories of a simpler time and draft all the best music, TV, and Movies of 1996. This episode is full of fun and laughs! If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell...

Send us a text The Broken Lizard gang behind Super Troopers put out a little movie in 2006 called Beerfest. With a title like Beerfest, it's about what you'd expect, a lot of fun! Whether you know the comedy troupe or not, you'll recognize Donald Sutherland, Cloris Leachman, Will Forte, Nat Faxon, and others. In the spirit of fun, we also discuss and draft our favorite movies centered on a party o...

Send us a text "If you ain't first, you're last." Time to rev it up and go fast. We're talking about 2006's Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Not just a Will Ferrell vehicle, this movie boasts a star-studded cast including John C. Reilly, Amy Adams, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Jane Lynch, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Leslie Bibb. We'll tune you up while you're in the pit stop with all b...

Send us a text By 2006, LOST had developed a huge following, and fans were trying to uncover the mysteries every week. Packed with mystery, backstories, and great performances by an ensemble cast, the show was a sensation. We here at PCY are going to specifically cover the classic season 3 finale, "Through the Looking Glass," but there is so much more. We'll open the hatch and tell you everything...

Send us a text It's a new month, so it's a new year at PCY. This time we zooming back 18 years to 2006. Our families were starting to form as we were growing into real adults with careers and responsibilities. We'll share the memories we have and draft all the best movies, music, and TV for the year. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you...

Send us a text This final episode of our tour through 1986 is supersized. We start strong by breaking down the Rodney Dangerfield classic Back to School, also starring Robert Downey Jr, Sally Kellerman, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, and more. You'll be ready to do the Triple Lindy by the time we're done! We then finish even stronger by getting steeped in nostalgia as Brad and Giff share memory after me...

Send us a text If you were alive in 1986, you know that Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet album was inescapable. Even if you were just 10 years old, like we were, these tunes were everywhere. Giff and Brad are here to share their memories and more as they go track by track through this classic. The draft this week is the best front "men" in 80s hair/glam bands. Play along as we pick the cream of the cr...

Send us a text The 80s were filled with primetime specials and very special episodes of otherwise comedic shows. We've enlisted Lindsay from Children of the 80s podcast to help us go back in time and remember these nostalgic events. Brad's favorite (non-holiday) special growing up was Garfield in Paradise. As a fellow Garfield superfan, Lindsay is also the perfect choice to help us break down Garf...

Send us a text We're talkin' to you, Goose! Get ready to speed through 1986's Top Gun starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Tom Skerritt, and more. We break down all the nostalgia, the action, the love story, and the soundtrack. In memory of Goose's untimely and shocking end, our draft this episode is the saddest or most shocking deaths we didn't see coming in film. Thi...

Send us a text This month the Pop Culture Yearbook is turning to page 1986 for a good solid heaping of nostalgia. To kick it off, Giff and Brad share their memories of a really special year for two 10 year olds. We also dig deep into the great movies and music of the year with a draft that covers tons of ground. Settle in and get ready to go back in time with us! If you enjoy the show, please rate...

Send us a text Closing out 2016 is the fans' vote: Deadpool. We're talking about the original movie in the series that seemed to be tailor-made for Ryan Reynolds. We'll give you the background of how it was made, share our favorite scenes and quotes, and dig deep into the music and pop culture references that permeate the film. Then it's a fun draft this week. Giff and Brad are drafting their favo...

Send us a text Here at PCY we LOVE nostalgia. And in recent years one TV series has captured 80s nostalgia better than most: Stranger Things. We are looking back at when Stranger Things took Netflix by storm in 2016. We'll talk about the first episode, the great cast, including newcomers and 80s throwbacks (Winona Ryder, Matthew Modine), and the all the nostalgic touches that made the show so grea...

Send us a text Andy Samberg is very popular, The Lonely Island took SNL by storm, this movie contains cameos from many of the biggest stars in entertainment; so why was Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping such a box office bomb? We'll hit on that in this episode, but we'll focus more on the brilliance of the writing and the music, which has made this initial bomb now a cult classic that is slowly g...

Send us a text 2016. Eight years ago already. Maybe better remembered for the political chaos of the time, it was also a year filled with wonderful pop culture. TV and streaming were taking off to new heights, and the movies and music were great as well. Listen to our memories and drafts and you might be surprised how much you remember! If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTune...

Send us a text You voted and you chose this week's topic: Major League! We have loved this movie since its release in 1989. Definitely in the conversation for best sports movie ever, we talk about the great characters, lines, scenes, and moments that make it so great. One of the best moments is Rick Vaughn's entrance to "Wild Thing." In honor of that moment, we draft our favorite uses of music in...

Send us a text This is a special episode as not only do we discuss a great show we all enjoyed, Married...with Children; but we also get to do it by interviewing one of the main writers of the show itself, Richard Gurman. His recently released book Married… with Children vs. the World: The Inside Story of the Shock-Com that Launched FOX and Changed TV Comedy Forever contains many behind the scenes...

Send us a text C-c-c-c-c'mon! It's time to revisit one of our favorite albums of the 80s: Faith by George Michael from 1987. Tons of hit singles, great videos, and a lot of specific nostalgia all came out of this solo debut. We share all those wonderful memories and break down each track. Then we get draftin'. Since George Michael was in Wham! first, then became even bigger on his own, we draft ou...

Send us a text What is a perfect movie to you? For us, the obvious answer is The Princess Bride. Of all the movies we haven't covered yet on PCY, this is most inconceivable omission. Well, here we go! Get out your swords, put on your six-fingered gloves, and fetch that pitcher; it's time talk about this Rob Reiner classic starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Christop...