Pop Culture Yearbook

Send us a text This month we're covering things we missed the first time around. In this episode, we sift through options each of us would like to discuss and narrow them down to our final choices. Listen in as we cover a lot of ground. If we mention something you'd like us to cover, let us know! We are always open to suggestions. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Appl...

Send us a text More guests! This week we welcome Dave and Rob from the Totally 80s and 90s Recall podcast! On their show they cover all kinds of great movies and music, and you must check them out. In this episode they've been tasked with drafting the biggest box office hits from the decades they cover, but with a twist. For our last choice, we are picking the opposite of a hit. We are dropping a...

Send us a text This week we welcome some wonderful guests: Jim and Lindsay from the podcast Children of the 80s! Their show is steeped in nostalgia and covers all facets of the 80s. Talking about Saturday Morning Cartoons feels like a match made in heaven. This episode in fact drips in nostalgia and memories. While we talk we remember things we hadn't even thought of when doing our prep. If you ev...

Send us a text We're welcoming back friend of the show Brian Rappe this week. In fact, he's being indoctrinated into our 5-Timers Club! His choice is the Coen Brothers classic The Big Lebowski. Beloved by many and quoted for decades, we break down the film in extra detail. For our draft, we are picking the top Private Investigators / Detectives from movies, TV, and books. There are ton to choose f...

Send us a text Several episodes back we discussed R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People. Look back if you missed it! But that episode has led to further R.E.M. discussion with the great Dave Zalatoris from the Beer in Front Podcast. We are collaborating this week to bring you not one, but two new R.E.M.-centered episodes.  You can hear about the back half of the catalog on his show in a couple days. T...

Send us a text One of the biggest albums released in 1983 was Sports by Huey Lewis and the News. Filled with singles it dominated the airwaves for months. We break it down track by track and share our memories of why it was so important to us. Huey then went on to write "The Power of Love" for Back to the Future and even had a memorable cameo in the film. So our draft this week is our favorite mus...

Send us a text Next up in 1983 is the movie many think probably should have ended the Star Wars saga. Whether you like what came later or not, you'll be sure to love this episode. Return of the Jedi was a wonderful finish to the original trilogy starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams and more. In honor of Star Wars as science fiction, we end the show by drafting our...

Send us a text Things are heating up at PCY in this episode. First we break down the 1983 classic that propelled Tom Cruise to stardom: Risky Business. It's hard to pinpoint the genre of this movie, but there's no doubt Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay heat up the screen. In that spirit, we also draft the 'steamiest' scenes we've seen on film. This is a fun one sure to pique your interest. Hit Play now...

Send us a text We're kicking off 1983. It was a great time full of fantastic music and big movies. Go back in time with us as we remember what we can from the year where we turned 7. The drafts are competitive as always as so many of the choices have had lasting impacts on us to this day.  If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or...

Send us a text If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball. But don't dodge this episode where we break down the 2004 classic Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Stephen Root, Jason Bateman, Gary Cole, and many more. Our draft this week covers the best of Vince Vaughn. This draft is so money, so don't miss it.  If you enjoy the show, please ra...

Send us a text We caught you a delicious bass this week. And if you listen to this episode we'll send you a model sailboat. We're talking about Napoleon Dynamite! Join us as we try to understand the weirdness and relive all the classic lines. In addition we have a fun draft to close things out as we pick the best movies about nerds. From The Geek in Sixteen Candles to The 40 Year Old Virgin, nerds...

Send us a text 20 years ago, Green Day had a resurgence that took the country by storm with the release of American Idiot. Not many bands have two absolute classic albums in their catalog, but ten years after Dookie, Billie Joe and the boys added another. In this episode we share our journey with the band as fans and our love for this album. Spanning over thirty years, Green Day has an extensive a...

Send us a text We are celebrating 20 years ago this month. Go back to 2004 with us as we reminisce on the good and the bad and draft our favorites. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen! Want to support our show and become a PCY Classmate? Click here ! Follow us on your preferred social media...

Send us a text Everyone has their comfort TV shows. For us, Newhart fits the description of comfort TV perfectly. Bob Newhart made audiences laugh in the 70s and the 80s and at our age we grew up watching the 80s Newhart with our families. We cover the pilot and finale in this episode. Maybe best known for that finale (specifically the final scene), Newhart always makes the list of best series fin...

Send us a text Well, isn't that special? We've got an episode on Saturday Night Live for you. 1990 was a great year for the show and we cover episodes hosted by Tom Hanks, Fred Savage, Alec Baldwin, and Patrick Swayze. Sketches include Wayne's World, Church Chat, Five-Timers Club, White Trash Bed and Breakfast, Mousetrap Seminar, Chippendales, and more! We've also got a hotly contested draft: Best...

Send us a text What would you do if our show was out of tune? Would you stand up and turn us off? We're talking about The Wonder Years this week, a show that was extremely important to us. We were the exact same age and at the same point in life as the main characters, Kevin, Winnie, and Paul. It was our original water cooler show in middle school, especially as we discussed the relationship betwe...

Send us a text 1990 was a seminal year for your hosts at PCY. The memories run deep. Go back in time as we discuss moving, the transition from middle to high school, and carefree summers. As far as pop culture content, the options felt endless. In TV, Seinfeld began, Cheers was riding high, ABC sitcoms were hanging in there, and Saturday Night Live had maybe its best cast ever. In music, we were t...

Send us a text It's almost here! Season 4 of Pop Culture Yearbook is coming in March. Join us this week as we share what we're looking forward to in 2024. How many trips can Pete pack into a few months? We'll also give you a preview of what's to come on the show. We've got some action-packed episodes coming your way! In the next three months, we'll cover 1990, 2004, and 1983. The menu includes The...

Send us a text We're back! For one week we're off hiatus to review the past year. In this episode, you'll get our best memories from the year, as well as all the music, TV, movies, and sports you could want. Taylor Swift! Foo Fighters! Ted Lasso! Better Call Saul! Oppenheimer! Super Mario Bros! They're all in here...and more!! If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Po...

Send us a text We're shutting down another year at PCY. Capping off our 2023 and our month of 1998 is the classic comedy There's Something About Mary. Directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starring Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Damon, Chris Elliot, and more this film was a juggernaut that took the country by storm. We break down every hilarious moment for you. For our draft we considered Cameron...

Send us a text Merry Christmas! Our gift to you is wonderful episode on the greatest Christmas movie of them all: Die Hard! We count down 12 Questions of Die Hard that we have asked ourselves. Play along and come up with your own answers as you listen. As if that wouldn't be enough, we draft our favorite Christmas movies and TV shows/specials. From Charlie Brown to Home Alone and Rudolph to the Gr...

Send us a text Before they were Spiderman and Elle Woods, Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon traveled from the 90s to the 50s in Pleasantville. Along the way they met William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, Don Knotts, and JT Walsh. This star-studded dramedy is ripe for deep discussion, and we dig in there to breakdown this forgotten classic. If that isn't enough for you, we also use the time...

Send us a text In 1998, Jim Carrey changed the game with his revelation of a performance in The Truman Show. A movie that was ahead of its time predicting the future of television, Peter Weir's The Truman Show was an instant classic for its content as well as Carrey's performance. We break it down and things get deep in this one. We also cap it off with a draft of the best of Jim Carrey. Where wil...

Send us a text 1998 was one of the best years of our lives, and we're here to tell you all about it! From graduating college, to living together, to the the greatest Vikings team of our generation led by Randy Moss, there is a lot of ground to cover. On top of that, there were TONS of great movies, albums, and TV shows. As usual, we draft each one sharing thoughts and more memories along the way....

Send us a text We're closing out 2014 with a show you may have heard of: HBO's Game of Thrones. Giff watched the series and is an expert, but Pete and Brad have never seen it. What will they think? Does it live up to the hype? Listen as we break down an important episode from season 4. A key plot point in the episode we discuss is a major death. Sometimes you just love when certain characters bite...