Pop Culture Yearbook

Send us a text Join us for a trip back to a not so distant time in 2007. In this episode we cover what we remember from the year, including a "near death experience" for Brad, a big move for Giff, and kickball controversy for Pete. It's a plethora of topics. We then draft our favorites from movies and TV, as well as talk about our favorite music from a not very memorable (for us) year, with the ex...

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Send us a text In this episode we recap four of our favorite episodes of Seinfeld from 1993. For each episode we share why we picked it, what stands out about it, give a summary, and share our favorite scenes and lines. The four episodes covered are as follows: "The Smelly Car"  April 15, 1993  (Season 4, Episode 21) “The Mango”  September 16, 1993  (Season 5, Episode 1) “The Sniffing Accountant” ...

Send us a text Seinfeld is one of the best sitcoms of all-time. We've been waiting to talk about since we started this podcast. Therefore, one episode isn't enough. In this first part, we discuss why we love the show so much and how we got into it. Then we talk about of the finest episodes ever, "The Boyfriend" from season 3. This hour long episode starring Keith Hernandez and Vandelay Industries...

Send us a text Well, it's Groundhog Day...again.  We're breaking down the last great Harold Ramis-Bill Murray collaboration. Also starring Andie McDowell, Chris Elliot, Brian Doyle-Murray and more, this is one of the best comedies (maybe one the best movies) of the 90s. It has a little bit everything and we cover it all. Following the movie discussion, we switch gears to draft of favorite TV of 19...

Send us a text All right, all right, all right. It's time to dig into Dazed and Confused, the Richard Linklater classic from 1993. Most well-known for it's up and coming cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Cole Hauser, Milla Jovovich, and others, this movie didn't do well a the box office but became a cult classic over time. In addition...

Send us a text 1993 was a spectacular year for music, especially if you were in high school like the hosts of this show. So much great music and so many great memories happened at this time. To commemorate it, we're bringing in a special guest: Brian Colburn from the My Weekly Mixtape and Playlist Wars podcasts. His extensive knowledge only adds to the fun. We talk about our memories of the year,...

Send us a text Closing out our review of 1988 is the baseball classic Bull Durham. Ron Shelton had a pretty great run of sports movies with this one, White Men Can't Jump, and Tin Cup. Kevin Costner was on the verge of superstardom here too. Throw in Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins and it's a powerhouse lineup. In addition to our movie breakdown, we also discuss our favorite moments in sports movie...

Send us a text We've talked a lot on this show about comedians not getting the credit they deserve. In this episode , we're changing that! Not only do we dive into the comedy caper classic A Fish Called Wanda, we give credit some of of favorite comedic performances of all-time. Kevin Kline steals the show with his Academy Award winning role of Otto. Not to be outdone, the film also has terrific tu...

Send us a text There were so many great movies in 1988. Get ready for a heavy dose this month. First up is Pete's choice, and one of his favorite movies ever, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! After the success of Airplane! the Zucker brothers had the momentum they needed to create another film that is as good or maybe even better. We cover it all in this episode. To cap things off, w...

Send us a text After our big month last month, we're getting back to basics. The next year up is 1988. This was a great year in pop culture, but especially in movies. So many of our favorites came out in 1988: The Naked Gun, A Fish Called Wanda, Bull Durham, Big, Beetlejuice, and Coming to America just to name a few! So the movie draft is especially competitive. We also cover music and TV as alway...

Send us a text It's time to wrap up Milestone Month, and we have a doozy of a movie for the occasion. Dave is still with us, and this film had a big impact on him and Brad. The movie is the 1996 thriller Fear starring a young Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon. Cringy, campy, and a little crazy, this movie was a wild time ripe for discussion. We close things out with another draft. This time anyt...

Send us a text We've got a lot packed into this one. Dave is back and one of his favorite people is Stephen King. We begin with our Man Crush Mt. Rushmores, or ManCrushmores. Who else made the lists? Who kept Dave Grohl from being a unanimous choice? Then we talk about 1986's Stand By Me, based on a Stephen King novella. What do we remember about this movie? How about that great young cast? Why is...

Send us a text This is it!! This is the 100th time we've done this. To commemorate, we are talking about maybe the most perfect film ever made: Three Amigos! OK, maybe it isn't perfect, but to us, it encapsulates so much about who we are and what has influenced us that it is the perfect choice for this occasion. From Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short to cameos from Jon Lovitz and Phil Ha...

Send us a text This is a big month at PCY as we will be sharing our 100th episode. This one is #99! To acknowledge the occasion, we are bringing back our originator Dave to celebrate. We have all agreed on the perfect choice for #100, but the rest of the month are his choices. What better way to start than with Dave's all-time favorite movie Big Trouble in Little China. This John Carpenter / Kurt...

Send us a text Giff's choice to close the yearbook on 2000 is the 2000 college road trip comedy Road Trip. With so many starts of its time, like Seann William Scott, Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Tom Green, Andy Dick, Rachel Blanchard, this movie is both of its time and funny enough to be timeless. After breaking down the movie, we have another draft! This time we are drafting our favorite college com...

Send us a text We're stepping slightly out of the box this week. In 2000, the great creator of the Peanuts comic strip and fellow Minnesotan Charles Schulz and published the last Peanuts strip. So Pete chose a topic that was especially near and dear to us as younger lads. We remember Schulz and relive a few specific comic strips we have each chosen to share. In addition to the Peanuts, we've got G...

Send us a text Season 3 kicks into high gear with our first host choice: Everclear's 2000 album Songs from an American Movie Vol. 1: Learning how to Smile. A concept album about Art Alexakis's second divorce, this is one of Brad's personal favorite albums of all-time due to its great music and some sentimental value (that is quite the opposite of Art's experience). Listen to hear why it's so speci...

Send us a text We're kicking off season 3 by looking back at the year 2000. This was a pretty major year for each of us in our development into productive adult citizens. We'll tell you all about the big events that got us there. Then it's time to remember our favorite pop culture from 2000. Instead of just listing our favorites and repeating titles that we all liked, we are spicing things up by c...

Send us a text Join us as we look back on what was the closest thing we had to a normal year in a while. There were lots of movies to choose from, Brad found new music to listen to, and we all continue to binge our favorite shows. Listen to see if any of your favorites from the past year match ours as we share our top 5s in Music, Movies, and TV. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on...

Send us a text In the first of our two 2022 year in review episodes, we share our personal top 5s. These are the five things that stood out the most to each of this year. Most of this is not pop culture related. This is your chance to really get into our heads...if you dare. From family milestones to career milestones to trips and vacations, we'll tell you all about the best things that happened i...

Send us a text Surprise! We've got a Festivus present for you! Instead of our usual Monday release, here is a Christmas special just in time to listen before the big day has passed. With the release of the new movie A Christmas Story Christmas, we thought this would be a good time to relive the original classic A Christmas Story.  We go into detail on all the classic lines and iconic scenes surrou...

Send us a text Our third In Memoriam installment features James Caan. We've done Elf already, so we stick with another somewhat underrated choice, Honeymoon in Vegas. This has been a longtime favorite for Pete and Brad and Caan's performance opposite Nicolas Cage is a big reason why.  Also starring Sarah Jessica Parker, and featuring roles by Pat Morita, Peter Boyle, Tony Shalhoub, and a young Bru...

Send us a text Our second In Memoriam episode focuses on Ray Liotta. Obviously we're doing Goodfellas right? Nope, While we LOVE that movie, we decided to keep it light on focus on a more underappreciated role in the 2001 con movie Heartbreakers. Liotta is hilarious alongside Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Gene Hackman, Jason Lee, and others. While his performance definitely holds up, wha...

Send us a text To close out the year, we are remembering some of those whom we lost in 2022. We've each chosen one person to remember by discussing a project they were associated with. First up, Brad chose Ivan Reitman, producer and director of some of the all-time classic comedies. We've already covered Ghostbusters, so we're discussing something a little more recent, the Ivan Reitman-produced pl...