Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X vs. Millennial Pop Culture

Episode 363: “Contagion” (2011): Movie Review Chris and Derek discuss the Steven Soderbergh pandemic thriller which was released pre-COVID in 2011. The guys discuss the cast, box office, themes, influence, behind-the scenes trivia and more.   For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek plays a game of ‘Rock the Quote’ where he must answer tri...

Episode 362: “Crocodile Dundee” (1986): Movie Review Chris and Derek discuss the 1986 fish-out-of-water movie “Crocodile Dundee”. The guys discuss the cast, box office, themes, influence, behind-the scenes trivia and more.   For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris takes a seat in the Winner’s Circle of the “100,000 Pyramid&#82...

Episode 361: Movie Trilogies Chris and Derek discuss movie trilogies including some franchises that should have stopped after 3 instalments (and some after just 1). They then run down their personal top 5 movie trilogies.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of “Sequel or Not?” where they have to guess if movie titles are real or...

Episode 360: “Private Parts”: (1997): Movie Review Chris and Derek are joined by regular guest, Greg Martin to go back to 1997 to review the Howard Stern biopic, “Private Parts”. They discuss the box office, cast, scenes, quotes, themes and how the film has held up over the years. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek and Greg play a ga...

Episode 359: “Slap Shot”: (1977): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1977 to review the hockey classic, “Slap Shot” starring Paul Newman. They discuss the box office, cast, scenes, quotes, themes and how the film has held up over the years. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek asks Chris trivia questions about people named ‘Paul&#8217...

Episode 358: Movies About Royalty Chris and Derek talk about movies that feature royalty in some way (kings, queens, princes/princesses). The guys then run down their personal top 5 movies about royalty. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris introduces a new game called ‘Two Truths and a Lie’ where Derek has to guess the falsehood.  You can contact Chri...

Episode 357: “Tropic Thunder”: (2008): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 2008 to review the Hollywood parody movie, “Tropic Thunder”. They discuss the box office, cast, scenes, quotes, themes and how the film has held up over the years. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about ‘movies within movies&#8217...

Episode 356: “Octopussy”: (1983): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1983 to review the James Bond movie, “Octopussy” starring Roger Moore and Maud Adams. They discuss the box office, cast, scenes, themes and that questionable title!  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess the names of provocative James Bond girls....

Episode 355: “Shrinking”: TV Show Review Chris and Derek talk about season 1-3 of “Shrinking” (2023-2026) starring Jason Segel, Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams. They discuss the cast, scenes, themes and more about the show.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess the titles of movies featuring psychiatrists.  Yo...

Episode 354: “Frequency” (2000): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 2000 to watch and review the movie, “Frequency” starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel. The guys discuss scenes, themes, cast, box office, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris opens a box of trivia he received as a gift and has Derek try t...

Episode 353: “History of the World, Part 1” (1981): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1981 to watch and review the Mel Brooks movie, “History of the World, Part 1”. The guys discuss scenes, quotes, cast, box office, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek makes Chris play a game of ‘Pick the Flick&#821...

Best of Pop Goes Your World 36: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with Mille...

Best of Pop Goes Your World 35: Fun With Caveman Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the “Fun With Caveman” segment of the podcast, we have put together a “Best of” episode containing only the final segment of the show. If you enjoy Millennial trivia, Generation-X trivia, movie facts, music quizzes, game shows or you just enjoy having fun with Mille...

Episode 352: Oscar Nomination Snubs Chris and Derek talk about actors, actresses, writers, directors and film that were not nominated for Oscars, but should have been. They each run down their personal top 5 list of Oscar nomination snubs.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the year and the 5 Oscar nominees (in various categories) and Derek has to g...

Episode 351: “Young Frankenstein” (1974): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1974 to watch and review the Mel Brooks classic, “Young Frankenstein”. The guys discuss themes, cast, box office, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ of “The $100,000...

Episode 350: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1975 to watch and review the Tim Curry musical, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. The guys discuss themes, cast, box office, the theatre production and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris about memorable dances in movies. You can cont...

Episode 349: TV Couples Chris and Derek discuss TV couples over the years. The guys discuss chemistry between actors, couples that seem ‘real’ and more. Then, Chris and Derek each run down their personal top 5 favourite TV couples of all time.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about well-known TV couples.  You can c...

Episode 348: “The Terminator” (1984): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1984 to review the James Cameron science-fiction film, “The Terminator” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. The guys discuss the director, the cast, box office, scenes, themes, special effects and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek tri...

Episode 347: “Top Secret!” (1984): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1984 to review the Zucker/Abrams/Zucker comedy, “Top Secret!” starring Val Kilmer and Lucy Gutteridge. The guys discuss the directors, the cast, box office, sight gags, dialogue-based jokes and more.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek gives Chris movie titles and...

Episode 346: Family-Friendly Movies from Our Childhood Chris and Derek go back to their childhood to talk about family-friendly movies. They talk about whether or not you should show these movies to your kids. Derek mentions some particularly obscure movies. The guys also discuss more recent family movies and how they compare to older films.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of...

Episode 345: “Superbad” (2007): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 2007 to watch and review the R-rated comedy, “Superbad”. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, themes, scenes and more about the film.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek with trivia questions about R-rated comedy movies.  You can contact Chris...

Episode 344: “Platoon” (1986): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back to 1986 to watch and review Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War movie, “Platoon”. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, themes and more about the film. Chris has a lot of questions about the thematic elements of the film.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris tr...

Episode 343: 1984: The Year in Music Chris and Derek tried to think of the best year ever for music and they both landed on 1984. The guys discuss the top songs, the charts, movie songs, Best Song Oscar nominees, music videos and more… all from the year 1984. It’s a major trip back in time.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris gives Derek several sing...

Episode 342: 2025: The Year in Pop Culture For the first episode of their 11th season, Chris and Derek take a look back at the year 2025 in pop culture. They discuss the movies, TV shows, music and celebrities we lost last year.  For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris puts Derek through his paces with some trivia questions focusing on pop culture from the year 2025....

Episode 341: “A Few Good Men” (1992): Movie Review With the recent tragic passing of Rob Reiner, Derek wanted to go back and review one of his films. Since they’ve already reviewed a few of Reiner’s films (“This is Spinal Tap”, “Stand By Me”, “The Princess Bride”), Chris and Derek decided to go with 1992’s courtroom drama, “A...