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

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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris a...

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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris a...

This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 2004 to watch and review Trey Parker and Matt Stone's marionette movie, "Team America: World Police". Chris and Derek discuss the box office performance, critical reception, cast, scenes, trivia and quotes from the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try to guess the titles of movies that have 'America' (or 'American') in th...

This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1982 to review Eddie Murphy's big screen movie debut, "48 Hrs." directed by Walter Hill and also starring Nick Nolte. Chris and Derek discuss the box office performance, critical reception, cast, scenes and quotes from the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek gives Chris a series of questions about Nick Nolte.

This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers are joined by resident music expert, Greg Martin to run down their personal top 5 lists of great soundtracks. The hitch is: all of the soundtracks have to come from 'bad' movies. The guys each discuss their picks and critique each others' picks as well. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris had Greg try and guess which movie certain songs come from. How...

This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1985 to watch and review the Walter Hill comedy, "Brewster's Millions" starring Richard Pryor, John Candy and Lonette McKee. The guys discuss the box office success of the film, the cast, scenes, trivia, themes and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris makes Derek play a round of 'Pick the Flick'. The common thread of all the movies is...

This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1981 to watch and review Carl Gottlieb's directorial debut, "Caveman" starring Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Shelley Long and Dennis Quaid. The guys discuss the box office success of the film, the cast, scenes, trivia and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek challenges Chris to name the titles of Dennis Quaid's filmography (with hints, of...

This week, Chris McBrien and Derek Myers are joined by fellow podcaster (and former "Chopped" contestant), Chef Robert Rose to discuss TV cooking shows. They talk about the history of cooking shows, some of their personal favourites over the years, and how the genre has evolved. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Robert take a seat in the Winner's Circle of the "$100,000 Pyramid" where...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1998 to watch and review the Gwyneth Paltrow film "Sliding Doors". The guys talk about the success of the film (commercially and critically), scenes, themes, quotes and behind-the-scenes information about the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek some pop culture trivia about the year 1998.

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1982 to watch and review the Ron Howard-directed film "Night Shift", starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton and Shelley Long. The guys talk about the success of the film (commercially and critically), scenes, themes, quotes and behind-the-scenes information about the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris play a game of 'Pick the Flick' w...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers have a discussion about celebrities that were once prominent in pop culture but have faded away into relative obscurity. The guys ask the question "where are they now?" as it pertains to some of their favourite pop culture icons from years gone by. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris introduces a new game called "Dead or Alive?". Chris gives Derek the name of a...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back and watch Paul Verhoeven's 1987 crime/action/black humour film, "RoboCop", starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Ronny Cox. The guys discuss the film's box office performance, critical response, cast, memorable scenes and trivia. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris play a game of 'Pick the Flick' where Chris has to guess the movie titles of 19...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back and watch Guy Ritchie's 2000 crime/comedy film, "Snatch", starring Brad Pitt, Jason Statham and Dennis Farina. Chris had never seen the film so he is coming in with a fresh approach. The guys discuss the film's box office performance, critical response, cast, memorable scenes and trivia. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of 'Pick...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers each run down their personal top 5 list of movies that they think were better than the book the film was based on. There seems to be a general feeling that the book is almost always better than the movie but the guys challenge this notion with 5 films that rise above the source material. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of 'Pick the Flic...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back 40 years and re-watch the 1984 Robert Zemeckis film, "Romancing the Stone" starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. They discuss the box office, critical success, the cast, the director, quotes and scenes. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris play a game of 'Pick the Flick'. Derek gives Chris the year and the synopsis, Chris has to guess th...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers are joined by frequent guest, Greg Martin to discuss the 1983 Brian De Palma film, "Scarface". Chris had never seen the film before so he is coming in fresh. This is one of Greg's all-time favorite films. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, overarching themes of the film, scenes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has C...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers constantly discuss films they love to watch over and over. This week, it's something a little different. The guys each present a list of Top 5 movies that only require one viewing. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives a year, movie and the OVER/UNDER on the total number of theatre tickets sold domestically in the United States. Derek must guess the OVER or...

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers go back to 1980 to review "9 to 5" starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Dabney Coleman. The guys discuss the cast, themes of the film, the box office and debate how well the film holds up after over 40 years. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess the titles of movies with times of day in the titles.

Chris McBrien and Derek Myers are joined by Kaye Myers to review the 2023 Greta Gerwig film, "Barbie". They discuss the box office, cast, themes and more about the film. Kaye brings a (much needed) female perspective for the film review. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek and Kaye team up for a round of 'Pick the Flick'. Chris gives the year and synopsis, Kaye and Derek try to gue...

Chris and Derek kick off the 9th season of the podcast by taking a look back at the year that was 2023 in pop culture. They discuss movies, TV shows, music, the Writers Guild strike, Oscar predictions and celebrities we lost last year. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the Winners Circle of the "$100,000 Pyramid" where he has 60 seconds to make it to the top of the pyramid...

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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris a...

Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, it was back over to Chris this week to suggest a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 40 years and watch "A Christmas Story" starring Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon. The guys discuss the cast, scenes, box office and more. For the t...

Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, it was back over to Derek this week to suggest a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 20 years and watch "Bad Santa" with Billy Bob Thornton. Chris hadn't seen the film before, so he comes in with a renewed perspective. The guys discuss the cast, scenes...

Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, it was over to Chris this week to suggest a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 35 years and watch "Scrooged" with Bill Murray. Chris hadn't seen the film since he originally saw it in the theatre in 1988, so he comes in with a renewed perspective. The...

Chris and Derek continue their look at films celebrating major milestone anniversaries this year. With the holidays around the corner, Derek wanted to review a Christmas-themed movie, so he decided to go back 20 years and watch "Love Actually". Chris had never seen the movie, so he comes in with a fresh approach. The guys discuss the large cast, story lines, box office and more. For the trivia seg...