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

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 that they all have money in the title.

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 course).

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 he gives clues and Robert must race to the top of the pyramid.

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' where Derek mentions a movie where prostitution is involved in the plot and Chris has to try and guess the film title.

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 famous celebrity and Derek must guess if that person is still alive or if they have passed away.