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

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.

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 1980's films that have been remade/re-imagined.

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 the Flick'. Chris gives Derek the year and the synopsis, Derek has to guess the title of the movie. All of the movies have titles that sound dirty (but really aren't).