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

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

It’s Gen-X vs. Millennial pop culture! Every week, Chris McBrien helps Generation X listeners take a trip down memory lane by reminiscing about movies, TV shows and music from the 70’s and 80’s. Derek Myers promotes everything he can from the Millennial generation. It’s the pop culture podcast for the generations!

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Episode 307: "Wayne's World" (1992): Movie Review

    This week, it was Chris' turn to nominate a movie to review. He decided to go back to 1992 and discuss the pop culture phenomenon that was "Wayne's World" starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. Chris and Derek discuss the film's box office success, the cast, scenes, quotes, themes and the film's influence on pop culture in general. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris play a game of "Pick the Flick", where he has to guess the titles of 80's comedy movies.

    1h 11m

  2. NOV 20

    Episode 306: The Best Narrated Movies

    After a few weeks off, the guys return and take a look at some of their favorite 'narrated' movies. Chris and Derek each put together a top 5 list of their personal favorite movies that prominently feature a narrator as part of the storytelling process.  For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try to name the actors that provide the voice of several movie characters.

    59 min

  3. OCT 31

    Episode 305: "An American Werewolf in London" (1981): Movie Review

    With Halloween around the corner, Derek suggested that he and Chris go back and watch the 1981 comedy/horror John Landis film, "An American Werewolf in London". The guys discuss the themes of the film, the box office, scenes, cast and behind-the-scenes trivia about the making of the movie. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of "Name That Tune" where Derek must guess the titles of disco songs based on a sampling of their lyrics.

    1h 4m

  4. OCT 24

    Episode 304: "Zapped!" (1982): Movie Review

    It's finally available on the streaming services! Chris has Derek go back and watch the 1982 sex comedy, "Zapped!" starring Scott Baio and Willie Aames. The guys discuss the box office performance of the film as well as the cast, quotes, scenes, themes, music and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek has Chris play a game of "Pick the Flick" where he has to guess movies with an exclamation point in the title.

    1h 10m

  5. OCT 17

    Episode 303: Living Celebrities We'd Like to Have a Beer With

    We've all heard some version of this idea before. It's a standard question: "If you could sit down and have a beer with any celebrity, who would it be?". This week, Derek and Chris each present a top 5 list of such celebrities. They also discuss one question they'd ask each celebrity if given the chance to sit down for a drink together. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the Winner's Circle of "The $100,000 Pyramid".

    1 hr

  6. OCT 10

    Episode 302: "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984): Movie Review

    This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 1984 film, "Revenge of the Nerds" starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards and Curtis Armstrong. They focus mainly on how the movie looks through the lens of 2024, with some interesting takes on wither side of the debate. The guys then discuss the box office, the cast, scenes and quotes from the movie. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek

    1h 30m

  7. SEP 26

    Episode 301: "The Prestige" (2006): Movie Review

    This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 2006 Christopher Nolan film, "The Prestige" starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. The guys talk about the cast, scenes, box office, critical acclaim and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek questions about magic in pop culture: movies, TV shows and music all featuring magic in some way or another.

    1 hr

  8. SEP 20

    Episode 300: A Look Back

    This week, Derek and Chris look back on 300 episodes of the "Pop Goes Your World" podcast. They discuss some of their favorite episodes, best (and worst) movie reviews, previous guests on the show (and guests they'd love to have on the podcast), and shows they'd like to perhaps 'do over' if given the opportunity. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try and name the titles of TV shows that have all exceeded 300 episodes.

    1h 12m
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It’s Gen-X vs. Millennial pop culture! Every week, Chris McBrien helps Generation X listeners take a trip down memory lane by reminiscing about movies, TV shows and music from the 70’s and 80’s. Derek Myers promotes everything he can from the Millennial generation. It’s the pop culture podcast for the generations!

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