Popped! With Daniel, Ben and Tanya Daniel

Our intrepid podcasters venture into the frozen North, following a clan of Vikings and an Arab who are called upon to help a Nordic King under siege from an unknown enemy. A mix of the epic tale "Beowolf" and the historical account of Ahmad Ibn Fahdlan, the 13th warrior has it all. Adventure, danger, story, action, humor ... yet, despite having Antonio Banderas as its leading man, it flopped upon release and is considered one of the biggest movie flops of its time. 

We re-examine the film and discuss it's qualities and whether it deserves the criticism it received. Segments this episode are:
Intro, Discussion, I coulda done without that (Where we discuss something that didn't work for us in the film), Academy of Popped (new segment where we award best and worst actors of the film), Yeah, I know that dude (where we focus on a particular actor from the film), Trivia, and Let's Get to Poppin' (Where we rate the film with "Pops"), and our outro.

Grab your sword and board and get ready for a great discussion as we sail on a long boat over the rough seas to the north and discuss 1999's the 13th Warrior.

Music:

Vikings
SergePavkinMusic

Awards Ceremony Nomination - Heroic Adventure Epic Cinematic
SoundGalleryByDmitryTaras

Freyja - Viking Nordic Background Music
OB-LIX

A Dawn Of Glory
ROVADOR 

Fun Disco
Musictown

French Jazz Music
William King
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Daniel, Ben and Tanya list off their TOP 5 favorite Irish films, series, etc. as well as rattling off a list of honorable mentions. 
Join them as they explore the humor, war, troubles, and diaspora of the Emerald Isle through the unique medium of television and film. 

So, grab a jar of the black stuff, some rashers, sausage, eggs, potatoes, beans, soda bread, tomatoes, mushrooms, and black pudding so you can have a full belly and keep warm while listening to Popped!

Music

"Irish" by SergePavkinMusic

"The Cruiskeen" Lawn by Nesreality

Eileen Oge by Nesreality

Spancil Hill by Julius H

Wild Mountain Thyme (Will Ye Go, Lassie Go) by Julius H

Red is the Rose by Julius H

Irish Jig by Musictown


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Daniel, Ben, and Tanya are joined by special guest, Susan Aubrey Wilde, to discuss the 1987 horror/comedy hit "The Lost Boys". 
They give their initial reactions to the film then and now. 
Gain some insight on the film through the following show segments:
"I Know that Dude" where we discuss the career of one particular actor in the film. In this case, Barnard Aloycious Hughes who played Grandpa.
"I coulda done without that", where the gang discuss a moment in the film that didn't work for them. 
"Trivia" where Daniel shares some facts he discovered by watching the Documentaries and deep delving online to learn some behind the scenes info.
Last but not least "Let's Get to Poppin'" where Daniel, Ben, Tanya and Susan each give their rating for the film in pops. 

So, grab some Chinese food, some chopsticks, and sit back for a wild night of POPPED!

Hosts 
Daniel Hendrix
Ben Wilson
Tanya Holstrum

Guest Host
Susan Aubrey Wilde

Music

Spooky Funk
*Popped Theme)
Citation Needed

Drips of Blood
by moodmode

Chill Vibra Jazzy
by danydory

French Jazz Music
by William King

Jazzy Abstract Beat
by Coma-Media

Lost
by danydory

FunDisco
by Musictown




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The Popped crew remember their fathers who all passed within the last two years. They reminisce on their fathers favorite, movies, television shows and music relating how their fathers either encouraged or influenced their own choices in pop culture.

This show is the end-result of a long hiatus due to these deaths and a complete meltdown of Daniel's computer. Now that the computer is fixed, the Popped crew will resume their show but wanted to honor their fathers and the Popped viewers with an episode that explains their recent absence. 

So, sit back, grab some corn and get ready for an unusually heartfelt episode of Popped.
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Daniel speaks to the Vice President of Marketting for Harmony Gold, Kevin McKeever about the 1985 hit anime series Robotech. Kevin covers the history of Robotech as well as that of Frank Aghrama and Carl Macek. Daniel and Kevin discuss the many products and projects that have been promised for years by Harmony Gold with Kevin welcoming fan question and criticism equally. 

It's an eye opening look into the world of ROBOTECH through the eyes of a a Marketting Executive. Many fans have reached a point of exhaustion with what they perceive as endless excuses and unfulfilled promises by Harmony Gold and they view Kevin as the front-man for a company that has not delivered on much of what it's promised. Kevin does a good job of covering his bases here and gives somewhat of a timeline for when things can be expected to happen. That said, this interview happened during the SAG-AFTRA strikes so there is some open-endedness to certain projects many of us have waited for news on.

Put on your helmet, power up your Veritech, and get ready to kick Zendtraedi butt ... just make sure you have your radio tuned to our braodcast as we talk about ROBOTECH!

Music:

"Insurrection: by Alexza Vesa

"A Hero of the 80's" by Grand Project

"Heroic Motivational Rise" (Trailer) by Alex Kisenkov



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Daniel, Ben and Tanya with second time in a row special guest Tony Ukena discuss the prophetic dystopian cult comedy phenomenon by Mike Judge (Office Space, Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, Silicon Valley) where society has devolved to a point where people have become so stupid that a man  who travels forward in time and is completely average by todays standards, is the smartest man on the planet.

Idiocracy (2006) starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, Andrew Wilson.

Hosts:
Daniel Hendrix 
Ben Wilson
Tanya Holstrom

Guest Host 
Tony Ukena

Voice Overs
Glenn Thayer
& Tyler Collier

Music

Spooky Funk (Popped Theme)
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Stomping Rock
by Alex Grohl

Metal Gear
by Muzaprodution

Despair Metal Trailer
by Life Saturation

Freak Glimmer Instrumental Jazz
by Trygve Larsen

Lost
by DanyDory

Everything Feels New
by Evgeny Bardyyuzha

Lifelike
by Alexi Action

Fun Disco
by Musictown

Dark Beat
by QubeSounds
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