It’s Gen-X pop culture 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 Millennial pop culture by including everything he can from Gen-Y. It’s…
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The Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X Pop Culture vs. Millennial Pop Culture podcast is a must-listen for anyone who loves in-depth conversations about films, lists, and a variety of interesting topics. Hosted by Chris and Yancy, this show boasts top-notch production quality and an engaging dynamic between the hosts. I first came across Chris on The Podstuff with Perry & Lindsay Johnson and was immediately drawn to his charismatic hosting style, so naturally, I had to check out his own podcast. It was definitely worth it - the work that goes into each episode is truly amazing, making it a show that should definitely be in your rotation.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is the chemistry between Chris and Yancy. Their banter is seamless and their discussions are always filled with humor and thought-provoking insights. They have a knack for making you laugh while also challenging you to think about things in a new light. Additionally, Yancy's recommendations for movies and music are spot-on; it feels like every suggestion he makes becomes a personal favorite of mine.
Another great aspect of this podcast is how it keeps me entertained throughout my workday. I love putting my headset on at work and listening to Chris and Yancy as they help me get through the day. Their conversations are engaging and their energy is contagious - it's impossible not to feel uplifted after listening to them.
However, one drawback I would mention is that sometimes Chris needs to give Yancy a jeopardy retry! It's all in good fun though, and their playful dynamic adds an extra layer of entertainment to the show.
In conclusion, The Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X Pop Culture vs. Millennial Pop Culture podcast is an absolute gem. From the high production quality to the insightful discussions, this show has it all. Chris and Yancy's chemistry is undeniable and sets them apart as some of the best podcast hosts out there. Whether you're a Gen Xer or a millennial, this podcast will resonate with you and keep you coming back for more. Don't miss out on this wonderful show!
Episode 324: “Poltergeist” (1982): Movie Review This week, Chris and Derek go back to 1982 to watch and review the Tobe Hooper directed film “Poltergeist” starring Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams. The guys discuss the box office, behind-the-scenes trivia, the cast, practical effects and more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris about the 1982 Academy Awards. You can... Read More
Episode 323: Prequels We Wish They'd Make This week, Chris and Derek discuss prequel movies and then run down their personal top 5 prequels that they wish would get made. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of ‘Pick the Flick' where he gives the year and synopsis of a movie and Derek must guess the title.... Read More
Episode 322: “Enemy of the State” (1998): Movie Review This week, Derek wanted a ‘do-over' from his last movie suggestion. He wanted to go back to 1998 to review a different Tony Scott film (this time it's “Enemy of the State” starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, the director, scenes and behind-the-scenes trivia. For the “Fun with... Read More
Episode 321: “Crimson Tide” (1995): Movie Review This week, it was over to Derek to suggest a movie to watch and review. He wanted to go back to 1995 to review the Tony Scott film “Crimson Tide” starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, the director, scenes and behind-the-scenes trivia. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the... Read More
Episode 320: “Spies Like Us” (1985): Movie Review This week, Chris and Derek go back in time to 1985 to review the John Landis comedy “Spies Like Us” starring Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, the director, scenes, quotes and behind-the-scenes trivia. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess how... Read More
Episode 319: The Best Movie Posters of All Time This week, Chris and Derek discuss their personal picks for the best movie posters of all time. Movie posters used to be as big a part of pop cultures as the movies themselves. The guys discuss their favorites from before 1970, the 1970's, 1980's, 1990's and 2000-present. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show,... Read More
Episode 318: “Dr. Strangelove” (1964): Movie Review This week, Chris and Derek go all the way back to 1964 to review the Stanley Kubrick classic, “Dr. Strangelove” starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. The guys discuss the box office, cast, scenes, music, trivia and more about the film. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the titles of songs... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 31: Fun With Caveman 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... Read More
Episode 317: “Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo” (1984): Movie Review This week, Chris and Derek go back to 1984 to review the break dancing movie and greatest (worst?) sequel title of all time: “Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo”. The guys discuss the box office, cast, scenes, music, trivia and more about the film. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to... Read More
Episode 316: The Worst Movie Titles of All Time This week, Chris and Derek each compile a top 5 list of the worst movie titles of all time. These are not just bad movies (although most certainly fit that category!). These are movies with exceptionally BAD titles. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess the titles of... Read More
Episode 315: “Fight Club” (1999): Movie Review After discussing pop culture from the year 1999 on episode 313, Chris and Derek decided to go back and review “Fight Club” starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter. The guys discuss the film, focusing on the cast, director, box office performance, themes, and much more. For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek... Read More
Episode 314: “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace” (1999): Movie Review After recently discussing pop culture from the year 1999, Chris and Derek decided to go back and review “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace) since it was the number 1 film from that year. The guys are joined by regular guest, Greg Martin to discuss the film, focusing on the... Read More
Episode 313: 1999: The Year in Pop Culture Chris and Derek go back to the year 1999 to discuss the pop culture from that year. They talk about the movies, music, TV shows, pop culture events and more from this seminal and defining year in pop culture. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of “Pokemon or Drug”. The... Read More
Episode 312: “The Fifth Element” (1997): Movie Review Derek loves his Sci Fi movies. So this week he has Chris watch “The Fifth Element”, Luc Besson's 1997 futuristic film. The guys discuss the box office, the director, the cast, scenes, special effects, themes of the film and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of “Pick the Flick”.... Read More
Episode 311: “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” (1986): Movie Review It was time for Chris to suggest a movie to watch and review. He went back to 1986 with the John Hughes classic “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara and Jennifer Grey. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, themes, soundtrack, scenes and more. For the trivia segment of the... Read More
Episode 310: 2024: The Year in Pop Culture In the first episode of the 10th season, Chris and Derek take a look back at the year 2024 in regard to pop culture. The guys discuss movies, TV shows, music, celebrities that died and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek a pop culture event and Derek has to guess if it... Read More
Episode 309: TV Christmas Episodes With the Christmas season here, Chris and Derek run down their personal top 5 favorite TV Christmas episodes. No Christmas specials or movies were allowed. These had to be TV series' that featured an episode dedicated to Christmas. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about some of the most popular Christmas ‘villains' of all... Read More
Episode 308: “Idiocracy” (2006): Movie Review This week, it was back to Derek to nominate a movie to review. He decided to go with the 2006 Mike Judge film, “Idiocracy”, starring Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph. Chris had never seen the movie, so he brings a fresh perspective. The guys discuss the box office from 2006, the cast of the movie, scenes, quotes, themes and... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
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,... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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,... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Episode 299: “Bachelor Party” (1984): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back to the year 1984 to a time before Tom Hanks was an award-winning actor and the most-respected actor of his generation. It was a time when Tom Hanks starred in a raunchy sex comedy. The guys review “Bachelor Party”. Chris and Derek talk about the box office performance that year, the... Read More
Episode 298: Third Installments This week, Derek and Chris run down some of their personal favorite movies that are ‘third installments' in a movie series or franchise. Chris' movies are all older Gen-X films (surprising, I know). Derek's movies are mostly newer films. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris debuts a new game, “Name the Tagline” (complete with a brand new theme song).... Read More
Episode 297: “Logan” (2017): Movie Review This week, Derek wanted to have Chris watch a ‘newer' film so the guys watched and review the 2017 Wolverine movie, “Logan”. Chris has seen very few of the Marvel movies and he was completely unaware of the Wolverine character going into it (he had never even read a Wolverine comic book), so this gives a fresh perspective. Chris... Read More
Episode 296: “Summer Rental” (1985): Movie Review We're right in the middle of summer so what better time than the present to review a summer movie? Chris and Derek go back to 1985 to re-watch and review the comedy “Summer Rental” starring John Candy. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, script, scenes and quotes from the film. For the trivia segment of the... Read More
Episode 295: Summer Movies It's been a bit of a struggle to find time to get into the studio to record a new episode, as Chris & Derek have been busy with their summer vacations. However, this week, they found the time to record an episode about their top 5 favorite movies that take place during the summer. For the trivia segment of the show,... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 29: Fun With Caveman 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... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 29: Fun With Caveman 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... Read More
Episode 294: “Team America: World Police” (2004): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 293: “48 Hrs.” (1982): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 292: Soundtracks That Were Better Than the Movie 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... Read More
Episode 291: “Brewster's Millions” (1985): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 290: “Caveman” (1981): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 289: TV Cooking Shows 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... Read More
Episode 288: “Sliding Doors” (1998): Movie Review 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.... Read More
Episode 287: “Night Shift” (1982): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 286: Where Are They Now? 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... Read More
Episode 285: “RoboCop” (1987): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 284: “Snatch” (2000): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 283: Movies That Were Better Than the Book 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... Read More
Episode 282: “Romancing the Stone” (1984): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 281: “Scarface” (1983): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 280: Movies You Only Need to Watch Once 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... Read More
Episode 279: “9 to 5” (1980): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 278: “Barbie” (2023): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 277: 2023: The Year in Pop Culture Chris McBrien and Derek Myers 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... Read More
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