The X Millennial Man Podcast

Things are not good right now. Everyday brings more suck than the day before. Is there no joy in our world today?Join Ty and RD as they discuss how sports and entertainment are two areas where we can find pleasure and hide from the stupidity of the times we live in.Download the episode for free.

By the mid 1980's The Transformers were a cultural powerhouse. The toys were flying off the shelves, kids were rushing home from school to watch the cartoon, and the promise of a feature length movie was on the horizon. Once the kids settled in to watch their hero Optimus Prime battle Megatron and his Decepticons hopes were high. What followed was nearly 90 minutes of brutal fights and the deaths of their favorite heroes. We were all traumatized.Join Ty and RD as they bear witness to the carnage, process all the death, and rock out to "The Touch".Download the episode for free.

RD wants to tell you all about his dog Bowser.Download the episode for free.

In 1961 The Fantastic Four premiered and Marvel Comics and went on to be one of the most popular, and influential, comic series of all time. Television and movies followed, and the team was firmly placed into American pop culture. Yet the FF have not had the same success of Spiderman, Captain America, or the X-Men. What is wrong with the Fantastic Four?Join Ty and RD as they look at the history of Marvel's first family and look to the future with the new big budget movie trying to once again introduce the FF to the public.Download the episode for free.

Can a urinal be funny? What about reading "The Great Gatsby" to a punch of comedy wanting college students? How can a shake, fries, a meatball, and fat crass Jersey man make great comedy? If it is absurd, it may be just the comedy we are looking for.Join Ty and RD as they discuss their favorite absurdist comedy from their past and what they love today.Download the episode for free.

This episode originally premiered on April 6th, 2024Who knew a thumb could be so powerful?Siskel and Ebert created, and defined, the genre of reviewing movies on television. They were entertaining, informative, and influential. Then it suddenly came to an end.Join Ty and RD as they discuss the history, and personal influence, of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.Download the episode for free.

In 1927 director Fritz Lang his sci-fi classic "Metropolis". In 1984 music producer Giorgio Morodor released a recut version of the movie with a contemporary 1980s music score and soundtrack. In 2010 the most complete version of "Metropolis" was put out to the world after a decades long restoration project. "Metropolis" has been a significant part of film history throughout the entire time films have been a thing.Join Ty and RD as they go over the history of the influential silent film and why it is as important today as ever.Download the episode for free.

Val Kilmer was a movie superstar for nearly four decades, Starting with movies like "Real Genius" and ending with an emotional send off in "Top Gun: Maverick" Val Kilmer was a one of a kind movie star for Gen X. Sickness cut his career, and life short, but his hall of fame filmography has made Val Kilmer immortal.Join Ty and RD as the remember the movies of the late great Val Kilmer.Download the episode for free.

Basketball is great. March Madness was full of small schools with State in their name making a run. The NBA used to be rough and brutal with a bunch of at the basket action. Now it is all gone.Join Ty and RD as they discuss the state of Men's college basketball and the NBA and what they think needs to happen to fix one of their favorite sports.Download the episode for free.

Welcome to a round of hot takes here on the X Millennial Man.In round 1 Ty will try to convince RD and the audience that The Beach Boys are the most overrated music act ever.In round 2 RD will explain to Ty and everyone that all Star Wars is good, except for the sequel trilogy.Come get a ringside seat for some hot take action.Download the episode for free.

The Intellivision video game console was a memory maker. Games that looked and played better than Atari and the backing of a major toy company. It just took a video game crash to wipe out any future for the Intellivision.In 2018 Intellivision was ready for a comeback with the new Amico game console. The problem is, the Amico never arrived.Join RD as he tells the tale of the future retro console that never was.Download the episode for free.

Recently RD watched the documentary series "1982: Greatest Geek year Ever" and he remembered a conversation he had few years ago about the movies of 1982. Now he wants you all to her about what he believes is the greatest year in movie making history.Download the episode for free.

It is the 420th episode of The X Millennial Man so that means it is time to get high. We are not actually getting high, but Ty and RD are going to talk about all the great movies with marijuana as featured player.Download the episode for free.

Over the last fifty years, Saturday Night Live has adapted, but never really changed. The troupe, commercials, and pre-taped segments we love today were there in 1975. The show endured and continues on.Join Ty and RD as the finish the history of SNL leading up to the present day.Download the episode for free.

RD of the X Millennial Man was born the same year of Saturday Night Live. They grew up together. In honor of each of them turning 50 years old this year, RD thought he would tell Ty the story of the iconic tv show.Join them for part one of the incredible story.Download the episode for free.

Back in 2007 making a superhero team up movie was not a sure thing. This did not stop Warner Bros, along with Mad Max, Babe, and Happy Feet creator, George Miller from coming up with the first big super hero team up movie "Justice League: Mortal". A writer's strike later, an unknown cast, and a non-committed Australian government would be too tough a foe for Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and friends, and the movie would be lost before a single shot was taken.Join RD as he goes over the script and wonders if we missed out on a potential super hero masterpiece.Download the episode for free.

Luka for AD may be the wildest trade in sports history. Is it though?Join Ty and RD as the discuss the latest NBA trade blockbuster, and also recount the wildest trades in sports history.Download the episode for free.

The first tennis grand slam of the year is completed and there is plenty to talk about.Join RD as he welcomes Tina into The X Millennial Man booth to talk about the good, the bad, and the facts of life that was the 2025 Australian Open.Download the episode for free.

Back in 2007 a couple of Australians made the viral hit "Italian Spiderman". The artists in Australia took notice and asked the creators to make another hit. What followed was the equally absurd, and more competently made, television series "Danger 5". Here is their story.Join Ty and RD as they discuss "Italian Spiderman" and how it's success led to a bigger cult comedy hit with "Danger 5".Enjoy my friend.Download the episode for free.

In 1974 Prez Rickard became the first teen ever elected to be President of the United States. If that sounds like a story from a comic book, you would be correct.Join RD as he reads the premiere issue of the comic book "Prez" and stay as he reflects on the book's messages, failings, and what it says about our current political landscape.Download the episode for free.

The Golden at Bat, a three point slam dunk, college football overtime in the NFL, these are a few changes to sports that could make things better for the fan experience. Will they work?Join Ty and RD as they go through radical ideas that have been proposed to make our favorite sports even better.Download the episode for free.

2025 is upon us, and with a new year we have new things to look forward to.Join Ty and RD as they discuss the movies, television shows, music, video games, and sports they are most excited to see in the new year.Download the episode for free.

December 25th has been an important day of celebration since the dawn of man. the day has honored the sun, the upcoming hard months, and the birth of Jesus. All of the traditions of December 25th in time have formed into the super holiday we know of today as Christmas.Join Ty and RD as they go over the creation, and evolution, of Christmas.Download the episode for free.

2024 saw some big swings, and hits in the movies and on television. Epics like "Dune: Part 2", "Wicked" and "Shogun" joined the small budget gems like "The Substance", "Super|Man" and "Self Reliance" to make 2024 another great year at the movies and on television.Join Ty and RD as they look back at the year in movies and television for 2024.Download the episode for free.

The X Millennial Man year in sports was very heavy on the Michigan Wolverines. The Wolverines also figured in our year of video games. What about music?Join Ty and RD as the look back at what was great in sports, music, and video games in the year 2024.Download the episode for free.

Thanksgiving is day born out of immigration. Tina S takes over the hosting duties to hear the stories of two immigrants. First up Tina talks with her mother Usha about coming from India to the US in the 1960s. Next up, Tina's friend Kay talks about escaping Great Britain for the sunny shores of America, twice.Check out Kay Woods website kidstogo.co.uk

1999 was supposed to be the year of "Star Wars Episode I", "Wild Wild West" and "American Beauty". Instead it became a great year in film because of movies like "Office Space", "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" and "The Matrix".Join Ty and RD as the discuss the big misses of 1999 and why the hidden hits of the year make this time the greatest year in film history.Download the episode for free.

The 2024 election did not go the way I thought it would. In order to evaluate what happened, and how wrong I was, it was in the cards to take a road trip and record my thoughts.Enjoy.Download this episode for free.

This episode originally premiered on March 3rd, 2023, We felt like this is a good time to revisit the topic.

Let's make this simple. Kamala Harris is the only good option to be the next President of the United States. She has the experience, vision, and she is not Donald Trump. Come in and let RD explain it.Download the episode for free.

In 1992 the world of video games was changed with Mortal Kombat. It was excessively violent, fun to play, and made a whole lot of money. Many more games followed, along with movies and congressional hearings.Join Ty and RD as they go through the history, and cultural impact, of the Mortal Kombat franchise.Download the episode for free.

Sometimes a hero needs to sacrifice themselves for the team. There is a big speech, some tears, and occasionally a giant shark to grab the hero and munch away.Join Ty and RD as they discuss some of their favorite movie deaths that are more laugh out loud than sad and poignant.Download the episode for free.

Today the X Millennial Man is presenting an episode from High Heels and Politics, The Last Living Mall - The Story of The Kenwood Towne Centre.The day of the mini-mall is over. They are closing all over the country and being redeveloped into new mixed use properties. All the malls are dead, except for one. The Kenwood Towne Centre.Join High Heels and Politics as they look at the past, present and future of the Kenwood Towne Centre.Download the episode for free.

Welcome into the political ramblings we do every week on PatreonJoin RD this week as he rambles on about the VP debate, why states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nevada are hard to predict, and what will happen between now and election day.Download the episode for free and come support the X Millennial Man on Patreon

The X Millennial Man wants to introduce to the podcast The Vaporware Tales. Enjoy hearing about the Star Wars Episode 9 movie we almost got to see.Back in 2012 Disney bought Lucasfilm and promised the public a new Star Wars sequel trilogy. For the third, and final movie, "Jurassic World" writer/director Colin Trevorrow was going to make it. Then Colin Trevorrow was let go.Shortly after the not well recieved "Rise of Skywalker" was released, the script for Colin Trevorrows Episode IX was leaked.Join RD as he breaks down what happened with Star Wars Episode IX and looks at Trevorrow's script and tries to see if we almost got a good end to the Skywalker Saga.Download the episode for free.

Join the X Millennial Man as we introduce the latest episode from our sister podcast First Watch Rewatch.The late 1970s and early 1980s was a golden age of iconic science fiction films. Films like "Blade Runner", "E.T.", and "Star Wars" were making lasting cultural imprints. In 1982 the low budget "Liquid Sky" would try to join those films in cultural significance.What is "Liquid Sky"? RD brings Ty into the cult of aliens getting high on orgasms type of cinema. What happens now?Download the episode for free.

Another year of tennis majors are in the book and there is a lot to discuss. Join RD as he invites Tina in to talk about everything US Open, 2024 edition.Download the episode for free.

What is the definitive book, song, movie, and historical event of generation x? What about the millennials? What history and pop culture defines us?Join Ty and RD as they put forth the parts of history and pop culture that defines their respective generations.Download the episode for free.

The dog days of summer are coming to an end and that means one thing. We are ready for some good old football.Join Ty and RD as they give their thoughts and predictions on the upcoming season in the NFL and in the colleges across our great landscape.Download the episode for free.

The 2024 US Presidential election is about to go into full swing. Vice President Kamal Harris and former President Trump have cast their die and it is now time for America to chose. What will happen next?Join RD as he sets the stage for the election and stay for his thoughts on all things Harris and Trump.Download the episode for free.

In post World War II America, kids played football at home on a vibrating board. It was great. Twenty years later students at Dartmouth could simulate an entire football game on a computer that filled a room. It was still great. Today we play football from our couches with the best graphics, the most complex play books, and the ability to play the game with EA sports latest offering.Join Ty and RD as the go through the history of football games starting with Electric Football and ending with modern day Madden and College Football games.Download the episode for free.

Once upon a time a person could get an Olympic event for writing a poem, or for jumping a horse a long distance, or for killing a lot of pigeons. Those days are gone.Join Ty and RD as they discuss real Olympic events that gave out medals, yet they have been lost to time, and good sense. Also, bring back the tug of war. The people demand it.Download the episode for free.

You can get McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Burger almost everywhere in the US, but what fast food can you only get in a small part of the country. Local burgers, buscuits, and hot chicken can sometime make a mark for locals and visitors alike.Join Ty and RD as the discuss the best, and most famous, regional fast food chains.Download the episode for free.This article is the inspiration for the episode. -https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-regional-fast-food-2024/

This episode originally premiered on July 1st, 2023A remembrance of the greatness of The Battle of the Network Stars, and the terribleness that followed.

The white attired snob fest that is Wimbledon 2024 is now complete. A not expected women's champ was joined by a men's champion that may be on a path of unheard of greatness.Join RD as he welcomes Tina in to talk all things Wimbledon, the 2024 Olympics, and what does the future look like for the world of tennis.Download the podcast for free.

The 2024 presidential election campaign is in full swing. On one side you have a crazy despotic maniac. On the other side you have an old man. Who is going to win?Join RD as he tries to make sense of fumbling old man President Biden and what it means to the 2024 presidential campaign when the other side is an authoritarian failure of everything that is called Donald Trump.Download the episode for free.

The X Millennial Man welcomes the new podcast The Vaporware Tales to tell you the story of the never released video game system the Nintendo Play Station.Download the episode for free.

The X Millennial Man welcomes in First Watch Rewatch to tell you all about a film we need to remember.The early 1980s saw the rise of the teen sex comedy. "Porky's" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" were critical and commercial success. Cannon films thought, hey we should get into the genre, and in 1982 released "The Last American Virgin". It was quickly forgotten.Join RD as he shows Tine this lost movie that may be better than it's name suggest. Come listen to it, or be it.Download the episode for free.

The controller for our video games allows us to immerse in the world of the game. Most of the time we use the regular controller because that is what works. Sometimes the games have special controllers that make the experience more immersive. Let's talk about those controllers.Join Ty and RD as they look at some of the wildest video game controllers ranging from a piece of wood to a very competent vibrator.Download the episode for free.

It's mid June so that means it is time for Tina to come in and tell the X Millennial Man what happened at the 2024 French Open. What were the big storylines? Who is the next hot thing? What happens next in the world of tennis? You have questions, Tina has answers.Download the episode for free.

Why would a studio spend money to make a movie and then never let it out for the public to see? Bad marketing, terrible end product, and movie studio greed all factor into the stories of some of the craziest movies made, and then never let out for the public to see.Join Ty and RD as they discuss some of the most famous stories of never released movies and what their opinions are on works of art we will never get to watch.Download the podcast for free.