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

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Episode 199: 1985 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft Nov 20, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a 'team' of pop culture from the year 1985. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies 3 songs 3 TV shows 1 personal pick All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1985. The goal is to have the best list (which will be determined by a panel of judges). For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek questions about 1985 pop culture.

Episode 198: Heavy Metal Albums of the 1980’s Nov 12, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek are joined by guest (and radio industry veteran) Greg Martin to discuss some of their personal favourite heavy metal albums of the 1980's. The discussion includes different styles of heavy metal music, thrash metal, mainstream metal and much more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Greg song titles and Greg has to name the '80's metal album that album the song appears on.

Episode 197: “Sicario” (2015): Movie Review Nov 05, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek review the 2015 FBI border thriller "Sicario", directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benecio Del Toro. The guys talk about the cast, trivia and box office. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about movies involving FBI agents.

Episode 196: Movies We Watched WAY Too Young Oct 29, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek go back in time to when they were kids and recall some of the movies that they watched at way too young of an age. Needless to say, 80's teen sex comedies come to mind but so do a few horror films. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gets Derek to take a seat in the Winner's Circle of the "$100,000 Pyramid" where he lists characters from 80's sex comedies and Derek has to try and name the film.

Episode 195: “Escape From New York” (1981): Movie Review Oct 22, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1981 John Carpenter movie, "Escape From New York". They discuss the cast, the plot, direction, production notes and the box office performance of the movie. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gets Derek to name movies with a city in the title.

Episode 194: “For Your Eyes Only” (1981): Movie Review Oct 15, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1981 James Bond movie, "For Your Eyes Only". They discuss the cast, the stunts and the box office performance of the movie. They also talk about who they feel is the best James Bond, they discuss the theme songs over the years and debate if this movie holds up after 40 years. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek asks Chris questions about movies with the word "eye" in the title.

Episode 193: 1981 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft Oct 08, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a 'team' of pop culture from the year 1981. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies 3 songs 3 TV shows 1 personal pick All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1981. The goal is to have the best list (which will be determined by a panel of judges). For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek questions about 1981 pop culture.

Episode 192: “Catch Me If You Can” (2002): Movie Review Oct 01, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek review the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, "Catch Me If You Can". They discuss 2002 box office, the cast of the movie, the plot and give some behind-the-scenes trivia as well as their individual takes on the film (Chris had never seen the movie prior to this week). For the trivia segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek on films involving cat-and-mouse style chases in the plot.

Episode 191: Movies Based on Real Life Sep 24, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek each run down their top 5 movies based on real life events or real people. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the titles of movies and Derek must try and guess the real life person depicted in each film.

Episode 190: “The Last Starfighter” (1984): Movie Review Sep 17, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1984 movie"The Last Starfighter". The guys discuss the cast, favorite scenes, quotes from the film and provide their take on how the movie holds up after almost 40 years. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derektry and guess films with "last" in the title.

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