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

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Episode 189: “Ghostbusters” (1984): Movie Review Sep 10, 2021

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This episode, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1984 blockbuster "Ghostbusters". 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, Derek gives Chris clues about pop culture with "buster" in the title.

Episode 188: 1984 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft Sep 03, 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 1984. 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 1984. 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 1984 pop culture.

Episode 187: ZZ Top Aug 27, 2021

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With the passing of bassist Dusty Hill, Derek and Chris reminisce about one of their personal favorite bands of all time, ZZ Top. The guys discuss the musical style of the band, the iconic music videos from the 80's, the individual band members and some of their favorite songs. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek lyrics and Derek has to name the ZZ Top song. the lyrics are from.

Best of Pop Goes Your World 15: Fun With Yancy/Caveman Aug 13, 2021

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Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the "Fun With Yancy/Fun With Caveman" segments 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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris, Derek and Yancy as they have fun with all of these things. Included in this compilation: EPISODE 64: "Rounders" (1998): Movie Review (Chris quizzes Yancy and Sammy Reid about fads from the 1990's) EPISODE 65: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975): Movie Review (Yancy asks Chris trivia about the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") EPISODE 66: The Best Movie Sequels (Chris gives Yancy a list of films and Yancy has to name the full title of the sequel) EPISODE 67: "The Lobster" (2015): Movie Review (Chris gets Yancy to name movies that have an animal in the title)

Best of Pop Goes Your World 14: Fun With Yancy/Caveman Jul 23, 2021

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Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the "Fun With Yancy/Fun With Caveman" segments 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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris, Derek and Yancy as they have fun with all of these things. Included in this compilation: EPISODE 60: "The Dark Knight" (2008): Movie Review (Chris quizzes Yancy on trivia about the movie "The Dark Knight") EPISODE 61: "Animal House" (1978): Movie Review (Yancy asks Chris trivia about the movie "Animal House") EPISODE 62: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017): Movie Review (Chris gives Yancy a list of characters from the "Star Wars" universe. Yancy has to say if they are from the original trilogy or not) EPISODE 63: 2017: In Memoriam (Chris gives Yancy a list of celebrities. Yancy has to say if they are alive or dead)

Episode 186: “Major League” (1989): Movie Review Jul 16, 2021

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This week, Derek and Chris review the 1989 classic baseball movie comedy "Major League". The guys talk about the movie, box office performance, the cast, trivia about the movie and some of their favorite quotes and scenes. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek asks Chris trivia questions about Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez.

Best of Pop Goes Your World 13: Fun With Yancy/Caveman Jun 24, 2021

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Based on the positive feedback we have received in regard to the "Fun With Yancy/Fun With Caveman" segments 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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris, Derek and Yancy as they have fun with all of these things. Included in this compilation: EPISODE 56: 'Films' vs. 'Movies' (Chris gives a film's synopsis and Yancy and Derek have to guess the film) EPISODE 57: "Children of Men" (2006): Movie Review (Chris asks Yancy trivia about the movie "Children of Men") EPISODE 58: "Taxi Driver" (1976): Movie Review (Yancy quizzes Chris about movie trivia pertaining to the movie "Taxi Driver") EPISODE 59: The Best Christmas Movies & TV Specials (Chris asks Yancy trivia questions about Christmas TV specials)

Episode 185: “Moneyball” (2011): Movie Review Jun 18, 2021

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This week, Derek and Chris are joined by Mark Myers to review the 2011 baseball movie "Moneyball". The guys talk about the film and the actors but also discuss some of the themes of the film like the use of advanced statistics and the viewpoint of baseball as an economic business. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives a list of movies and Mark must identify the sport that is featured in each movie.

Episode 184: Movie Winning Streaks Jun 11, 2021

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This week, Derek and Chris discuss actors and directors that have had impressive career 'winning streaks'... a consecutive run of films that are impressive without any 'stinkers' in between. Surprisingly, even the most accomplished actors, actresses and directors often fail to put up very many consecutive good movies. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek some questions about impressive Hollywood streaks, Oscar runs and box office records.

Episode 183: “Thor” (2011): Movie Review Jun 04, 2021

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Derek has Chris watch yet another superhero MCU movie. This time, it's the 2011 film "Thor". Will Chris enjoy this instalment of superhero flicks? For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives a list of arch villains and Derek has to name the superhero associated with them.

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