Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X vs. Millennial Pop Culture
329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsPop Goes Your World is a pop culture podcast that features both Gen-X and Millennial movies, TV shows and music.
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Episode 209: Fashion in Pop Culture
February 17, 2022 05:34 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MBEpisode 209: Fashion in Pop Culture This week, Chris and Derek are joined by Lisa and Jason Marks from the “Designated Quizzers” podcast to discuss fashion in pop culture. With a focus on Generation-X pop culture, they discuss trends in fashion, the influence of pop culture on fashion, hairstyles and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Lisa and Jason try and... Read More
Episode 208: “Batman” (1989): Movie Review
February 10, 2022 05:57 - 1 hour - 110 MBEpisode 208: “Batman” (1989): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek go back to 1989 and review Tim Burton‘s dark comic adaptation of “Batman“. They discuss how the movie holds up (especially in regard to the MCU movies), the cast, the director, and the stylistic elements of the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek stumps Chris with celebrities ‘real’ names. You can... Read More
Episode 207: “When Harry Met Sally…” (1989): Movie Review
February 03, 2022 05:25 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBEpisode 207: “When Harry Met Sally…” (1989): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek go back to 1989 and review Rob Reiner‘s romantic comedy, “When Harry Met Sally…”. They discuss how the movie holds up, the cast, the director, the script and the core theme about the relationship between men and women. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek questions about famous... Read More
Episode 206: 1989 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft
January 27, 2022 05:37 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBEpisode 206: 1989 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft This episode, Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a ‘team’ of pop culture from the year 1989. 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 1989. The goal is to have the... Read More
Episode 205: “Gladiator” (2000): Movie Review
January 20, 2022 04:58 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBEpisode 205: “Gladiator” (2000): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 2000 Ridley Scott film “Gladiator” starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about adult film titles based on legitimate movie titles. You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: [email protected] [email protected] Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by... Read More
Episode 204: Toys of Generation X
January 13, 2022 05:15 - 1 hour - 96 MBEpisode 204: Toys of Generation X This week, Derek and Chris take a trip down memory lane to discuss some of the best toys of Generation-X. They reminisce about some of their favourite toys when they were young kids growing up back in the 1970’s and 1980’s. What were some of your favourite Gen-X toys? Listen in and see if any of these toys were... Read More
Episode 203: 2021 – The Year in Pop Culture
January 06, 2022 05:52 - 1 hour - 122 MBEpisode 203: 2021 – The Year in Pop Culture This week, Derek and Chris go back through the pop culture from 2021: movies, TV shows, celebrities and the famous people we lost last year. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek about pop culture from 2021. You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: [email protected] [email protected] Theme song – “Fantasy Life”... Read More
Episode 202: “Fright Night” (1985): Movie Review
December 17, 2021 05:47 - 1 hour - 111 MBEpisode 202: “Fright Night” (1985): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 1985 movie “Fright Night”. The guys discuss the many vampire tropes that are present in the movie. They also discuss the cast, the box office performance of the movie, the script, the special effects and much more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris about... Read More
Episode 201: “Real Genius” (1985): Movie Review
December 10, 2021 05:34 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBEpisode 201: “Real Genius” (1985): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 1985 movie “Real Genius”. With Val Kilmer in the title role, Martha Coolidge directing and Neal Israel and Pat Proft writing the script, this has to stand up as one of the best comedies of the 1980’s, right? For the trivia segment of the show, the guys play... Read More
Episode 200: 200 Is a LOT of Episodes!
December 03, 2021 06:29 - 1 hour - 108 MBEpisode 200: 200 Is a LOT of Episodes! This week, Derek and Chris celebrate 200 episodes! They look back on some of the highlights, Chris’ original songs, things they wish they could “do-over” as well as some TV shows that got to 200 episodes. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris about past episodes of the podcast. You can contact Chris &... Read More
Episode 199: 1985 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft
November 20, 2021 06:25 - 1 hour - 103 MBEpisode 199: 1985 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft 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... Read More
Episode 198: Heavy Metal Albums of the 1980’s
November 12, 2021 05:59 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBEpisode 198: Heavy Metal Albums of the 1980’s 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... Read More
Episode 197: “Sicario” (2015): Movie Review
November 05, 2021 04:34 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBEpisode 197: “Sicario” (2015): Movie Review 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. You can contact Chris & Derek:... Read More
Episode 196: Movies We Watched WAY Too Young
October 29, 2021 05:14 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBEpisode 196: Movies We Watched WAY Too Young 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... Read More
Episode 195: “Escape From New York” (1981): Movie Review
October 22, 2021 04:50 - 1 hour - 89 MBEpisode 195: “Escape From New York” (1981): Movie Review 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. You can... Read More
Episode 194: “For Your Eyes Only” (1981): Movie Review
October 15, 2021 05:26 - 1 hour - 104 MBEpisode 194: “For Your Eyes Only” (1981): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 193: 1981 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft
October 08, 2021 04:27 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBEpisode 193: 1981 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft 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... Read More
Episode 192: “Catch Me If You Can” (2002): Movie Review
October 01, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBEpisode 192: “Catch Me If You Can” (2002): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 191: Movies Based on Real Life
September 24, 2021 04:33 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBEpisode 191: Movies Based on Real Life 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. You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email:... Read More
Episode 190: “The Last Starfighter” (1984): Movie Review
September 17, 2021 04:10 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBEpisode 190: “The Last Starfighter” (1984): Movie Review 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 Derek try and guess films with “last” in... Read More
Episode 189: “Ghostbusters” (1984): Movie Review
September 10, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBEpisode 189: “Ghostbusters” (1984): Movie Review 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. You can... Read More
Episode 188: 1984 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft
September 03, 2021 04:22 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBEpisode 188: 1984 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft 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... Read More
Episode 187: ZZ Top
August 27, 2021 05:04 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBEpisode 187: ZZ Top 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... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 15: Fun With Yancy/Caveman
August 13, 2021 11:40 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBBest of Pop Goes Your World 15: Fun With Yancy/Caveman 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... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 14: Fun With Yancy/Caveman
July 23, 2021 23:34 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBBest of Pop Goes Your World 14: Fun With Yancy/Caveman 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... Read More
Episode 186: “Major League” (1989): Movie Review
July 16, 2021 04:45 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBEpisode 186: “Major League” (1989): Movie Review 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. You can contact... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 13: Fun With Yancy/Caveman
June 24, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBBest of Pop Goes Your World 13: Fun With Yancy/Caveman 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... Read More
Episode 185: “Moneyball” (2011): Movie Review
June 18, 2021 03:22 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBEpisode 185: “Moneyball” (2011): Movie Review 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... Read More
Episode 184: Movie Winning Streaks
June 11, 2021 04:06 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBEpisode 184: Movie Winning Streaks 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... Read More
Episode 183: “Thor” (2011): Movie Review
June 04, 2021 04:04 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBEpisode 183: “Thor” (2011): Movie Review 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. You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: [email protected]... Read More
Episode 182: “Johnny Dangerously” (1984): Movie Review
May 28, 2021 04:50 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBEpisode 182: “Johnny Dangerously” (1984): Movie Review This week, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1984 Amy Heckerling film “Johnny Dangerously”. This Gen-X comedy classic stars Michael Keaton and Marilu Henner. The guys discuss the cast, how the movie has held up after 37 years and also talk about scenes and quotes from the film. It’s safe to say that Chris liked this... Read More
Episode 181: Favorite 80’s Rock Songs
May 21, 2021 03:59 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBEpisode 181: Favorite 80’s Rock Songs This week, Chris and Derek are joined by Michael Govier (“Hey, It’s Enrico Pallazzo Fantasy Baseball Podcast“, “Cinema 9 Podcast“) to run down their personal top 5 lists of their favorite 80’s rock songs. It’s time to bust out the big hair and power ballads! For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Michael sit in the hot... Read More
Episode 180: “Reservoir Dogs” (1992): Movie Review
May 14, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBEpisode 180: “Reservoir Dogs” (1992): Movie Review This week, Chris nominated director Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 debut film “Reservoir Dogs”. Last episode, Derek had Chris watch “The Departed” (2006), so Chris thought “Reservoir Dogs” was a good Gen-X complement to Martin Scorsese’s film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek asks Chris questions about Best Picture Oscar nominees that have an animal in the title.... Read More
Episode 179: “The Departed” (2006): Movie Review
May 07, 2021 04:18 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBEpisode 179: “The Departed” (2006): Movie Review This week, Derek has Chris watch the 2006 Martin Scorsese Oscar-winning film, “The Departed”. The guys review the film and discuss the cast, favourite scenes, box office performance and critical reception of the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek several questions about Martin Scorsese including general trivia as well as a speed round... Read More
Episode 178: TV Shows that Deserved One More Season
April 30, 2021 04:10 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBEpisode 178: TV Shows that Deserved One More Season Have you ever thought that a TV show got cancelled too early or maybe just ended a little too soon? We all know TV shows that we felt deserved one more season. Chris and Derek run down their personal top 5 lists of TV shows that they feel should have gotten one more season. For the... Read More
Episode 177: “Unstoppable” (2010): Movie Review
April 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 5 MBEpisode 177: “Unstoppable” (2010): Movie Review This week, Derek nominated the 2010 Tony Scott action film about a runaway train, “Unstoppable”. Naturally, Chris has not seen this movie. Since the movie came out after 1989, we all know how much Chris will love it! For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek a year and a synopsis and Derek must guess the movie... Read More
Episode 176: “The Cannonball Run” (1981): Movie Review
April 16, 2021 04:45 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBEpisode 176: “The Cannonball Run” (1981): Movie Review Chris has Derek go back and watch the 1981 Hal Needham car race movie, “The Cannonball Run”. 40 years later and the movie has some issues that might or might not stand the test of time. What do you think? How does it hold up? What were some memorable scenes? What about that massive cast? Where do... Read More
Episode 175: The Best Drummers of All Time
April 09, 2021 04:44 - 1 hour - 5 MBEpisode 175: The Best Drummers of All Time Yancy is back! Chris McBrien and Derek Myers are joined by the original co-host of the podcast, Yancy Eaton this week as they run down their top 5 lists of the best drummers of all time. The guys all agree that Neil Peart is the greatest drummer ever. So, they then each take turns listing their top... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 12: Fun With Yancy/Caveman
April 05, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBBest of Pop Goes Your World 12: Fun With Yancy/Caveman 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... Read More
Episode 174: “The Great Escape” (1963): Movie Review
April 02, 2021 04:41 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBEpisode 174: “The Great Escape” (1963): Movie Review Chris McBrien and Derek Myers do something a little different this week. They decided to go way back in time and watch a true movie classic. They settled on the 1963 John Sturges prisoner of war film “The Great Escape” starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner and Charles Bronson. For the trivia segment of the show,... Read More
Episode 173: “True Romance” (1993): Movie Review
March 26, 2021 04:33 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBEpisode 173: “True Romance” (1993): Movie Review Derek has Chris go back and watch the 1993 Tony Scott film, “True Romance”. Surprisingly, Chris had never seen this movie before. Chris has hated pretty much every movie Derek has ever nominated for the podcast. How will this one go? For the trivia segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek on movies with memorable gun shootouts in... Read More
Episode 172: “Beverly Hills Cop” (1984): Movie Review
March 19, 2021 04:31 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBEpisode 172: “Beverly Hills Cop” (1984): Movie Review Derek and Chris go back and review the 1984 Eddie Murphy film, “Beverly Hills Cop”. Is it a comedy? Is it a drama? Is it a fish-out-of-water story? The guys talk about the movie’s box office performance, the cast, the script, the director, behind-the-scenes trivia and discuss their takes on the film after over 35 years. For... Read More
Episode 171: TV Moms
March 12, 2021 05:06 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBEpisode 171: TV Moms Chris and Derek talk about their top 5 TV moms of all time. They talk about what makes a great TV mom, the fact that Hollywood tends to cast actors/actresses that are mismatched, and how TV moms have changed over the years. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek a list of TV children and Derek has to... Read More
Episode 170: “Caddyshack” (1980): Movie Review
March 05, 2021 05:57 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBEpisode 170: “Caddyshack” (1980): Movie Review Chris and Derek review the 1980 Harold Ramis comedy “Caddyshack”. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek asks Chris questions about golf in the movies. You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: [email protected] [email protected] Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 11: Fun With Yancy
March 01, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBBest of Pop Goes Your World 11: Fun With Yancy 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... Read More
Episode 169: “Ted” (2012): Movie Review
February 19, 2021 05:21 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBEpisode 169: “Ted” (2012): Movie Review Chris and Derek review the 2012 Seth McFarlane film, “Ted”. They talk about Gen-X ‘raunchy’ comedies vs. Millennial ‘raunchy’ comedies. The guys talk about how comedies have changed over the years as well. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try to identify movies that have a “name” in the title. You can contact Chris &... Read More
Episode 168: The History of Game Shows
February 12, 2021 05:56 - 1 hour - 101 MBEpisode 168: The History of Game Shows Chris and Derek talk about one of their favourite TV genres: GAME SHOWS. They relive some of their favorite game shows from the past, remakes of game shows, some of the best game show hosts of all time, Canadian game shows and some of the game shows that people may have forgotten about. For the trivia segment of... Read More
Episode 167: “12 Monkeys” (1995): Movie Review
February 05, 2021 05:08 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBEpisode 167: “12 Monkeys” (1995): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back in time to 1995 to review the Terry Gilliam film, “12 Monkeys”. The guys talk about the special effects, the cast, the director and how the movie holds up after 25 years. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek questions about movie titles that begin with a number. He gives... Read More
Best of Pop Goes Your World 10: Fun With Yancy
February 01, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBBest of Pop Goes Your World 10: Fun With Yancy 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... Read More
Episode 166: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991): Movie Review
January 15, 2021 04:42 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MBEpisode 166: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991): Movie Review Chris and Derek are joined by YouTube movie reviewer Luke Tilley to discuss the 1991 James Cameron sequel “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. The guys talk about the special effects, the cast, the director and how the movie holds up after 30 years. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Luke and Derek questions about... Read More