Thu, Jan 13, 2022
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 favorite toys when they were young kids growing up back in the 1970's and 1980's. What were some of your favorite Gen-X toys? Listen in and see if any of these toys were from your youth. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about Generation-X toys.
Thu, Jan 27, 2022
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 and 1 personal pick. All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1989. 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 1989 pop culture.
Thu, Feb 3, 2022
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 movie quotes. Chris debuts a new song to introduce the trivia segment.
Thu, Feb 10, 2022
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.
Thu, Feb 17, 2022
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 guess which movies won the Best Costume Design Oscar for each year of the 1980's.
Wed, Mar 2, 2022
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 68: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981): Movie Review (Yancy asks Chris questions about "Raiders") EPISODE 69: Romantic Comedies (Yancy takes a seat in the Winners Circle of the "$100,000 Pyramid" and must name the titles of romantic comedies) EPISODE 70: "Contact" (1997): Movie Review (Chris quizzes Yancy about this movie) EPISODE 71: "The Princess Bride" (1987): Movie Review (Yancy asks Chris trivia about the movie)
Wed, Mar 9, 2022
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 72: The Best Guitar Solos of All Time (Chris asks Yancy trivia questions about guitar solos) EPISODE 73: "WALL-E" (2008): Movie Review (Chris asks Yancy questions about the movie) EPISODE 74: "Back to the Future" (1985): Movie Review (Yancy quizzes Chris about this movie) EPISODE 75: Superhero Movies (Chris has Yancy play a round of "Pokemon or Drug")
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a 'team' of pop culture from the year 1982. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies, 3 TV shows, 3 songs and 1 personal pick. All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1982. 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 trivia about pop culture from the year 1982.
Thu, Mar 31, 2022
Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1982 Richard Gere and Debra Winger film, "An Officer and a Gentleman". They discuss the box office, cast, themes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek asks Chris trivia about military films from the 1980's.
Thu, Apr 7, 2022
Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". They discuss the box office, cast, themes, behind-the-scenes trivia and (most importantly) what it was like to be there back in 1982 when this movie was originally released. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek to guess movies with acronyms in the titles.
Thu, Apr 14, 2022
Chris and Derek are joined by Greg Martin to discuss personal encounters they have had with celebrities. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Greg play a round of "Rock the Quote" (Chris gives movies quotes, Greg has to guess the film they are from - all of the quotes are from Gen-X movies).
Thu, Apr 21, 2022
Derek has Chris watch "Tron: Legacy" for the first time. They discuss the film, its box office performance, cast, behind-the-scenes and elements from the movie. For the trivia segment of the show, the guys play a game of "Pick the Flick". Chris gives the year and synopsis and Derek must guess the film. The common thread for all of the answers: all of the movies involve video games.
Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a 'team' of pop culture from the year 1980. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies, 3 TV shows, 3 songs and 1 personal pick. All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1980. 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 has Derek play a game of "Rock the Quote" where Derek has to guess the movie a particular quote comes from (all movies are from the year 1980).
Thu, May 5, 2022
Derek has Chris watch "The Shining" starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers for the first time. They discuss the film, its box office performance, cast, behind-the-scenes and elements from the movie. For the trivia segment of the show, the guys play a game of "Pick the Flick". Chris gives the year and synopsis and Derek must guess the film. The common thread for all of the answers: all of the movies are based on Stephen King novels.
Thu, May 12, 2022
Chris has Derek watch "My Bodyguard" starring Chris Makepeace, Matt Dillon, Adam Baldwin and Joan Cusack for the first time. They discuss the film, its box office performance, cast, themes, behind-the-scenes and elements from the movie. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris about Matt Dillon movies.
Thu, May 19, 2022
Chris and Derek run down their personal top 5 movie musicals of all time. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the winners circle of the $100,000 Pyramid and has to guess the titles of movie musicals. Chris is giving the clues and can only mention song titles from 6 movies. If Derek guesses all 6 movies, he will win a valuable prize.
Thu, May 26, 2022
Derek has Chris watch the 2007 Paul Thomas Anderson film "There Will Be Blood" starring Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano. They discuss the motifs and themes of the film, the box office, the critical success and give their personal takes on the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of "Pick the Flick". Chris gives Derek the year and synopsis of a movie and Derek must correctly guess the title. The common thread is that all of the movies are based on the American Dream.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a 'team' of pop culture from the year 1986. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies, 3 TV shows, 3 songs and 1 personal pick. All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1986. 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 has Derek play a game of "Rock the Quote" where Derek has to guess the movie a particular quote comes from (all movies are from the year 1986).
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
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 77: "Snowpiercer" (2013): Movie Review (Yancy takes a seat in the 'Winner's Circle' of the $100,000 Pyramid to guess 1-word movie titles) EPISODE 78: Bands That Should Have Been Bigger (Chris asks Yancy trivia questions about bands that should have been bigger than they were) EPISODE 80: The Greatest Books of All Time (Yancy has to guess if movies were based on a book or not) EPISODE 81: Movies of the 1990's (Chris asks Derek and Yancy trivia questions about 1990's Oscar winning movies)
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
After holding their recent pop culture fantasy draft for the year 1986, Derek nominated "Big Trouble in Little China" as the movie from 1986 that he wants them to review on the podcast. The guys discuss many aspects of the film including the box office performance, cast, director, quotes, scenes and behind-the-scenes trivia. Chris points out how few good roles there have been for Asian actors in Hollywood over the years. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek on several times that Hollywood has cast a non-Asian actor to play an Asian character on film.
Thu, Jul 14, 2022
Chris and Derek are joined by Cian Cruise (author of "Dad Bod") to discuss their top 5 TV dads. In addition to running down their respective lists, they also discuss Bill Cosby and how his legacy has affected his work. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris quizzes Cian about the occupations of several well-known TV dads.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1986 Rob Reiner film, "Stand By Me". They discuss the box office, the cast, memorable scenes and behind-the-scenes trivia. For the "Fun With Caveman" segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess the titles of movies that are named after songs.
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
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 83: "The Martian" (2015): Movie Review (Chris gives a list of movies and Yancy has to say if the movies star Matt Damon, Ben Affleck or both of the actors together.) EPISODE 84: The Oscars Hall of Fame (Derek gives Chris the names of actors and Chris has to guess the number of acting Oscars nominations those actors have received. Then, Chris gives Derek a list of actors and Derek has to guess if they have ever won an Oscar for acting.) EPISODE 85: Top 5 Queen Songs (Chris gives Derek a movie title and Derek has to name the musician that stars in the movie.) EPISODE 86: Stan Lee: In Memoriam (Chris has Derek try to identify 'catchphrases' of comic book characters.)
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a 'team' of pop culture from the year 1988. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies, 3 TV shows, 3 songs and 1 personal pick. All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1988. 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 has Derek play a game of "Rock the Quote" where Derek has to guess the movie a particular quote comes from (all movies are from the year 1988).
Thu, Sep 1, 2022
Chris and Derek run down their top 5 movies about movies or TV. These movies have to do with making movies or TV shows or show a glimpse of a behind-the-scenes look at movies or TV shows. For the "Fun With Caveman" segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek on movies that are based on TV shows.
Wed, Sep 7, 2022
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 87: "Unbreakable" (2000): Movie Review (Chris asks Derek trivia questions about the movie "Unbreakable".) EPISODE 88: Yancy Says Goodbye (Chris quizzes Yancy on how much he remembers about Gen-X pop culture after spending 2 years on this podcast.) EPISODE 89: 2018: In Memoriam (Chris gives Derek a list of celebrities. Derek has to guess if they are alive or dead.) EPISODE 90: What TV Show Should I Binge Watch Next? (Chris gets Derek and guest Justin Mason try to guess the Over/Under on the number of seasons that different TV shows were on the air for.)
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
Derek wanted Chris to watch something as little newer (and out of his usual comfort zone) so the guys watch and review the 2011 film "Source Code" starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga. For the "Fun With Caveman" segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the Winner's Circle of the "$100,000 Pyramid" where he has to guess categories based on Gen-X pop culture.
Fri, Sep 23, 2022
Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a 'team' of pop culture from the year 1983. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies, 3 TV shows, 3 songs and 1 personal pick. All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1983. 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 has Derek play a game of "Rock the Quote" where Derek has to guess the movie a particular quote comes from (all movies are from the year 1983).
Wed, Sep 28, 2022
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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris and Derek as they have fun with all of these things. Included in this compilation: EPISODE 91: "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985): Movie Review (Derek gives Chris a list of movies. Chris needs to identify if the film stars Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen or BOTH of them.) EPISODE 92: "Office Space" (1999): Movie Review (The guys play a game called "Who's the Boss?" - Chris mentions a character from a movie or TV show and Derek has to name their fictional 'boss'.) EPISODE 93: Best Supporting Performances (Derek gives Chris a list of actors' names and Chris has to identify if they have received more Oscar nominations for Leading Actor or Supporting Actor.) EPISODE 94: Animated Movies (Chris gives Derek tag lines to animated movies and Derek has to guess which film the tag line is from.)
Thu, Oct 6, 2022
After their recent pop culture fantasy draft for 1983, Chris wanted Derek to go back and watch "Splash". The guys discuss how the movie has held up over the years, the discuss the plot, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. For the "Fun With Caveman" segment of the show, Derek asks Chris trivia questions about Daryl Hannah movies.
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
After their recent pop culture fantasy draft for 1983, Derek wanted to go back and watch "Return of the Jedi". The guys discuss themes of the film, how the movie has held up over the years, and Chris mentions his disdain for the re-worked ending of the film. For the "Fun With Caveman" segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about movie trilogies.
Wed, Oct 19, 2022
With Halloween being so close, Chris and Derek decided it would be worthwhile to take a look at movie monsters. The guys each run down their top 5 favorite movie monsters of all-time. For the "Fun With Caveman" segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game called "Pick the Flick". Chris gives the year and synopsis of the movie, Derek has to guess the movie title. All of the movies are rip-offs of "Jaws".
Thu, Oct 27, 2022
This may be hard to believe (or not, actually), but Chris had never seen the highest-grossing film of all time, "Avatar". Derek has Chris watch the movie and then the guys review the film in detail. They talk about the history of the all-time highest grossing movies, talk about CGI in movies (especially the quality of the CGI in this movie), and they discuss the cast and some of the films themes. For the "Fun With Caveman" segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game called "Pick the Flick". Chris gives the year and synopsis of the movie, Derek has to guess the movie title. All of the movies have one-word titles beginning with the letter 'A'.
Wed, Nov 2, 2022
Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a 'team' of pop culture from the year 1987. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies, 3 TV shows, 3 songs and 1 personal pick. All of the picks must have debuted in the year 1987. 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 has Derek play a game of "Rock the Quote" where Derek has to guess the movie a particular quote comes from (all movies are from the year 1987).
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris and Derek as they have fun with all of these things. Included in this compilation: EPISODE 95: "Night of the Living Dead" (1968): Movie Review (Derek has Chris take a seat in the Winner's Circle of the old "$100,000 Pyramid" game show.) EPISODE 96: "Ready Player One" (2018): Movie Review (Chris has Derek try to guess the names of video games based on the 'bad guys' in the games.) EPISODE 97: Movies We've Never Seen (Chris asks Derek trivia questions about popular movies in history.) EPISODE 98: "The Blues Brothers" (1980): Movie Review (Derek quizzes Chris about all of the movies ever made that were based upon Saturday Night Live sketches.)
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
After their recent 1987 pop culture fantasy draft, Chris has Derek go back and watch "Lethal Weapon", starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Gary Busey. They discuss the box office, the cast, the director and several memorable scenes from the film. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris on other movie franchises that had 4 installments.
Wed, Nov 30, 2022
After their recent 1987 pop culture fantasy draft, it was over to Derek to choose a movie to review from 1987. Derek decided to go with the John Hughes film, "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". They discuss the box office, the cast, the director and several memorable scenes from the film. For the trivia segment of the show, the guys play a game of 'Pick the Flick' where Derek has to guess the title of movies with modes of transportation in the title.
Wed, Dec 7, 2022
This week, Chris and Derek are joined by Patrick O'Riley, co-host of "Vintage Video". The guys run down their personal top 5 favorite B-Movies of the 1980's together. For the trivia segment of the show, Patrick takes a seat in the Winner's Circle of the "$100,000 Pyramid" where he has to guess categories related to pop culture.
Thu, Dec 15, 2022
In his ongoing effort to get Chris to watch any movie made after 1989, Derek has Chris watch "Old School" (2003). The guys debate how movie comedies have evolved (and 'died', according to Chris) since the raunchy comedies of the 1980's. They discuss the movie, the box office performance, the cast and memorable scenes. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try and guess the titles of movies based on college.
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
You've heard of comfort food (food that provides a nostalgic or sentimental value to someone). Well, we believe that the same applies to movies. Derek and Chris run down their personal top 5 comfort movies. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try and guess the over/under of the total domestic US box office of a variety of movies.
Wed, Dec 28, 2022
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 Millennial and Gen-X pop culture, you'll enjoy taking a trip back with Chris and Derek as they have fun with all of these things. Included in this compilation: EPISODE 99: "American Pie" (1999): Movie Review (Derek takes a seat in the Winner's Circle of the old "$100,000 Pyramid" game show.) EPISODE 101: "Ishtar" (1987): Movie Review (Derek quizzes Chris about movies that take place in the desert.) EPISODE 102: "Iron Man" (2008): Movie Review (Chris asks Derek trivia questions about comic book alter egos.) EPISODE 103: U2 (Derek takes a seat in the Winner's Circle of the "$100,000 Pyramid" game show.)