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Pop Culture Yearbook

Pop Culture Yearbook

Join lifelong friends Pete, Brad, and Giff on a nostalgic adventure with Pop Culture Yearbook! Delve into the 1980s to the present as they explore the movies, TV, music, and sports that shaped their lives. Each episode of PCY contains diverse opinions and entertaining stories, sure to spark your own cherished memories along the way!

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69:56

2016: Stranger Things / Child Stars of the 80s

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/08/19

Send us a Text Message.Here at PCY we LOVE nostalgia. And in recent years one TV series has captured 80s nostalgia better than most: Stranger Things. We are looking back at when Stranger Things took Netflix by storm in 2016. We'll talk about the first episode, the great cast, including newcomers and 80s throwbacks (Winona Ryder, Matthew Modine), and the all the nostalgic touches that made the show so great. Because Stranger Things was so dependent on great young actors, we also look back at a...

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75:54

2016: Popstar / Best Fictional Bands and Musical Artists

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2024/08/12

Send us a Text Message.Andy Samberg is very popular, The Lonely Island took SNL by storm, this movie contains cameos from many of the biggest stars in entertainment; so why was Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping such a box office bomb? We'll hit on that in this episode, but we'll focus more on the brilliance of the writing and the music, which has made this initial bomb now a cult classic that is slowly gaining the audience it deserves.Connor4Real and the Style Boyz are excellent fictional ar...

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61:04

2016: Memories and Movies, Music, and TV Drafts

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2024/08/05

Send us a Text Message.2016. Eight years ago already. Maybe better remembered for the political chaos of the time, it was also a year filled with wonderful pop culture. TV and streaming were taking off to new heights, and the movies and music were great as well. Listen to our memories and drafts and you might be surprised how much you remember!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want t...

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95:18

Stuff We've Missed: Major League (1989) / Best Uses...

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2024/07/29

Send us a Text Message.You voted and you chose this week's topic: Major League! We have loved this movie since its release in 1989. Definitely in the conversation for best sports movie ever, we talk about the great characters, lines, scenes, and moments that make it so great. One of the best moments is Rick Vaughn's entrance to "Wild Thing." In honor of that moment, we draft our favorite uses of music in movie sports scenes. It wasn't the easiest list to create, but the choices are all memora...

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90:00

Stuff We've Missed: Married...with Children /...

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/07/22

Send us a Text Message.This is a special episode as not only do we discuss a great show we all enjoyed, Married...with Children; but we also get to do it by interviewing one of the main writers of the show itself, Richard Gurman. His recently released book Married… with Children vs. the World: The Inside Story of the Shock-Com that Launched FOX and Changed TV Comedy Forever contains many behind the scenes anecdotes and interviews with some of the most important people from the show, like Ed O...

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67:19

Stuff We've Missed: George Michael - Faith / Top Solo...

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2024/07/15

Send us a Text Message.C-c-c-c-c'mon! It's time to revisit one of our favorite albums of the 80s: Faith by George Michael from 1987. Tons of hit singles, great videos, and a lot of specific nostalgia all came out of this solo debut. We share all those wonderful memories and break down each track.Then we get draftin'. Since George Michael was in Wham! first, then became even bigger on his own, we draft our favorite artists who had great solo careers after being in a group (or in some cases eve...

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78:11

Stuff We've Missed: The Princess Bride (1987) / Best...

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/07/08

Send us a Text Message.What is a perfect movie to you? For us, the obvious answer is The Princess Bride. Of all the movies we haven't covered yet on PCY, this is most inconceivable omission. Well, here we go! Get out your swords, put on your six-fingered gloves, and fetch that pitcher; it's time talk about this Rob Reiner classic starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, and others. As you wish...we always have our draft ...

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45:35

July Selection Show / Choosing Topics from Great...

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2024/07/01

Send us a Text Message.This month we're covering things we missed the first time around. In this episode, we sift through options each of us would like to discuss and narrow them down to our final choices. Listen in as we cover a lot of ground. If we mention something you'd like us to cover, let us know! We are always open to suggestions.If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want to supp...

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81:40

Blockbuster Movies + Drop a Bomb with Totally 80s and...

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/06/24

Send us a Text Message.More guests! This week we welcome Dave and Rob from the Totally 80s and 90s Recall podcast! On their show they cover all kinds of great movies and music, and you must check them out. In this episode they've been tasked with drafting the biggest box office hits from the decades they cover, but with a twist. For our last choice, we are picking the opposite of a hit. We are dropping a bomb. All participants are choosing a movie that they love but meets two specific criteri...

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66:13

Saturday Morning Cartoons with Children of the 80s...

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/06/17

Send us a Text Message.This week we welcome some wonderful guests: Jim and Lindsay from the podcast Children of the 80s! Their show is steeped in nostalgia and covers all facets of the 80s. Talking about Saturday Morning Cartoons feels like a match made in heaven. This episode in fact drips in nostalgia and memories. While we talk we remember things we hadn't even thought of when doing our prep. If you ever watched a cartoon as a kid you are sure to enjoy listening as we draft our favorite ch...

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100:59

The Big Lebowski with Brian Rappe / Top Private...

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2024/06/10

Send us a Text Message.We're welcoming back friend of the show Brian Rappe this week. In fact, he's being indoctrinated into our 5-Timers Club! His choice is the Coen Brothers classic The Big Lebowski. Beloved by many and quoted for decades, we break down the film in extra detail.For our draft, we are picking the top Private Investigators / Detectives from movies, TV, and books. There are ton to choose from like the classics (Sherlock Holmes) and the funny (Patrick Healy). Check it all out no...

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47:13

R.E.M. Revisited: A Collaboration with Dave Zalatoris...

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/06/03

Send us a Text Message.Several episodes back we discussed R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People. Look back if you missed it! But that episode has led to further R.E.M. discussion with the great Dave Zalatoris from the Beer in Front Podcast. We are collaborating this week to bring you not one, but two new R.E.M.-centered episodes. You can hear about the back half of the catalog on his show in a couple days. This episode focuses on everything from Chronic Town though the big breakthroug...

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61:34

1983: Huey Lewis and the News - Sports / Best...

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/05/27

One of the biggest albums released in 1983 was Sports by Huey Lewis and the News. Filled with singles it dominated the airwaves for months. We break it down track by track and share our memories of why it was so important to us. Huey then went on to write "The Power of Love" for Back to the Future and even had a memorable cameo in the film. So our draft this week is our favorite musician cameos in movies. Listen to hear what makes the cut!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on th...

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65:39

1983: Return of the Jedi / Sci-Fi Draft

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/05/20

Next up in 1983 is the movie many think probably should have ended the Star Wars saga. Whether you like what came later or not, you'll be sure to love this episode. Return of the Jedi was a wonderful finish to the original trilogy starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams and more. In honor of Star Wars as science fiction, we end the show by drafting our favorite sci-fi movies. Listen now to hear what we picked and if your favorites get a mention.If you enjoy the ...

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65:50

1983: Risky Business / Steamiest Scenes on Film

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/05/13

Things are heating up at PCY in this episode. First we break down the 1983 classic that propelled Tom Cruise to stardom: Risky Business. It's hard to pinpoint the genre of this movie, but there's no doubt Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay heat up the screen. In that spirit, we also draft the 'steamiest' scenes we've seen on film. This is a fun one sure to pique your interest. Hit Play now!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or be...

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52:11

1983: Memories and Movies, Music, and TV Drafts

Pop Culture Yearbook ·

2024/05/06

We're kicking off 1983. It was a great time full of fantastic music and big movies. Go back in time with us as we remember what we can from the year where we turned 7. The drafts are competitive as always as so many of the choices have had lasting impacts on us to this day. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want to support our show and become a PCY Classmate? Click here!Follow u...

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63:25

2004: Dodgeball / Vince Vaughn Draft

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2024/04/22

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2004: Napoleon Dynamite / Nerd Movies Draft

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2024/04/15

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78:43

2004: Green Day - American Idiot / Green Day Songs Draft

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2024/04/08

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46:23

2004: Memories and Movies, Music, TV Drafts

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2024/04/01

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