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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!
Episodes
181 episodes
Spooktacular Series: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Our second Spooktacular show centers on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Giff chose this movie as he considers it the original slasher film. Is it the greatest horror movie of all-time? Is it the worst? How does it compare the big 80's sla...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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53:07
2006: Beerfest / Best Movies with a Party or Festival
The Broken Lizard gang behind Super Troopers put out a little movie in 2006 called Beerfest. With a title like Beerfest, it's about what you'd expect, a lot of fun! Whether you know the comedy troupe or not, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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54:48
2006: Talladega Nights / Best of Will Ferrell
"If you ain't first, you're last." Time to rev it up and go fast. We're talking about 2006's Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Not just a Will Ferrell vehicle, this movie boasts a star-studded cast including John C. Reilly, ...
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1:06:01
2006: Lost / Best Appointment or Watercooler TV Series
By 2006, LOST had developed a huge following, and fans were trying to uncover the mysteries every week. Packed with mystery, backstories, and great performances by an ensemble cast, the show was a sensation. We here at PCY are going to...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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1:23:05
2006: Memories and Movies, Music, and TV Drafts
It's a new month, so it's a new year at PCY. This time we zooming back 18 years to 2006. Our families were starting to form as we were growing into real adults with careers and responsibilities. We'll share the memories we have and draft all th...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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58:55
1986: Back to School / K-12 School Memories
This final episode of our tour through 1986 is supersized. We start strong by breaking down the Rodney Dangerfield classic Back to School, also starring Robert Downey Jr, Sally Kellerman, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, and more. You'll be ready to do...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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1:40:49
1986: Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet / Best Front Person in 80s Bands
If you were alive in 1986, you know that Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet album was inescapable. Even if you were just 10 years old, like we were, these tunes were everywhere. Giff and Brad are here to share their memories and more as they...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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1:02:45
A Very Special Episode: 80s TV Specials / Garfield in Paradise / 1986 TV Draft with Lindsay from Children of the 80s
The 80s were filled with primetime specials and very special episodes of otherwise comedic shows. We've enlisted Lindsay from Children of the 80s podcast to help us go back in time and remember these nostalgic events. Brad's favorite (n...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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1:40:01
1986: Top Gun / Sad and Shocking Deaths We Didn't See Coming
We're talkin' to you, Goose! Get ready to speed through 1986's Top Gun starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Tom Skerritt, and more. We break down all the nostalgia, the action, the love story, and the sound...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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1:05:00
1986: Memories! Movies! Music!
This month the Pop Culture Yearbook is turning to page 1986 for a good solid heaping of nostalgia. To kick it off, Giff and Brad share their memories of a really special year for two 10 year olds. We also dig deep into the great movies and musi...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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1:02:15
2016: Deadpool / Best Superpowers Draft
Closing out 2016 is the fans' vote: Deadpool. We're talking about the original movie in the series that seemed to be tailor-made for Ryan Reynolds. We'll give you the background of how it was made, share our favorite scenes and quotes,...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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1:02:19
2016: Stranger Things / Child Stars of the 80s
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 fir...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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1:09:56
2016: Popstar / Best Fictional Bands and Musical Artists
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 t...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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1:15:54
2016: Memories and Movies, Music, and TV Drafts
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. List...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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1:01:04
Stuff We've Missed: Major League (1989) / Best Uses of Music in Sports Scenes
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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1:35:18
Stuff We've Missed: Married...with Children / Interview with Author Richard Gurman
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 <...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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1:30:00
Stuff We've Missed: George Michael - Faith / Top Solo Artists who Came from Groups
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 wonder...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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1:07:19
Stuff We've Missed: The Princess Bride (1987) / Best Family Friendly Movies (Non-Animated)
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 glo...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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1:18:11
July Selection Show / Choosing Topics from Great Movies, Albums, Shows We Have Yet to Cover
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 somethin...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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45:35
Blockbuster Movies + Drop a Bomb with Totally 80s and 90s Recall Podcast
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 th...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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1:21:40
Saturday Morning Cartoons with Children of the 80s Podcast!
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 h...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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1:06:13
The Big Lebowski with Brian Rappe / Top Private Investigators in Movies, TV, Books, etc.
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 th...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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1:40:59
R.E.M. Revisited: A Collaboration with Dave Zalatoris from the Beer in Front Podcast
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 colla...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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47:13
1983: Huey Lewis and the News - Sports / Best Musician Cameos in Movies
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.
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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1:01:34
1983: Return of the Jedi / Sci-Fi Draft
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 tri...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:05:39
