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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
216 episodes
1981: Stripes / Best Movies Starring SNL Cast Members
On the heels of SNL, Bill Murray was making his place in pop culture with a movie career. One of the first big ones was Stripes alongside Harold Ramis, John Candy, John Larroquette, Sean Young and many more. In this episode we'll give ...
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Season 5
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Episode 24
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57:14
1981: 80s Country (Part 2) - 80s Country Music Draft
80s Country holds such a special place in our hearts, we need to break it down in two separate episodes. While the previous one focused on 1981 only, this time we're drafting songs from all over the decade. We're each drafting 10 of the best co...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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50:09
1981: 80s Country (Part 1) - 1981 Country Playlist
As all three PCY hosts grew up on farms in the 80s, country music was a major part of our upbringing. Not only that, country music was crossing over and becoming a major player on pop radio too. This was never more evident than in 1981 when son...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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1:19:01
1981: Memories and TV, Movies, and Music Drafts with Jim from Children of the 80s!
1981 was a great year, but we were only 5 years old. We have some memories, but to help supplement them we've invited Jim from Children of the 80s to return to the show! The movies were a little thin for us this time but the TV and music drafts...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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1:30:25
1988: Bull Durham / Top Sports Movie Moments of All-Time
Closing out our review of 1988 is the baseball classic Bull Durham. Ron Shelton had a pretty great run of sports movies with this one, White Men Can't Jump, and Tin Cup. Kevin Costner was on the verge of superstardom ...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:12:11
1988: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! and Top Spoof/Screwball Comedies
There were so many great movies in 1988. Get ready for a heavy dose this month. First up is Pete's choice, and one of his favorite movies ever, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! After the success of Airplane! the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:14:13
2004: Green Day - American Idiot / Green Day Songs Draft
20 years ago, Green Day had a resurgence that took the country by storm with the release of American Idiot. Not many bands have two absolute classic albums in their catalog, but ten years after Dookie, Billie Joe and the boys ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:18:43
1992: R.E.M. - Automatic for the People / Favorite Bands Draft
First up for 1992: Brad's all-time favorite band R.E.M. and their masterpiece album Automatic for the People. Even though it is filled with themes of death, this album is beautiful in every way and was a creative peak for one of Americ...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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1:31:39
1987: U2 - The Joshua Tree with Craig Arnold / Top 5 Music
Great band, great album, great guest. U2's The Joshua Tree is an iconic album and just so happens to be Brad's favorite album of all-time. This record left an indelible mark on music and catapulted U2 to worldwide fam...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:42:15
2002: Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head / Most Polarizing Bands
What makes for a polarizing band? Does Coldplay fit description for you? While being one of the world's biggest bands, they definitely have some haters as well. But back when A Rush of Blood to the Head came out, they were hugely popul...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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1:00:46
2005: How I Met Your Mother / Top 5 Sitcoms of All-Time
Our first topic for 2005 is the classic sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Brad chose this after watching the whole series as it was aired, and then after reliving its brilliance on a second watch a year ago. We break down a couple of the e...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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1:02:21
2002: Scrubs / Top Sitcom Bromances
Giff's choice for 2002 is Scrubs. This little show that could spanned 9 years and two networks. Known for it's zaniness, it also had a ton of heart. Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley and others plus a bevy of gu...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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57:30
Special Insert: Gear Daddies and Minnesota Music with The 70s vs. the 80s Podcast!
We all have those bands we love that maybe fly under the radar or stay local. For many of us from Minnesota, Gear Daddies is one of those bands. They flashed in the late 80s and early 90s, captivated audiences and were gone just as fast (though...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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1:31:21
2nd Chance Month: 80s/90s Sequels Draft with Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast!
We've got 2 great reasons for you to listen to this one: 1. We are joined in this draft with Jason and Dee from the Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast. These guys have a fantastic show, and they know their stuff as well as any...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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59:08
Special Insert: Initials Game with Smokin' Sounds, Spinning the Wheel, and Or Is It Podcasts!
We've invited some of our friends to play another one of Giff's Initials games. Get to know Shawn from Smokin' Sounds, Matt from Spinning the Wheel, and Derek from Or Is It and Film Studies. Then play a...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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1:22:01
Special Insert: TV Theme Songs with Special Guest Brian Rappe!
As our guest, Brian Rappe got to choose this week's draft. We're picking the best TV theme songs of all-time. This is a special installment you don't want to miss! Then check our polls on social media to vote for your favorite list and tell us ...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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31:15
Special Insert: Pulp Fiction with Special Guest Brian Rappe!
In 1994, Quentin Tarantino made a little movie that changed the landscape of film and rejuvenated the career of John Travolta all at once. In a year of great movies, Pulp Fiction was arguably the best. We welcome back Brian Rappe to he...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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1:22:37
Special Insert: Summer Preview
We've got a busy summer here at PCY. But we'll do our best to keep putting out quality content. Here about our plans and the special guests we have lined up in this fun preview episode. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review ...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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24:05
1997: Austin Powers / Best Spy Equipment
In 1997, Mike Myers unleashed Austin Powers onto the world. Playing the title role and Dr. Evil, this film also introduced us to Fembots, Alotta Fagina, Frau Farbissina, and a host of other classic characters. Even more than the charac...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:29:01
1997: South Park / Favorite South Park Characters
Things are about to get naughty, as Cartman's mom would say. We're talking South Park, and there really is no way to talk about this classic show cleanly. We focus on the first episode "Cartman gets an Anal Probe" and the highly rated ...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:03:08
1997: Everclear - So Much for the Afterglow / Favorite 3 Piece Bands
Filled with killer hooks, memorable lyrics, and loud guitars, Everclear's 1997 album So Much for the Afterglow was a worthy follow up to the success of Sparkle and Fade. Steeped in 90s nostalgia, this album was essential to Br...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:27:34
1997: Memories and TV, Movies, and Music Drafts with Ryan Pak from Soundtrack Your Life
Years didn't get much bigger than 1997 for the PCY crew. So to cover the year in enough detail, we've added a guest. Returning to the show is Ryan Pak from the Soundtrack Your Life podcast! We've got great memories to share and deep dr...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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1:19:29
2003: School of Rock / Best Fictional Teachers in TV and Film
Put Jack Black, rock and roll, and bunch of precocious kids together and what do you have? The 2003 classic School of Rock! While the movie was a star making turn for Black, the kids try to steal the show, and the music melts your face...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:05:48
2003: Episode 200! The Room / Best "Bad" Movies
We've been at this awhile, 200 episodes in fact. If you've listened to every one, you are a hero to us. Let's celebrate! In this episode we revisit The Room at Pete's request. It is Giff's first time viewing a movies that has meant so ...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:19:52
2003: Old School / Best Fictional Schools
The 2000s saw a renaissance of the comedy, many starring and overlapping the same actors. One of the first big ones was Old School, starring Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell and a host of others. We will break down the deep cast...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:07:22
