Pop Goes Your World: Gen-X vs. Millennial Pop Culture

Episode 373: Television Game Shows

This week, Chris and Derek talk about the history, personalities, scandals, legacies, hosts and more about game shows throughout the years. They discuss different eras of game shows, how they have evolved, contestants and some of their personal favourites along the way.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the Winners Circle of the $100,000 Pyramid where Chris gives lists of game show-related categories. 

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Episode 372: “Free Guy” (2021): Movie Review

This week, Chris and Derek review the video game/NPC/free will/AI mash-up starring Ryan Reynolds. The guys discuss the cast, box office, themes, critical reviews, behind-the-scenes trivia, similar movies and much more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek guess the names of characters that went from ‘supporting’ roles to main characters in television and movies. 

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Episode 371: “Xanadu” (1980): Movie Review

This week, Chris and Derek go back to 1980 to review the disco/roller skating/Hollywood golden age mash-up. While generally reviled when it debuted, this film has developed a cult following ever since. Is it on the strength of its soundtrack alone? The guys discuss the cast, box office, critical reviews, behind-the-scenes trivia and much more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess which films actors made their finale appearances in.

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Episode 370: An Interview with Domenica Feraud

This week, Chris and Derek interview author Domenica Feraud. Her new book, “You Are What You See: How My Favorite Shows Became My Worst Influences” asks the question: Did the TV shows that raised a generation of women also teach them some of their worst lessons about love, sex, beauty, ambition and self-worth? They discuss a number of television shows and characters that shaped an entire generation of women. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Domenica and Derek to try and guess the names of fictio...

Episode 369: “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008): Movie Review

This week, Chris and Derek go back to 2008 to review the Danny Boyle directed film “Slumdog Millionaire”. They discuss the box office, cast, behind-the-scenes information, themes, similar movies and more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek takes a seat in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ of the “$100,000 Pyramid” and tries to make it all the way to the top. 

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Episode 368: “Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987): Movie Review

This week, Chris and Derek go back to 1987 to review the John Hughes produced film “Some Kind of Wonderful”. They discuss the box office, cast, behind-the-scenes information, themes, similar movies and more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess the titles of several movies that share the title of a song (but the song does not appear in the movie).

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Episode 367: Hall of Fame: 1980’s Movie Soundtracks

This week, Chris and Derek return to a new segment on the show: the Hall of Fame. This time, they focus on 1980’s movie soundtracks. The guys each present their top 10 list. They then whittle the list down to 5. Then, they debate and vote until a number 1 pick emerges. This is declared the ‘Hall of Fame’ inductee in that category. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a round of ‘Name that Tune’ where Chris gives a song title and Derek has to guess which mo...

Episode 366: “The Lego Movie” (2014): Movie Review

This week, Chris and Derek go back to 2014 to review the animated film “The Lego Movie”. They discuss the box office, cast, behind-the-scenes information, themes, similar movies and more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of ‘Lego: Real or Fake’ where Derek must guess whether a Lego set is fictitious or not. 

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Episode 365: “Teen Wolf” (1985): Movie Review

This week, Chris and Derek go back to 1985 to review the Michael J. Fox movie “Teen Wolf”. They discuss the box office, cast, behind-the-scenes information, themes, similar movies and more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek makes Chris take a seat in the Winner’s Circle of the $100,000 Pyramid.

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

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Episode 364: Hall of Fame: 1980’s Action Movies

This week, Chris and Derek debut a new segment on the show: the Hall of Fame. The initial instalment focuses on 1980’s action movies. The guys each present their top 10 list. They then whittle the list down to 5. Then, they debate and vote until a number 1 pick emerges. This is declared the ‘Hall of Fame’ inductee in that category. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a round of ‘Pick the Flick’ where Derek has to guess the titles of lesser-known 80’s action movies. 

Episode 363: “Contagion” (2011): Movie Review

Chris and Derek discuss the Steven Soderbergh pandemic thriller which was released pre-COVID in 2011. The guys discuss the cast, box office, themes, influence, behind-the scenes trivia and more.  

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek plays a game of ‘Rock the Quote’ where he must answer trivia questions about famous movie quotes. 

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Episode 362: “Crocodile Dundee” (1986): Movie Review

Chris and Derek discuss the 1986 fish-out-of-water movie “Crocodile Dundee”. The guys discuss the cast, box office, themes, influence, behind-the scenes trivia and more.  

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris takes a seat in the Winner’s Circle of the “100,000 Pyramid”. 

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

“Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music Alley.

Episode 361: Movie Trilogies

Chris and Derek discuss movie trilogies including some franchises that should have stopped after 3 instalments (and some after just 1). They then run down their personal top 5 movie trilogies. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek play a game of “Sequel or Not?” where they have to guess if movie titles are real or fake. 

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Episode 360: “Private Parts”: (1997): Movie Review

Chris and Derek are joined by regular guest, Greg Martin to go back to 1997 to review the Howard Stern biopic, “Private Parts”. They discuss the box office, cast, scenes, quotes, themes and how the film has held up over the years.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris has Derek and Greg play a game called “Sequel or Not?” where they have to guess if movie titles are real or fake. 

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Episode 359: “Slap Shot”: (1977): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 1977 to review the hockey classic, “Slap Shot” starring Paul Newman. They discuss the box office, cast, scenes, quotes, themes and how the film has held up over the years.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek asks Chris trivia questions about people named ‘Paul’.

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

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Episode 358: Movies About Royalty

Chris and Derek talk about movies that feature royalty in some way (kings, queens, princes/princesses). The guys then run down their personal top 5 movies about royalty.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris introduces a new game called ‘Two Truths and a Lie’ where Derek has to guess the falsehood. 

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

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Episode 357: “Tropic Thunder”: (2008): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 2008 to review the Hollywood parody movie, “Tropic Thunder”. They discuss the box office, cast, scenes, quotes, themes and how the film has held up over the years.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about ‘movies within movies’.

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Episode 356: “Octopussy”: (1983): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 1983 to review the James Bond movie, “Octopussy” starring Roger Moore and Maud Adams. They discuss the box office, cast, scenes, themes and that questionable title! 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess the names of provocative James Bond girls. 

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Episode 355: “Shrinking”: TV Show Review

Chris and Derek talk about season 1-3 of “Shrinking” (2023-2026) starring Jason Segel, Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams. They discuss the cast, scenes, themes and more about the show. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess the titles of movies featuring psychiatrists. 

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

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Episode 354: “Frequency” (2000): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 2000 to watch and review the movie, “Frequency” starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel. The guys discuss scenes, themes, cast, box office, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris opens a box of trivia he received as a gift and has Derek try to guess movie titles based on one-sentence synopses. 

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Episode 353: “History of the World, Part 1” (1981): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 1981 to watch and review the Mel Brooks movie, “History of the World, Part 1”. The guys discuss scenes, quotes, cast, box office, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek makes Chris play a game of ‘Pick the Flick’ where Chris has to guess movies with the word ‘world’ in the title.

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Best of Pop Goes Your World 36: Fun With Caveman

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:

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Best of Pop Goes Your World 35: Fun With Caveman

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:

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Episode 352: Oscar Nomination Snubs

Chris and Derek talk about actors, actresses, writers, directors and film that were not nominated for Oscars, but should have been. They each run down their personal top 5 list of Oscar nomination snubs. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the year and the 5 Oscar nominees (in various categories) and Derek has to guess the winner. 

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Episode 351: “Young Frankenstein” (1974): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 1974 to watch and review the Mel Brooks classic, “Young Frankenstein”. The guys discuss themes, cast, box office, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.

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 must guess categories of pop culture. 

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

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Episode 350: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 1975 to watch and review the Tim Curry musical, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. The guys discuss themes, cast, box office, the theatre production and more.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris about memorable dances in movies.

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

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Episode 349: TV Couples

Chris and Derek discuss TV couples over the years. The guys discuss chemistry between actors, couples that seem ‘real’ and more. Then, Chris and Derek each run down their personal top 5 favourite TV couples of all time. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about well-known TV couples. 

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

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Episode 348: “The Terminator” (1984): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 1984 to review the James Cameron science-fiction film, “The Terminator” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. The guys discuss the director, the cast, box office, scenes, themes, special effects and more.

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about dystopian future films. 

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

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Episode 347: “Top Secret!” (1984): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 1984 to review the Zucker/Abrams/Zucker comedy, “Top Secret!” starring Val Kilmer and Lucy Gutteridge. The guys discuss the directors, the cast, box office, sight gags, dialogue-based jokes and more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek gives Chris movie titles and he has to pick which one stars Val Kilmer. 

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

Episode 346: Family-Friendly Movies from Our Childhood

Chris and Derek go back to their childhood to talk about family-friendly movies. They talk about whether or not you should show these movies to your kids. Derek mentions some particularly obscure movies. The guys also discuss more recent family movies and how they compare to older films. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek with trivia questions about family-friendly movies.

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Episode 345: “Superbad” (2007): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 2007 to watch and review the R-rated comedy, “Superbad”. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, themes, scenes and more about the film. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek with trivia questions about R-rated comedy movies. 

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Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley.

“Top of the Pops” theme – “Warm Up” by Alain Galarneau provided by Music

Episode 344: “Platoon” (1986): Movie Review

Chris and Derek go back to 1986 to watch and review Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War movie, “Platoon”. The guys discuss the box office, the cast, themes and more about the film. Chris has a lot of questions about the thematic elements of the film. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to name movie titles that have both one word and two “o”‘s in the title.

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Episode 343: 1984: The Year in Music

Chris and Derek tried to think of the best year ever for music and they both landed on 1984. The guys discuss the top songs, the charts, movie songs, Best Song Oscar nominees, music videos and more… all from the year 1984. It’s a major trip back in time. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris gives Derek several single lines of song lyrics. Derek must guess the songs (all songs are from 1984). 

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Episode 342: 2025: The Year in Pop Culture

For the first episode of their 11th season, Chris and Derek take a look back at the year 2025 in pop culture. They discuss the movies, TV shows, music and celebrities we lost last year. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris puts Derek through his paces with some trivia questions focusing on pop culture from the year 2025. 

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Episode 341: “A Few Good Men” (1992): Movie Review

With the recent tragic passing of Rob Reiner, Derek wanted to go back and review one of his films. Since they’ve already reviewed a few of Reiner’s films (“This is Spinal Tap”, “Stand By Me”, “The Princess Bride”), Chris and Derek decided to go with 1992’s courtroom drama, “A Few Good Men”. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to guess how many Oscar nominations (and wins) that a variety of actor/d...

Episode 340: “Legally Blonde” (2001): Movie Review

Derek wanted to go back and re-watch one of his favorite comedies of the early 2000’s, “Legally Blonde” starring Reese Witherspoon from 2001. Chris had never seen this movie. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about movies and TV shows where characters go back to school.

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Episode 339: “Back to School” (1986): Movie Review

Derek wanted to go back and re-watch one of his favorite comedies of the 1980’s, “Back to School” starring Rodney Dangerfield from 1986. Chris had never seen this movie. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. 

For the “Fun with Caveman” segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about stand-up comics who went on to star in movies.

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With Halloween happening recently, the guys thought it would be worthwhile reviewing a 'horror' movie. Since Derek doesn't like horror movies but he does like comic books, Chris thought it might be a good idea to watch and review "Creepshow", especially since it was a collaboration between director George A. Romero and author Stephen King. The guys discuss the cast, the box office, scenes, quotes, behind-the-scenes trivia and more.  For the "Fun with Caveman" segment of the show, Derek has Chris try to name movies starring actors who starred in the TV show "Cheers".

The idea of vampires have been a part of pop culture for a long time. This week, Chris and Derek take a look at the history of vampires in movies, TV shows, songs and more. The guys discuss different genres of film and the themes that are often associated with vampires in pop culture.  For the "Fun with Caveman" segment of the show, Chris debuts a new game and has Derek play "The Dating Game" where Derek must guess the various movie villains based on their 'dating profiles'.

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 144: "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977): Movie Review (Chris takes a seat in the 'Winners Circle' of the "$100,000 P...