Pop Goes Your World

Best of Pop Goes Your World 16: Fun With Yancy/Caveman 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 […]

Episode 210 “Passengers”” (2016): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek watch and review the 2016 movie “Passengers” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the year and a synopsis and Derek has to guess the movie. All of the movies feature space travel. You can […]

Episode 209: Fashion in Pop Culture This week, 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 […]

Episode 208: “Batman” (1989): Movie Review This episode, 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 […]

Episode 207: “When Harry Met Sally…” (1989): Movie Review This episode, 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 […]

Episode 206: 1989 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft This episode, 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 1 personal pick All of the picks must have debuted […]

Episode 205: “Gladiator” (2000): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 2000 Ridley Scott film “Gladiator” starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about adult film titles based on legitimate movie titles. You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: […]

Episode 204: Toys of Generation X 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 favourite toys when they were young kids growing up back in the 1970’s and 1980’s. What were some of your favourite Gen-X toys? […]

Episode 203: 2021 – The Year in Pop Culture This week, Derek and Chris go back through the pop culture from 2021: movies, TV shows, celebrities and the famous people we lost last year. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris quizzes Derek about pop culture from 2021. You can contact Chris & Derek: […]

Episode 202: “Fright Night” (1985): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 1985 movie “Fright Night”. The guys discuss the many vampire tropes that are present in the movie. They also discuss the cast, the box office performance of the movie, the script, the special effects and much more. For […]

Episode 201: “Real Genius” (1985): Movie Review This week, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 1985 movie “Real Genius”. With Val Kilmer in the title role, Martha Coolidge directing and Neal Israel and Pat Proft writing the script, this has to stand up as one of the best comedies of the 1980’s, right? […]

Episode 200: 200 Is a LOT of Episodes! This week, Derek and Chris celebrate 200 episodes! They look back on some of the highlights, Chris’ original songs, things they wish they could “do-over” as well as some TV shows that got to 200 episodes. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek quizzes Chris about […]

Episode 199: 1985 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft This episode, Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a ‘team’ of pop culture from the year 1985. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies 3 songs 3 TV shows 1 personal pick All of the picks must have debuted […]

Episode 198: Heavy Metal Albums of the 1980’s This episode, Chris and Derek are joined by guest (and radio industry veteran) Greg Martin to discuss some of their personal favourite heavy metal albums of the 1980’s. The discussion includes different styles of heavy metal music, thrash metal, mainstream metal and much more. For the trivia […]

Episode 197: “Sicario” (2015): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek review the 2015 FBI border thriller “Sicario”, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benecio Del Toro. The guys talk about the cast, trivia and box office. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek trivia questions about […]

Episode 196: Movies We Watched WAY Too Young This episode, Chris and Derek go back in time to when they were kids and recall some of the movies that they watched at way too young of an age. Needless to say, 80’s teen sex comedies come to mind but so do a few horror films. […]

Episode 195: “Escape From New York” (1981): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1981 John Carpenter movie, “Escape From New York”. They discuss the cast, the plot, direction, production notes and the box office performance of the movie. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gets Derek to […]

Episode 194: “For Your Eyes Only” (1981): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1981 James Bond movie, “For Your Eyes Only”. They discuss the cast, the stunts and the box office performance of the movie. They also talk about who they feel is the best James Bond, they discuss […]

Episode 193: 1981 Pop Culture Fantasy Draft This episode, Chris and Derek combine pop culture with fantasy sports. They each draft a ‘team’ of pop culture from the year 1981. Each team must be comprised of the following: 3 movies 3 songs 3 TV shows 1 personal pick All of the picks must have debuted […]

Episode 192: “Catch Me If You Can” (2002): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek review the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, “Catch Me If You Can”. They discuss 2002 box office, the cast of the movie, the plot and give some behind-the-scenes trivia as well as their individual takes on the film (Chris had never […]