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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 […]

Episode 191: Movies Based on Real Life This episode, Chris and Derek each run down their top 5 movies based on real life events or real people. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives Derek the titles of movies and Derek must try and guess the real life person depicted in each film. […]

Episode 190: “The Last Starfighter” (1984): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1984 movie “The Last Starfighter”. The guys discuss the cast, favorite scenes, quotes from the film and provide their take on how the movie holds up after almost 40 years. For the trivia segment of the show, […]

Episode 189: “Ghostbusters” (1984): Movie Review This episode, Chris and Derek go back and watch the 1984 blockbuster “Ghostbusters”. The guys discuss the cast, favorite scenes, quotes from the film and provide their take on how the movie holds up after almost 40 years. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek gives Chris clues […]

Episode 188: 1984 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 1984. 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 187: ZZ Top With the passing of bassist Dusty Hill, Derek and Chris reminisce about one of their personal favorite bands of all time, ZZ Top. The guys discuss the musical style of the band, the iconic music videos from the 80’s, the individual band members and some of their favorite songs. For the […]