Pop Goes Your World

Best of Pop Goes Your World 12: 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 174: “The Great Escape” (1963): Movie Review Chris McBrien and Derek Myers do something a little different this week. They decided to go way back in time and watch a true movie classic. They settled on the 1963 John Sturges prisoner of war film “The Great Escape” starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner […]

Episode 173: “True Romance” (1993): Movie Review Derek has Chris go back and watch the 1993 Tony Scott film, “True Romance”. Surprisingly, Chris had never seen this movie before. Chris has hated pretty much every movie Derek has ever nominated for the podcast. How will this one go? For the trivia segment of the show, […]

Episode 172: “Beverly Hills Cop” (1984): Movie Review Derek and Chris go back and review the 1984 Eddie Murphy film, “Beverly Hills Cop”. Is it a comedy? Is it a drama? Is it a fish-out-of-water story? The guys talk about the movie’s box office performance, the cast, the script, the director, behind-the-scenes trivia and discuss […]

Episode 171: TV Moms Chris and Derek talk about their top 5 TV moms of all time. They talk about what makes a great TV mom, the fact that Hollywood tends to cast actors/actresses that are mismatched, and how TV moms have changed over the years. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris gives […]

Episode 170: “Caddyshack” (1980): Movie Review Chris and Derek review the 1980 Harold Ramis comedy “Caddyshack”. For the trivia segment of the show, Derek asks Chris questions about golf in the movies. You can contact Chris & Derek: Twitter: @cmcbrien @Ameron_DM Email: chris@popgoesyourworld.com derek@popgoesyourworld.com Theme song – “Fantasy Life” by H-Beam provided by Music Alley. “Top of the […]

Best of Pop Goes Your World 11: Fun With Yancy 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 169: “Ted” (2012): Movie Review Chris and Derek review the 2012 Seth McFarlane film, “Ted”. They talk about Gen-X ‘raunchy’ comedies vs. Millennial ‘raunchy’ comedies. The guys talk about how comedies have changed over the years as well. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris has Derek try to identify movies that have […]

Episode 168: The History of Game Shows Chris and Derek talk about one of their favourite TV genres: GAME SHOWS. They relive some of their favorite game shows from the past, remakes of game shows, some of the best game show hosts of all time, Canadian game shows and some of the game shows that […]

Episode 167: “12 Monkeys” (1995): Movie Review Chris and Derek go back in time to 1995 to review the Terry Gilliam film, “12 Monkeys”. The guys talk about the special effects, the cast, the director and how the movie holds up after 25 years. For the trivia segment of the show, Chris asks Derek questions […]

Best of Pop Goes Your World 10: Fun With Yancy 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 166: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991): Movie Review Chris and Derek are joined by YouTube movie reviewer Luke Tilley to discuss the 1991 James Cameron sequel “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”.  The guys talk about the special effects, the cast, the director and how the movie holds up after 30 years. For the trivia segment […]

Episode 165: 2020 Pop Culture: A Look Back Chris and Derek look back at the year 2020 from a pop culture perspective. Chris debuts his new song, called “2020 Sucked Plenty” (which Derek thinks is Chris’ best song ever!). The guys discuss 2020 TV shows, movies and how COVID was woven into pop culture. The […]

Episode 164: Pop Culture Holiday Traditions Chris and Derek discuss Christmas traditions from a pop culture perspective. They talk about: TV Christmas specials, listening to Michael Buble songs, getting Whamboozled, watching christmas movies every year, “Die Hard”, going to the movie theatre on Christmas Day, the “Star Wars” original trilogy, Christmas-themed TV shows, and Chris’ […]

Episode 163: “Raging Bull” (1980): Movie Review This episode, Chris has Derek go back and watch Martin Scorsese’s cinematic masterpiece “Raging Bull”. Instead of breaking down the film scene-by-scene (like they usually do), the guys explore some of the themes of the film such as: the Italian-American experience, the 1980 Academy Awards (including who should […]

Best of Pop Goes Your World 9: Fun With Yancy 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 162: “The People vs. Larry Flynt” (1996): Movie Review This episode, Derek has Chris go back and watch the 1996 biopic “The People vs. Larry Flynt”. The guys debate about the merits of the film in regard to: its comments on free speech, Woody Harrelson’s performance, Milos Foreman’s direction as well as a scene-by-scene […]

Episode 161: TV Supporting Characters Chris and Derek run down their personal top 5 favourite TV supporting characters of all time. Those characters that were meant to be more of a sidekick, but in some cases ended up as the breakout star of a TV show.  The guys play a game called “TV Best Friends”. […]

Episode 160: “The Rock” (1996): Movie Review As part of their Sean Connery appreciation, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 1996 Michael Bay film, “The Rock” (this movie was nominated for the podcast by Derek). They discuss some aspects of the film’s production, its performance at the box office and some behind-the-scenes trivia […]

Episode 159: “Time Bandits” (1981): Movie Review As part of their Sean Connery appreciation, Derek and Chris go back and watch the 1981 Terry Gilliam film, “Time Bandits” (this movie was nominated for the podcast by Chris). They discuss some aspects of the film’s production, its performance at the box office and some behind-the-scenes trivia […]