One sunny day a Generation Xer was walking down the street listening to his Sony Discman, Radiohead's Karma Police was the song, when he ran into a Millennial who had his iPod touch ready to play the latest Black Keys song. The electrical energy generated between the old and new caused an explosion forcing the two to merge. Out of the smoke the X-Millennial Man emerged. He came to be the greatest critic of Pop Culture since... 1982?
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December 25th has been an important day of celebration since the dawn of man. the day has honored the sun, the upcoming hard months, and the birth of Jesus. All of the traditions of December 25th in time have formed into the super holiday we know of today as Christmas.
Join Ty and RD as they go over the creation, and evolution, of Christmas.
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2024 saw some big swings, and hits in the movies and on television. Epics like "Dune: Part 2", "Wicked" and "Shogun" joined the small budget gems like "The Substance", "Super|Man" and "Self Reliance" to make 2024 another great year at the movies and on television.
Join Ty and RD as they look back at the year in movies and television for 2024.
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The X Millennial Man year in sports was very heavy on the Michigan Wolverines. The Wolverines also figured in our year of video games. What about music?
Join Ty and RD as the look back at what was great in sports, music, and video games in the year 2024.
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This is a replay of a classic episode with a new introduction. The podcast originally premiered on December 5th, 2015.
Thanksgiving is day born out of immigration. Tina S takes over the hosting duties to hear the stories of two immigrants. First up Tina talks with her mother Usha about coming from India to the US in the 1960s. Next up, Tina's friend Kay talks about escaping Great Britain for the sunny shores of America, twice.
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1999 was supposed to be the year of "Star Wars Episode I", "Wild Wild West" and "American Beauty". Instead it became a great year in film because of movies like "Office Space", "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" and "The Matrix".
Join Ty and RD as the discuss the big misses of 1999 and why the hidden hits of the year make this time the greatest year in film history.
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The 2024 election did not go the way I thought it would. In order to evaluate what happened, and how wrong I was, it was in the cards to take a road trip and record my thoughts.
Enjoy.
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This episode originally premiered on March 3rd, 2023, We felt like this is a good time to revisit the topic.
The X Millennial Man is a man. At least we think we are. Are we men?
Join Ty and RD as the look at the history of toxic masculinity and call out the perpetrators of current male misogyny.
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Let's make this simple. Kamala Harris is the only good option to be the next President of the United States. She has the experience, vision, and she is not Donald Trump. Come in and let RD explain it.
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In 1992 the world of video games was changed with Mortal Kombat. It was excessively violent, fun to play, and made a whole lot of money. Many more games followed, along with movies and congressional hearings.
Join Ty and RD as they go through the history, and cultural impact, of the Mortal Kombat franchise.
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Sometimes a hero needs to sacrifice themselves for the team. There is a big speech, some tears, and occasionally a giant shark to grab the hero and munch away.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss some of their favorite movie deaths that are more laugh out loud than sad and poignant.
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Today the X Millennial Man is presenting an episode from High Heels and Politics, The Last Living Mall - The Story of The Kenwood Towne Centre.
The day of the mini-mall is over. They are closing all over the country and being redeveloped into new mixed use properties. All the malls are dead, except for one. The Kenwood Towne Centre.
Join High Heels and Politics as they look at the past, present and future of the Kenwood Towne Centre.
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Welcome into the political ramblings we do every week on Patreon
Join RD this week as he rambles on about the VP debate, why states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nevada are hard to predict, and what will happen between now and election day.
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The X Millennial Man wants to introduce to the podcast The Vaporware Tales. Enjoy hearing about the Star Wars Episode 9 movie we almost got to see.
Back in 2012 Disney bought Lucasfilm and promised the public a new Star Wars sequel trilogy. For the third, and final movie, "Jurassic World" writer/director Colin Trevorrow was going to make it.
Then Colin Trevorrow was let go.
Shortly after the not well recieved "Rise of Skywalker" was released, the script for Colin Trevorrows Episode IX was leaked.
Join RD as he breaks down what happened with Star Wars Episode IX and looks at Trevorrow's script and tries to see if we almost got a good end to the Skywalker Saga.
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Join the X Millennial Man as we introduce the latest episode from our sister podcast First Watch Rewatch.
The late 1970s and early 1980s was a golden age of iconic science fiction films. Films like "Blade Runner", "E.T.", and "Star Wars" were making lasting cultural imprints. In 1982 the low budget "Liquid Sky" would try to join those films in cultural significance.
What is "Liquid Sky"? RD brings Ty into the cult of aliens getting high on orgasms type of cinema. What happens now?
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Another year of tennis majors are in the book and there is a lot to discuss. Join RD as he invites Tina in to talk about everything US Open, 2024 edition.
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What is the definitive book, song, movie, and historical event of generation x? What about the millennials? What history and pop culture defines us?
Join Ty and RD as they put forth the parts of history and pop culture that defines their respective generations.
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The dog days of summer are coming to an end and that means one thing. We are ready for some good old football.
Join Ty and RD as they give their thoughts and predictions on the upcoming season in the NFL and in the colleges across our great landscape.
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The 2024 US Presidential election is about to go into full swing. Vice President Kamal Harris and former President Trump have cast their die and it is now time for America to chose. What will happen next?
Join RD as he sets the stage for the election and stay for his thoughts on all things Harris and Trump.
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In post World War II America, kids played football at home on a vibrating board. It was great. Twenty years later students at Dartmouth could simulate an entire football game on a computer that filled a room. It was still great. Today we play football from our couches with the best graphics, the most complex play books, and the ability to play the game with EA sports latest offering.
Join Ty and RD as the go through the history of football games starting with Electric Football and ending with modern day Madden and College Football games.
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Once upon a time a person could get an Olympic event for writing a poem, or for jumping a horse a long distance, or for killing a lot of pigeons. Those days are gone.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss real Olympic events that gave out medals, yet they have been lost to time, and good sense. Also, bring back the tug of war. The people demand it.
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