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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At the beginning of the Major League Baseball season, the X Millennial made some predictions. Today we correct that mistake. What teams actually got better after the trade deadline? Are the Cubs the best team ever? Where did Miami come from? Download for free and come on in for a listen.
The X Millennial Man is here to end the debate and tell you who are the ten (plus) best athletes of the current century. Ty and RD each have a list of ten great sports people, and they are going to countdown, and debate, to the best athlete of the last 16 years. Come on in for a listen, and discover who is really the best at modern sporting.
The 2016 NBA free agency has caused us to ask two questions. Why Kevin Durant? How come so many marginal players are getting big contracts? Ty is in studio to try and answer these questions, and others, for RD and you the good listener. Come on in for a listen and get all your great NBA free agency questions answered.
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ESPN launched when Generation X was growing up. It gained popularity when the millennials were young. The X Millennial Man looks back on growing up with ESPN in their lives. In the early days ESPN was quite good.. Today? Not so much. Come on in for a listen and remember the good, and the bad, of ESPN.
Big thanks to the book Those Guys Have all the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales. Go buy it here.
We all expected the golden State Warriors to easily defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals. What happened? Ty and RD discuss the many ways Cleveland was able to take the series, and championship, from the Warriors. They end the conversation with a look at next weeks NBA draft and what we can expect from the top teams next season. Come on in for a listen and enjoy the crow we are eating.
The X Millennial Man is sick and tired of hearing about the 27 Yankees and the 72 Dolphins. They want to talk about the best teams and athletes of their lifetime. The Warriors (maybe), the Bulls, the Bears, and the Wolverines were showcases of greatness. Phelps has out medaled the lot of the past. Bolt is crushing the records of the heroes of yesterday. Who is the best at sports ever? Come in for a listen and the X Millennial Man will be your education.
The X Millennial Man is pack to take down the pop culture that is overrated. Do you know what HBO, it is just tv. It is time to take out the talent trash at ESPN. The part time animal activist on the internet need to let Harambe go. Let Ty and RD set the culture right. Download it today, and come on in for a listen.
Tina S joins the podcast to talk about the state of tennis after the 2016 French Open. Is Novak Djokovic the new best ever? Will Serena ever win another major? When will all the old stars leave the stage? Come on in for a listen and feed your tennis urge.
Ty and RD want to talk about their favorite sports. The first quarter of the MLB season is in the books, and nothing is even close to being decided. The NBA conference finals are making us believe that inevitability is not in the cards for the Warriors and Cavaliers. Come on in for a listen to get your in the moment sports fix.
One week into the NBA Playoffs, and the X Millennial Man has finally decided to make a few predictions. Who will Cleveland sweep on the way to the Eastern title? Who will sweep Cleveland in the Finals?
With the NBA out of the way, Ty gives his views on a sub par 2016 NFL Draft. Come in for a listen and get all of your questions answered.
To begin the podcast, Ty has to get a few things off his chest about Kobe Bryant. Once we are done saying goodbye to the longtime Laker, it is MLB preview time. Will the Cubs win, or prove to us all once again why they are the Cubs? How will the long shot Pirates win the World Series. Is there real baseball being played in the American League? Come on in and take a listen to get all the answers.
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The great pop culture of today was influenced by people who have long stopped creating. Ty and RD discuss the music, comedy, and sports icons of the past that they would love to go back and experience. Bob Marley and Pink Floyd at their creative best. Lenny Bruce and Andy Kaufman defining modern comedy. Our favorite sports teams winning it all. Join us in the time machine and wish we all could have been there to witness greatness.
College basketball has been kind of terrible this year. Will the lack of good play make for an interesting NCAA tournament. Ty and RD look at their brackets and find the diamonds in the rough. Who can actually win, and will they be worthy of our praise?
Do remember when OJ Simpsons was a goofy lovable guy and not a horrible monster? Shawn Kemp could do no wrong, until he got a lot of women pregnant and was wasting money on cocaine. Not all of our sports heroes turned out so bad, some just shill for bad divorce lawyers. Join us and remember the great sports icons of generation x and the millennial generation. Who can we root for today, and hope they do not disappoint us in the future?
Ty thinks the Warriors will win it all. Maybe the Spurs can take the crown. No one else really has a shot, except maybe the Thunder. The X Millennial Man takes a look ahead at the second half of the NBA season and finds joy in the great game of professional basketball.
There once was a time that the X Millennial man loved the movie "Armageddon". We would be listening to our mix tape of 3rd Bass, MC Hammer, and Puff Daddy on the way to see the latest Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler vehicle. Our pants were tight rolled, and our pockets were full of pogs. We were so wrong. Join us and hear all about our pop culture regrets. What did you love that was so wrong? It was Steve Urkel right?
The X Millennial Man has seen the dominance of the 49ers and the Patriots in the big game. We have seen the flash of the Cowboys, the tackle to save the game, and the luckiest of plays by Eli Manning. Join us to hear about the greatest Super Bowls of the last 30 years. Stay till the end to hear Ty's unfiltered thoughts on the state and future of pro and college football.
The 50th big game of American Football championship glory is about to go down in Santa Clara California. Will Peyton Manning float a few touchdown passes from his rubber arm. Will Cam Newton continue being a discgrace because he is great and has fun? Will Jim Nance and Phil Simms please be quite? Come take a listen and get your bets ready. Yay football
The St. Louis Rams have left the building. Ty and RD talk about their memories. They also discuss the awful way the NFL went about on the relocation process. It will all be ok, the NFL will use St. Louis as bait to screw another teams fan base in the future. Go Rams
The new year brings new hope for interesting pop culture. Can Star Wars: Rogue One live up to it's predecessor? Will Michigan football become dominant? When will all the Trump supporters finally disappear? Ty and RD look forward to all the great pop culture of 2016.
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