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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Time for some real sports talk from the X Millennial Man. The NBA and Men's NCAA basketball seasons are at the half way point. Is anything clear? The Super Bowl is around the corner? Can Atlanta actually win? The Australian Open just kicked off an epic Tennis season. Are the old timers really back? Join Ty and RD as they discuss the most important stories from the most important sports. Download for free.
After another epic Alabama - Clemson title game, can the NFL even compete? Join the X Millennial Man as they discuss the year in college football, the upcoming championship games in the NFL, and what we will see next year in one of our favorite sports. Download for free and come on in for a listen.
A new year brings new pop culture. The X Millennial Man is looking forward to some new television, movies, music, and other entertainment options in 2017. Ty and RD pick the pop culture they are most interested in, and make some resolutions on entertainment to avoid. Download for free and get all the answers.
It is time to say good riddance to 2016. Was all that terrible? Join the X Millennial Man as they try to find the bright spots in a year filled with dark clouds. What were the television shows, movies, music, and other pop culture that made the year tolerable? Why were so many people extra affected by the celebrity deaths of the year? Before we can look to the bright light of 2017, we need to accept the realities of 2016. Download for free and come on in for a listen.
Check out our best, and worst in pop culture for the year.
The holidays are upon us. The X Millennial Man wants to be filled with holiday joy, so they talk about some people who are making the world a better place. Unfortunately, Ty and RD also need to talk about some people who do not make the season merry and bright. Will joy beat despair? Download for free and find out.
The X Millennial Man has a few thoughts on the 2016 College Football Season. Ty starts us out with his college football playoff, Heisman Trophy, and other important bowl game, predictions. Can anyone beat Alabama? The conversation moves onto a discussion of the immoral business practices of the NCAA, and the immoral sports media who wants football to make us forget about the welfare of women and children. Download for free.
2016 was pretty rotten for these fellows too
2016 is looking like a rotten year. The election, the loss of so many music legends, the election again. It has been a tough one. Join Ty and RD as they look at what pop culture we are thankful for this past year. The Cubs, A Tribe Called Quest, Atlanta, are just a few of the things we are thankful for. Download for free and come on in for a listen.
The X Millennial Man is going to have a debate on who their favorite NBA players are from 1980 until today. Many of the names will be the same, but Ty and RD strongly disagree on where they rank. Join them and get ready to have your own internal debate on who is truly the best pro basketball player in our lifetimes. Download for free and come on in for a listen.
Basketball is the X Millennial Man's favorite sport. They love the way the players dribble up and down the court. Join Ty and RD as they talk basketball. Will it be the Warriors and Cavs again? Yes it will. Download for free and come on in for a listen.
The X Millennial Man is taking stock of the first part of the pro and college football seasons. Who is a big disappointment? Who has used the early part of the year to position themselves for the playoffs? Is it Alabama, Ohio State, and then everyone else? Download for free and come on in for a listen.
It is fantasy football season. To celebrate the excitement in creating a super team, the X Millennial Man is going to create the greatest fictional athlete team ever. We have teen wolves, Bad News Bears, and hockey player turned golfer. Will Ty have the balance of Cleveland Indians and Miami Sharks to take down RD? Will Johnny Lawrence sweep the leg to victory? Download for free and come on in for a listen.
Was the 2016 Grand Slam tennis season a time for change? Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were not as dominate as recent years. Roger Federer finally missed a grand slam tournament. Will 2016 bring a new dominate champion. Tina S joins RD to talk about the 2016 tennis season, and what to look for in 2017. Download for free and come on in for a listen.
The X Millennial Man is ready for some football. Join Ty and RD as they break down the upcoming 2016 NFL, and college, football season. Is it redemption for Clemson and Carolina? Did Ohio State and Alabama properly reload on talent? Will the spirit of Harambe carry the Cincinnati Bengals all the way to a title? Download for free and come on in for a listen.
Read our season previews.
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been pretty good. NBC and the green pools have been bad, but Team USA and the Olympic spirit is doing great. Join Ty and RD as the look at the good, and the bad, of the 2016 Rio Games. Download for free today.
Thousands of the best athletes from all over the world are competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics for the next two weeks. A few hundred plutocrats are getting rich due to the corruption surrounding these Olympic games. Every four years we need to swallow the inspirational with the horribleness that is the Olympics. Ty and RD share their memories of past games and speculate on what we will see in Rio. Come on in for a listen and remember the days of Mary Lou Retton, Ben Johnson, Micheal Phelps, and the one and only true Dream Team. Download for free wherever your fine podcasts are sold.
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.
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