Episode CCCXCII: Craziest Movies Made and Never Released

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Why would a studio spend money to make a movie and then never let it out for the public to see? Bad marketing, terrible end product, and movie studio greed all factor into the stories of some of the craziest movies made, and then never let out for the public to see.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss some of the most famous stories of never released movies and what their opinions are on works of art we will never get to watch.

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Episode CCCXCI: Best Box Office Flops

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There has been a lot of talk about big time movies not doing well at the box office. Unfortunately this is not a new conversation.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the best movies that had a terrible theatrical run.

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X Millennial Man Classic - Episode CCCLXVII: The End of the World Sounds Better as a Prog Rock Concept Album

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This episode original premiered on April 22, 2023

Would it not be better as the martians vaporize us that we have a nice synth line blaring in the background? Jeff Wayne thinks that sounds great. How about the four horsemen of the Apocalypse approaching with some heavy blues guitar? Aphrodite's Child is hearing your calls.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the musical mastery of the end of the world with the prog rock masterpieces of "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds" and Aphrodite's Child's "666"

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Episode CCCLXXXIX: An Oral History of Apple - Part 1

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Apple.com

Apple is one of the most influential companies of the X Millennial man's life. Watches, tablets, phones, and even computers from Apple have been a part of our lives.

Join Ty and RD as they go through the early days of Apple and discuss what made the company so important, and what bad habits have been there since the beginning.

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Episode CCCLXXXVIII: Thoughts on the College Campus Protests

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The last few weeks have seen the news media obsessed with the protests and some of America's most prestigious, and most expensive, universities. The media coverage has not been good.

Along with bad media coverage, the college administration and our elected leaders have also failed the protesting students. It is a dark time in America.

Join RD as he talks about his thoughts on the protests, the reaction, and why he sees hope for our country's future.

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Episode CCCLXXXVI: Best, and Worst, Discontinued Fast Food Items

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It's time to grab the kids, head to Wendy's, and eat...pasta? How about we go to Taco Bell and get a ...burger? What about heading to Sonic to grab a refreshing slush flavored like a ... pickle? What the hell is going on around here?

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the best, weirdest, and absolute worst fast food items that were discontinued and lost to time.

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Episode CCCLXXXV: An Oral History of Siskel and Ebert

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Who knew a thumb could be so powerful?

Siskel and Ebert created, and defined, the genre of reviewing movies on television. They were entertaining, informative, and influential. Then it suddenly came to an end.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the history, and personal influence, of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

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Episode CCCLXXXIV: An Oral History of "Iron Chef"

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Fuji Television

With one bite of a bell pepper, or apple, and the announcement "Allez Cuisine" one of the strangest, and long lasting television cooking competitions was launched.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the early Japanese days of Iron Chef and what monster(s) was made with the American version. Plus learn what a swallows nest is used for in cooking and ask yourself why.

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X Millennial Man Classic - Episode CCCXVIII: Famous Actors Last Movie Roles

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This episode originally premiered on August 20th, 2022

Xanadu, The Transformers Movie, Dirty Work, what do these movies have in common? These are the last films of famous movie actors?

Join the X Millennial Man as they talk about the tragic stories of actors taking from us far too soon.

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Episode CCCLXXXIII: The Dune Universe

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Dune Wiki

With the release, and success, of "Dune:Part 2" everyone is excited to visit Frank Herbert's sci fi fantasy. The problem is the movies only cover part one of a six novel series. We have yet to see laser tigers, dog chairs, sex powers, human worm hybrids, and a Van Gogh painting. Yes, all of those things exist in Frank Herbert's Dune universe.

Join RD as he tells Ty about everything that happens after "Dune: Part 2"

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Episode CCCLXXXII: The Story of Live-Aid

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After the successful songs "Do They Know it's Christmas" and "We are the World", the music world wanted to capitalize on the public's interest in famine relief. In July of 1985 a concert was going to be held starting in London England and ending in Philadelphia USA. The event was called Live-Aid.

Join RD as he tells Ty the story of Live-Aid and gets his opinion on what is considered the greatest live show ever, and what is considered the worst rock reunion ever.

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Episode CCCLXXXI: How 1980s Music Supergroups Solved World Hunger

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In the mid 1980s the nation of Ethiopia was going through a terrible famine. The lack of food led to war, and the war led to countless deaths. Something had to be done.

Join RD as he tells Ty the stories of Band Aid and USA for Africa and what they did with the songs "Do They Know its Christmas" and "We are the World" and what it did for famine relief in Ethiopia.

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Episode CCCLXXX: Teen Sex Comedies of Yesterday and Today

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Are you ready for the sex girls? Are you ready for the misogyny, bad plots, and racism? If you are ready for all of that, oh boy do I have a movie genre for you.

Join Ty and RD as they look at the 1980's birth of teen sex comedies, and what has happened to this film genre recently.

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Episode CCCLXXIX: A Conservative Comedy Tonight

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The era of the MAGA comedian has arrived. The success of Gutfeld!, the transphobia of Chappelle, and the bothsideism of John Stewart has made conservatives feel empowered in the field of comedy. The problem is that none of this comedy is funny.

Join RD as he walks down the maddening path of modern conservative political comedy.

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Episode CCCLXXVIII: Tennis Talk with Tina - 2024 Australian Open

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And the winner of the Mens 2024 Australian Open is...Not Novak Djokovik.

Really?

Tina comes in to tell The X Millennial Man what happened in the recent tennis tournament down under, and she stays to go over the overall doings in the sport today.

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