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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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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You can get McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Burger almost everywhere in the US, but what fast food can you only get in a small part of the country. Local burgers, buscuits, and hot chicken can sometime make a mark for locals and visitors alike.
Join Ty and RD as the discuss the best, and most famous, regional fast food chains.
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This episode originally premiered on July 1st, 2023
Telly Savalas had moxie. Robert Conrad had spirtit. Gabe Kaplan had the talent. These three men, along with Howard Cosell, launched The Battle of the Network Stars, and we all benefitted.
Join RD as he explains to Ty the awesomeness of the original show, and the pathetic follow ups.
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The white attired snob fest that is Wimbledon 2024 is now complete. A not expected women's champ was joined by a men's champion that may be on a path of unheard of greatness.
Join RD as he welcomes Tina in to talk all things Wimbledon, the 2024 Olympics, and what does the future look like for the world of tennis.
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The 2024 presidential election campaign is in full swing. On one side you have a crazy despotic maniac. On the other side you have an old man. Who is going to win?
Join RD as he tries to make sense of fumbling old man President Biden and what it means to the 2024 presidential campaign when the other side is an authoritarian failure of everything that is called Donald Trump.
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The X Millennial Man welcomes the new podcast The Vaporware Tales to tell you the story of the never released video game system the Nintendo Play Station.
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The X Millennial Man welcomes in First Watch Rewatch to tell you all about a film we need to remember.
The early 1980s saw the rise of the teen sex comedy. "Porky's" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" were critical and commercial success. Cannon films thought, hey we should get into the genre, and in 1982 released "The Last American Virgin". It was quickly forgotten.
Join RD as he shows Tine this lost movie that may be better than it's name suggest. Come listen to it, or be it.
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The controller for our video games allows us to immerse in the world of the game. Most of the time we use the regular controller because that is what works. Sometimes the games have special controllers that make the experience more immersive. Let's talk about those controllers.
Join Ty and RD as they look at some of the wildest video game controllers ranging from a piece of wood to a very competent vibrator.
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It's mid June so that means it is time for Tina to come in and tell the X Millennial Man what happened at the 2024 French Open. What were the big storylines? Who is the next hot thing? What happens next in the world of tennis? You have questions, Tina has answers.
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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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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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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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The new era of Apple started in 1998. New ad campaigns, new products, and new leadership would mold the company we know today.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the history of Apple from the iMac to the Vision Pro.
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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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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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Today Ty and RD discuss the film "Civil War" and the environment the movie is being released in.
The NFL Draft is a day of hope. Years later, the NFL Draft is pure nightmare fuel. Some players fulfill their promise after draft day. Many more flame out and become cautionary tales.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the very worst draft day picks, and the very best.
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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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