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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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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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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