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Join lifelong friends Pete, Brad, and Giff on a nostalgic adventure with Pop Culture Yearbook! Delve into the 1980s to the present as they explore the movies, TV, music, and sports that shaped their lives. Each episode of PCY contains diverse opinions and entertaining stories, sure to spark your own cherished memories along the way!
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Travel back to 1984, one of the most iconic years in pop culture history. In this episode, we welcome back Def Dave and draft the very best movies, music, and TV that defined the year. From blockbuster hits like Ghostbusters and The Terminator to chart-dominating albums like Purple Rain, we debate what truly deserves a first-round pick.On the TV side, we revisit classics like The Cosby Show and Miami Vice — the shows that shaped the decade’s style and sound. Expect nostalgia, spirited arguments, surprise picks, and plenty of ‘80s love as we choose the definitive pop culture of 1984. Who had the best drafts? And what did we totally miss?And don't miss Def Dave's new podcast Def Dave's 1984. Check out all things Def Dave at this link!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Sure, Jan… Brad and his siblings went to the real Brady Bunch house.In this episode, we step inside one of TV’s most iconic homes and share what it’s actually like to walk through a place that defined 70s pop culture. From the famous staircase to the groovy décor, we talk surprises, laughs, and the nostalgic moments that made us feel like kids again. Is it bigger on TV? Does it feel like a real home or a sitcom set? And would we survive sharing that bathroom? Join us for a fun, retro trip back to America’s favorite TV family home.Whether you watched it during its original run or caught it in after-school reruns, this episode is a love letter to big hair, bigger collars, and the TV family that somehow made sharing one bathroom look manageable. It’s a story… of a house we finally got to see in real life.Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
This week we revisit two standout episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, breaking down the best jokes, character moments, and why the Nine-Nine remains one of the best modern TV comedies. From Jake’s chaotic brilliance to Holt’s legendary deadpan delivery, we dive into what makes these episodes endlessly rewatchable.Then, we draft the greatest sitcom characters of all time. From first-round locks to bold sleeper picks, we build our ultimate comedy lineup and debate who truly deserves GOAT status. Subscribe, rate, and follow for more TV breakdowns, character rankings, and pop culture drafts every week.Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
This week we break down Cage the Elephant and their 2015 Grammy-winning album Tell Me I'm Pretty — track by track. We explore the band’s evolution, the themes behind the lyrics, and the production shift that sharpened their sound. It’s an informational deep dive with just enough humor to keep things loud. Whether you’re revisiting the album or hearing it with fresh ears, this episode explains why Tell Me I’m Pretty remains a defining moment in modern rock.Many rock stars have famously battled demons, whether addiction, depression, or something else. Soemtimes those battles lead to artistic and creative genius. Other times they lead to tragedy. Or sometimes both. Our draft this week is stars who have battled demons that we root for and love.Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
In 2015, Amy Schumer was a rising comedy star who burst through in the hit movie Trainwreck, directed by Judd Apatow. Semi-autobiographical and full of nonstop cameos and appearances by comedians and athletes, Schumer wrote a crowd pleaser that raked in the cash. Brad and Giff break it down for you with the background details and of course their favorite scenes and lines.Then surprise! Giff's wife Courtney returns to the show to help us draft our favorite funny women in comedy. Our choices cover decades of hilarious women!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
We are back and rejuvenated! It's time for season 6 of PCY! To kick off the new season we are covering 2015, 11 years ago already. For help with this one, Giff has recruited his eldest son Sam to join us. Sam was 10 years old in 2015, so he brings a different perspective to the show. We have lots of memories to start off before we draft the best movies, music, and TV from 2015. Listen now to see what gets picked and how different the generations look back!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
If you follow us on any social media, you've seen Brad counting down his 100 favorite songs of all-time for the past couple months. It was a fun and monumental task. To celebrate the end, we are counting down the top 10 live on our show and getting Giff's reactions to the songs and the overall list. This one is a lot of fun, and we've love to hear your reactions as well as some of your favorites that you would include on your own list. The full 100 song listSupport our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Merry New Year! We're closing out season 5 with a holiday season movie. Call it a Christmas movie if you want, but this one covers the gamut from Thanksgivign though New Year's. Trading Places made stars out of some and revitalized the careers of others. Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy and more all benfitted from and helped make this John Landis film a stone cold classic. Listen for all the details, background, and awesome quotes.Murphy and Aykroyd made a fantastic comedy team. Our draft this week is our favorite comedy duos. Some have had long standing relationships; some were just together for one memorable movie. But all were hilarious. Enjoy!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
You didn't think PCY would let the holiday season pass without a good old-fashioned Christmas episode, did you? Here it is, and we're talking about all the great TV specials we watched as kids (and if we're being honest, still watch today). We've got Rudolph, Charlie Brown, the Grinch, Frosty, Garfield, and a whole lot more! We also have a supsersized draft of the best things about the Christmas season. This draft goes on a little longer than most as we delve into memories and nostalgia as we make our picks. This episode is sure to put you in a jolly mood!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Closing out our In Memorium stretch, we pay respect to Robert Redford, one of Hollywood's greatest leading men. Not only could he act, he also directed iconic films. A career that started in the 60s and ended with relevance in the Marvel universe, Redford's filmography is tremendous. We look back on it all, inlcuding favorites like The Sting, All the President's Men, The Natural, and Sneakers. In honor of his grand stature and good looks, we then draft our favorite traditional Hollywood leading men. Movie stars only here! Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Another career that spanned decades like Gene Hackman was Diane Keaton's. She was nominated for Oscars and commanding the screen from the 70s through the 2000s. Our main introduction came in Father of the Bride in 1991, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. Keaton's crowning moment came with Annie Hall in 1977. With that in mind, our draft this week is movies where the whole title is the name of a character. Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
We're starting December by looking back at the careers of some of the titans we lost this year. First up: Gene Hackman. His career spanned decades with highs in 60s, 70, 80s, and 90s. We'll give you fun facts and look back at several of his best films. The movie we really discovered Hackman in was Hoosiers. In that honor, we draft our favorite sports movies. Listen to see if Hoosiers makes the list and what else joins it.Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
We're closing the yearbook for our Month of Thanks by revisiting the classic Thanksgiving movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. This John Hughes film starring John Candy and Steve Martin is near the top of the list for movies we love here at PCY. We will even go so far as to say John Candy should have been in the Oscar conversation for this memorable role. In honor of the two great leads, our draft this week looks back at the careers of these two legends. We draft our favorite movies starring Candy and/or Martin. Hop into your favorite mode of transportation and listen now!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Giff and Brad continue reminiscing about classic Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes this week by rewatching the 1986 Cheers epsiode "Thanksgiving Orphans" and the 1999 Friends epsiode "The One Where Ross Got High." Between a classic food fight and a trifle gone bad that "tastes like feet" we look back with tons of laughs.All that talk about food also whets the appetite for our draft this week. We're taking the best food day of the year and drafting all the main dishes, side dishes, apps, and drinks that make it so scrumptious. Put on your bib as your'e sure to salivate over this one!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Giff and Brad turn their thankfulness to television this week by revisiting two classic Thanksgiving episodes of How I Met Your Mother: "Slapsgiving" and "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap." The Slap Bet arc of HIMYM is one of the most memorable and fun parts of the whole series, and these two episodes were instant classics.The slapping continues in our draft with the violence of the NFL. Thanksgiving Day has had many memorable moments and games over the years. We draft our favorites and roll down memorey lane for your enjoyment. Grab your Turducken and listen now!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Thanksgiving! One of the best days of the year. we have a lot to be thankful for here at PCY, and we always have. Giff and Brad will stroll down memory lane first with a plethora of Thanksgiving memories including everything from family to food to football and fun.Then we share a PCY-created playlist all about gratitude. We have 12 songs with Thank You in the title or content that is all about giving thanks. You will be thankful you listened to this episode!Support our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Send us a textWe've got another great comedy from 2008 to cover: Forgetting Sarah Marshall! This somewhat "true" story written by Jason Segal about a bad breakup contains a killer cast with Paul Rudd, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, and Jonah Hill. Our breakdown is one you're sure not to forget.Since the whole plot is set off by a bad breakup, we draft the saddest breakups in TV and film to close it out. But we promise to leave you feeling good in the end. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want to support our show and become a PCY Classmate? Click here!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagramSupport the showSupport our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Send us a textStep Brothers came out in 2008, and while it wasn't an instant hit with PCY, it has grown into a movie we respect and get a ton of laughs out of. That will be evident as you hear us discuss the movie and all its unforgettable lines. As annoying siblings permeate this movie, we decided to draft our most annoying siblings in TV and film. Listen now and maybe we'll just become best friends. YEP!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want to support our show and become a PCY Classmate? Click here!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagramSupport the showSupport our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Send us a textWhat started in 2005 with Batman Begins reached a fever pitch in 2008 when Christopher Nolan's second installment in the Batman franchise, The Dark Knight, hit theaters. Fueled by the news of Heath Ledger's legendary performance as the Joker and a host of other stars like Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhall, Gary Oldman, and of course, Christian Bale, this movie became a can't-miss event. Relive it with us now.In the spirt of movies that felt like events, our draft this week is Event Movies. We have great stories and memories as we run down the list of movies we couldn't wait to see. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want to support our show and become a PCY Classmate? Click here!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagramSupport the showSupport our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
Send us a text17 years ago. 2008 was 17 years ago! We had kids that year who are about to start college. We reminisce about a pivotal year in our lives and draft all the best TV, movies, and music of the year. It was the year Breaking Bad started, Clint Eastwood wanted us to get off his lawn, Taylor Swift was exploding, and everyone was in line to see The Dark Knight. Listen to this jam packed episode now!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Want to support our show and become a PCY Classmate? Click here!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagramSupport the showSupport our show and join our Patreon!If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on the iTunes/Apple Podcasts app or wherever you listen. Or better yet, tell a friend to listen!Follow us on your preferred social media:TwitterFacebookInstagram
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