Episode CDXXXV: Hot Takes 4 - Cyclists and The Beatles
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Join Ty and RD as they discuss rude cyclists and why John Lennon is the most overrated member of The Beatles.
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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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Hot take time.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss rude cyclists and why John Lennon is the most overrated member of The Beatles.
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After being in 3D, Jaws needed revenge. The disappointment of Thunderdome, led the masterpiece of Fury Road. Endgame proved that the fourth time is the charm.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the very worst, and the very best, fourth films in movie franchises.
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"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" and "Superman"are both in theaters and both are doing well at the box office. Ty and RD have seen both and want to talk about why they are successful.
Join the X Millennial Man as they talk about what worked with the movies, why other recent superhero movies have not done well, and if we should be excited where the genre goes next. Stick around to hear Ty and RD discuss the history of The Fantastic Four.
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Disney
Today's podcast is going to embiggen everyone with some very cromulent quotes from our favorite show "The Simpsons"
Join Ty and RD as they trade quotes with each other and try not to ruin the show by laughing loudly into the microphone.
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Another year, another Championship at the All England Club. Legacies are forged, dominance was on the menu, and Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner have some new hardware.
Join Tina and RD as they recap the 2025 edition of Wimbledon and look forward to what is next in tennis.
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In the 1980s toys needed to be sold to young boys and the best way to that at the time was to have a comic book series. Marvel answered the call and delivered the legendary runs of GI Joe and Transformers.
Join RD as he goes through his history with these comic books and talks about what they mean to him, and other fans, today.
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This episode originally premiered on July 3rd, 2021
Can a movie or television show make you stand up and yell AMERICA. Hell yeah it can, and we are here to tell you what are the most hell yeah America speeches in pop culture during our lifetimes.
Join Ty and RD as they go all in for America this weekend by playing these great speeches.
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In the 1980's seeing the Orion Pictures logo before a movie meant you were about to watch a quality film. Oscar winners like "Amadeus" and "Platoon" were joined by genre defining movies like "Robocop" and "Terminator" in the Orion Pictures family. The problem was that many of these movies were not making any money, and very soon Orion Pictures was doomed to bankruptcy.
Join Ty and RD as they look back and discuss the past, and new future, for Orion Pictures.
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Miles and Teddy join the podcast to give sports hot takes. Hear their thoughts on MVPs, who has the best playoffs and is Jalen Hurts a top 5 QB.
The season of clay has come to an end and Roland Garros has crowned two new tennis single champions.
Join Tina and RD as they discuss the 2025 French Open and talk about the state of tennis today.
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Get ready for another round of hot takes.
First up, Ty thinks Martin Scorsese makes the same movie and is not that great of a director.
Next, RD proudly crowns the greatest trophy in all of sports.
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Things are not good right now. Everyday brings more suck than the day before. Is there no joy in our world today?
Join Ty and RD as they discuss how sports and entertainment are two areas where we can find pleasure and hide from the stupidity of the times we live in.
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By the mid 1980's The Transformers were a cultural powerhouse. The toys were flying off the shelves, kids were rushing home from school to watch the cartoon, and the promise of a feature length movie was on the horizon. Once the kids settled in to watch their hero Optimus Prime battle Megatron and his Decepticons hopes were high. What followed was nearly 90 minutes of brutal fights and the deaths of their favorite heroes. We were all traumatized.
Join Ty and RD as they bear witness to the carnage, process all the death, and rock out to "The Touch".
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Bowser
RD wants to tell you all about his dog Bowser.
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Marvel
In 1961 The Fantastic Four premiered and Marvel Comics and went on to be one of the most popular, and influential, comic series of all time. Television and movies followed, and the team was firmly placed into American pop culture. Yet the FF have not had the same success of Spiderman, Captain America, or the X-Men. What is wrong with the Fantastic Four?
Join Ty and RD as they look at the history of Marvel's first family and look to the future with the new big budget movie trying to once again introduce the FF to the public.
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Marcel Duchamp
Can a urinal be funny? What about reading "The Great Gatsby" to a punch of comedy wanting college students? How can a shake, fries, a meatball, and fat crass Jersey man make great comedy? If it is absurd, it may be just the comedy we are looking for.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss their favorite absurdist comedy from their past and what they love today.
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This episode originally premiered on April 6th, 2024
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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In 1927 director Fritz Lang his sci-fi classic "Metropolis". In 1984 music producer Giorgio Morodor released a recut version of the movie with a contemporary 1980s music score and soundtrack. In 2010 the most complete version of "Metropolis" was put out to the world after a decades long restoration project. "Metropolis" has been a significant part of film history throughout the entire time films have been a thing.
Join Ty and RD as they go over the history of the influential silent film and why it is as important today as ever.
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Val Kilmer was a movie superstar for nearly four decades, Starting with movies like "Real Genius" and ending with an emotional send off in "Top Gun: Maverick" Val Kilmer was a one of a kind movie star for Gen X. Sickness cut his career, and life short, but his hall of fame filmography has made Val Kilmer immortal.
Join Ty and RD as the remember the movies of the late great Val Kilmer.
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Basketball is great. March Madness was full of small schools with State in their name making a run. The NBA used to be rough and brutal with a bunch of at the basket action. Now it is all gone.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss the state of Men's college basketball and the NBA and what they think needs to happen to fix one of their favorite sports.
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