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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Ty's older brother Seth was born in 1979. That makes Seth either an older millennial or younger gen xer. The two discuss who is the Greatest American Band. Seth uses his history of concert going to educate Ty on the influence and importance of The Grateful Dead. Is Ty convinced?
Introducing the Mini X-Millennial Man.
Tina comes back to talk about the year that was in tennis. Is Serena still the greatest ever, or is she the third best player ever? Can Novak Djokovic win the Golden Slam next year? Who is going to step up and become the next great player? Tina brings facts and research to back up her claims.
Additional research provided by FiveThirtyEight.Com
Ty takes over hosting duties and welcomes Kirk Aug to the show. Kirk talks about Neil deGrasse Tyson and the excitement around classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet (read Kirk's article here). The use of science in popular culture for good (Cosmos) to the not so good (Creation Museum) is discussed. The conversation ends with a look at technology in popular culture, particularly robots and their eventually place in society.
Ty loves music, and he goes to a lot of concerts. He calls RD and remembers the best and worst shows he has seen. In the second part Ty talks about how a friend who goes to a concert with you can ruin the whole event. Is live music worth seeing? Let the X Millennial Man light your path.
Ty and RD ask why we still watch football with all the bad press surrounding the sport. They look at recent games and players that caused large emotional swings in their behavior. Ty talks about his high school teammate who holds the record for longest kick return in NFL history. In the second half of the conversation Ty gives his thoughts and predictions for the college season (preview here), and the NFL (preview here, here, and here). The only thing Ty really wants is 7+ wins from Michigan.
Ty and RD have spent a lot of time visiting the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Ty wrote about it here). They sit down and remember the interesting people they have met. They had some good coffee and damn fine cherry pie. Their parents were legends. RD fought a monster bear. Lawnmowers had a birthday party. It is just like any other town. Come take a listen and hear about the longest foul ball in human history.
Your favorite sports team stinks. My favorite player is way better than the choker you like to root for. The most overrated team in college this year is? Ty and RD air some grievances about what teams, coaches, and players they really dislike. Ty has tackled sports hatred on SeedSing (here and here). Is the idea of irrational hatred for a sports team wrong? Is it all ESPN's fault?
Ty, Tina, and RD sit down and riff about the internet. With recent news surrounding the problems of Reddit, Gawker, and Ashley Madison, the internet is getting ready to change. What will be the use, and innovation of the internet in the future? How can people without connections and influence change the world with the use of only their voices and the internet? When will Google send back the first terminator?
Ed note: The host (me) says that Minority Report came out in 2013. We are not podcasting from the future (yet). The film came out in 2002, 13 years ago.
This week Ty takes over hosting duties and begins the scientific process of finding out who is the Greatest American Band. Ty's guest is a baby boomer (his father) with extensive knowledge, and opinions, on the rise of american rock music. The discussion starts with the studio musicians of the 1950's and progresses to the modern day and how bands are using a retro sound to create their own styles.
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First Ty wrote about The Simpsons, now he and RD discuss how The Simpsons gave them an education similar, and some ways better, than the one received at traditional institutions. Ty discusses the great characters, episodes, and future the best show of the generation has to offer.
RD and Ty have a few favorite movies they would like to discuss (check out Ty's article on the subject). Many people consider these films to be bad, we disagree and will tell you why. What makes Southland Tales visually gorgeous and so intriguing? Do the Wachowskis make interesting movies or just bad ones? Do you want to have a catch? What is wrong with Nicholas Cage? Come in for a listen and discover some films you probably skipped over.
Series Premiere
RD and Ty sit around the kitchen table and discuss the movies of 2015 (the first half of the year). Ty gives you the best of the movies, and what did not work out. We also talk about the future of a young upstart actor named Tom Hardy. We all know that these movies are just an appetizer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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RD has a conversation with his deceased grandfather through the use of handwritten notes. The notes describe how his family came from Italy, settled in the American, and how they established their own identities and watched the family grow. This is a story of true American idealism.
RD and Tina talk about the current state of professional tennis. What did Paris tell us? What you should look for at Wimbledon. Is it all about Serena.
RD conducts his first podcasting test with good friend Tina. They talk about if recent films Interstellar and Gravity treat the science with respect. The discussion evolves into discussions about why some entertainment gets science right, and does that make it more enjoyable.
Creator and Head Editor RD Kulik is testing his podcasting acumen. He is going to start by saying hello.
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