Episode CCLXXXIXI: The Year in Pop Culture - 2021

This is the end of 2021 and the X Millennial Man is here to talk about the best pop culture the year had to offer.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the best movies, music, television, and other pop culture from 2021.

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Episode CCLXXXIX: The Sadness, and Gladness, of Our Favorite Holiday Specials

For some the holiday season is about being poor and playing in a jug band. Or the season is about being Bill Murray and alone on Christmas. Maybe the season is about forgetting the trauma and finding joy in the little things. Maybe, just maybe the holiday season should be about pure unbridled happiness.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the hows and whys of their love for their favorite holiday entertainment and what their choices says about their views of Christmas and the whole Christmas season.

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X Millennial Man Thanksgiving Classic Remastered: Episode XXI - Pilgrims and Indians

This is a replay of a classic episode with a new introduction. The podcast originally premiered on December 5th, 2015.

Thanksgiving is day born out of immigration. Tina S takes over the hosting duties to hear the stories of two immigrants. First up Tina talks with her mother Usha about coming from India to the US in the 1960s. Next up, Tina's friend Kay talks about escaping Great Britain for the sunny shores of America, twice.

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Episode CCLXXXVI: An Oral History of Our Favorite Toys: Starting Lineups and Sports Bobbleheads

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It is time to look back on some of our favorite toys, and we are talking sports figures.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the history and allure of the Starting Lineup run of sports figures and the history of the modern day collectable know as bobbleheads.

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Episode CCLXXXV: The Best, and Worst, Fictional Presidents

Some presidents inspire, some disgust. Some leaders are meant to lead, and some are meant to be ignored.

Join Ty and RD as they discuss some of the best, and worst, fictional presidents in movies and tv.

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X Millennial Man Classic: Episode CCXXXVIII: The Good, Bad, and the Horror

This episode originally premiered on October 24th, 2020

It is time for some scary stuff.

Join the X Millennial Man as they discuss the horror pop culture they like, and the stuff they definitely do not like.

Monsters, horny teenagers, and existential dread, we have you covered for the Halloween season.

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Episode CCLXXXIII: An Oral History of Our Favorite Toys - Ghostbusters

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It started in the 1940's with idea that ghosts could be busted. It tried again in the 1970's, and it finally hit in the 1980's. Once we finally could say that we are not "afraid of no ghosts" the marketing began.

Join Ty and RD as the recount the history of ghost busting as a film and cartoon franchise and then follow the evolution into toys.

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Episode CCLXXXI: I'm Mad as Hell about Anti-Vaxxers and President Biden

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What do the anti vax crowd and President Joe Biden have in common? They have both made RD very, very, angry.

Join the X Millennial Man as we talk about the selfishness of the anti-vax crowd, and the missed opportunities of the Joe Biden presidency.

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Episode CCLXXX: An Oral History of Disney in Our Lives

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It started with "The Black Hole", it is currently on "The Black Hole" on Disney +.

Join Ty and RD as they look back on the last 40 years of Disney and how it went from "Splash" to "WandaVision" and what the future may host for the House of Mouse.

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Episode CCLXXIX: An Oral History of Our Favorite Toys - Garbage Pail Kids and Madballs

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Did you know a Pulitzer Prize winner was the mastermind behind the Garbage Pail Kids? What in the world was the use of Madballs?

Join Ty and RD as they discuss the world of 1980's gross out toys with the ascension of the Garbage Pail Kids cards and the Madballs balls.

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X Millennial Man Classic: Episode CCXXII: The All Star Team of Pop Culture Villains

This episode originally premiered on June 6th, 2020

If we needed to select the best villains to fill a baseball All Star roster, who would we pick?

Join Ty and RD as they fill out their dream lineups of villains from pop culture.

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Episode CCLXXVI: We Believed the Hype.

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Sometimes something is so hyped up that it is hard to believe it is that good. What happens when the hype is worth it, or even better. Well, we have a podcast for you.

Join Ty and RD as they look back on the pop culture that had a bunch of hype, and in the end the hype was well deserved.

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Episode CCLXXVI: We Believed the Hype, and We Were Wrong

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Have you ever wanted to hear that new song, and then were wanting for more? How about a movie that has all the hype, and it was a big let down? Well do we have a podcast for you.

Join Ty and RD as the discuss the pop culture they were most looking forward to, only to be left disappointed and empty when that pop culture was released.

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Episode CCLXXV: Put on a Mask and Talk About Afghanistan

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The two biggest political things in the news is school mask mandates and the US retreat from Afghanistan.

RD is not happy with this.

Join us for a X Millennial Man politics update where RD takes on the anti-maskers, and explains why we can be mad at President Biden about the US withdrawal in Afghanistan.

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