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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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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Welcome to a round of hot takes here on the X Millennial Man.
In round 1 Ty will try to convince RD and the audience that The Beach Boys are the most overrated music act ever.
In round 2 RD will explain to Ty and everyone that all Star Wars is good, except for the sequel trilogy.
Come get a ringside seat for some hot take action.
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The Intellivision video game console was a memory maker. Games that looked and played better than Atari and the backing of a major toy company. It just took a video game crash to wipe out any future for the Intellivision.
In 2018 Intellivision was ready for a comeback with the new Amico game console. The problem is, the Amico never arrived.
Join RD as he tells the tale of the future retro console that never was.
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Recently RD watched the documentary series "1982: Greatest Geek year Ever" and he remembered a conversation he had few years ago about the movies of 1982. Now he wants you all to her about what he believes is the greatest year in movie making history.
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It is the 420th episode of The X Millennial Man so that means it is time to get high.
We are not actually getting high, but Ty and RD are going to talk about all the great movies with marijuana as featured player.
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NBC
Over the last fifty years, Saturday Night Live has adapted, but never really changed. The troupe, commercials, and pre-taped segments we love today were there in 1975. The show endured and continues on.
Join Ty and RD as the finish the history of SNL leading up to the present day.
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NBC
RD of the X Millennial Man was born the same year of Saturday Night Live. They grew up together. In honor of each of them turning 50 years old this year, RD thought he would tell Ty the story of the iconic tv show.
Join them for part one of the incredible story.
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Back in 2007 making a superhero team up movie was not a sure thing. This did not stop Warner Bros, along with Mad Max, Babe, and Happy Feet creator, George Miller from coming up with the first big super hero team up movie "Justice League: Mortal". A writer's strike later, an unknown cast, and a non-committed Australian government would be too tough a foe for Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and friends, and the movie would be lost before a single shot was taken.
Join RD as he goes over the script and wonders if we missed out on a potential super hero masterpiece.
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Luka for AD may be the wildest trade in sports history. Is it though?
Join Ty and RD as the discuss the latest NBA trade blockbuster, and also recount the wildest trades in sports history.
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The first tennis grand slam of the year is completed and there is plenty to talk about.
Join RD as he welcomes Tina into The X Millennial Man booth to talk about the good, the bad, and the facts of life that was the 2025 Australian Open.
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Back in 2007 a couple of Australians made the viral hit "Italian Spiderman". The artists in Australia took notice and asked the creators to make another hit. What followed was the equally absurd, and more competently made, television series "Danger 5". Here is their story.
Join Ty and RD as they discuss "Italian Spiderman" and how it's success led to a bigger cult comedy hit with "Danger 5".
Enjoy my friend.
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