2020: Taylor Swift with Leah from She Will Rock You! / Top 5 Taylor Swift Songs

What would you do if our show was out of tune? Would you stand up and turn us off? We're talking about The Wonder Years this week, a show that was extremely important to us. We were the exact same age and at the same point in life as the main characters, Kevin, Winnie, and Paul. It was our original water cooler show in middle school, especially as we discussed the relationship between Fred Savage's Kevin and Danica McKellar's Winnie. But how does it hold up and how do we view it now as adults?

Our drafts are back! This week we draft the best Coming of Age shows and movies. It's a broad subject with many options. Listen to hear if anything got heated or controversial!

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1990 was a seminal year for your hosts at PCY. The memories run deep. Go back in time as we discuss moving, the transition from middle to high school, and carefree summers.

As far as pop culture content, the options felt endless. In TV, Seinfeld began, Cheers was riding high, ABC sitcoms were hanging in there, and Saturday Night Live had maybe its best cast ever.

In music, we were transitioning from cassettes to CDs, still loving pop, but also finding more "mature" styles. MC Hammer and C+C Music Factory were huge, but we also loved The Black Crowes, Sinead O'Connor, INXS, and the Gear Daddies.

Finally, how can you top movies like Goodfellas, House Party, Pretty Woman, and The Hunt for Red October. It was a HUGE year. Listen now!

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It's time to wrap up Milestone Month, and we have a doozy of a movie for the occasion. Dave is still with us, and this film had a big impact on him and Brad. The movie is the 1996 thriller Fear starring a young Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon. Cringy, campy, and a little crazy, this movie was a wild time ripe for discussion.

We close things out with another draft. This time anything the cast members have been in is up the picking. So it is heavy on Wahlberg and Witherspoon, but don't forget about Alyssa Milano, William Peterson, and Amy Brenneman.

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Giff’s choice, Road House, is our topic for part 3 of 1989. Coming in just before the decade ended, this was one of the most ‘80’s of all ‘80’s movies. Learn about great kill scenes, professional coolers, and monster trucks for everyday use. Road House is ludicrous and it never slows down.  It is a time capsule of ‘80’s excess and toxic masculinity. And we break it all down for you. 

We finish with our favorite movies of the year. Like the music choices, we couldn’t stick to five. 1989 was a monster year for movies, especially for impressionable youngsters who wanted to take in everything they could. We rattle off a list that is sure to contain 1-2 of your own favorites. And just remember, if a polar bear happens to fall on you, the pain don’t hurt!

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We got a live one here! Our second installment of 1989 focuses on one of the biggest movies of the ‘80’s: Batman. This movie and the anticipation for it took the nation by storm and captured the imagination of young Brad. The hosts remember when they first saw Batman and talk about how it holds up today in a sea of new superhero movie options. 

A movie this big deserves a big soundtrack too. Not many artists in the ‘80’s were bigger than Prince, and since we’re from Minnesota we are contractually obligated to discuss him whenever it’s relevant. How does the soundtrack sound today? Is there a reason we kind of forgot about it? After answering those questions, we discuss our favorite soundtracks from other movies. Don’t dance with the devil. Just listen to this episode with us by the pale moonlight.

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We're gonna win Twins! They actually did! Believe it or not, there was once a Minnesota sports team that didn't cause utter and complete disappointment. We take a detour from the traditional pop culture topics this week to remember this little team who went from worst to first and won the greatest World Series ever played.

From Puck to Mack to Chili to Hrbie to Blackjack to Big Train, we don't miss a thing. Seriously, in our longest episode ever, we hit all the important details from the offseason moves to Gene Larkin's walk off hit. It's a classic episode honoring a classic team. Play ball!

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It's almost here! Season 4 of Pop Culture Yearbook is coming in March. Join us this week as we share what we're looking forward to in 2024. How many trips can Pete pack into a few months? We'll also give you a preview of what's to come on the show. We've got some action-packed episodes coming your way!

In the next three months, we'll cover 1990, 2004, and 1983. The menu includes The Wonder Years, Saturday Night Live, Newhart, Green Day's American Idiot, Napoleon Dynamite, Dodgeball, Risky Business, Return of the Jedi, Huey Lewis and the News' Sports album, and much much more. Get ready for our best year yet!

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We have a special guest again this week! Giff brings his wife, Courtney, into the fold to discuss her choice: Billy Madison. We are all big fans of this movie, so her choice was definitely appreciated by the hosts. We dig deep into the... plot??? Well the plot certainly isn't the strongest part of the movie, but there are lines upon lines that we all quote on a daily basis.

In addition to keeping up with us quote for quote, Courtney also shares her other pop culture influences through the years. At the end of the episode, we share some of the wives' favorite funny movies of all-time. When you finish listening, you'll want to say, "Jackpot!"

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Season 2 premiere! We are devoting February to the Ladies. Our wives picked the topics for us, and one will even make a special appearance! In this episode we preview their choices and talk about some of the women in pop culture we have loved over the years. In addition we welcome our first ever live guest, Brad's sister Danaca, to the show! She chose the classic and tragically short-lived show Freaks and Geeks for our first discussion of our second season. Enjoy!

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We're kicking off 2020 with another supersized episode. 2020 was the year of the pandemic, but there were many good things that came out of it. Without the shutdowns, we may never have been blessed with Taylor Swift's Folklore album. So for our first episode of the month, we focus on all things Taylor Swift, with an emphasis on Folklore.

While Brad is a big fan, Pete and Giff are novices, so we recruited some reinforcements. We have Leah from the awesome She Will Rock You podcast. She is a Swiftie from all the way back and her knowledge makes this a can't miss episode! So whatever you have going on, Shake it Off and listen to us Speak Now about the great Taylor Swift.

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