Bonus Episode: Bottom 5, Our Least Favorite Films

Daniel, Ben and Tanya list off their TOP 5 favorite Irish films, series, etc. as well as rattling off a list of honorable mentions. 
Join them as they explore the humor, war, troubles, and diaspora of the Emerald Isle through the unique medium of television and film. 

So, grab a jar of the black stuff, some rashers, sausage, eggs, potatoes, beans, soda bread, tomatoes, mushrooms, and black pudding so you can have a full belly and keep warm while listening to Popped!

Music

"Irish" by SergePavkinMusic

"The Cruiskeen" Lawn by Nesreality

Eileen Oge by Nesreality

Spancil Hill by Julius H

Wild Mountain Thyme (Will Ye Go, Lassie Go) by Julius H

Red is the Rose by Julius H

Irish Jig by Musictown

Daniel, Ben, and Tanya are joined by special guest, Susan Aubrey Wilde, to discuss the 1987 horror/comedy hit "The Lost Boys". 
They give their initial reactions to the film then and now. 
Gain some insight on the film through the following show segments:
"I Know that Dude" where we discuss the career of one particular actor in the film. In this case, Barnard Aloycious Hughes who played Grandpa.
"I coulda done without that", where the gang discuss a moment in the film that didn't work for them. 
"Trivia" where Daniel shares some facts he discovered by watching the Documentaries and deep delving online to learn some behind the scenes info.
Last but not least "Let's Get to Poppin'" where Daniel, Ben, Tanya and Susan each give their rating for the film in pops. 

So, grab some Chinese food, some chopsticks, and sit back for a wild night of POPPED!

Hosts 
Daniel Hendrix
Ben Wilson
Tanya Holstrum

Guest Host
Susan Aubrey Wilde

Music

Spooky Funk
*Popped Theme)
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Drips of Blood
by moodmode

Chill Vibra Jazzy
by danydory

French Jazz Music
by William King

Jazzy Abstract Beat
by Coma-Media

Lost
by danydory

FunDisco
by Musictown

The Popped crew remember their fathers who all passed within the last two years. They reminisce on their fathers favorite, movies, television shows and music relating how their fathers either encouraged or influenced their own choices in pop culture.

This show is the end-result of a long hiatus due to these deaths and a complete meltdown of Daniel's computer. Now that the computer is fixed, the Popped crew will resume their show but wanted to honor their fathers and the Popped viewers with an episode that explains their recent absence. 

So, sit back, grab some corn and get ready for an unusually heartfelt episode of Popped.

Daniel speaks to the Vice President of Marketting for Harmony Gold, Kevin McKeever about the 1985 hit anime series Robotech. Kevin covers the history of Robotech as well as that of Frank Aghrama and Carl Macek. Daniel and Kevin discuss the many products and projects that have been promised for years by Harmony Gold with Kevin welcoming fan question and criticism equally. 

It's an eye opening look into the world of ROBOTECH through the eyes of a a Marketting Executive. Many fans have reached a point of exhaustion with what they perceive as endless excuses and unfulfilled promises by Harmony Gold and they view Kevin as the front-man for a company that has not delivered on much of what it's promised. Kevin does a good job of covering his bases here and gives somewhat of a timeline for when things can be expected to happen. That said, this interview happened during the SAG-AFTRA strikes so there is some open-endedness to certain projects many of us have waited for news on.

Put on your helmet, power up your Veritech, and get ready to kick Zendtraedi butt ... just make sure you have your radio tuned to our braodcast as we talk about ROBOTECH!

Music:

"Insurrection: by Alexza Vesa

"A Hero of the 80's" by Grand Project

"Heroic Motivational Rise" (Trailer) by Alex Kisenkov

Daniel, Ben and Tanya with second time in a row special guest Tony Ukena discuss the prophetic dystopian cult comedy phenomenon by Mike Judge (Office Space, Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, Silicon Valley) where society has devolved to a point where people have become so stupid that a man  who travels forward in time and is completely average by todays standards, is the smartest man on the planet.

Idiocracy (2006) starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, Andrew Wilson.

Hosts:
Daniel Hendrix 
Ben Wilson
Tanya Holstrom

Guest Host 
Tony Ukena

Voice Overs
Glenn Thayer
& Tyler Collier

Music

Spooky Funk (Popped Theme)
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Stomping Rock
by Alex Grohl

Metal Gear
by Muzaprodution

Despair Metal Trailer
by Life Saturation

Freak Glimmer Instrumental Jazz
by Trygve Larsen

Lost
by DanyDory

Everything Feels New
by Evgeny Bardyyuzha

Lifelike
by Alexi Action

Fun Disco
by Musictown

Dark Beat
by QubeSounds

Join the Popped crew with their special guest Tony Ukena as they discuss the 1997 Thriller hit, The Game, starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn and more. 

We discuss the premise, plot complications, performances and themes of this re-imagining of a tried and true classic redemption arc.

How many pops will The Game get? Check it out and find out

We introduce a new segment called " Did you catch that?"

Music
Spooky Funk
(Popped Theme)
by Citation Needed

Spellcraft
by geoffharvey

Let the Mystery Unfold
by geoffharvey

Classic Music_For_Videos
by Oleg Kirilkov

Lost
by DanyDory

Fun Disco
by Musictown

Dark Beat
by QubeSounds

Voice Overs
Glenn Thayer
& Tyler Collier

Daniel, Ben and Tanya discuss the seminal Sci-Fi horror Classic “Aliens” 1986, Directed by James Cameron. This successful sequel film followed the lone survivor of the Nostromo Ripley, played by the extremely talented Sigourney Weaver. 
The gang talk about how the ensemble crew lead to a palatable storyline and the dramatic tension was ramped to extreme levels by the story pacing, ambience, and uniqueness of the aliens themselves. 

Join us as we take a drop ship into Hadley’s Hope to find out what happened to the settlers on LV-426 but you’d better hang on “were in for some chop”. It could get rough but if we can survive it, we’ll be “in the pipe, five by five.”

Daniel, Ben, and Tanya kick off Season 3 by travelling back in time to the year 2019 to discuss the 1982 Science Fiction thriller Cult Classic Blade Runner and it's impact on cinematic history as well as the landmark performances, visuals, music, and feel of this classic masterpiece.
They talk about the important moments in the film, the ambience, music, existential dilemmas, anachronistic future tech, and the performance that took this film from good to magnificent. 

Get ready for an empathy test, relax and "just don't talk" ... 

Music:

Android - Ambient Soundscape
by Dream Protocol

Runner Corp
by DST Technician

Blade Runners Harmony
by Andy De Rue
 
Dark Beat
by Qube Sounds

Everything Feels New
by Evgeny Bardyuzha

Fun-Disco
by Musictown

Daniel, Ben and Tanya reflect on the episodes and wonderful guests who graced their little podcast in 2022 for Season 2 of Popped! 

Music

Everything Feels New
by Evgeny Bardyuzha

Lost-3246
by Dany Dory

Daniel, Ben and Tanya clock in to review the 1999 box office flop yet CULT cable/video hit classic Office Space written and directed by Mick Judge (Beavis and Butthead, Idiocracy).

Their Guest Hosts join them from the Australian based Yum Yum Podcast (YumYum5, YumYumTrek), a show where Daniel and Tanya preciously guested to discuss Babylon 5. Rachel and Ryan bring their unique insights to the office desk and discuss the parallels of American and Australian corporate realities, how Office Space's corporate ennui metaphorically works for any job you hate. They also talk about their favorite characters, quotes, moments, elements of the film that didn't resonate with them and the virtues of the American Dining experience.
Will Rachel and Ryan be able to express themselves? Show off their flair and break free from a black & white rating system of their own design?

Don your thirty-seven pieces of flair ... fifteen is the minimum ...  grab your coffee cup, and get ready for a consultant to grill you to find out just what it is that you DO at your job.

okay? ... yeah ...

MUSIC

Popped Theme "Spooky Funk Instrumental" (Royalty Free Track needs credit)

Energetic Hip Hop by Skilsel
https://pixabay.com/music/id-8303/

Everything Feels new by EvgenyBardyuzha
https://pixabay.com/music/id-15241/

Lost by danydory
https://pixabay.com/music/id-3246/

Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media
https://pixabay.com/music/id-11254/

Fun Disco 1 by MusicTown
https://pixabay.com/music/id-11254/

VOICE OVER

Glenn Thayer
GlennThayer.com