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Pop Culture Field ManualTHE FINAL EPISODEWell, this is it friends. The end of the road. The last hurrah. We here at the PCFM Podcast are hanging up our podcasting shoes. We're putting our gear in a trunk and putting it in the closet until a mission comes up that only we can do.This is our final podcast episode. We're taking an indefinite hiatus from the show to pursue other projects. We may do an occassional podcast here and there, but this is pretty much it. It's been a fun ride. We've loved all the support we've received from day one and thank...2024-05-221h 16
Pop Culture Field ManualWe Need ClosureWe’ve all experienced a movie, tv show, video game or book that when we reach the end we sit back and think….IS THAT ALL?! ARE YOU FRIGGIN’ KIDDING ME?!?!?! Unsatisfying endings or endings with cliffhangers that never get resolved can stay with us for, well… long enough for one to feel the need to make a podcast episode about. So Izzy and Cam are here to lament over some of their not so favorite endings in pop culture.A near immaculate game of "All the Closure You Can Handle" caps off this sometimes bitter episode. It's deserved...2024-04-171h 02
Pop Culture Field Manual2023 Year in ReviewWith 2023 firmly in their rearview, it's time for Izzy and Cam to look back and take stock of the year. That's right, folks, it's the PCFM 2023 Year In Review. What were the highs? What were the lows? What pieces of pop culture took them to new heights and which abysmal pieces of crap sent them spiraling in a hate fueled rant, wishing death upon their creators?This episode is tied with a lovely bow of a game called "Two Truths and a Lie - TV Show Edition." Can Cam see the lies or will he be blinded by...2024-01-101h 12
Pop Culture Field ManualThe Italian StallionThis week in our continuing series of episodes focusing on one person or franchise, we’re turning our big PCFM spotlight onto Sylvester Stallone. If Arnold Schwarzenegger is the granddaddy of all action heroes, then Stallone is certainly the well-to-do uncle. Uncle Sly has been in his fair share of movies and at 77, he’s still making them. Certainly one of the great action icons of our time. Izzy and Cam breakdown everything Stallone and what makes the Italian Stallion such an icon.To end this episode, we've brought back our most popular game (probably) "Who's One Liner Is I...2024-01-0356 min
Pop Culture Field ManualThe Arnie EpisodeA lot of times on this podcast, we’re all over the place. We cover a wide range of topics and we go off on tangents, and all of that is FINE. But Izzy and Cam thought it’d be fun to focus on one person or franchise for an episode, and we hope to make this a recurring thing. This week, they’re going to talk all about Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's right, the granddaddy of them all. They’ll try and cover literally everything he’s ever done, or at the very least, talk about him semi-intelligently for an hour or so...2023-11-2952 min
Pop Culture Field ManualPropaganda!Planning on creating a relentless regime with your ideals hell bent on world takeover? Well, armies don't just fall out of the sky! You’re going to have to put in some extremely biased work in order to get those clueless fools to follow you into the loins of battle. "How can I start?" you may ask. Propaganda is a great start. Propaganda has been around for thousands of years and if you have access to the internet, you have probably come across one example. For today’s PCFM episode, Izzy and Cam are going to dive deep into the intr...2023-09-2753 min
Pop Culture Field Manual1st Annual PCFM AwardsIt's the 1st Annual PCFM Awards! Cam and Izzy are handing out awards to all their favorites. Best Fight, Best Vehicle, Best Action Stars and more! The Golden Grenades are being tossed around like crazy and only the luckiest and most deserving pop culture people and moments are getting them.Of course this episode ends with a game, but we'll let you get to the end and discover how fun it is.Support the showBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pop-culture-field-manual--5956105/support.2023-09-0656 minPop Culture Field ManualWork the BodyWhenever people are placed in front of a burning wall of adversity, the one thing they have control over that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction to tear down that wall is their own physical bodies. The ability to become a barrel chested, 5 mile-running, weight crushing machine is a skill Cam and Israel have honed in their own military experiences, as well as watched heroes in some of their favorite pieces of pop culture cultivate. Ask yourself, would Rambo have been as successful hip firing a M60 if he wasn't that jacked? Exactly. So today, Izzy and...2023-08-1652 minPop Culture Field ManualAll Anime Part 2It's the long promised part 2 to our first all anime episode. Yes, Izzy and Cam, those big anime aficionados are back for more. They're all over the place in their totally awesome anime (and some non-anime as well) exploration. Arcane? Hell yeah. Invincible? It's in there! Robotech? Eh, probably. We're not going to lie, we've lost track. There's a lot, okay? Just...just listen and enjoy them talking about anime. The game is "Cartoon-Up Part 2" which is in no way related to the game they played on the first anime podcast. Chris just likes the name. Support the sh...2023-07-2650 minPop Culture Field ManualMarines, Jarheads and LeathernecksMarines! You know 'em. You love 'em. They're the hard charging, the tough-as-nails fighting men immortalized in Full Metal Jacket, Heartbreak Ridge, Halo and too many other pop culture properties to count on one podcast. This week Izzy and Cam pay tribute to all their favorite Marines on the planet (and some on other planets). Semper Fi!An excellent game of "Famous Marine or Just Some Guy" ends this episode of the Pop Culture Field Manual Podcast. Is it the perfect game? We like to think so, but you be judge.Support the showBecome a supporter of...2023-06-1454 minPop Culture Field ManualPatreon Exclusive Episode 3: This Is WAR!This is a special presentation while the podcast takes a break to reset. This is one of the Patreon Exclusive episodes available to the top two tiers of Patreon subscribers. Enjoy!There are a lot of pop culture properties about war. A LOT. But what is that definitive piece of pop culture that really shows you what a given (American) war was all about? Well, you won't have to think about that ever again because Izzy and Cam lay out their picks for the cream of the crop of war representation in pop culture. A real who's who...2023-05-101h 25Pop Culture Field ManualBattleground: AfricaAt the PCFM Podcast, we try to cover every angle, every place and include everyone. So in keeping with that, this week we're talking about Africa and all those amazing pop culture battles that have taken place there. Izzy and Cam cover some of their favorites and even some pretty obscure ones everyone should check out. Listen in while we cover Battleground: Africa.And the perfectly crafted game of "AFRICA OR NO AFRICA" puts Cam's Africa pop culture knowledge to the test. We hope it challenges you as well.Support the showBecome a supporter of this podcast...2023-04-2645 minPop Culture Field Manual100th Episode Spectacular feat. Savage ActualThe moment is upon us. The time has come. The prophecy has been fulfilled. A truly awesome milestone in the history of the Pop Culture Field Manual Podcast. 100 episodes and still going strong! And to help us celebrate this world breaking, epic, momentous event we have two men who are equally world breaking and momentous Patrick Moltrop and Jason Lilley of Savage Actual!An unbelievable game of "Military Movie or Porn Movie" wraps up this extra-special episode of the PCFM podcast. Thank you all for sticking with us. Here's to 100 episodes and to 100 more!Support the show2023-04-051h 08Pop Culture Field ManualSuper Soldiers Make Super FriendsWhat makes a super soldier super? Is it genetic enhancements? Is it cybernetic implants? Is it a super great attitude? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode. If any questions are not answered, please send us an email and we'll be sure to ignore it because WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT. Just kidding. We love your emails and encourage you to continue sending them in!The episode ends with a fun-filled game of "Fun Fact or Fun Fiction." It's more a game about how much you paid attention during the podcast than anything else. S...2023-03-2246 minPop Culture Field ManualThe Deep DiveHere on the PCFM podcast we cover a wide variety of topics. But in the episode we are going deep rather than wide and jumping into a few pieces of pop culture we think are worth an in depth look. Grab your metaphorical scuba gear and join us in this episode we are calling The Deep Dive.A fun (but challenging) game of "What's My Line?" ties off this episode. The game isn't difficult if you've seen the specific movies, video games and tv shows Chris uses, so there's that.Support the show...2023-02-011h 08Pop Culture Field ManualThe Christmas Episode: Santa SlaysMerry Christmas, friends and family, listeners far and wide, Fuzzy privates, Salty Sergeants and Lifers all! It’s Christmas time here at PCFM HQ and do we have a cheerful, joyful, merry and murderous show ahead. This episode we are spreading Christmas cheer by sharing our favorite kills from pop culture, the most creative, most brutal, most shocking, most memorable of deaths that we could find. So grab some hot coco, curl up by the fire that is your car because you finally had the courage to set it ablaze, and enjoy some season’s slayings with us.A sw...2022-12-2146 minPop Culture Field ManualJust. The. Worst.You know something? Here at the PCFM we get to spend a lot of time talking about things we love. We have women in our lives who love us, we eat good food and sleep in nice warm beds and we love pop culture. We love talking about what we love. But that’s all about to change because today we’re talking about the WORST military movies of all time. Hold your nose and get ready to eat all your vegetables at once. The episode ends with a fun game of "Best or Worst Teammate." Would you want any of th...2022-11-3048 min