IMMP
The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media.
About the show
Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium?
Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this.
(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)
Episodes
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179: Val Kilmer in REAL GENIUS
September 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 15 mins
80s, comedy, movie
It's Back to School time at the IMMP, so Ian and Matthew check in with the gang at Pacific Tech for the 1985 comedy REAL GENIUS.
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178: Live at NDK 2025 - BATTLE OF THE PLANETS meets GATCHAMAN
September 4th, 2025 | 42 mins 7 secs
70s, action, adventure, animation, kids, scifi
Anime special from Nan Desk Kan in Colorado -- You may know them as SCIENCE NINJA TEAM GATCHAMAN. But middle-schoolers in the 1970s knew them as G-Force from BATTLE OF THE PLANETS!
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Bonus Show: INTO THE 8th DIMENSION
August 27th, 2025 | 30 mins 44 secs
80s, action, adventure, bonus, comedy, scifi
Following their talk about THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8th DIMENSION, Matthew and Ian explored an amazingly detailed feature-length documentary about the making of this beloved film. It's 2016's INTO THE 8th DIMENSION.
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177: Danny Kaye in THE COURT JESTER (1955)
August 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
50s, comedy, movie, musical
Special guest (and Matthew's brother/Ian's uncle) Jim Porter returns to the podcast to discuss the 1955 Danny Kaye medieval comedy Technicolor epic THE COURT JESTER.
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176: CODE LYOKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)
August 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
2000s, animation, kids, scifi, tv
RETURN TO THE PAST NOW! Specifically, return with us to 2003 for a Millennial Strikes Back episode about the French animated kids' sci fi cartoon CODE LYOKO.
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175: Electric Light Orchestra - A NEW WORLD RECORD
July 21st, 2025 | 45 mins 23 secs
70s, music
This week Matthew introduces Ian to the 1976 ELO album A NEW WORLD RECORD.
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174: V: The Original Miniseries (1983)
July 7th, 2025 | 56 mins 7 secs
80s, action, drama, sci fi, tv
On this episode Ian and Matthew tackle the jackbooted space lizards of V, the original miniseries from 1983.
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173: BUCKAROO BANZAI
June 23rd, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
80s, action, adventure, comedy, scifi
This week the IMMP dives into one of great cult movies of the 80s: BUCKAROO BANZAI.
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172: THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon
June 9th, 2025 | 55 mins
60s, book, comedy, mystery, novel
Was the D&D panic of the 80s sorta kinda correct? Ian and Matthew talk about this and more while discussing of of Matthew's favorite novels.
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171: Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood in CITY HEAT
May 26th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
80s, action, comedy, drama, movie, mystery
Ian and Matthew discuss Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood in CITY HEAT, the 1984...Comedy? Drama? Violent actioner?
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170: DIRTY HARRY (1971)
May 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
70s, action, crime, drama
Not necessarily a "fun" movie this time, but an interesting one to talk about.
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169: HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER
April 28th, 2025 | 51 mins 6 secs
70s, movie, western
After learning the ropes in Sergio Leone's Italian Westerns, Clint Eastwood took the reins to direct the 1973 film HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER.