IMMP
The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media.
About the show
In each episode of the Inter-Millennium Media Project, Matthew Porter (@byMatthewPorter) and his son Ian Porter (@ItemCrafting) explore a TV show, movie or other artifact from Matthew's youth. 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.
What's the fun in having a kid if you can't warp his mind?
(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)
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Episodes
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107: CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (1982)
December 12th, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
80s, action, fantasy, movie
Happy Hyborian Holidays! Our December theme is Christmas with Conan, starting with 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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106: Ralph Bakshi’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978)
November 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 1 min
70s, animation, fantasy, movie, tolkien
More than two decades before Peter Jackson made the world believe that New Zealand is Middle Earth, animator Ralph Bakshi gave us an ambitious and deeply weird adaptation of Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
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105: THE HOBBIT (Rankin Bass, 1977)
November 14th, 2022 | 44 mins 12 secs
70s, animation, kids, musical, tolkien, tv
Tricksey hobbitses! In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Matthew's junior high Tolkien obsession, and specifically the 1977 Rankin Bass animated version of THE HOBBIT.
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104: THE MUNSTERS
October 31st, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
60s, comedy, tv
For Halloween 2022, our Frankenstein theme wraps up with the 1964 TV hit THE MUNSTERS.
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103: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder
October 17th, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
70s, comedy, halloween, horror, movie
After the 1931 Universal Adaptation of FRANKENSTEIN -- 43 years after -- Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder revisited the material with ... a parody? A sequel? Both? Something more? Ian and Matthew try to figure it out as they talk about YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.
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102: FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
October 3rd, 2022 | 54 mins 34 secs
30s, halloween, horror, movie, scifi
The IMMP kicks off Halloween season 2022 with another Universal horror classic.
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101: HOMESTARRUNNER.COM (The Millennial Strikes Back)
September 19th, 2022 | 57 mins 42 secs
2000s, 2010s, animation, comedy, flash animation, millennial strikes back, online media
Ian takes over the podcast to share the most influential show from his youth: HOMESTARRUNNER.COM
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100: GIGANTOR! live from NDK
September 5th, 2022 | 43 mins 35 secs
60s, animation, kids, scifi
IMMP versus Gigantor, live from Nan Desu Kan!
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099: LOGAN’S RUN
August 22nd, 2022 | 52 mins 39 secs
70s, drama, movie, scifi
For late August 2022, Matthew chose to show Ian the 70s sci-fi feature LOGAN'S RUN.
For reasons that will become clear.
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098: Mike Nichols’ THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN
August 8th, 2022 | 44 mins
70s, drama, movie, scifi
Is "marine biology techno thriller" a genre? If so it applies to this episode's subject, THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN.
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097: Bill Murray in MEATBALLS
July 25th, 2022 | 49 mins 12 secs
70s, comedy, movie
It's the height of the summer, and for many that means memories of summer camp. Or summer camp movies like MEATBALLS.
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096: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
July 11th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
50s, drama, movie, scifi
From the depths of space comes a message of peace...or else. Matthew and Ian discuss the 1951 movie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.