The Jarquin Back Podcast with Javier Jarquin
A lifetime of pop culture.
Comedian Javier Jarquin goes back through the major pop culture events and personal stories of every year he's been alive.
Each episode covers a specific year. Expect to recollect movies, music, tv, video games and ridiculous trends of the time mixed in with Javier's own personal views.
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Episodes
37 episodes
2017
Episode 362017 Something I hadn't done creatively for 7 years, an Edinburgh spot that broke me, the ultimate bench mark for fuck-uppery, my growing chasm with music, the fastest selling console in history, why crime movies ma...
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Episode 36
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49:36
2016
Episode 352016A verbal slip that my wife won't forget, the most unfair death of the year, my Millenial ears can't handle new songs, why the Ghostbusters reboot haters need to shut up, the thing Kathleen Kennedy did right, the gami...
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Episode 35
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34:50
2015
Episode 342015The man in the chippy who became a legend, the body craze I wish would return, the richest game lore I've experienced, the Madonna video I'll never get sick of, a stonking huge year for movies and the Edinburgh show ...
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Episode 34
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44:22
2014
Episode 332014 One of the worst meetings I've had, the sexy criminal, the argument I always have, the boy band name that should have been, the worst game of the year game, new ninja turtles, an amazing year for movies and a s...
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Episode 33
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45:10
2013
Episode 32The year is 2013.How Annie and I handled our careers, a scary encounter with an audience member, the worst viral video, the problem with outrage, why I didn't finish GTA V, the B-movie sensational hit, the movie that sav...
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Episode 32
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47:20
2012
Episode 312012Getting married and my biggest fear around it, Annie's Olympic dream, the game I got overly attached to, huge blockbusters that crossed the billion dollar mark, a terrible name for a band, the Air Force guys we had d...
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Episode 31
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49:34
2011
Episode 302011Starting comedy over, the cartoonish behavior that I saw in real life, the worst social media ever, the show that everyone should watch, the artist that makes my wife happier than I ever could, the game that will h...
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Episode 30
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41:09
2010
Episode 29This week it's 2010. The phrase I say to annoy Annie, the strange pre show routine I saw, what I hate on socials, the best boyband name that never was, figuring out Chris Nolan movies, why I didn't finish Red Dead Redemption a...
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Episode 29
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42:18
2009
Episode 28This week it's 2009. Asking a big question, search engines, a joke that made people hate me, the play we need, the most successful video game in the world, why I love one Miley Cyrus song, the movie that made me s...
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Episode 28
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46:46
2008
Episode 272008Being paid to be a proper actor! the show I ruined, the mis-advertised play, the Chinese, why I stopped playing GTA, Katy Perry takes one like a champ, the best kids movie ever, the reason I loved Taken so much, th...
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Episode 27
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50:30
2007
Episode 262007 The launch of the device that blew our minds, a company that I'd believe any conspiracy theory about, the song that will turn any video into art, the game everyone used to play, the 'amazing' movies I hated, the ...
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Episode 26
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56:07
Bonus Episode - The Ghost Tour
In 2006 I was a Ghost Tour host for a place where there were no ghosts. My colleague Dan Bain and I came up with a tour and found out that making people laugh is worlds away from making people scared. I think I hit rock bo...
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23:03
2006
Episode 25This week we're looking at 2006. The cinema where everyone was lying, the soda wars and how I got involved, the best documentaries, the best game this year is a genre you don't see anymore, the poshest musician, m...
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Episode 25
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50:06
2005
Episode 24This week it's 2005.Meeting my wife, the band that grew into themselves this year, a disastrous corporate gig, the movie that made black and white cool again, the unexpected game of the year and when I made myself blee...
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Episode 24
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48:02
2004
Episode 23This week it's 2004. The job I got straight out of university, the most famous sheep in New Zealand, the first hated tv show ending, the saddest sad song, the game I couldn't finish, the movie I irrationally hated and pulling ...
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Episode 23
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49:05
2003
Episode 222003The game that took over my life, the reason I don't like Coldplay anymore, the cringe lounge we made, the best movie trilogy ever, the detachment from music and the moment I realised I wasn't going to be a programm...
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Episode 22
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56:32
2002
Episode 212002 The secret to getting a group of people to do something, a stupid thing to do with a baby, evidence of partying too hard, the music video I hate, making gaming more nerdy, the year that franchises won movies,...
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Episode 21
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51:26
2001
Episode 20This week we're looking at 2001. The first year of university, the console that burst onto the gaming scene with the best launch game ever, the birth of some massive movie franchises, the irony thinking something ...
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Episode 20
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44:44
2000
Episode 19The year 2000.We are officially in the future now. The last year of high school, the dress, what always happens in crime shows, the wholesome game that made us do horrible things, the console that left us in awe, the m...
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Episode 19
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55:06
1999
Episode 18The year is 1999. The dread of the end of this year in particular, being dumped and the aftermath, the song that I'll always love, the dinosaur game that I never knew existed, the movie that blew me away and a tea...
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Episode 18
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48:05
1998
Episode 17This week it's 1998. My hack to navigating high school, teen angst, the soppiest love song ever, the best legacy character reboot movie, the video game that made me squeal and the time I punched a teacher.
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Episode 17
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50:58
1997
Episode 16This week it's 1997. The introduction of booze and teenagers, the end of a sitcom empire, my hypocrisy with nerds, the only video game my Dad liked, artists that have not aged well, why a famous comedic character ...
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Episode 16
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59:50
1996
Episode 15This week it's 1996. M&Ms make a change, the first email address you had, my favourite lunch time show, a comeback for scary movies, Shakespeare & Travolta, the band everyone else loved and I hated, my favouri...
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Episode 15
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51:08