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
25 episodes
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
1995
Episode 14This week we're looking at 1995. Karate, what coffee has evolved into, the worst thing about Pizza Hut, being a Windows snob, the rap song everyone knows, a brilliant year for movies and the funniest bit in Toy Story.
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Episode 14
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57:20
1994
Episode 131994 Artworks stolen, the shoes I still want, the paradox of Microsoft, the biggest show of the 90s, the best night ever for a 12 year old and the person who was bigger than Disney in '94.
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Episode 13
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56:07
1993
Episode 12This week it's 1993. The best bargain I ever had, why we don't deserve technology, the best revenge a fired actress can have, the most peak 90s movie and a karaoke recounting that may or may not be leaked onto the internet at ...
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Episode 12
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49:36
1992
Episode 11This week it's 1992. The online comment I write every year. The genesis of my superhero nerdiness, one of the best games of all time, first time I stole a show and what the Priest did when he visited our class.
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Episode 11
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49:47
1991
Episode 10This week it's 1991. Revolting TV shows, audacious songs , 90s diversity in video games and the reason I don't play piano. Thanks to everyone for listening.
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Episode 10
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47:20
1990
Episode 9 This week it's 1990. Let's talk about movies with lying runtimes, the scariest man in Hollywood, the best one hit wonder of the decade and being crushed for the first time.
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Episode 9
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37:16
1989
Episode 8This week it's 1989. Last call for the 80s. Hugely popular TV shows, movies that took over the world, running away from home and breaking into houses.
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Episode 8
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48:25
1988
Episode 7This week we're looking at 1988. So many amazing movies to talk about, theories on celebrity relationships, gaming with CGA graphics and what my Dad kept under his bed when we first moved to New Zealand.
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Episode 7
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52:13
1987
Episode 6This week we're looking at 1987. A celebrity with 2 polar opposite personas, the show I wasn't allowed to watch and some questionable 80s parenting? I now have core memories from this year onwards. Already said too...
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Episode 6
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45:26
1986
Episode 51986Maybe the best insult from an 80s movie ever, the songs are depressing, a confession about a well loved movie character and parenting in New Zealand 80s style that would not fly today!
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Episode 5
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42:23
1985
Episode 41985 The 80s are at their peak with some all time classic movies, a video game everyone knows and the sexiest song ever recorded.
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Episode 4
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39:01
1984
Episode 3Javier harks back to 1984Some iconic games that are still played today are released and the sexiest song in the world. George Orwell would be pleasantly surprised.
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Episode 3
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