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August 11, 2021 66 mins

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Derek Aiello is a director and writer, known for Superior Living History: A Miner's Life(2012), Heroics 101 (2012) and The Wedding Crasher (2013). Derek is also the host of "The Dane and Derek Show" a weekly shoot-the-shit podcast where two old friends catch up and talk nerdy shit. 

Derek joins My Pop Five to break down Video Game High School, Dragon Age 2, Princess Mononoke, Parachute (Band) and Dungeons and Dragons. Derek explains how each of these pieces of pop culture shaped him as a creator and as a person. We also hear stories about how both film projects and his podcast have changed his life. 

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Derek IG: @derekaiello
Podcast: @danenderek

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