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GenXGrownUp Podcast
Generation X. If you grew up in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, you know just how cool it was to be a kid back then. We had the greatest music, movies, games, technology, and pop culture of any generation, and though we've grown older, we have refused to outgrow our love of everything GenX. GenXGrownUp looks at yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers who have refused to grow up!
Episodes
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: HBO
When cable TV first came out, most people got it for the clear reception but not necessarily for any additional content. That changed when HBO hit the market…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBONUS: Bob DeCrescenzo on Working With Atari
When the Atari 7800+ was announced, we also got word that a handful of masterful titles - formerly independent homebrew games by developer Bob DeCrescenzo -…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBONUS: Bob DeCrescenzo on Working With Atari
When the Atari 7800+ was announced, we also got word that a handful of masterful titles - formerly independent homebrew games by developer Bob DeCrescenzo -…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBillboard Hits of 1984
We go back forty years to 1984, a golden year in music history! We remember unforgettable hits that defined the decade to chart-toppers that still resonate…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBillboard Hits of 1984
We go back forty years to 1984, a golden year in music history! We remember unforgettable hits that defined the decade to chart-toppers that still resonate…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, Soundcore P40i Earbuds, & Yars Rising
We head to the theatre for Tim Burton’s supernatural comedy sequel 36 years after the original, test out some new feature-packed earbuds sure to satisfy the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, Soundcore P40i Earbuds, & Yars Rising
We head to the theatre for Tim Burton’s supernatural comedy sequel 36 years after the original, test out some new feature-packed earbuds sure to satisfy the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: GenX Future Predictions
When Generation X dreamed about the future, we pictured either a technological paradise with flying cars, helpful robots, no illness and rocket ships or we…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: GenX Future Predictions
When Generation X dreamed about the future, we pictured either a technological paradise with flying cars, helpful robots, no illness and rocket ships or we…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: Walkman & Discman
There’s probably not a GenX’er out there who wasn’t somehow impacted by the introduction of the Sony Walkman. The ability to carry the music you want to hear…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: Walkman & Discman
There’s probably not a GenX’er out there who wasn’t somehow impacted by the introduction of the Sony Walkman. The ability to carry the music you want to hear…
GenXGrownUp PodcastSatanic Panic of the '80s
In the 1980s, a wave of fear swept across America, fueled by rumors of satanic cults, ritualistic murders, and child abductions. This wave, known as the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastSatanic Panic of the '80s
In the 1980s, a wave of fear swept across America, fueled by rumors of satanic cults, ritualistic murders, and child abductions. This wave, known as the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastCuckoo, Aura Frame, & Local Arcades
We watch a new documentary series about the woman whose innovations changed the way catch serial killers, test out an inexpensive grooming gadget that promises…
GenXGrownUp PodcastCuckoo, Aura Frame, & Local Arcades
We watch a new documentary series about the woman whose innovations changed the way catch serial killers, test out an inexpensive grooming gadget that promises…
GenXGrownUp Podcast1984 Los Angeles Olympics
With the 2024 Olympics underway in Paris, we look back four decades to the year that reinvigorated The Games. From establishing new financial models to…
GenXGrownUp Podcast1984 Los Angeles Olympics
With the 2024 Olympics underway in Paris, we look back four decades to the year that reinvigorated The Games. From establishing new financial models to…
GenXGrownUp PodcastDeadpool & Wolverine, Surge Protector Outlet, & Fallout London
We head to the theatre for the Marvel team-up movie breaking box office records, check out a simple gadget to both power and protect your favorite electronic…
GenXGrownUp PodcastDeadpool & Wolverine, Surge Protector Outlet, & Fallout London
We head to the theatre for the Marvel team-up movie breaking box office records, check out a simple gadget to both power and protect your favorite electronic…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBONUS: Howard Scott Warshaw's Yars' Revenge Sequel
Yars' Revenge is a video game designed by Howard Scott Warshaw for the Atari Video Computer System. The game involves a fly-like humanoid alien race known as…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBONUS: Howard Scott Warshaw's Yars' Revenge Sequel
Yars' Revenge is a video game designed by Howard Scott Warshaw for the Atari Video Computer System. The game involves a fly-like humanoid alien race known as…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: Playing Outside
One, two, three…. NOT IT! How many times have you started an exhausting game of tag with those words? In this week’s GenXGrownUp Backtrack we remember playing…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: Playing Outside
One, two, three…. NOT IT! How many times have you started an exhausting game of tag with those words? In this week’s GenXGrownUp Backtrack we remember playing…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: Retired Advertising Mascots
Back in the 70s & 80s, nothing sold a product better than a great mascot or spokesperson. Everyone knew Mr. Wipple, Chalie the Tuna, and the Maytag repairman…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: Retired Advertising Mascots
Back in the 70s & 80s, nothing sold a product better than a great mascot or spokesperson. Everyone knew Mr. Wipple, Chalie the Tuna, and the Maytag repairman…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBeverly Hills Cop
In the early ’80s, Eddie Murphy’s star was on the rise, as was the new genre of “comedy buddy cop” movie. In 1984, those two trends collided in a film that…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBeverly Hills Cop
In the early ’80s, Eddie Murphy’s star was on the rise, as was the new genre of “comedy buddy cop” movie. In 1984, those two trends collided in a film that…
GenXGrownUp PodcastA Quiet Place: Day One, Releases.com, & Intellivision
We head to the theatre to see third entry and prequel in the Quiet Place franchise, check out a website that promises to help you stay on top of the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastA Quiet Place: Day One, Releases.com, & Intellivision
We head to the theatre to see third entry and prequel in the Quiet Place franchise, check out a website that promises to help you stay on top of the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastThe Dukes of Hazzard
Forty-five years ago, a southern action-adventure comedy set in rural Georgia hit the small screen. For seven seasons in the early ’80s, we followed the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastThe Dukes of Hazzard
Forty-five years ago, a southern action-adventure comedy set in rural Georgia hit the small screen. For seven seasons in the early ’80s, we followed the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBrats, Cassette Digitizer, & Star Trek: Resurgence
We watch a new Hulu documentary reflecting on the members of the “Brat Pack,” check out some tech that promises to bring your old cassette tapes into the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBrats, Cassette Digitizer, & Star Trek: Resurgence
We watch a new Hulu documentary reflecting on the members of the “Brat Pack,” check out some tech that promises to bring your old cassette tapes into the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastDouglas Adams
If you always know where your towel is, then you’re likely already a fan of the topic of this episode. His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was required…
GenXGrownUp PodcastDouglas Adams
If you always know where your towel is, then you’re likely already a fan of the topic of this episode. His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was required…
GenXGrownUp PodcastFuriosa, In a Violent Nature, & Power Alarm
We head to the theatres for the latest addition to the dystopian future of the Mad Max universe, check out some tech that does almost nothing but could save…
GenXGrownUp PodcastFuriosa, In a Violent Nature, & Power Alarm
We head to the theatres for the latest addition to the dystopian future of the Mad Max universe, check out some tech that does almost nothing but could save…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBad Guy Debates
Everybody knows it’s more fun to play the bad guy, but which bad guys are the best. It’s time to debate! In this episode, Mo and Jon will state their cases for…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBad Guy Debates
Everybody knows it’s more fun to play the bad guy, but which bad guys are the best. It’s time to debate! In this episode, Mo and Jon will state their cases for…
GenXGrownUp PodcastDark Matter, Ooma Telo, & Pinball FX
We watch a Western series about a ranch family who discovers a supernatural mystery in the Wyoming wilderness, check out some surprisingly affordable tech that…
GenXGrownUp PodcastDark Matter, Ooma Telo, & Pinball FX
We watch a Western series about a ranch family who discovers a supernatural mystery in the Wyoming wilderness, check out some surprisingly affordable tech that…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: GenX TV Theme Songs
“Here’s the story, of a lovely lady….” If you can finish the rest of that song then you want to listen to this week’s Backtrack. That’s because it’s all about…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: GenX TV Theme Songs
“Here’s the story, of a lovely lady….” If you can finish the rest of that song then you want to listen to this week’s Backtrack. That’s because it’s all about…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: Local Radio Experience
Listening to music was a different experience when we were kids. DJs were local, you had to wait to hear your favorite song, and trying to record something off…
GenXGrownUp PodcastREWIND: Local Radio Experience
Listening to music was a different experience when we were kids. DJs were local, you had to wait to hear your favorite song, and trying to record something off…
GenXGrownUp PodcastDangerous Toys We Shouldn't Have Had
We’re Generation X kids who grew up largely unsupervised and left to our own devices. That often resulted in “play” time being a bit rougher and more hazardous…
GenXGrownUp PodcastDangerous Toys We Shouldn't Have Had
We’re Generation X kids who grew up largely unsupervised and left to our own devices. That often resulted in “play” time being a bit rougher and more hazardous…
GenXGrownUp PodcastFallout, Lunar Lander Beyond, & Progression of AI
We watch a post-apocalyptic TV series based on an equally post-apocalyptic game franchise, explore how artificial intelligence is creeping its way into our…
GenXGrownUp PodcastFallout, Lunar Lander Beyond, & Progression of AI
We watch a post-apocalyptic TV series based on an equally post-apocalyptic game franchise, explore how artificial intelligence is creeping its way into our…
GenXGrownUp PodcastFull Motion Video Games
Photo-realism in video games is commonplace now, but for decades, storage and technology limitations meant blocky figures were the best we could get. But as…
GenXGrownUp PodcastFull Motion Video Games
Photo-realism in video games is commonplace now, but for decades, storage and technology limitations meant blocky figures were the best we could get. But as…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBONUS: Garry Kitchen on Donkey Kong, Activision, & MORE!
One of the coolest benefits of being a content creator is having the opportunity to actually speak with some of the key figures who laid the foundation of the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastBONUS: Garry Kitchen on Donkey Kong, Activision, & MORE!
One of the coolest benefits of being a content creator is having the opportunity to actually speak with some of the key figures who laid the foundation of the…
GenXGrownUp PodcastCivil War, Beelink Mini PC, & Cash Cow DX
We head back to the theatre for latest kaiju team-up movie from Legendary pictures, check out a capable mini computer with a budget price that just might…
GenXGrownUp PodcastCivil War, Beelink Mini PC, & Cash Cow DX
We head back to the theatre for latest kaiju team-up movie from Legendary pictures, check out a capable mini computer with a budget price that just might…
GenXGrownUp PodcastTetris 40th Anniversary
Forty years ago, now, a Russian software engineer wrote a simple puzzle game in his spare time. It featured a variety of geometric shapes falling into a well…
GenXGrownUp PodcastTetris 40th Anniversary
Forty years ago, now, a Russian software engineer wrote a simple puzzle game in his spare time. It featured a variety of geometric shapes falling into a well…
GenXGrownUp PodcastLate Night with the Devil, THE400 Mini, & HP Smart-Tank Printers
We head to the theatre for a demonic possession horror film unlike any we’ve seen before, check out some innovative inkjet printer tech that does away with…
GenXGrownUp PodcastLate Night with the Devil, THE400 Mini, & HP Smart-Tank Printers
We head to the theatre for a demonic possession horror film unlike any we’ve seen before, check out some innovative inkjet printer tech that does away with…
GenXGrownUp PodcastGenX Travel Experience
They say it’s not the destination, but the journey that matters. Striking out on a trip — be it for business or pleasure — has changed dramatically since our…