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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 470
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
The GenX Mall Experience
Today, shopping malls are struggling to keep their doors open, but a few decades ago they were booming. To many kids who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, the mall was a favorite hangout, an entertainmen…
00:57:16 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Old, Numskull Galaga, & Days Gone
We find out if M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film is worth your time, test drive a premium quarter-scale arcade cabinet from manufacturer, Numskull, and play an open-world survival horror game that tak…
01:01:42 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Netflix
With over 208 million subscribers and billions in annual revenue, it can be easy to forget that Netflix started life before the turn of the Millennium as a little DVD rental business. In this episode…
00:56:35 |
Thu 05 Aug 2021
Black Widow, Duskers, & Baba Is You
George takes the lead in the GenXGrownUp desktop PC arms race, we review a new film where Nicolas Cage fights to get back his stolen truffle pig, and play a game where you pilot drones into derelict …
01:04:28 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Top 10 GenX Schwarzenegger Films
In the late ’70s, a young Austrian bodybuilder tried his hand at acting and soon became one of the biggest box office action superstars of the GenX era. He went on to star in many of the most notable…
01:07:16 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
The Tomorrow War, Tozo Ear Buds, & Cloudpunk
We travel to the future with Chris Pratt to save the human race, check out some of the tech we scored in this year’s Amazon Prime sale, and play a game where you are a delivery driver in a futuristic…
01:00:37 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Donkey Kong 40th Anniversary
Forty years ago we first dropped a quarter into a pale blue arcade cabinet for a few minutes of gaming fun. Controlling a little plumber in an attempt to rescue a girl from a giant gorilla, we knew i…
01:01:03 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Windows 11, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, & Stela
We review the raunchy action/comedy film starring Sam Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, & Selma Hayak, discuss what’s coming next for the world’s most popular desktop operating system, and return to Bright Fal…
01:06:15 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
The Blues Brothers
Four decades ago, Jake Blues was released from Joliet prison and he and his brother, Elwood, embarked on a mission from god. Their adventure became one of the most successful and beloved GenX-era mus…
01:00:57 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Loki, PowKiddy RGB10 Max, & Retro Bowl
This week we take a look at the new Disney+ series centering around the God of Mischief, test drive a new handheld retro-games emulation platform, and play a mobile app brimming with nostalgic, pixel…
00:57:20 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Ice Cream Truck Experience
As a kid playing outside with our friends, when we heard that tinny, out-of-tune rendition of “twinkle twinkle little star,” we knew we were in for a treat. It meant the Ice Cream Truck was not far a…
00:48:51 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
InfinityCon Tallahassee 2021 Special Edition
InfinityCon Tallahassee 2021 (June 5-6) marks the return of the GenXGrownUp crew to the convention circuit. Join George, Mo, & Jon at the end of day one for a hangout live stream and hear all about i…
01:00:02 |
Sun 06 Jun 2021
Spiral, Broken Age, & Lockpicking Kits
We decide how the latest entry in the Saw franchise measures up to its predecessors, check out some super-cheap accessories for your home automation needs, and play a real-time strategy game set in a…
00:59:00 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
CompUSA
During the explosive growth of home electronics but before the rise of online shopping, brick-and-mortar stores were a mecca for GenX electronics nerds. In this episode, we look back at the origin, h…
00:49:34 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Wrath of Man, NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro, & Pikuniku
We see how Netflix’s take on the troubled superhero genre compares to the competition, upgrade our network with some cutting-edge tech from NETGEAR, and play a charming adventure platformer where you…
01:00:18 |
Thu 20 May 2021
GenXGrownUp Four-Year Anniversary Special
On May 18, 2017, GenXGrownUp transitioned from concept to reality. Today marks the four-year anniversary of GXG, and in this Special Edition episode, we reminisce about how it all began, some of our …
01:24:52 |
Wed 19 May 2021
John Hughes Films: Road Trip Edition
John Hughes was behind some of the most successful and beloved films of the ’80s and ’90s: too many, in fact, to be contained in a single show. So in this episode, we’re looking back at four Hughes f…
01:02:18 |
Thu 13 May 2021
Mortal Kombat, My Arcade SFII, & Sokobond
We check out the latest attempt to bring Mortal Kombat to the big screen, unpack the most recent Marvel Collector Corps box from Amazon, and play a puzzle game where you can finally use all that stuf…
01:04:21 |
Thu 06 May 2021
Top 10 Sitcom Theme Songs of the '80s
Some of the most memorable sitcoms ever on television came out of the ’80s. And the music that kicked off each of these shows would explain the premise, set the mood, or just generally get you in the…
00:59:44 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Thunder Force, Atari Flashback, & What The Dub?
We watch what happens when women in Victorian London develop superpowers, try yet another new way to replay some classic Atari 2600 titles, and check out a new party word-game where you fill in a fil…
00:59:32 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
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