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
Mister Rogers
We remember a man who spent more than four decades creating quality children’s television programming and if you watched TV growing up as a GenX’er, he was probably one of your childhood friends. We …
00:39:33 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Godzilla vs. Kong, Mpow X6 Earbuds, & Peek a Phone
We take to the skies with Amazon Prime’s new animated superhero series, find out if you can get a pair of quality wireless earbuds for under $50, and play a mobile puzzle game that’ll make you feel l…
00:54:14 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Answering Machines
Before the rise of smartphones, voicemail, and texting, the way we avoided missing important calls was with a tape recorder plugged into the wall. Now nearly extinct, the answering machine used to be…
00:46:28 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
Switcheroo: My handle is Johnathanblade
It's time for the 2021 Podcast Switcheroo! Enjoy this sample episode from "My handle is Johnathanblade."
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01:09:01 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
Justice League: Snyder Cut, Amazon Mesh Wi-Fi 6, & I Love Hue Too
We talk about how the COVID vaccine affected a small, animated mountain town, review some new tech from Amazon to supercharge your home wi-fi, and absorb your free time with an addicting little color…
01:02:23 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Godzilla!
As a GenX kid, one of the best ways to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon was to tune your local UHF station for a monster movie marathon. And Godzilla was the reigning king of the movie monsters. In t…
00:57:11 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
Debris, Tiny Frogger, & Taxi Chaos
We watch a new series about agents investigating the scattered wreckage of an alien spacecraft, crack open a newly-found vintage role-playing handbook, and play a new action-driving game that promise…
00:55:27 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
GenX Handheld Electronic Games
When Atari’s Pong released in 1972, it ignited our fascination with electronic games. It wasn’t long before companies were cranking out miniature electronic games that you could hold in the palm of y…
00:54:51 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
Clarice, Atari Pi, & Pac-Man Monopoly
This week, we investigate a new series set in the “Silence of the Lambs” universe, build an inexpensive gadget that plays hundreds of Atari classics, and make our 26th and final entry in the Humble B…
00:57:36 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Prizes In Food
As a kid, what could’ve been better than a new toy and a tasty snack? How about a new toy FOR FREE WITH your tasty snack? In this episode, we remember all those cool toy surprises that were packed in…
00:56:08 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Resident Alien, Samsung S21 Ultra, & GoldenEye XBLA
We check out a new series about an alien posing as a small-town doctor, review the hot new flagship smartphone from Samsung, and play a new game where you can turn into a werewolf!
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01:01:31 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Billboard Hits of 1981
Forty years ago, pop music was just finding its voice in a post-disco environment. In this episode we remember the top hits of 1981 as determined by the Billboard music charts.
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00:55:16 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
Mr. Mayor, Unity, & XCOM
We catch up with a psychological horror series about a couple in grief who hire a nanny to care for a doll, see if the latest e-reader from Amazon is a worthy addition to your tech collection, and pl…
01:07:43 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Films of John Carpenter
If you’re a fan of horror, action, or science fiction films from the ’70s & ’80s, then you’re a fan of John Carpenter. This American director, producer, actor, screenwriter, and composer celebrated h…
00:54:34 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
History of Swear Words, Atari VCS, & Waking Mars
In this episode, we learn the history of some of our favorite profanities, take a trip to the red planet for some action-adventure platforming, and unpack a long-delayed piece of gaming gear that has…
01:00:31 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Looking Back on Looking Forward 2020
On each episode of the GenXGrownUp Podcast, we talk about the things we’re looking forward to. Often we follow up on these topics on a subsequent episode, but sometimes those topics slip through the …
01:23:30 |
Thu 07 Jan 2021
Soul, Logitech M720, & Ethan Carter
This week we take a trip to the other side in Pixar’s latest animated adventure, take multitasking to the next level with some new gear from Logitech, and play a game where you’re a paranormal invest…
01:03:47 |
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Christmas TV Episodes
TV shows have a long tradition of presenting a “special Christmas episode” around the holidays. For this show we re-watch some of our favorite Christmas-themed episodes to help get you in the spirit!…
01:00:29 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
The Bee Gees, Cyberpunk 2077, & Lost Worlds
We watch a new documentary about disco-era supergroup, the Bee Gees, test out a piece of high-tech gear to simplify your home’s security, and head to Night City for a look at the newly-released Cyber…
01:05:15 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Toy Stores
Christmas season is upon us and toy shopping in high gear. And while most of that shopping these days is done online, we’re devoting this episode to remembering the nearly-extinct brick and mortar to…
01:02:47 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
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