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
Pizza Arcades
Video arcades did not suddenly spring up overnight. They started small, with a machine or two scattered here and there in pizza parlors, convenience stores, and gas stations. They grew into the full …
00:51:28 |
Thu 21 Mar 2019
Captain Marvel, Samsung Buds, & RetroJax Expo
About This Episode In this episode, George puts out the call for help, Mo talks about the latest addition to the MCU, and Jon is in love with an accessory for his new Galaxy S10+! As always, all thi…
00:48:14 |
Thu 14 Mar 2019
Payphones, Pagers, & Passing Notes
It’s hard to image that there was a time where you couldn’t get in contact with just about anybody, anywhere, anytime. In this week’s episode, we look at how our lives were different growing up as Ge…
00:45:55 |
Thu 07 Mar 2019
Infinity Con 2019 Live Stream Special Edition
GenXGrownUp visited Lake City, FL March 2-3 for Infinity Con 2019. After the first day we headed back to the hotel and hunkered around a microphone to share our experiences and impressions with a liv…
01:20:42 |
Sun 03 Mar 2019
Crackdown 3, Alita: Battle Angel, & Lockly
You may notice this podcast sounds a little different, and that’s because for the first time we recorded the show in the same room! We were all attending Pensacon (you can hear our thoughts about the…
00:54:00 |
Thu 28 Feb 2019
Pensacon 2019 Live Stream Special Edition
GenXGrownUp was in attendance at Pensacon 2019 in Pensacola, Florida. After a full day of taking in the sights & sounds at the Bay Center, Jon, George, & Mo gathered around a microphone in the hotel …
00:56:38 |
Sun 24 Feb 2019
Retired Advertising Icons
Back in the 70s & 80s, nothing sold a product better than a great mascot or spokesperson. Everyone knew Mr. Whipple, Charlie the Tuna, and the Maytag repairman, and they became almost synonymous with…
00:43:24 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Russian Doll, Anthem, & Cord Cutting
Jon, George, and Mo all have shows you need to watch, after years (literally) of delays Jon is finally getting a much-anticipated video game sequel, George brags about his incredible high score, and …
00:47:05 |
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Looking Back on Looking Forward 2018
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 …
01:12:20 |
Sat 09 Feb 2019
Battle of the Network Stars
Back in the ’70s and ’80s, when you only had original programming on three channels (PBS didn’t count), there was a dark thing called “reruns.” This was when all the new shows were just repeated week…
00:45:47 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
True Detective, Slidey, & Weezer’s No Scrubs
This week, George laments over Weezer’s cover of “No Scrubs,” Mo is meh about the latest Keanu Reeves movie, Replicas, and Jon talks about a creepy doll… and the horrible movies based on it! All this…
00:52:57 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Discontinued Snacks & Candy
There are some snack foods in the world that will be there forever. Hershey's bars, M & M's, SweeTarts, Space Dust..... wait, Space Dust? "What the heck is that," you ask? Not everything survives the…
00:36:46 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Titan Games, Monster Crunch, & Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Wow! Episode number 38! If this is the first time you have listened to us then you should take off the next 5 days so you can listen to each and every one of our episodes! This week, Jon talks about …
00:53:43 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
GenX Music Platforms
As a GenX'er I still remember the thrill of buying a new record album, running home and carefully opening the record, putting it on the turntable, then listening to the entire album while looking thr…
00:44:30 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
Bandersnatch, Lemmings Mobile, & Oculus Go
Happy New Year! The people at GenXGrownUp are thinking some (unusually) deep thoughts going into the new year. George wonders, "Is watching a movie on an Oculus Go with other people in the room rude?…
00:46:42 |
Thu 03 Jan 2019
Bulletin Board Systems
There was once a time when it took hours to download a file, when you had to find out from friends and magazines the numbers to the best... well.. let's call them "sites," and when your home phone (n…
00:54:19 |
Thu 27 Dec 2018
The Rookie, Anki Overdrive, & Just Cause 4
This year is almost over and in this, our last podcast of the year, George tells us of a TV series and movie that are worth your time, Jon and Mo discuss Just Cause 4 and how it's not a bad game, jus…
00:50:13 |
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Celebrity Charity Events
Back in the 80's Bob Geldof, a singer and activist started Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Whether it was intentional or not, that started a wave of celebrity activism that rai…
00:45:39 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
Creed II, 3D Printers, & The Room 4: Old Sins
About This Episode
Last time we're going to mention Ralph Breaks the Internet -- promise!
This week Mo finds another disappointing game, Jon tells us of a documentary that dissects one of the most f…
00:45:09 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
Novelty Records
About This Episode
I won't say that Generation X had the silliest novelty songs, but we sure had a ton of them! Such classics as "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah," "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," a…
00:35:35 |
Thu 29 Nov 2018
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