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
Oppenheimer, Tomy Scramble, & SFGE Board Games
We strike out for the New Mexico desert to see how the dawn of the Atomic Age translated to the big screen, unearth a forty-year-old electronic toy based on a classic arcade machine, and take stock o…
01:15:35 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
REWIND: Ads in Old Comic Books
How would you like to see through walls? How about becoming the big man on the beach in only a few weeks? Still no? Well how about growing your very own sea colony? All of these sounded pretty cool a…
00:56:37 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
REWIND: Movie Rental Stores
Remember walking down aisles of seemingly endless choices of movies? How about renting a movie based only on its cover and finding gems but more often terrible movies? Do you remember making mad dash…
00:49:40 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
REWIND: TV Guide
Probably the magazine that was in more homes than any other was the TV Guide. Back in the days of our GenX youth, it was the only way to see what’ll be coming on so you could properly plan your TV wa…
00:42:16 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
REWIND: My First Video Game Console
The guys reminisce about their first video game console, and you can probably guess which one was most popular based on their ages!
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00:21:24 |
Thu 13 Jul 2023
Nerf
Initially released in 1969, toy brand, Nerf, is is a GenX product that grew up right along with us. In this episode, we look back at the origin and history of the toy line that started with a simple …
01:02:45 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
The Flash, Tron Handheld, & Empires & Puzzles
We head to the theatre to see what ’90s Batman nostalgia brings to DC’s latest release, check out some indoor/outdoor lighting solutions to illuminate your home, and play an addictive mobile game tha…
01:05:48 |
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Raiders of the Lost Ark
In 1981, we thrilled to the adventure of an intrepid archaeologist as he raced to beat a band of Nazis to a unique religious relic. Now, more than forty years later, the tale of our favorite whip-wie…
01:13:32 |
Thu 22 Jun 2023
The Boogeyman, Diablo 4, & Redragon Gaming Headset
We watch a new Hulu thriller series that highlights the changing face of crime and the criminal justice system, test drive a new gaming headset for those marathon online sessions, and play a super-no…
01:10:54 |
Thu 15 Jun 2023
WarGames
In 1983, whiz kid David Lightman found a digital back door into a military computer system. Thinking he was playing a computer game, he instead triggers a sequence of events that nearly triggers Worl…
01:11:31 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
The Machine, Lomi, & Jedi Survivor
We head to Russia to find out if a viral stand-up comedy bit can be adapted into a motion picture, check out a piece of pricey green tech for your kitchen countertop, and return to a galaxy far, far …
01:13:21 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
Billboard Hits of 1983
Forty years ago, pop music was still finding its voice in the post-disco landscape of the early ’80s. Many of our favorite songs, albums, and artists were vying for supremacy on radio and in our reco…
00:56:24 |
Thu 25 May 2023
Muppets Mayhem, SofaBaton Remote, & Strange Brigade
We head back to the theatre for the latest adventures of Drax, Rocket, Starlord, and the gang, check out a unifying gadget to get all your entertainment center electronics under control, and play a m…
01:15:31 |
Thu 18 May 2023
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
In the summer of 1983, the third installment in George Lucas’s blockbuster science fiction series hit theater screens. The Force was stronger than ever as Return of the Jedi brought a thrilling and s…
01:04:23 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Evil Dead Rise, Retro Flip Clock, & Shapez
We head to the theater to see what Sam Raimi’s Deadites have gotten up to lately, check out a nostalgic & decorative timepiece that can add some retro flair to your home, and play a new indie game th…
01:10:11 |
Thu 04 May 2023
The Six Million Dollar Man
It’s been nearly fifty years since “Col. Steve Austin, Astronaut. A man barely alive” got his bionic implants and leapt onto our television screens. That kicked off decades of cybernetically-enhanced…
00:58:21 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, LEGO Galaxy Explorer, & Everspace 2
We head to the theatre to see the unlikely adventure of two Brooklyn plumbers addicted to mushrooms, check out some meatball-adjacent shelving solutions to upgrade your home, and play a computer adve…
01:10:19 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
GenX School Lunch Experience
We’ve spoken several times on this show about our GenX educational experiences. But one particular part of school keeps coming up time & time again. It was part social club, part study hall, part han…
01:00:35 |
Thu 13 Apr 2023
John Wick 4, Divoom Pixoo 64, & Diablo 4
We head to the theatre to see the kind of chaotic bloodshed that only the most excellent assassin can deliver, build a sweet LEGO model suitable for intergalactic bounty hunting, and test-play the be…
01:05:35 |
Thu 06 Apr 2023
Dungeons & Dragons
If you spent any time in your youth talking about saving throws, half-elf paladins, gelatinous cubes, alignment charts, or encumbrance, then this Backtrack belongs in your bag of holding. We’re going…
01:19:16 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
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