Jon

Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.

Lunch Box Museum Tour & Interview

Vintage metal lunch boxes saw their pinnacle during our GenX youth. If you have fond memories of your grade school lunch box, you’re going to be blown away by this walk through the Lunch Box Museum in Columbus, GA. Come with Jon as he tours the museum and sits down with owner & curator, Allen […]

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September 20, 2019

Backtrack: Fraggle Rock

About This Episode When I first watched Fraggle Rock, I never thought of it as a show depicting four species that are dependant on one another for their survival. I just thought that the Fraggles liked to have fun, Doozers like to work and the Gorgs were…. well Gorgs! Like all great shows, Fraggle Rock […]

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September 19, 2019

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Chameleon Run, & LG Soundbar

About This Episode In this week’s episode, Jon lords his new retro lunchbox over us, Mo is disappointed about a movie he was looking forward to, and George rants on how Amazon doesn’t know the meaning of the words, “Coming Soon!” All this plus our usual assortment of tech toys, media, and games. Plus, Beefy […]

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September 12, 2019

Drawn & Paneled: Tommy Gun Wizards, Roman Ritual, & Vigis #2 (feat. C. Matthew Foote)

About This Episode In this week’s episode we talk about a possible African-American Batman, the independent comic, “The Vigis”, and have an interview with its co-creator and writer C. Matthew Foote! Plus many more items in our round table discussions! We’re Generation X’ers who spent a large portion of our formative years immersed in the […]

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September 11, 2019

Atari 2600 Favorites | GenXGrownUp Live

Mo and Jon spend some time playing Atari 2600 favorites via Stella emulation using Parsec gaming to connect online. #genxgrownup #atari Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com

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September 8, 2019

Dragon Con 2019 Day-by-Day Audio Blog Special Edition

About This Episode GenXGrownUp attended Dragon Con 2019 in Atlanta, GA this year and ran a fan table to recruit new listeners & subscribers. Throughout the weekend, Jon & George recorded audio segments chronicling the experience, and share those segments with you in this Special Edition episode. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » […]

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September 6, 2019