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.

Backtrack: GenXGrownUp’s Top Ten Weird Al Parodies

About This Episode They say you haven’t really made it in the music industry until Weird Al Yankovic makes a parody of one of your songs. Well, if you ask folks like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Coolio, Micheal Jackson, and Nirvana (well you can’t really ask the last two but you know what I mean) then […]

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November 28, 2019

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Galaxy 2.0 Closed Beta Hands On First Impressions | GOG’s All-In-One Game Launcher!

GOG.com created v2.0 of their Galaxy launcher with library aggregation in mind. It promises one place to see all your digital game libraries from Steam, PSN, XBox, Epic, UPlay, and more, all in a centralized location. How is it going? Join Jon for a first impression tour in the closed beta version of GOG Galaxy […]

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November 21, 2019

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Disney+, Netgear Orbi Mesh, & Jojo Rabbit

About This Episode This week, George talks about a really old game, Jon talks about a fairly old technology, and Mo talks about something that’s actually recent! All this and much more in this week’s episode! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise […]

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November 21, 2019

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#ThankYouPatrons 2019 Special Edition

About This Episode Today is #ThankYouPatrons Day 2019. We wanted to celebrate the patrons who support us by bringing their voices to this special edition of the podcast. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » genxgrownup.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » […]

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November 19, 2019

PacMan Fever E-Book Review | GenX Pac-Man Classic Music Book Review | Jerry Buckner

Get Yours! » amzn.to/2XtdMPf Pac-Man Fever: The Story Behind the Unlikely ’80s Hit That Defined a Worldwide Craze! In this new e-book/paperback from Jerry Buckner & Mike Stewart, learn the inside story of how an unlikely novelty song ultimately became a cornerstone of ’80s pop culture. Jon reviews the e-book version of this new release […]

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November 16, 2019

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Backtrack: HBO

About This Episode When cable TV first came out, most people got it for the clear reception but not necessarily for any additional content. That changed when HBO hit the market. Being able to watch full movies without commercials revolutionized TV and showed what cable could be. It was like coming out of the dark […]

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November 14, 2019

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