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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.

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 » […]

Backtrack: Lunch Boxes

About This Episode Sadly, not all of us were able to participate in the joy of owning lunch boxes. Some were not able to show all their friends which TV shows they liked, which cartoons were the coolest, or use that awesome thermos. But at least two of the hosts of GenXGrownUp were part of […]

Parsec, Good Boys, & Darq

About This Episode While many of those other wimpy podcasts are doing re-broadcasts or “best of” episodes, GenXGrownUp is still providing new content every week! Take that, “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me!” This week, Jon finds a way to beat us at 2-person video games remotely, George gets a $30,000 tech gadget, and Mo finds […]
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Pac-Man 2019 Board Game Review | Buffalo Games from Target

Pac-Man as a new board game in 2019? You’re darn right we got one, and we take an in-depth look at everything from the contents to the game experience in this review! Pac-Man the Board Game from Buffalo Games – rediscover the arcade classic all over again! Master the maze, beat the ghosts, get your […]

Backtrack: Remembering Pluto

About This Episode In 1930, a ninth planet was added to the list of planets in our solar system. Then in 2006, it was removed and reclassified as a “dwarf planet.” For some of the folks who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, this was sacrilege! Join us for this Backtrack as we have […]