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Backtrack: The GenX Fast Food Experience

Fast food is the same now as it’s always been… or is it? We delve deep into our memories of the fast-food experience and explore how much grabbing a quick burger an fries have changed over the years.     YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Theme: “Grown Up” […]

Jon

December 14, 2017

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Backtrack: The Space Race

About This Episode From the mid-1950s the Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in a race to be the first to conquer outer space. When President Kennedy challenged the country in 1962 to go to the moon and come back within the decade, it seemed like an impossible task: something that was science […]

Jon

July 25, 2019

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Backtrack: The Terminator

About This Episode What kind of movie could you make in 1984 for a little over $6 million? Well, generally not a classic sci-fi blockbuster that spawns sequels and even a TV show. We’re talking about The Terminator. With Dark Fate coming soon pay homage to the one that started it all those many, many […]

Jon

October 17, 2019

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Backtrack: Video Game Arcades

About This Episode They were dark, noisy, and not usually very clean, but we still loved going to video game arcades. In this backtrack we talk about the experience of the arcade: from scrounging for quarters under seat cushions to how we chose which games to play. It’s definitely something that had its day and […]

Jon

November 15, 2018

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Backtrack: Vintage Board Games

We’ve already spent a whole show on Monopoly but that is only one of many, many games we played as kids. Who remembers playing games like Mouse Trap and Uncle Wiggly? We do! In this episode we look back at the ones that we know, and sometimes love.     YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » […]

Jon

January 11, 2018

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Backtrack: Walkman & Discman

There’s probably not a GenX’er out there who wasn’t somehow impacted by the introduction of the Sony Walkman. The ability to carry the music you want to hear and listen to it wherever you go was seen as nothing short of a miracle in technology. In this episode, we talk about the Walkman’s history and […]

Jon

April 5, 2018

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