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Backtrack: After-School TV

So back in a GenXer’s younger days, we knew the value of a good education. The first thing we did when we got home was study and do our homework……. BWA-HA-HA-HA! Sorry, I couldn’t keep a straight face with that one. Are you kidding?! We would do anything but our homework! Part of our distraction […]

Jon

February 22, 2018

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Backtrack: GenX TV Theme Songs

About This Episode “Here’s the story, of a lovely lady….” If you can finish the rest of that song then you want to listen to this week’s Backtrack. That’s because it’s all about TV theme songs! We each pick out some of our favorites from growing up in the ’70s and ’80s and talk about […]

Jon

August 8, 2019

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The Blues Brothers

About This Episode Four decades ago, Jake Blues was released from Joliet prison and he and his brother, Elwood, embarked on a mission from god. Their adventure became one of the most successful and beloved GenX-era musical comedies, so in this episode, we’re looking back at The Blues Brothers. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord […]

Mo

June 24, 2021

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Time Grunts | Comic Sans Episode 20

We love comic books, especially indie comics! In this week’s round table comic book review we take a look at a book from Caliber Comics written by Evan K. Pozios and illustrated by Alex Sanchez & Patrick Parnell. Nazi fortunes appear bleaker by the day, but in the bowels of a mine, a terrible threat […]

Jon

August 28, 2018

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Prizes In Food

About This Episode As a kid, what could’ve been better than a new toy and a tasty snack? How about a new toy FOR FREE WITH your tasty snack? In this episode, we remember all those cool toy surprises that were packed into the food we pestered our parents to buy. Hear more of our […]

Jon

February 18, 2021

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Maggie (2015) Review

This is the first in a series of “You Probably Missed It” reviews, highlighting non-blockbuster films which you likely never saw or even heard of, but just might be worth seeking out. Maggie is a small-budget independent zombie film starring a little-known Austrian-born actor named Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Whatever you might have imagined when you read […]

Jon

June 29, 2015

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