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Netflix

About This Episode With over 208 million subscribers and billions in annual revenue, it can be easy to forget that Netflix started life before the turn of the Millennium as a little DVD rental business. In this episode, we’re going to remember the humble beginnings and evolution of the online media juggernaut that is, Netflix. […]

Hokum, Afterplay, & Retro Rewind

About This Episode We watch a new star-studded TV series about a young lady struggling with her finances, check out an insanely useful online service that will let you bring your classic games with you anywhere you go, & play a new game that puts you in the shoes of the proprietor of a VHS […]

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

About This Episode It was forty years ago that a small alien visitor was accidentally stranded on our planet. He befriended a young boy and his family, developed a taste for _Reese’s Pieces_, and absolutely dominated the box office. In this episode, we look back on four decades of Steven Spielberg’s GenX masterpiece: E.T. the […]

Nerf

About This Episode Initially released in 1969, toy brand, Nerf, is is a GenX product that grew up right along with us. In this episode, we look back at the origin and history of the toy line that started with a simple foam ball. All that plus we’ll share our own childhood memories of playing […]

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 […]