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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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GenX Movie Remake Debates

About This Episode As Hollywood mines GenX pop culture for new projects, many great films from our youth are getting the remake or reboot treatment. In this debate episode well put the original and the remake head-to-head to find out which one comes out on top! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupDiscord » GenXGrownUp.com/discordFacebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUpTwitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitterWebsite […]

Jon

November 12, 2020

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GenX Films of John Landis

About This Episode One of the many great things about growing up as a Generation X’er is the caliber of our movies. A handful of talented directors honed their craft and brought us some truly great films during the late-70s and throughout the ’80s. And few can say they delivered as many landmark movies as […]

March 17, 2022

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Dungeons & Dragons

About This Episode If you spent any time in your youth talking about saving throws, half-elf paladins, gelatinous cubes, alignment charts, or encumbrance, then this Backtrack belongs in your bag of holding. We’re going back to the basement to remember the origin, impact, and lasting legacy of the granddaddy of pencil-and-paper role-playing games, Dungeons & […]

March 30, 2023

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Backtrack: Novelty Records

About This Episode I won’t say that Generation X had the silliest novelty songs, but we sure had a ton of them! Such classics as “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah,” “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” and “Monster Mash” were at the top of our hit list when we were kids! In this episode we […]

Jon

November 29, 2018

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Backtrack: Y2K

About This Episode Y2K really turned out to be a whole lot of nothing when 2000 came around, but that doesn’t stop us from talking about it! Reactions ranged were from “whatever” to “we’re all going to die.” Join us as we talk about what the whole thing was about, some real concerns that most […]

Jon

January 9, 2020