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1984 – Van Halen

About This Episode Forty years ago, rock band Van Halen released their sixth studio album. Together, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen & Michael Anthony produced a hard rock album that kicked off what would come to be one of the best years for music ever. In this Backtrack, we remember and […]

January 18, 2024

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The Wild Robot, RetroFab, & Baller Installer

About This Episode We head to the theatre for a new animated film that follows a high-tech robot lost in the wilderness, explore a website that puts all of those vintage handheld gaming toys at your fingertips, and check out an all-in-one configuration wizard to fast-track new virtual pinball installations. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » […]

October 17, 2024

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28 Years Later, Tokyo Highway, & Missile Command: Delta

About This Episode We watch two very different media offerings that both revolve around the return of the dead, test a budget-priced game controller with premium features that might surprise you, and head back to the bunker to play Atari’s new entry in the classic Missile Command franchise. (May contain some explicit language.) Patreon » […]

July 10, 2025

Interview with Steve Spears, Founder of “Stuck in the ’80s”

About This Episode We had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Spears, founder and host of the Stuck in the ’80s is in its 20th year! To commemorate this milestone Steve has written a book called Stuck in the ’80s: 20 Years of Conversations with Pop Culture Icons Who Defined a Decade. We speak about […]

March 29, 2026

Backtrack: Introduction of VHS

In this Backtrack episode we go back to the early days of the “video home system” or VHS cassettes and discuss how it changed the way we consumed movies and TV! YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Show Notes Wikipedia […]

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November 2, 2017

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Solo, Atari VCS, & Dude Stop!

Jon and Mo are forced to admit that George won our Spring movie blockbuster wager (and of course George was the picture of grace and dignity about it). On top of that, Mo talks about Solo, Jon recommends a game whose purpose is to sometimes do the wrong thing, and George thinks back on the […]

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June 7, 2018

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