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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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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

Bad Guy Debates

About This Episode Everybody knows it’s more fun to play the bad guy, but which bad guys are the best. It’s time to debate! In this episode, Mo and Jon will state their cases for four infamous bad-guy match-ups from all corners of GenX media, and George as our moderator, will weigh the arguments and […]

June 6, 2024

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Bandersnatch, Lemmings Mobile, & Oculus Go

About This Episode Happy New Year! The people at GenXGrownUp are thinking some (unusually) deep thoughts going into the new year. George wonders, “Is watching a movie on an Oculus Go with other people in the room rude?” Mo wonders, “What can I build to justify owning a 3D printer?” And Jon has the deepest […]

Jon

January 3, 2019

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Barbarian, Prowlarr, & Chronology

About This Episode We watch an oddly structured new horror film that’ll have you second-guessing that next Airbnb reservation, test-drive the latest indexer application to help with your internet public domain acquisitions, and play a card game where the path to victory is is paved with your knowledge of world history! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupDiscord » […]

September 22, 2022

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