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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 […]

Jon

November 2, 2017

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Civil War, Beelink Mini PC, & Cash Cow DX

About This Episode We head back to the theatre for latest kaiju team-up movie from Legendary pictures, check out a capable mini computer with a budget price that just might surprise you, and play a new arcade-style indie game featuring a cow with a pickaxe gathering gems! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupDiscord » GenXGrownUp.com/discordFacebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUpTwitter » […]

April 18, 2024

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Eddie Murphy: Delirious

About This Episode In the early ’80s, if you were a fan of standup comedy, or SNL, or just paying attention to pop culture at all, then you know Eddie Murphy’s star was on the rise. In 1983, at the tender age of just 22, the up-and-coming comic toured the country with and ultimately released […]

October 12, 2023

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Mortal Kombat, My Arcade SFII, & Sokobond

About This Episode We check out the latest attempt to bring Mortal Kombat to the big screen, unpack the most recent Marvel Collector Corps box from Amazon, and play a puzzle game where you can finally use all that stuff you learned in high school chemistry class! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupDiscord » GenXGrownUp.com/discordFacebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUpTwitter » […]

May 6, 2021

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Backtrack: Dawn of Music Videos

“Ladies and gentlemen… rock and roll.” Those are the opening words spoken on August 1, 1981 that launched MTV and the music video revolution. But it actually started before that in smaller forms with artists like David Bowie and Queen pushing video as a medium for exposing their music. In this Backtrack we talk about […]

Jon

June 28, 2018

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Just Say No

About This Episode In the late ’80s & early ’90s, Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign strove to keep our nation’s youth from illicit drug use. The approach and effectiveness of the program is often debated, but there’s no debate that it was front-and-center if you grew up as a GenX’er in the U.S.. So […]

Jon

October 1, 2020

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