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Turnbuckles and Territories – The Origins of Wrestling PPV

About This Episode In the early days of Pro Wrestling, if you couldn’t head down to the local Sportatorium, you could always catch up with the story lines and events on your FREE local tv station. In 1983 that all changed when a cunning promoter took advantage of an emerging technology and put together the […]

TnT

March 8, 2023

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The Toys That Made Us, Vintage Atari Haul, & Darkest Dungeon

In this episode, Jon starts down the path of appearing on “Hoarders” when he comes across a “few” classic video games at a flea market, Mo laments over getting a great Christmas gift, and we are joined once again by our good friend Emceemur who costs Jon and Mo more money and frustration by introducing […]

Jon

January 4, 2018

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Escape Room, Epilogue

About This Episode In her continuing efforts to find out what happened to the GenXGrownUp crew, Rachel finds some recordings that were picked up after she left the Escape Room to find help. Though they raise more questions than answers maybe somewhere is the clue she needs to figure this out.  Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupDiscord » […]

Jon

November 7, 2020

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CompUSA

About This Episode During the explosive growth of home electronics but before the rise of online shopping, brick-and-mortar stores were a mecca for GenX electronics nerds. In this episode, we look back at the origin, history, and ultimate demise of computer super-retailer, CompUSA! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter […]

Mo

May 27, 2021

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Spider-Man: No Way Home, Asteroids: Recharged, & BinaxNOW

About This Episode We watch Spider-Man’s triumphant return to the big screen in No Way Home, review a powerhouse graphics card that can make a beast out of your gaming PC, and play an updated version of a 1979 Atari arcade classic. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupDiscord » GenXGrownUp.com/discordFacebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUpTwitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitterWebsite » GenXGrownUp.comPodcast » GenXGrownUp.com/podMerchandise […]

Mo

December 30, 2021

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GenX Roller Skating Rinks

About This Episode Having been invented in the 16th century, roller skates were certainly nothing new or unique to Generation X. But the advent of the disco-ball, light-show, rock-music-filled indoor social club and skating arena was decidedly of our generation! In this episode, we lace up for a spin around GenX-era Roller Skating Rinks! Patreon […]

Mo

September 1, 2022

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