Jon

Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.

It’s-A-Weird… Mario! | LEGO Knock-Off Loz Building Brick Set

A lazy Sunday results in Jon building a Mario figure from LEGO knock-off brand, Loz. Check out the time-lapse build and review of this building toy set. Get your own » amzn.to/2VPrxtU #genxgrownup #lego #mario Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » […]

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May 19, 2019

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Backtrack: One-Hit Wonders of the ’80s

About This Episode WARNING: Listening to this podcast could result in incessant humming, loud singing in your car, or in some extreme cases, earworms. The only known treatment is to listen to some of GenXGrownUp’s favorite one-hit wonders of the 1980s. Playlist and links provided below, but listen before you read further if you want […]

Jon

May 16, 2019

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Atari Retro Handheld Console Review | European Import Powered by Blaze

Jon has had his eye on this little Atari handheld emulator from Europe for some time. Finally, the price came down far enough to justify the cost to import it. What’s it like? How does it play? Is it worth the cost? Retro Handheld from UK » amzn.to/2He4KOl Flashback Portable » amzn.to/2HdVg5E #genxgrownup Subscribe » […]

Jon

May 10, 2019

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Avengers Endgame, Mortal Kombat 11, & Ossii Sound Glasses

About This Episode Like everyone else, we hash out Avengers Endgame, but even we know there is so much more to life! Jon talks about the shows that have been renewed (or had better be), George gets mad at Jon for not watching Cobra Kai, and Mo talks about a (relatively) new superhero TV show […]

Jon

May 9, 2019

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Cassettes on the Outside, USB Drives on the Inside! | Enfain vs. Re-Historic Comparison

Cassette tapes were all the rage to Generation X’ers, but how’s this for a modern twist? USB media masquerading as cassettes? Jon picked up a couple to compare quality and performance. Get your own! 16 GB Enfain » amzn.to/2VinxBV 1 GB Re-Historic » amzn.to/2VinoOT #genxgrownup Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Facebook […]

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May 4, 2019

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Ads in Old Comic Books

About This Episode How would you like to see through walls? How about becoming the big man on the beach in only a few weeks? Still no? Well how about growing your very own sea colony? All of these sounded pretty cool and reasonable to a young comic book reader and they promised a lot. […]

Jon

May 2, 2019

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