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.

Battle of the Network Stars

About This Episode Back in the ’70s and ’80s, when you only had original programming on three channels (PBS didn’t count), there was a dark thing called “reruns.” This was when all the new shows were just repeated week after week while we waited for the new season to arrive. But there was a bright light […]

True Detective, Slidey, & Weezer’s No Scrubs

About This Episode This week, George laments over Weezer’s cover of “No Scrubs,” Mo is meh about the latest Keanu Reeves movie, Replicas, and Jon talks about a creepy doll… and the horrible movies based on it! All this and much more on the GenXGrownUp Podcast! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter […]
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How to Hack Joust into Defender | Arcade Classics Mini Conversion

Ever want to learn How to Hack Joust into Defender? Well, now you can, thanks to GenXGrownUp, Arcade Classics, and a drill?!? Join Jon on his latest Mini Arcade adventure! Get your own Joust » amzn.to/2sQprZy Get a Quadhands » amzn.to/2FPu6DI #genxgrownup Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter […]

Discontinued Snacks & Candy

About This Episode There are some snack foods in the world that will be there forever. Hershey’s bars, M & M’s, SweeTarts, Space Dust….. wait, Space Dust? “What the heck is that,” you ask? Not everything survives the forces of the free market and candy is no exception. In this episode we look back at […]