GenXGrownUp Podcast

In this week's exciting episode, Jon brags about the Galaxy Watch's awesome battery life, Mo is jealous of his awesome battery life and finds an old YouTube video from the MCU, and George discovers the joy of wireless charging! Plus much, much more amazing content from the perspective of GenX'ers! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch...

One, two, three.... NOT IT! How many times have you started an exhausting game of tag with those words? In this week's GenXGrownUp Backtrack we remember playing outside. Sometimes because we wanted to and sometimes because our parents banned us from the house! We talk about playing in the dirt, playing alone and other uses we found for "unstructured" time. YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website »...

This week, we all admit to crying while watching a movie, George vehemently defends a TV show, Jon gives his feeling on using retro game ROMs and Mo finds a site that talks about the failed comic book heroes and villains! As usual, this is only a sampling of the discussions that take place in this week's episode! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise »...

In honor of back to school time we take a look back on things we remember from going back to school after summer vacation. Everything from getting supplies to overloading your backpack with all the new textbooks, we talk about what's changed and what hasn't. Come and listen and we'd love to hear about your back to school memories! YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Merchandise »...

On the date of the one-year anniversary of the launch of our podcast, we offer this special edition release. A few weeks before the first episode you heard, we did a conference call as a proof-of-concept and brainstorming session discussion what the show might and could be. We recorded that and did a test mix as a sort of dry run. Audio quality and editing are sub-par, but if you're a fan of the show, you might get a smile or two listening to the origin of what has become an important part...

In this episode, George finds a great resource for the comic book folk, Jon introduces us to both a PC and mobile game, and Mo sees The Meg. All this and more as we approach our one year anniversary of the podcast! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com Show Notes The Meg »...

Remember walking down aisles of seemingly endless choices of movies? How about renting a movie based only on its cover and finding gems but more often terrible movies? Do you remember making mad dashes to the video store at 2am to avoid paying late fees? Join us as we talk about the experience of the movie rental store and how it was a major part of the lives of GenX'ers. YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter...

This week, Jon bravely admits that he is looking forward to "The Meg," Mo is confused about whether or not he liked "Batman Ninja," and George talks about two great streaming shows: one new and one returning. Plus hear our dressing room demands and more! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com...

Today most of us walk around with hundreds of gigabytes of storage in our pockets and think nothing of it. In the not too distant past, to have a few megabytes of storage was considered a ton! For those of us who remember 5 1/4" floppy disks, it would take 9,532 of them to store one megabyte of data! Listen to how we survived those days and how much things have changed in just a couple of decades. YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter »...

George talks about the great shows he's discovering on streaming, Mo vehemently warns off the listeners from what he sees as a Netflix train wreck and Jon solves some crazy cube puzzles. All this plus the usual rants and digressions! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com Show Notes Watch...

Probably the magazine that was in more homes than any other was the TV Guide. Back in the days of our GenX youth, it was the only way to see what'll be coming on so you could properly plan your TV watching! Listen to us discuss how this small format, weekly magazine influenced not just our TV watching, but our home lives as well! YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Merchandise »...

This week, Jon brags about his amazing cubing skills, Mo finds a helpful site for navigating Amazon reviews, and George talks about some of the great shows returning to streaming services.! As usual, this is only part of what we talk about so listen in to hear the rest! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy »...

"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 our experiences with music videos as a GenX'ers and even managed to do a little research and learn a thing or two! YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook »...

All of us at GXG have a love for those classic arcade games we grew up playing in our corner arcades, so it should come as no surprise that we've been closely following the controversy surrounding Billy Mitchell. Mitchell, the first man to ever get a perfect score on Pac-Man, was in the news more than usual recently due to accusations of rules violations in achieving his recorded Donkey Kong high score. His score was removed from Twin Galaxies, the de facto video game high score governing...

Two conventions in two weekends leaves a lot to talk about! In this episode Mo gets Jon and George interested in two new games from the makers of Life is Strange, Jon gets Mo and George to buy yet another toy we don't need and George listens to Mo and Jon talk about the movies he's missed! All this and much more! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise »...

"I'm just a bill, yes I'm only a bill..." "Conjunction Junction, what's your function?" "Three, is a magic number..." If you are a GenX'er then all three of these lyrics should've started the music running through your head and brought back memories of Saturday morning cartoons. In this episode we look back on Schoolhouse Rock and how we all learned the preamble and many other things because of it! YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter »...

Jon and Mo are forced to admit that George won our Spring movie blockbuster wager (and of course George was the picture of grace and dignity about it). On top of that, Mo talks about Solo, Jon recommends a game whose purpose is to sometimes do the wrong thing, and George thinks back on the Rubik's Cube. All this and more! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise »...

We've all experienced fads as part of growing up. The Baby Boomers had things like the poodle skirts, the hula hoop, and the yo-yo and GenX had things like Swatches, Rubik's Cube and Tickle me Elmo! We do our best to cover this vast topic on the fads we most remember growing up in the 70's, 80's and 90's. So whip out the boom box and some cardboard and let's break dance! YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website...

We talk about Deadpool 2, lament over the possibility of Timeless getting cancelled, and Jon discovers something that most of us have known for years! This plus our usual collection of tech toys, media and gadgets! Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com Show Notes Timeless »...

Imagine a time when you didn't know if your pictures came out for days or weeks after you took them. Imagine only being able to take a limited number of pictures at one time before having to change film. Imagine having to store your pictures in huge binders in order to see them. If that sounds like photo hell to you then you are obviously not a GenX'er! It was the way pictures were done when we were growing up. Listen as we reminisce (and lament!) over what we had to go through in order to...