GenXGrownUp Podcast

GenXGrownUp Podcast

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Episodes 512
Avg. Duration 56m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (102)
Since Aug 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
89%
Hosting
feeds.megaphone.fm

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About This Podcast

Generation X. If you grew up in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, you know just how cool it was to be a kid back then. We had the greatest music, movies, games, technology, and pop culture of any generation, and though we've grown older, we have refused to outgrow our love of everything GenX. GenXGrownUp looks at yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers who have refused to grow up!

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Recent Episodes

Backrooms, Widow’s Bay, & Asteroid 69

Jun 11, 2026 1h 6m

We watch a new dark crime comedy with a sci-fi time travel twist, feature a suite of self-hosted solutions for your digital comic book collection, and reflect on that chaotic four-player outer space…

The Drive-In Movie Experience

Jun 04, 2026 1h 3m

Before multiplexes were the norm and long before streaming, the drive-in theater offered a movie-going experience unlike any other. In this episode, we’ll look back on the traditions, technology, and…

Faces of Death, TMNT Pinball, & Mixtape

May 28, 2026 1h 10m

We return to a favorite series to see if an improbable underdog story can become a Premier League reality, test drive a free desktop application to reduce clutter and increase your productivity, and…

Short Circuit

May 21, 2026 55m

In 1986, a lightning strike turned a military robot into one of the most lovable characters of the entire decade. In this Backtrack, we’re plugging into Short Circuit — a movie packed with Cold War…

Hokum, Afterplay, & Retro Rewind

May 14, 2026 58m

We watch a new star-studded TV series about a young lady struggling with her finances, check out an insanely useful online service that will let you bring your classic games with you anywhere you go,…

REWIND: The Early Internet

May 07, 2026 1h 8m

Today, life screeches to a halt when your wi-fi goes down, but just three short decades ago, the internet was a brand new thing that we had no idea we even needed. In this episode we look back at the…

REWIND: The Rubik's Cube

Apr 30, 2026 45m

This edition is all about the Rubik’s Cube! You remember it as that little twisty puzzle that drove you mad as a kid and became an icon of the 1980s right up there with boom boxes, Pac-Man, and leg…

REWIND: Captain Kangaroo

Apr 23, 2026 42m

Goooood Morning, Captain! How many of us grew up hearing those cheerful words weekday mornings before school? This episode we take a truly fond look back at a childhood icon: Captain…

REWIND: Payphones, Pagers, & Passing Notes

Apr 16, 2026 50m

It’s hard to image that there was a time where you couldn’t get in contact with just about anybody, anywhere, anytime. In this week’s episode, we look at how our lives were different growing up as…

Remembering Chuck Norris

Apr 09, 2026 50m

Some legends are born. Others are built one roundhouse at a time. In this episode, we’re talking about the man who went from world?class fighter to action?movie icon to the internet’s first mythic…

Project Hail Mary, MagSafe Phone Tech, & Alice in Wonderland Pinball

Apr 02, 2026 1h 3m

We head to the theatre for the new Ryan Gosling sci-fi adventure film currently crushing it at the box office, discuss upgrades & accessories to bring MagSafe features to older phones, and…

Interview with Steve Spears, Author of "Stuck in the '80s"

Mar 29, 2026 49m Bonus

We had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Spears, founder and host of the Stuck in the ’80s is in its 20th year! To commemorate this milestone Steve has written a book called Stuck in the ’80s: 20…

Top Box Office Hits of 1986

Mar 26, 2026 1h 10m

1986 was a massive year at the movies. Action heroes were larger than life, comedy was firing on all cylinders, and a few films arrived that would become all-time classics. From fighter jets and…

Bigfoot: The Musical, Fightbox R10-Pro, & Replaced

Mar 19, 2026 1h 4m

We review a live theatre production starring everyone’s favorite furry cryptid, test-drive a fully loaded & customizable arcade controller we helped to design, and play demos for two promising…

Ready Player One

Mar 12, 2026 58m

We’re stepping into the OASIS to talk about Ready Player One—a novel that turned video games, ’80s pop culture, and virtual reality into a full-blown modern myth. Whether you see it as a love letter…

Muppet Show, Darkenstein 3D, & Logitech MX Master 4

Mar 05, 2026 1h 17m

We recap the Muppets’ triumphant return to the small screen, evaluate a feature-rich computing accessory to boost your day-to-day efficiency, and play a bullet-dodging retro FPS game inspired by…

REWIND: Answering Machines

Feb 26, 2026 48m

Before the rise of smartphones, voicemail, and texting, the way we avoided missing important calls was with a tape recorder plugged into the wall. Now nearly extinct, the answering machine used to be…

REWIND: That's Incredible

Feb 19, 2026 43m

Do you remember all the times that Fran, John, and Cathy Lee warned you to “not to try this at home?” Then you’re gonna enjoy our look back at the early ’80s TV variety show, “That’s…

Silence of the Lambs

Feb 12, 2026 1h 9m

We’re revisiting a film that didn’t just redefine the psychological thriller—it crawled under our skin and stayed there. The Silence of the Lambs turns 35 this year, and we’re looking back at what…

'80s Zombie Movies on The Long Rewind

Feb 08, 2026 56m Bonus

In this bonus podcast episode, George appears as a guest on The Long Rewind podcast discussing ’80s zombie movies! The Long Rewind (An 80s Movie Podcast) In this podcast, two Gen X-ers are taking a…

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