Episodes

  • Satanic Panic of the '80s

    Satanic Panic of the '80s
    Aug 29 2024
    In the 1980s, a wave of fear swept across America, fueled by rumors of satanic cults, ritualistic murders, and child abductions. This wave, known as the Satanic Panic, led to mass hysteria, witch hunts, and even false convictions. In this Backtrack, we delve into the origins, impact, and enduring legacy of this dark chapter in American history. Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Shop » genxgrownup.com/amazon Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 CastBox » castbox.fm/channel/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-id2943471?country=us Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes The strange origins of the Satanic Panic: How one Canadian book started a worldwide witch hunt » bit.ly/3T8LpDJ How ‘Satanic Panic’ Came to Roil the Nation During the 1980s » crimereads.com/satanic-panic-1980s/ Satanic Panic Phenomenon Explored In Documentary ‘Satan Wants You’ » bit.ly/3yNh3Qu How a doctor and his patient sparked a global ‘Satanic Panic’ » bit.ly/3XofcLr QAnon Revives America’s ‘Satanic Panic’ » n.pr/4e0uQ4X After 30 years, a father is exonerated in ‘satanic panic’ case » bit.ly/3X6KvJ4 When Dungeons & Dragons Set Off a ‘Moral Panic’ » nyti.ms/3Jl4oVU Satanic Panic’s long history — and why it never really ended — explained » bit.ly/4cNJueO McGurk effect – Auditory Illusion » bit.ly/3XofcLr The Devil Wears Headphones: A Brief History of Backmasking » bit.ly/475OrhZ Mail the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Cuckoo, Aura Frame, & Local Arcades

    Cuckoo, Aura Frame, & Local Arcades
    Aug 22 2024
    We watch a new documentary series about the woman whose innovations changed the way catch serial killers, test out an inexpensive grooming gadget that promises to handle all your manscaping needs, and discuss the current state of one of our favorite hangouts: the local arcade. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 CastBox » castbox.fm/channel/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-id2943471?country=us Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL Audible » amz.run/6yhR TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes My Name is Earl » youtu.be/J8c9lL1SAVg?si=MqfGYtyyvoadx1F3 Cuckoo » youtu.be/sBoPoKL0EQY?si=cbiE1MP-Fc0EVaVF Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer » youtu.be/BbZF_WluzPI?si=t2-Q1l4Wzgh5AnlI Braun 5-in-1 Men’s Trimmer » amz.run/9TZW (affiliate) Aura Carver 10.1″ Digital Picture Frame » amz.run/9TaJ (affiliate) Chainsawman Lego Figure » amz.run/9SYW (affiliate) Quantum Break (2016) » store.steampowered.com/app/474960/Quantum_Break/ Shapez 2 » shapez2.com/ Only Murders in the Building Season 4 » youtu.be/dKyX8rocAB8?si=Z3R23mGkXfKTRX5a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice » youtu.be/As-vKW4ZboU?si=SNXHOINt349jBVhe The Crow » youtu.be/djSKp_pwmOA?si=laPDUEJz7otT1ScE Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

    1984 Los Angeles Olympics
    Aug 15 2024
    With the 2024 Olympics underway in Paris, we look back four decades to the year that reinvigorated The Games. From establishing new financial models to breaking ground for female athletes, and more, the Los Angeles Games changed everything. In this Backtrack, we’re looking back at the impact of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Shop » genxgrownup.com/amazon Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 CastBox » castbox.fm/channel/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-id2943471?country=us Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes 16 Days of Glory 1984 Summer Olympics » youtu.be/IUX8h2R3WAw?si=HboIEXFQwyBHx_dZ Behind the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics » youtu.be/piBv6J8LcUs?si=7Vkt81-v37wfcLoT Opening Ceremony Highlights – Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games » youtu.be/QcWF96wSjGM?si=MWHliE3BmOrVPKpj How the L.A. ’84 Olympics Changed Everything – Sports Illustrated » bit.ly/3SEfzyr Mary Lou Retton » youtu.be/kYETq4L4-S4?si=2na7KIsx65tqKXPY Joan Benoit Wins First Ever Olympic Women’s Marathon » youtu.be/DedVXfgHVAY?si=ppPc2Jquerjnx5eL 1984 Marathon women, the finish of Gabriela Andersen » youtu.be/GM5wTcItbuY?si=QymRsEPOIYshni-S Greg Louganis » youtu.be/udpVICVTQrQ?si=3C_dtbMUOM4mXxoi Edwin Moses » youtu.be/FLw140sj-zg?si=saHSguQ3Ounm1bk1 Carl Lewis winning Four Gold Medals at the Olympic Games 1984 » youtu.be/h04lOmMyAMo?si=GE0WCTyrQaDfDnhD Mark Schultz » youtu.be/KbI-tNpI_Dg?si=sxWAtSf1P6KALq_x Jon’s Medical GoFundMe » genxgrownup.com/healthfund Mail the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Deadpool & Wolverine, Surge Protector Outlet, & Fallout London

    Deadpool & Wolverine, Surge Protector Outlet, & Fallout London
    Aug 8 2024
    We head to the theatre for the Marvel team-up movie breaking box office records, check out a simple gadget to both power and protect your favorite electronic gear, and weigh the pros and cons of virtual pinball vs. physical pinball machines. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 CastBox » castbox.fm/channel/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-id2943471?country=us Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL Audible » amz.run/6yhR TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes Deadpool and Wolverine » youtu.be/73_1biulkYk?si=9KdNCUF568leu_FF Cobra Kai Season 6 » youtu.be/m0aa_JaA-c8?si=X5_BEdL2s7oyvLI5 Longlegs » youtu.be/FXOtkvx25gI?si=SpLXHZ3uqisUVJKm Chainsaw Man » youtu.be/l96zmDlWCBk?si=BJF5H8rlrOObhgOk Wall Charger Surge Protector » amz.run/9S2q (affiliate) Nobody Wants to Die » nobodywantstodie.games/ Fallout London » fallout4london.com/ Pinball Physical vs Virutal? » bit.ly/3WRcWvM Alien: Romulus » youtu.be/x0XDEhP4MQs?si=E-slLSa4hyFqfFdC Utah GamExpo » utahretrogamexpo.com/ Long Island Retro Gaming Expo » bit.ly/3yvI3Uj Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • BONUS: Howard Scott Warshaw's Yars' Revenge Sequel

    BONUS: Howard Scott Warshaw's Yars' Revenge Sequel
    Aug 2 2024
    Yars' Revenge is a video game designed by Howard Scott Warshaw for the Atari Video Computer System. The game involves a fly-like humanoid alien race known as Yars attacking their arch-rivals the Qotile who have destroyed their habitable planets in their solar system. The players control a Yar and fire or devour an energy shield protecting the Qotile to finish off the enemy with their Zorlon cannon. We've seen a number of re-imaginings and successors to Yars, but thus far, Howard Scott Warshaw's design for a true evolution and sequel remains on the drawing board. In this exclusive interview, we speak with HSW about the current state of his sequel and learn how to we can help get it over the finish line! 🟢 L I N K S https://forums.atariage.com/ https://atari.com/ 🟢 S H O P (affiliate) Once Upon Atari » https://amz.run/9RDu http://genxgrownup.com/amazon 🟢 S U B S C R I B E http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt 🟢 P A T R E O N https://patreon.com/genxgrownup 🟢 M E M B E R S H I P Early access, custom emoji & more! https://bit.ly/395HEr9 🟢 G X G O N T W I T C H https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup 🟢 M E R C H http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch 🟢 P O D C A S T http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod 🟢 D I S C O R D http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord 🟢 S O C I A L http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ 🟢 W E B S I T E http://GenXGrownUp.com 🟢 T H E M E "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 mins
  • REWIND: Playing Outside

    REWIND: Playing Outside
    Aug 1 2024
    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 » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Show Notes The death of Recess » thebestschools.org/magazine/death-of-recess/ Is playing in the dirt a good thing? » bit.ly/2NcM5r0 Army men on Amazon » amzn.to/2n0TZ8I Biking freedom » www.grcycling.com/stories/cycling-sense-freedom/ MLB Kids » mlb.mlb.com/mlb/kids/index.jsp Best basketball courts in NYC » cbsloc.al/2M1i5Kg Kickball leagues » www.kickball.com/kickball The basics of stickball » www.streetplay.com/stickball/introduction.shtml Skelzies (It’s real!) » itshotlinks.com/games/skelzie.php Tag the movie » www.tagthemovie.com/ Twists on hide and seek » www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/nov/23/13 What is Manhunt? » www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=manhunt How to play kick the can » www.wikihow.com/Play-Kick-the-Can Why playing alone is good for kids » bit.ly/2HcpWHa Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • REWIND: Retired Advertising Mascots

    REWIND: Retired Advertising Mascots
    Jul 25 2024
    Back in the 70s & 80s, nothing sold a product better than a great mascot or spokesperson. Everyone knew Mr. Wipple, Chalie the Tuna, and the Maytag repairman, and they became almost synonymous with the products they represented. We thought that they’d be around forever but times change and many of our beloved characters have been replaced. In this Backtrack we remember some of our favorites and talk about what made them so memorable. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com iTunes » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iuthetoh4i5abybbnn4em36icwi Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 Show Notes The life and death of Spuds Mackenzie » bit.ly/2vpzeGH Taco Bell liable for 42 million because of the Yo Quiero Dog » bit.ly/2SMGGdI Original Duracell Bunny commercial » youtu.be/FNAKgApo72U And Energizer Bunny takes over » youtu.be/qiFQsxGUQOI How many licks? » youtu.be/O6rHeD5x2tI 9 things you didn’t know about Morris the Cat » bit.ly/2SbZBcX Charlie the Tuna » youtu.be/4HYOv9Fmt-Q Exxon Tiger is called back » youtu.be/_I7xSLeILyQ McGruff the Crime Dog safety products » www.mcgruff-safe-kids.com/ Punchy (Hawaiian Punch) » youtu.be/-LyBBlOkuuA Snoopy dropped by MetLife » youtu.be/GhS8ZG03H1Y There once was a mascot named Pizza Pete » bit.ly/2TWUAGS The Frito Bandito, the mascot they would like for us to forget » allthatsinteresting.com/frito-bandito Joe Camel Ads » www.vintageadbrowser.com/joe-camel-ads Madge » youtu.be/H7BvEldVEHU Did pop rocks and soda kill Mikey? » www.snopes.com/fact-check/pop-rocks-soda/ I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Get Up » youtu.be/bQlpDiXPZHQ I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Get Up memes » youtu.be/v1WMQYd6IwE Where’s The Beef Lady » youtu.be/idnwh6iDnXA Bartles and Jaymes » youtu.be/hYdWHK6AA6E Time To Make The Doughnuts – Fred the Baker » youtu.be/sjqUMOdgH5E Mr. Whipple » youtu.be/L50tuag6iRs Marlboro Man » youtu.be/JLvU498Eu1s Maytag repairman » youtu.be/LCfmi5C40D4 Milton the Toaster » youtu.be/_L2nodU5pYY Mr. ZIP » youtu.be/Tf71PHyOfR0 Cool Spot » youtu.be/hZgwxGl1lUA The Noid » youtu.be/7Gt0uaxf-Uo Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Beverly Hills Cop

    Beverly Hills Cop
    Jul 18 2024
    In the early ’80s, Eddie Murphy’s star was on the rise, as was the new genre of “comedy buddy cop” movie. In 1984, those two trends collided in a film that both thrilled audiences and skyrocketed Murphy’s fame. In this Backtrack, we’re driving our Chevy Nova back to 1984’s, Beverly Hills Cop! Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Shop » genxgrownup.com/amazon Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 CastBox » castbox.fm/channel/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-id2943471?country=us Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes Beverly Hills Cop (1984) – Cinema Crazed » bit.ly/4cKBegt Beverly Hills Cop movie review (1984) | Roger Ebert » bit.ly/3W5RZf4 The Numbers | Beverly Hills Cop » bit.ly/4f4HbGK The Legacy of the Beverly Hills Cop Theme Song » on.wsj.com/3LuDTyZ The Long-Lasting Legacy of ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ » bit.ly/3YpiyPh 15 Things You May Not Have Known About ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ » bit.ly/4cUSAae How ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Pays Homage to the 1984 Original » bit.ly/3Lpziy7 Mail the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins