GenXGrownUp Podcast

This is a podcast where it feels like you are at the table with three other friends remembering how it was growing up. They talk about things coming up in the times we live in now, then do a show on things we grew up with. This show is very informative and funny at the same time. Even when they talked about the Dewey Decimal System, I was in tears from laughing at their interactions. So if you want to know what it was like growing up as, or were, a GenXer, then this is the podcast for you.

Unfortunately I must withdraw my previous high rating. In an episode about things the hosts “hated” about the 80’s, the “Just Say No” to drugs campaign was unanimously denigrated, with one host calling it “so (expletive) stupid”. On a more recent episode, a review was read in which a listener boasted of drug use — which seemed to delight the hosts; one even suggested that perhaps he should sample them. Sadly, drugs are neither cute nor funny. I’ve known numerous people whose lives were destroyed by addiction, including a best friend who is now in the ground. I cannot support any program that trivializes substance abuse while mocking and slandering those who would innocently try to steer vulnerable children away from them. Unsubscribed.

I started listening to this podcast for a dose of nostalgia. But what really kept me coming back is the great dynamic between the hosts and the fact that they also cover many new topics (the latest games, TV, movies, technology) from a GenX viewpoint. They’re likable, informative, and well worth your time.

I am Gen Z but my dad showed me a lot of gen x stuff growing up, like Dukes of Hazard and Knight Rider. I enjoy this show and learning stuff about my dads childhood.