GenXGrownUp Podcast

Three generation X nerds who make the listener feel like they're hanging with longtime friends. Discussions of pop culture phenomena, tech gadgets, movie and TV reviews, and lots of reminiscing about the 70's and 80's. I may be a millennial but just old enough to be familiar with most of the topics. Their banter cant be beat when it comes to podcasters, and theyre hilarious -- especially George. Since discovering this about a month ago, I cant stop binging the extensive back catalogue!

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.