“But anyway, I’m still alive to tell it”: Listeners share their favorite ‘70s and ‘80s childhood memories, from banana-seat bike rides to boardwalk employment to the educational television jingle that unites us all.

Childcare, 1972-style – thanks for sharing it, Andrea!

* Throwback book recommendation from Brett – Sting-Ray Afternoons: A Memoir

* Spike Lee’s Crooklyn

Don’t ever challenge a GenXer on their ability to recite the Preamble. You’ll lose.Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the Midlife Mixtape podcast – check him out here!