Frequency13

By Jason

Welcome to the wasteland we call pop culture the toys, games, music, movies, trivia, and more.

Frequency13 is a fun dive into all things retro that were meaningful to us. Our listeners share a belief... more

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May 31, 2020 EP 012 Dragon X Launch, Whatchamacallit, Space Shuttle first launch, Last Day of School!
What a wild week at Frequency 13, we have a new sponsor, the Mustang Motel on Route 9, SpaceX, in partnership with NASA launched the Dragon Manned Space mission on May 30, 2020. Thirty-nine years ago, NASA launched the first Space Shuttle, and for Generation X, it was a big deal! Even MTV thought so, and they were the guidebook for cool at the time.
In 1978 Hershey's introduced the Whatchamacallit.
Do you have any idea how many names they had brainstormed before landing on Whatchamacallit? Don't worry; you will, after this episode.
What year was your favorite last day of school? I'll share mine, hint: it wasn't 5th grade!
Please don't blow up the planet! We don't need Charlton Heston pounding sand in our future!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-1
https://www.wired.com/2011/06/st-spaceshuttle-timeline/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatchamacallit_(candy)
https://www.hersheys.com/en_us/our-brands/whatchamacallit.html
https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Deep_Space_Homer
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46min
May 21, 2020 EP 011 Huffy Bicycles, The Pepsi Challenge, and Jeff Teel on Cycleblaze riding a single speed Huffy from 1977!
The Huffy Corporation, bicycles for the masses. These are often our first bikes so let's take a deep dive into the companies history at least up until the early 1980s. We will even get a chance to lust after the Huffy Pro Thunder and learn that the delicious Pepsi Light contains caffeine.
Did the Pepsi Challenge Bottle Cap contest destroy Generation X? Is that why we our generation is known for apathy?
If you are going on a bike tour and think you need to prove something or spend a lot of money run over to Cycleblaze.com and look for Jeff Teel. Read his travel journal on the Montgomery Ward (Huffy) Single Speed and let me know if you still need that brand new $3,000.00 Surly, or Trek, or fill in the blank. Jeff Teel is the penultimate eco warrior and never once calls attention to himself for his eco friendly ways.
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History of Huffy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffy
Jeff Teel Bicycle Journal - https://www.cycleblaze.com/profile/map330/
The Pepsi Challenge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_Challenge#cite_note-7
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37min
May 13, 2020 EP 010 Yo Ball, K-Tel's The Haircut Magician, Dolly Madison Bakery Zingers, The Zinger Zapper
Remember the oily chain on your bike? Maybe you remember the rusty chain on your bicycle that broke and left you to walk it home. It was worse than a flat tire!
I just gave myself a haircut, and it made me think of the old K-Tel Haircut Magician; it looked so handy and still does today. If you have ever given yourself a haircut, you know what I'm talking 'bout.
This week's Simpsons trivia gives us a sense of the entrepreneurial spirit of Homer J. Simpson when he goes into the grease business in Season 10, Episode 1.
The Yo Ball, the Glowing Yo Ball, was a must-have toy by Knots inc. in 1980. If you ever tried to do tricks with a regular yoyo as a kid, the idea of a magical Yo Ball that would always come back really spoke your language. Later they were sold as the YoYo Ball and were almost banned from the shelves after some unfortunate deaths attributed to them.

The best snack in the 1970s was the Zinger by Dolly Madison; The company that sponsored the Peanuts cartoons that would come on in prime time. The Zinger was the best, I preferred the chocolate version, but the golden cake version was good too.

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31min
May 06, 2020 EP 009, The Colony, Twix, Raider, Mr. Microphone and Traxx!!!
Frequency 13 Podcast Episode 009. This episode covers a recent sci-fi show called The Colony, which was a significant bit of sci-fi that ended too early because of budget issues. We discuss the venerable Twix Candy Bar, and it's former name Raider Candy Bar, the tie into popular culture to include Seinfeld in the 90s.
Mr. Microphone, by Ronco, changed my life! I was now able to create my radio show at home. Like all things Ronco, I was disappointed! We couldn't miss the misogyny of the time in the Mr. Microphone commercial and the parody on The Simpsons Season3 Ep 13.
Of course, the Spring trip to Kmart to pick up a pair of new Traxx to get you through the summer was always a treat, and if not, Kmart perhaps Payless Shoe Source for a pair of Pro-Wings.
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31min
April 29, 2020 EP 008 Slurpees, Big Gulps, Pinewood Derby (not the rookie year), and more!
The neighborhood 7-eleven was the place to get out of a hot Utah sun for a few minutes, and after mowing lawns with your push mower, you could get a delicious Red Slurpee with the funny straw with the spoon on the bottom.
Can you still get straws for your Slurpee?
The 1979 Pinewood Derby was my rookie year; we don't talk about it, but 1980 was my year, and even with a bit of lead on my fingers and likely digested. It was a great derby, the kind of derby that legends are born.
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36min
April 23, 2020 EP 007 War of the Worlds, Sony Walkman, Silly Putty, Huffy and Trek Bikes from our Youth with special guest!
The new show on EPIX called War of the Worlds is a decent take on the old H.G. Wells classic, and worth a look for the Sci-Fi crowd. The Sony Walkman and the Japanese copy cats of the 80s were the iPod of today and changed the world for the better. Can you guess which cassette I wore out on my old Panasonic RX-1950? Don't worry; I tell all!
Special guest Austin Plett is on, and we compare and contrast our experiences as children on our bikes, and the importance of the bicycle as s mechanism of freedom.
Thanks for listening!
EPIX War of the Worlds
First Walkman $200, 1979
Panasonic RX-1950 1982 - $175

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43min
April 17, 2020 EP 006 Emergency!, Adam 12, Hot Wheels, E.T., Scooby Doo, Space Dust Candy and more.
First and Foremost thanks to our sponsor Chesterfield Manufacturing, tell 'em Frequency 13 sent you.
This episode is going to be the best yet! You're gonna love it
Emergency and Adam 12
The March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon
The Hot wheels Cars required to enjoy television
Space Dust Candy
Scooby Doo scariest show on TV!
To start us out I have a really special treat, but first a word from our sponsor Chesterfield Manufacturing
Chesterfield is knocking it out of the park! Alright turn up your Walkman, because Tonight here to talk about Rotten Tomatoes number one Sci Fi movie ever, ET, is my personal friend Billy Shear, who has a pulse on pop culture from the 1980s. He has a degree in Journalism, travels the world, and loves to tell people he has a cat. From the Mile Hi City the Host of the brilliant and amazing podcast Conversation Ex Nihilo– Billy tell us about the new Podcast before we get into some Serious E.T. banter
KCPX
Emergency!
Adam 12
Scooby Doo
Space Dust
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59min
April 10, 2020 EP 005 Pop-Tarts, Gayla Kites, Space Food Sticks, and so much more!
Get your Pop-Tarts ready; we have a lot to cover in this episode. Lawrence Welk comes up, and the memory of the beautiful Larry Pino and his fantastic conservatories in Utah. Space Food Sticks by Pilsbury invented under government contract. Gayla Kite bat eyes aren't bloodshot; the red lines spell Gayla. How high can you fly a Gayla Bat? Simpson's trivia, and Tracer guns, and a few more stories from the lost generation, Gen-X.
Larry Pino
Pop-Tart Commercial
Gayla Kite Blog
Pillsbury Space Food Sticks
Tracer Guns
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37min
April 04, 2020 EP 004 Evil Kneival Stunt Cycle, Little Professor Math Tutor, Super balls, Makeup Guns and much more
Jason spend time reminding you how cool the 70s were and why us Generation X types had the best toys of any generation. He opens up about his inability to memorize the times table in 4th grade, and the gifted Little Professor Math tudor to get him through 5th grade with a mark on his permanent record.
This weeks trivia question is from "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" Season 10 EP2, this is the episode that Home realizes half his life is over and he hasn't accomplished anything! (He had been in space at this point, but that was meaningless to Homer)
Evil Kneival and what cool really meant to a 3rd grader, and the confusion between Mr. Evil K and the Fonz?
Super balls and the Valley Fair Mall, even discuss the Keyhole store. (The Keyhole is so esoteric that maybe 15 people in the world remember it!)
Evil Knievel
Super Ball
Skyro
Little Professor and the Data Man
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39min
April 01, 2020EP 003 Nerf Footballs, Casio F-10, More Simpsons Trivia
Jason discusses some of the key points of the 70s. A new Simpsons Trivia Question from Season 9 EP 6 (Ugh I misspoke in the episode)
Casio F-10 and Why David Hansen was the coolest kid in 5th grade, and Ryan from 6th grade with his f-85, It's cool Ryan I am pretty much over it.

Lisa Body Shames Bart!

My current Audible listen The Last Tribe, very timely and narrated by the great Scott Brick.

Mrs. Gilchrest can suck an egg, Latchhook art is about freedom not following the suggested patern.

Nerf Footballs and nerf in general

Links:
Nerf Football
Casio Watch Full Scans
Fred Cox
The Last Tribe by Brad Manuel
Joe Zagorski
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41min

FAQs about Frequency13:

How many episodes does Frequency13 have?

The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.