Gen X Men Pod

Raygun, the 'Roo hoppin' B-girl stompin' failed break dancer from the 2024 Olympics is back and somehow has a special on Netflix. Not sure who green-lit this idea, but Gary is all in. Bill will wait for the reviews of this trainwreck.It's also, back to school time! Lunch boxes, trapper keepers, NEW SHOES! The glories of back to school shopping and why the kid with the peanut allergy should sit at the next table while we enjoy our peanut butter sandwiches. He can hang with us on pizza Fridays.

And we say good bye to Cooter. Ben Jones passed at age 84. Hell of a run for the Dukes of Hazzard star, former Congressman and owner of "Cooters" souvenir stores. Keep them Duke boys out of trouble....#Raygun #Netflix #GenX #GenXMen #GenXPodcast #BackToSchool #80sKids #90sKids #TrapperKeeper #Lunchbox #DukesOfHazzard #BenJones #Cooter #Nostalgia #GenXLife

MTV didn’t just change television—it changed the music business.As MTV celebrates 45 years, Bill and Gary look back at the channel’s earliest days, including the first videos ever played and the surprising mix of current hits, older songs and whatever record labels happened to have available.The guys also discuss how MTV helped “silo” music into distinct audiences and genres, while turning image, style and video appeal into major parts of an artist’s success. Before MTV, A&R executives and radio programmers largely decided what the industry pushed. After MTV, the network itself could help create stars, revive careers and influence what record labels chased next.From Video Killed the Radio Star to the rise of the blockbuster music video, join the Gen-X Men for a look at how music television became a cultural force—and why an entire generation still says, “I want my MTV.”#MTV #MTV45 #GenX #GenXMen #GenXPodcast #MusicVideos #80sMusic #MusicHistory #VideoKilledTheRadioStar #IWantMyMTV

Everyone is clamoring for an "80s summer" or "90s summer" for their kids.The problem? Most parents don't actually want their kids to have a real Gen X summer.Back then there was no supervision. Just bikes, woods, creeks, neighborhood games, and one simple rule:"Don't come home until dark...and don't be late."Then there were the toys...Dangerous toys.How about Super Elastic Bubble Plastic (yes...the one with ethyl acetate and a little straw)? Or the legendary Jarts? BB guns? Bottle rockets? M-80s? Easy-Bake Ovens? Wood-burning kits? Somehow we survived them all.Join Bill and Gary as they take a trip back to the summers that made Gen X...complete with questionable parenting decisions, dangerous toys, and stories that would probably get us grounded if anyone had been filming.Band-Aids not included.#GenX #GenXMen #GenXPodcast #80s #90s #80sKids #90sKids #Nostalgia #DangerousToys #Jarts #BBGun #EasyBakeOven #BottleRockets #ChildhoodMemories

The Gen-X men are back. Bill and Gary discuss the trend of documenting every. little. thing. and why Gen X was smarter back in the day for NOT putting pictures to all our various shenanigans. There were SOME pictures, but we weren't documenting our entire lives and then getting busted by social media sleuths. The Coldplay CEO, Russini and Vrabel, Tiger Woods...it seems nobody learned anything from the early days of getting busted on Facebook or twitter. Drop you favorite story below and did you ever call someone out when we ran across them in a place they shouldn't have been with someone they shouldn't have been with? #genxpodcast #genx #nopicture #genxers

Rocky. Terminator. Rambo. Commando. Predator. And on and on. The movies are Gen X classics and throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's the two biggest action movie stars on the planet were Sly and Arnold. Both are Hall of Famers. But who ultimately ruled the 80's action? Bill and Gary debate, break down and finally agree on which superstar they would watch if they could only pick 1. Who is your pick? You Team Sly or Team Arnold? Drop it below!#stallone #schwarzenegger #rocky #rambo #terminator #genx #80smovie

It's here. The Big 2-5-0. Happy Birthday America. The celebration doesn't look like it is going to be all that it should be, but the Gen X Men are talking old school traditions, new school problems and why America just keeps plugging along no matter what that small segment of society thinks. (You know the ones, no matter what happens, they aren't happy). We celebrate 250 years of the country and just how close we were to NOT throwing the British across the pond. Believe what you want, but this place is still pretty amazing.Also, July 1984 brought about the new rating of "PG-13", just in time for Bill and Gary to be turning 13. A nice fine line between PG and R. Know the first PG-13 movie? Tune in to find out.Happy 4th of July everyone. Here's to at least another 250. Like, subscribe, tell a friend. And be safe out there. We want everyone to come back with all 10 fingers!#250thanniversary #dc #genxlife #genxpodcast #pg13 #genx #4thofjulyweekend #genxcomedy #growingupGenx

You remember. Nervous. Voice cracking. Maybe saying a silent prayer the mom or dad of your crush didn't answer the phone. Dating as a Gen-Xer back in the day was no joke. Cell phones? No way. text her? with what? No. You had to man up, get her number. DIAL the number and then just gut it out depending on who answered the phone. And 3 way calling? The always present worry in the back of your mind.Gary and Bill take a look at how different dating was for those of us going out back in the 80's and even into the 90's in college. No way to text someone, no way to only call THEM with the entire house knowing you called. And if you DARED honk the horn in the driveway to let her know you were there...odds are, DAD would be the one coming to the door, not your date.The Gen X Men also take a quick look at a pretty historical day for pop music. June 25 1984 Prince drops the "Purple Rain" sound track. Hit after hit, after hit. And in 2009 we lost the icon of icons as Michael Jackson passed away. Two HUGE artists tied to the same date for different reasons. Give us a like, hit that subscribe button and lets know in the comments...did you ever hang up because the girl's father answered the phone instead of her??!#genxpodcast #genxlife #genx #GenxDating #80snostalgia #purplerain

Oh Hell Yeah! That sound you hear is tons of foreign fans coming to the US...and falling in love with everything. Scottish fans taking over Boston and drinking the city dry. Germany fans making friends with pretty much everyone they come across (JJ Watt, NASA, the ISS!). The US (with Mexico and Canada) are throwing the party and all the naysayers are looking pretty dumb right about now.The guys talk about the crazy reactions to the World Cup, Gary's summer concert series continues with Mumford and Sons and they wrap up the episode with....horse racing?!!? Yeah, it took a turn there at the end.Like, subscribe, spread the word. This episode is...something.#worldcup #genxpodcast #genx #genxlife #FreddyLA7 #mumfordandsons

Ah....summer is here....no more school...nothing but long days and sunshine ahead. If you were Gen-X that meant....probably having a summer job. We (mostly) weren't "get sent off to camp" kids. It was finding a ride to the pool, staying out until dark and watching those glorious game shows in the morning as you ate cereal. Gen-X summers were glorious. They weren't filled with planned out activities every. single. week. Today's kids wont ever know the freedom of just...being out and about.About those game shows. Price is Right. $25,000 Pyramid. And of course the "No Whammies!" Press Your Luck. It was June of 1984 when an unemployed ice cream truck driver named Michael Larson broke the game and nearly had CBS in full blown crisis mode. You've gotta see this dude who looks 60 (he was 35) go on a legendary run.Sit back and enjoy revisiting your care free summers of the 1970's and 80's with us...the Gen X Men. #80snostalgia #genx #pressyourluck #schoolsout #summer #gameshow #genxpodcast ***I don't own the video from Press Your Luck. Thanks to Fremantle/Buzzr for allowing creators to use the video to break down Mr Larson's huge win. Fremantle/Buzzr is awesome. We love them***

Top Gun. Ferris Bueller. Aliens. Back to School. Just some of the movies that dominated the summer of 1986. The best summer Gen X had as far as hit after hit? It's up there for sure. Gary is also taking over code enforcement in his small town, so if you want anything built, you better "grease the skids" if you know what we mean. The Amish are on notice!The guys also wonder when the explosion of "a graduate lives there" yard signs around graduation. Everyone (basically) graduates, so what's the big deal? And you need a sign to tell everyone about it? June is also the anniversary of the "Happy Meal" and Gary has a few thoughts since McDonald's came in and put an end to one of his favorite other fast food joints in his childhood. RIP to Burger Chef! That's all for this week. Drop us a note and let us know how many of those summer movies from 1986 are still in your top rotation. And was it one of the Best. Movie. Summers. Ever? Like and subscribe and help us spread the word.