Quintessential Gen X 80s with John and Scott

Quintessential Gen X 80s with John and Scott

By John Koos and Scott MartinezHistory
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Quintessential Gen X 80s with John and Scott episodes

  • scott allen martinez the Weekend Fixer

    John interviews lifelong chum Scott about his newfound musical experimentations. Over the last year, Scott has been busy producing and performing new music. He has two recent albums, one solo and one with a collaborator, Jack Matthew Tyson, the "Weekend Fixers."


    You can the "scott allen martinez" album "Mulifarious" here.


    and


    The "Weekend Fixers" album "Euphonious Fete" here.

    58 min
  • Places We Ate

    Scott and John amaze us again with their crystal clear memories.  This time, they regale their listeners with the places they ate in the 1970s and 80s.  Free refills?  No.  

    56 min
  • Amusement Parks (Part 1)

    THEY'RE BAAAAAACK!  Back by popular demand, Season 2 starts off with a robust conversation of going to Southern California amusement parks in the 1980s.  Join John and Scott as they race down memory lane!

    55 min
  • Episode 14 - Brrrr... the COLD WAR!

    (Final Episode of Season 1)

    The end  of the 80s not only marked the end of our youth, but the end of the 45 year old COLD WAR between the United States and the Soviet Union.  What good times!  Threat of constant nuclear war!  We explore our memories of the Cold War as we saw it... through movies, music, and what was on TV news.  We miss those times.  The good guys (us) versus the bad guys (them).  So simple, right?

    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 13 - Catching Up With Quintessential

    Just like many of us were introduced to Depeche Mode thru their 1985 "Greatest Hits Thus Far" album, CATCHING UP WITH DEPECHE MODE, this episode is a refresher from the previous episodes.  We fill in some blanks...  and expand of previous topics.  Enjoy!

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 12 - Our Moms

    In honor of Mother's Day, 2021, we go into the lives of two great women, our mothers.  Nothing more to say than that.

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 11.1 - Concerts! (BONUS CONTENT)

    This episode goes deep into the Depeche Mode VIOLATOR tour... as well as a couple big concerts we forgot to mention in Episode 11.  Don't ENJOY THE SILENCE... enjoy us babbling about concerts some more.

    31 min
  • Episode 11 - Concerts!

    This was back in the time when suburban moms really didn't mind if their 16 year old sons left the friendly confines of suburbia and drove to Inglewood to see bands.  This was a time when a good concert ticket was $17!  This was the time... and we had the time of our lives!

    1 hr 1 min

About Quintessential Gen X 80s with John and Scott

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John Koos and Scott Martinez grew up six houses down from each other in idyllic Orange County, California. Born in 1969 and 1970, respectively, they came of age in the mythical 1980s. This podcast is…