82 was a brilliant year and you have to read that with a British accent to get the full effect! It was a year of Dexy's Midnight Runners for Tyler and a lot of Yazoo for Josh. 

And don't forget the hair. It really was all about the hair. And the eyeliner. And looking like Adam Ant. 

There was a lot to do in 82.

You must have a favourite tune from 82. If so, you know where to go... https://www.speakpipe.com/GenX4LifePodcast

1982! Aileen! C'mon!

This week's random drawing took Josh and Tyler all the way back to 1984, the year of George Orwell's delightful tale of love and joy in what looked like 2026... Yes, were were over the quicksand pits but the threat of nuclear bombs lingering kept us dancing with tears in our eyes. 

Josh loved some Gary Numan and Tyler loved Blow Monkeys and we both loved some Thompson Twins 12" extended remixes.  

So listen in and if you remember a song from 1984, you can also tell us about it right here! https://www.speakpipe.com/GenX4LifePodcast

1984! Big Brother is Still Listening!

1990 was the year we had to start adulting for real this time! It was all about jobs and clothes and clubs and records were taking the backseat.

Tyler calls it a transition year and Josh has to agree. Sounds weren't new, our 80's bands were slowing down and the new decade hadn't begun to take off. 

Still, we got a world wide tour from Depeche Mode, a new song from The Cramps and the amazing album, Rain Tree Crow from former Japan members. 

Gotta ask, what artist really sang to you in 1990?  https://www.speakpipe.com/GenX4LifePodcast

1990! Enjoy Some Silence!

Tyler is back! Josh is very excited to have Tyler (guest host from Yabba Zonkers Zoinks!) rejoin him as the musical journey keeps on rolling. 

This episode is all about...Beast Wars?

Skip ahead to hear about Beck, David Sylvian, Suede, Eve's Plum and more! Oh and a live run in on the streets of Toronto with the Cardigans!

What was your favourite song from 1996? https://www.speakpipe.com/GenX4LifePodcast

1996! The Devil Gave Me a Haircut!

Join Josh as he begins the trip down memory lane's post-punk, new wave musical journey. Each episode will focus on the artist or album of a randomly drawn year from the late 70's to the mid 90's. 

This episode features the album Waiata from Split Enz but begins with the band's previous album, True Colours. 

You can learn more about Gen X 4Life podcasts here- https://www.instagram.com/genx4life_podcast/

And check out the growing playlist of songs mentioned here-https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vJ4QaIavkhVM4OYDmYbVn?si=f8607b296dc04693

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Kick Off! 1981

The internet giveth and the internet taketh away! No, seriously. It gave us My Space and Geocities then took away CDs and tapes and magazines and maps and our sanity. Our generation was there at the birth of the WWW monster that consumed us and left us with a pocket full of fiction. Join us as we laugh our way through Josh's blogs and cry with us as we mourn the demise of the Yellow Pages and the good old fax machine with its never ending roll of fading memos. 

What do you miss that the internet gobbled up?  Go to Speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast and leave a short message!

Have a YZZ! day!

Blame the Internet!

Candy! Costumes! Skeletons! Decor! 

Decor? Yes, It's all about the stuff you hang on your house and who can scare the most kids on Halloween night! Join Josh and Tyler as they remember past Halloween school parties, the best Scooby episodes and of course peanut butter cups and Fun Dip!

If you want to see Josh's Halloween Porch you can check it out at instragram.com/genx4life_podcast 

And have a Yabba Zonkers Boo!

This is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

Josh goes into the cornfield to haunt down some vendors and special guests at the Great Canadian Halloween Market in Mississauga Ontario. This special episode is Josh asking vendors and special guests about their Halloween memories. 

For more details on the show and guests, check these out:

greatcanadianhalloween.com

Nikkalcaraz.com

Instagram @sugarfreakshow

salemsblackhatsociety.org

And if you want to share your Halloween memories go to

speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast

Boo!



The Great Canadian Halloween Market Halloween Special!

Hey Ghoulies! No episode this week as I will be at the Great Canadian Halloween Market eating delicious Halloween treats and recording your Halloween memories! That's right! Live! Or is it Undead? Either way, I'll be the guy in the skeleton onesie with a table for you to drop by and visit.  I'll be setting up short sessions to talk to you so be ready with your campfire ghost stories!

The Great Canadian Halloween Market is one day only-Sep 21 in Missassauga, ON. 

Go here for tickets and details! 

https://greatcanadianhalloween.com/

And if you can't make it, then you can record a short Halloween memory at 

https://www.speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast

Great Canadian Halloween Market Trailer

Live bands have been in our Gen X lives since forever. Like way back in the day when Josh saw Shaun Cassidy take his pants off in the Pacific Coliseum and the time Jimmy Somerville walked off stage after 2.5 songs. His band was just a boom box so it was a quick exit. 

Music is the soundtrack of our lives and we really lived! 

Who was your first live concert? Who was your worst concert?  What was YOUR shortest concert experience?

speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast

Don't forget to come by the https://greatcanadianhalloween.com/ market on Sep 21 in Mississauga and see me live! In person! Maybe in costume! Yay!

Until then, have a yabba zonkers zoinks weekend!



Sound of the Crowd!

Remember Saturday mornings as a kid, big bowl of cereal glistening with sugar, flannel jammies and the tv tuned to Marine Boy, Scooby Doo, Josie and the Pussycats and the Groovy Ghoulies? That's me! And probably you if you are a Gen X kid. Tune in to hear childhood stories about the shows we watched, the cereal we ate and the toys we treasured. Saturday mornings with your host Josh Downing and guests! 

Yabba Zonkers Zoinks! A Gen X 4 Life Podcast

A Gen X post-punk, new wave stroll through the music of a generation. Josh Downing is your host in this new podcast series that remembers the music that changed us, did our hair and make up and had us rummaging for new romantic bargains at the thrift shop. Join josh in this new weekly show that uncovers the music that changed everything. 

That TV Sound!

Toy collector, playwright, and now podcast host with a love of all things Gen X like cartoon, toys and music. 

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