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?

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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!

Josh reminisces about his years as  Toys R Us kid and Tyler answers trivia about the origins of the company. Toys have changed and the business is changing making it harder to find traditional toys in a troubled economy. 

Where you a TRU kid? Got some memories to share?

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Or stop by and leave a comment on Spotify or Instagram. 

I'll be live at https://greatcanadianhalloween.com/  market on Sep 21 in Mississauga so come by and share your Halloween stories!

Until then, have a Yabba Zonkers Zoinks! Saturday!

Wanna Be A Toys R Us Kid!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was one of the biggest kids shows and toy lines of all time! Josh tells the tales of his 10 year journey as a fan and collector while Tyler tries to guess how many seasons had Green Rangers! It's a story of a boy and his plastic and the lockers he rented to store them all in.

It's definitely more fun time!

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Or send a message with a question to instagram.com/genx4life_podcast

And we'll see YOU next Saturday morning! 

It's More Fun Time!

Growing up Gen X meant we had to look awesome! Josh and Tyler talk embarrassing fashion choices, 80's fashion icons and hair that we had! 

What was your most embarrassing outfit? 

What was your favourite piece of clothing?

It wouldn't be a gen x experience if it didn't involve looking fabulous!

Take a minute and let us know about your gen x fashion at https://www.speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast

See you on the catwalk!

Fa Fa Fa Fa Fashion!

Well, we've done it again. Recorded our mindless rambles about the good ole' days. It starts with what we were doing on August 31, 1984 and ended with how much money we'd have if we sold all our best Gen X memorabilia. It's not as much as you'd think. But if you remember grecian tone phones, Sony boomboxes or the Atari 2600 game, Lost Luggage then this one is for you.

Your homework if you choose to accept it is to...

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We'll mark your homework and get back to you on a future episode!

Left to our own devices!

Once again, NO SPOILERS! We talk most things Fantastic 4 but we haven't seen First Steps yet! We are both fans of the comics and the few cartoons we got so we'll have to check in next week to get the ratings on the new movie! Hopefully it goes better than the fiasco that was the Superman episode. And the real story of the Fantasticar Christmas gift comes out! Turns out one of us is getting old and losing his memory...

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That's Just Fantastic!

Spoiler Alert! There are no spoilers! Both Josh and Tyler saw the new Superman movie and they disagreed on the film's rating so they changed the subject and talked about other Superman movies, tv shows and toys. Gen X kids had a lot of Superman to enjoy growing up so we shared what we loved and didn't love. And if you want to see how many thumbs the hosts gave the 2025 Superman, well you'll have to just listen. 

And then go to speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast to let us know what you thought. 

That's Just Super!

Back in our day, McDonald’s was the fine dining experience we begged for. Whether you sat in the Mc Train, or the Mc Pirate ship, you were guaranteed a face full of second-hand smoke and a souvenir ashtray you could play with like a Frisbee! Join us as we mostly laugh through Gen X memories of fast food, Mc Toys and the breakfast that left competitors behind in the smoke. Cough, cough.

Melp you over here!

This episode takes its cues from the Retro Fan magazine! A little history about flying discs, then some chat about disks "Lost in space" and a wrap up with a TV quiz about the musical instruments that some classic TV characters played! We also get off topic and talk about Jaws again and beach movies and well, you'll have to listen to find out the rest!

To check out the awesome Retro Fans magazine, go here- twomorrows.com

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More than just lost!

It may sound boring, and yes, we had a hard time staying awake, but that's not because books are boring! Opposite! Tyler's type of nerd is comics and Josh's nerd is sci-fi fantasy! And sometimes mystery. Like the Three Investigators, or the world of Narnia and who can forget the Riddle Master of Hed? Well, Josh can't. So join us for an episode dedicated to all the books we have loved. Well, not all of them. Just a few. And yes, we talk about Star Wars, and Dune. And Bladerunner. 

What's your favourite book? Let us know at speakpipe.com/denx4lifepodcast

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A Real Page Turner!

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

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

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