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!

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?

speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast

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!

Share you morphin memory at speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast

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...

Subscribe! We're on the best podcast stations. 

Leave a question on Speakpipe at https://www.speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast

Or give us a Gen X topic on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569235965128

Or Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/genx4life_podcast/

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...

Don't forget, you can leave a voice message, question, topic or whatever at www.speakpipe.com/genx4lifepodcast

No also on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@genx4life.podcast

That's Just Fantastic!

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

Gen X 4 Life Podcast (@josh_d) · Zencastr

Gen X 4 Life Podcast (@josh_d)

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. 