Latest Grownup Podcast Episodes
Godzilla Minus One, Candy Creeps, & Backbone One
GenXGrownUp Podcast - December 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe head to the theatre for what moviegoers are calling the best Godzilla movie in decades, test drive a gadget from our Geek Gift Guide that one of us couldn’t wait for Christmas to buy, and play a brand new game that you could easily mistake for a classic arcade platformer! Patreon » patreon.com...
How to Play more in 2024
Almost Grown...Up - December 14, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutesThis week we are diving into four top tips to help you add more play to your life in 2024. In the episode, Lucie shares her favourite ways to play and her approach to making play a part of the way we live rather than something we add on top. In this episode, we cover: How to make time for pl...
Gift Guide for Geeks 2023
GenXGrownUp Podcast - December 07, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsPicking just the right holiday gift for the GenX nerd in your life can be challenging, but we’re here to help. Each year around this time we release our Geek Gift Guide – recommendations for products we’d like to receive ourselves! Once more this year, we run down some great gift ideas for the 20...
How did you grow in 2023?
Almost Grown...Up - December 07, 2023 04:26 - 23 minutesAs we arrive in the last month of the year it's time to settle down in the blanket fort and reflect on what we have learnt, achieved and how we have grown this year. In this episode Lucie shares her favourite way to reflect on the year along with some questions you can ask yourself to chart your...
Atari 2600+, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, & PC Gaming Platforms
GenXGrownUp Podcast - November 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe watch the new AppleTV+ Kaiju monster series that builds on the Godzilla mythology, discuss and debate the pros and cons of the various PC game stores and platforms, and head to the table to explore the latest crowd-funded expansion for the awesome Return to Dark Tower board game! Patreon » pat...
Self-Awareness, Spirituality, and Guest Dr. Ardeshir Mehran
Grown Up - November 29, 2023 20:00 - 1 hourOn today's episode I discuss all of the happy stress I have been going through as a result of becoming deeper into my faith and spirituality. It has been almost two months with no episode and I have quite a few things to update y'all on. Then later in the episode I am joined by psychologist, bes...
Beetlejuice
GenXGrownUp Podcast - November 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThirty-five years ago, the spirits of a deceased couple were being harassed by the family that moved into their home. Against their better judgment, they ultimately summoned a malicious spirit for help but get way more than they bargained for. In this Backtrack, we’re looking back at the landmark...
Lessons from 2023
Almost Grown...Up - November 23, 2023 09:12 - 28 minutesThis week we are back in the blanket fort and Lucie is sharing part one of her key takeaways from Season 3 of Almost Grown...Up. In this episode, we cover: Her key takeaways and lessons learned from guests across the series The power of going slow How to tap into wonder The importance ...
Scavengers Reign, Opus Clip, & Berzerk: Recharged
GenXGrownUp Podcast - November 16, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe watch a new animated series following the crew of a damaged deep space freighter stranded on a beautiful but dangerous planet, check out some powerful yet economical tech to get all of those various game consoles & electronics under control, and play Atari’s latest Recharged title based on an ...
Tired of Adulting? Time for an end of year reset
Almost Grown...Up - November 16, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutesThis week we are back in the blanket fort and Lucie is sharing why it's natural that we are feeling tired as we start to move towards the end of the year, and what we can do to add some fresh energy into our everyday and feel a little bit more capable of being adults in the world. In this epis...
Trivial Pursuit
GenXGrownUp Podcast - November 09, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsFor most GenX’ers, board games were a big part of how we played together. In 1981, a new game came along where rolling the dice and moving your piece was secondary to your knowledge of trivia and pop culture. In this Backtrack, we’re going around the board collecting pie pieces as we look back on...
3 Adulting Lessons I wish I had learnt sooner
Almost Grown...Up - November 09, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutesThis week we are back in the blanket fort and Lucie is sharing three lessons she wished she had learnt sooner in her adulting journey. In this episode, we cover: The power of community and why we need to grow up alongside other people How we can learn to rest and why it matters Why Fai...
BONUS: Jon on Digitally Creative
GenXGrownUp Podcast - November 05, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsShortly after Jon shifted to full-time focus on GenXGrownUp, he was invited to appear on Digitally Creative with Vincent Ferrari. In this interview, first published December 2022, Jon talks about his motivation and reasoning for eschewing the standard workforce and choosing to focus instead on a ...
From Despair to Action: Navigating global crisis with purpose
Almost Grown...Up - November 02, 2023 10:07 - 34 minutesThis week we are back in the blanket fort talking about how we can handle the feelings of overwhelm and despair that you might be feeling when you see conflict and suffering in the world. It can be difficult as a grown-up to know what you can do to make a difference and how to use your responsib...
Killers of the Flower Moon, Saferwatch, & Alan Wake II
GenXGrownUp Podcast - November 02, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe check out not one but two franchises getting a new lease on life, compare and contrast options for live stream multicasting, and play a creepy new take on the very first survival horror game! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitt...
Super Friends
GenXGrownUp Podcast - October 26, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsMost Saturday mornings during our GenX youth were spent watching cartoons. One in particular brought our favorite DC heroes & villains to life and left us longing to visit the Hall of Justice! In this Backtrack, we remember the classic ABC cartoon series, Super Friends! Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/...
Grown Upping Decisions and a Life Update with Lucie
Almost Grown...Up - October 26, 2023 03:00 - 15 minutesHey Team! We are back in the blanket fort this week with a shorter episode to talk about the challenge of growing up and making the 'big decisions' of adulting. Lucie shares insights on a recent big decision she has made, and how it has helped shape the way she sees these choice points in our li...
Expanding our experience of the world with Blythe King
Almost Grown...Up - October 19, 2023 15:53 - 1 hourThis week we are back in the blanket fort exploring the power of the sense to help us expand our experience of the world and develop the definition we want for growing up. Today Lucie is in conversation with artist, educator and Zen Buddhist Blythe King. And across the episode they dive into the...
The Irrational, CarPlay Screen, & Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
GenXGrownUp Podcast - October 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe watch a new alien invasion film with equal parts sci-fi & horror, check out some handy tech to make international travel less challenging, and revisit an updated version of an Atari 2600 classic! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp T...
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
GenXGrownUp Podcast - October 12, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIn the early ’80s, if you were a fan of standup comedy, or SNL, or just paying attention to pop culture at all, then you know Eddie Murphy’s star was on the rise. In 1983, at the tender age of just 22, the up-and-coming comic toured the country with and ultimately released the now-legendary, HBO ...
How can play help us be better activists with Matteo De Vos
Almost Grown...Up - October 12, 2023 03:00 - 1 hourThis week we are back in the blanketfort with an interview episode to explore how we can bring more play and creativity to the work we do and the way we work to change the world. Lucie is joined by activist and community organiser Matteo De Vos to discuss the role of play in community organisi...
Lessons in being a late bloomer - why you havent missed the boat
Almost Grown...Up - October 05, 2023 12:26 - 29 minutesDo you ever have this feeling of being late to the party, or having missed the boat with something you wanted in your life? Today we are back in the blanket fort to discuss our relationship to time as we grow up and why it's ok to be a late bloomer, and how it can help us to see life as somethin...
Krapopolis, New Wave Ghouls n' Ghosts, & Days of Doom
GenXGrownUp Podcast - October 05, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe watch the new FOX animated series about dysfunctional humans, gods, & monsters, check out the latest advancements in scale arcade cabinets with the newest offering from New Wave Toys, & play an unexpected new turn-based apocalyptic strategy game from none other than Atari! Patreon » patreon.co...
Movies You Can't Make Today
GenXGrownUp Podcast - September 28, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe all love movies and have a particular affinity for the films we watched and enjoyed growing up in the ’80s. But we often hear it said of some of our favorites, “That movie would never be made today!” That got us thinking, so in this Backtrack, we run through a few of those notorious films and ...
Growing Gently in Discomfort
Almost Grown...Up - September 28, 2023 08:22 - 28 minutesWe are finishing the month with one last look and being gentle. This time we explore how we find gentleness in the moment of discomfort, why it matters and a few strategies to step into gentleness when we are feeling that icky discomfort feeling. Find out more about Almost Grown...Up at www.l...
N.O.W. with Randy Emillio
Grown Up - September 24, 2023 03:00 - 30 minutesOn this month's episode of the N.O.W. interview segment I am joined by the Naturally on a Wave Spotlight Artist: Randy Emillio. He is a brand new artist to the segment so I'm excited to expand and continue supporting independent artists. He joined me all the way from Virginia to talk about his m...
Atari Gamestation Pro, Strange Planet, & The Making of Karateka
GenXGrownUp Podcast - September 21, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe watch a new animated series that mixes relevant social commentary with its over-the-top humor, check out the much-anticipated new Atari plug-and-play from manufacturer My Arcade, and blast off for outer space with Bethesda’s big new sci-fi action RPG! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord ...
Growing Gently Part Two
Almost Grown...Up - September 21, 2023 03:00 - 26 minutesThis week we are back in the Blanket Fort talking again about being gentle. And this time we explore gentleness in general. Why we should consider gentleness a core tool for our adulting toolkit and how we can bring more of it into our lives and our approach to growing. Find out more about Al...
70s & 80s Home Decor
GenXGrownUp Podcast - September 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWhen you look a photos from our youth, the dead giveaway of the time is the iconic way our homes were decorated. Most of those trends have faded away, some have evolved, and still others are just the way we remember them. In this Backtrack we look back at GenX household decor of the ’70s and ’80s...
I thought I have been doing it all wrong...
Grown Up - September 14, 2023 03:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, I dig pretty deep into self-reflection and self-discovery. I let you in on the intentional practices and steps I have been taking in my journey to write a better book about "Me". Later in the episode, we are joined by a guest who I interviewed earlier this year about his recent ...
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