Yabba Zonkers Zoinks! A Gen X 4 Life Podcast

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...

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...

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 y...

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 Grea...

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? &...

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://gr...

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 s...

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/genx4lifep...

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 t...

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...

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 t...

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.

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,...

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 al...

Can you believe the Jaws movie came out 50 years ago? Of course most of us Gen X kids were too young to see the movie on the big screen but it was part of our pop culture for the longest time. Tyler is a mega fan so join us as we talk shark memories, sing Baby Shark and share our fears of being in water!  What's your favourite Jaws memory? Did you buy the Jaws Lego? Or see the Shark is Broken...

The Gen X generation has a lot of collectors. And by collectors we mean, Barbie, Hot Wheels, Lego,  and even Power Rangers. Like Josh, who started his collecting at the age of 10 with his first Micronauts! But it didn't stop there. Soon he would have amassed a 20 season Power Rangers collection alongside his Sailor Moon and Samurai Pizza Cat toys from Japan. For now, let's just focus on the P...

TV was our internet. It was our view of the world as we grew up. Everything from Saturday morning cartoons, prime time soaps, laugh out loud sitcoms and Minnesota mellodrama helped us find our heroes, our villains and our escapes. Join us as we talk about some of the shows that we grew up with like the Brady Bunch, Little House on the Prairie and The Facts of life.  When your done, check out...

We finally got to the holy grail of Saturday Mornings! The cartoons that gave us the musical sensations that we wanted to be! The Archies, Josie and the Pussycats, The Flintstones and for a select few, Barbie and the Rockers! We sang, we danced, we loved. Join Josh and Tyler as they spin their way through the hits of a Gen X childhood! 

Marine Boy! Speed Racer! Gatchaman! Irwin Cartoons! So many imported childhood memories! Join us as we gush over our favourite Japanese animations from our Gen X years. The cartoons that made us swim like dolphins, ride our bikes like race cars and wear towels like capes! And after you've subscribed leave a voice message on Https://www.speakpipe.com/GenX4LifePodcast letting us know your favourite...

Hey Gen X'ers, you remember, after cartoons you got kicked outside for the next few hours to fend for yourself!  So that's when you became Speed Racer on your rocket bike, or clotheslined some neighborhood kids with a friendly game of Red Rover or got kissed playing tag! Anything could happen back then. Join us as we climb the tallest trees and watch our memories go by like making pies with a...

To get you warmed up, it all begins with a Trivial Pursuit Totally 80's TV question. After that it's all downhill as Josh and Tyler yank gold records, hungry sharks and rodent traps from their dusty memory banks. Gen X was raised on board games and we are no exception. So what was your favourite rainy Saturday pastime? Were you a Monopoly mogul? Married with children in a tiny plastic car? Or a Pi...

After Josh's stint at the Toronto Comicon with the Canadian Podcast Awards table, he was inspired to talk about some of the cons he attended. Tyler remembers a family singing the Japanese Sailor Moon theme song, Josh remembers taking the bus to see Gene Roddenberry's home movies and so much more. So stick around and join the laughs. And when you are done, check out some the social media sites, lea...

What was the most you ever spent on a collectible toy? Josh spent a whole lot on some dolls, but what secret is Tyler hiding? You'll have to listen to find out in this episode of show n' tell. And just so you don't feel left out, you can see all the visuals on genx4life_podcast@instagram.com. And while you're there check out the Speakpipe link to let us know with your own voice! Have a Yabba! Zonk...

Ben from Toronto starts the morning with a comic book memory then Josh and Tyler jump right in to discuss their favourite comic books and which is the better universe, DC or Marvel. You'll have to listen to find out! Did you have a favourite comic book series as a kid? Then we wrap up the morning testing Tyler's memory from one of his favourite female band comics, that's right, Josie and the Pussy...

It was Tyler's pick for the topic this week and he really, really wanted to talk about music in 1985. Turns out it was opposite week and he really, really hates 1985. So we dug into it and laughed and cried through a bumpy year in music. It had some gems and it had some dirt. You tell us. Was there a song or a band in 85 that really did it for you? And what colour was your hair?