The Gen X Factor Podcast

All of us here at the Gen X factor want to wish Jeff a happy birthday!

Well, it’s actually just one of us. This is Rocky…

If you like our podcast, try out this 3 minute daily dose of knowledge from our Dad!

Today Fred floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee, now here’s 150 words all about me!!!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale7/episodes/February-25th---Its-Hard-to-be-Humble---wMuhammad-Ali-e1bnrbm

Jeff always agreed with Jan Brady that the middle child is invisible, but had no idea how true it was. He learns in this week’s episode!!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Whats-in-a-Name-e1efnpg

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-in-a-name/id1493297791?i=1000551373298

This hits too close to home!!

Happy Eve Plumb Day!!

Who remembers having these on their bedroom windows?

Quite possibly the most beloved woman in Hollywood!!! Like a fine wine, she actually managed to get better with age. RIP Betty White

How many Gen-Xers remember making these stocking stuffers for dad. Nothing says love like a personalized ashtray!!!

Fellow Gen-Xers, do you remember what life was like before Amazon Prime? How we informed Santa what we wanted for Christmas? It was well before the digital age, but it worked. Click on link to hear memories from our childhoods!!!!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Reflections-on-the-Christmas-Wish-Book-e1bj40d

Part two of our discussion on how we were raised feral!!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Gen-X---Raised-Feral-Part-II-e17p38s

Part one of a two part podcast series… was Gen X raised feral?!

Gen X - Raised Feral (Part I) by The Gen X Factor - by Just Jeff... and the Dazzlingly Uncool Gen X, compared to other generations, was raised comparatively feral. We were the latch key kids, who played outside until the street lights came on, frolicked on dangerous playground equipment, rode bikes without helmets, and were sort of left to our own devices a lot of the time. We think it helpe...

New episode today! Part two of our look at The Love Boat!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Come-Aboard--Were-Expecting-You---The-Love-Boat-Part-2-e17jbnu

New Podcast today!!! We take one last look at Schoolhouse Rock! Three episodes dedicated to its greatness seemed appropriate.

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Schoolhouse-Rock--Part-3---Live-on-Tik-Tok-e173nnp

Schoolhouse Rocky here. Got 9 free minutes? If so, we’ve got some more thoughts on Schoolhouse Rock!! Click below, or go to wherever you find podcasts.

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Schoolhouse-Rock--Part-II-e16purq

Here’s a new cover video! Very Gen X!!!

Our House - Madness cover

Our House - Madness cover Another sweats and bedheads video, of another one of my favorite songs! This was always on MTV back in 1983, and I loved the sound of the song, and the feel...

Brand new episode today, wherever you find podcasts!!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Schoolhouse-Rock--Part-I-e16kp41

Out today!!!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Back-to-School-Part-II-e16f6lb

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Back-to-School--and-Back-in-the-Saddle-a-new-year-of-school--and-a-new-season-of-the-podcast-e169qq0

It’s that time again! Back to school AND back to another season of the Gen X Factor podcast! We’ll discuss some of our own memories associated with the annual return to the hallowed halls of learning, after a summer of freedom and leisure. Tune in tomorrow… that’s right, MONDAY, to start your week off right!

We’re taking a little summer break, but will be back with season 4 of the podcast before too long!! In the meantime, how about checking out some of the back care log that you may have missed? We sure appreciate the streams!!

New podcast episode today! We discuss "the talk" when we all learned about (or taught about) the birds and the bees! Tell us your memories?

The Talk (our memories about receiving, and relaying information about the bird and the bees) by The Gen X Factor - by Just Jeff... and the Dazzlingly Uncool • A podcast on Anchor Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated fleas do it. Do you remember when your parents sat you down to fill you in on the facts of life? Or, do you remember doing the same for your own kids? Which was more uncomfortable? We discuss our memories, including the novel vocabulary that Jeff developed in o...

This made me L out L!!! 😂😂😂

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New episode today! We discuss the early days of rap, and what it meant to a couple of suburban white kids!

To the Bang Bang Boogie (our reflections on the early years of rap) by The Gen X Factor - by Just Jeff... and the Dazzlingly Uncool • A podcast on Anchor While we are not experts, we grew up during the rise of Rap music, so we couldn't miss the cultural importance of it! Jeff and I liked it, but our little brother Toby LOVED it!! He was no wannabe, though. You'd have never known it by the way he dressed, but he knew his 80's rap!!

New podcast episode today! Check it out!

Heads Down, Thumbs Up (down time in grade school!) by The Gen X Factor - by Just Jeff... and the Dazzlingly Uncool • A podcast on Anchor We all loved it when we got to class and saw that there was a cool substitute teacher! Better yet, if there was a film projector set up and ready to provide us with a leisurely period of viewing and napping! Throw in the promise of a quick game of "Seven Up" to chew up the last 10 minutes of the cla...

Julie Anderson on TikTok with Thanks for the interview!

New episode today! We discovered that there is a huge Gen X presence on TikTok, so we have jumped on board! Today we interview Gen X Tik Tok-er Julie Anderson! She also has a Facebook group called “Tik Tok for Beginners” if you want to learn to create on the platform. Check it out!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Tik-Tok--You-Dont-Stop----Gen-X-on-Social-Media-feat--Julie-Anderson-e11inqt

New epidode today! Part two of our series on Astroworld!! This one features our cousins Kathy (and her husband Dave), Laura, John and Jim, who all worked there!! Want to learn some behind the scenes stuff? This podcast is for you!

https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale/episodes/Astroworld---The-Happiest-Place-in-Houston---Part-II-feat--our-cousins-who-worked-there-e112vv9

Gomer Pyle... Alice... AND A MUTTON PLATE?! All for $12.95?! Man, those were the days! And... if an age exists that would not consider this fun, I don’t want to reach it!!