Want to weigh in? Send us a text! TV static used to mean the world went quiet. We start there—two Gen X hosts trading dog stories and daylight saving brain fog—then pivot hard into Poltergeist, the 1982 suburban haunt that turned a living room ritual into a gateway for the uncanny. If you remember falling asleep to the national anthem and waking to snow on the screen, this breakdown will hit with a very specific chill. We dig into why Poltergeist still works: the time-capsule set design (Sta...
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Want to weigh in? Send us a text! TV static used to mean the world went quiet. We start there—two Gen X hosts trading dog stories and daylight saving brain fog—then pivot hard into Poltergeist, the 1982 suburban haunt that turned a living room ritual into a gateway for the uncanny. If you remember falling asleep to the national anthem and waking to snow on the screen, this breakdown will hit with a very specific chill. We dig into why Poltergeist still works: the time-capsule set design (Sta...
We Were Promised Robot Maids and Underwater Cities, But All We Got Was This Lousy Smartphone
GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
1 hour 2 minutes
7 months ago
We Were Promised Robot Maids and Underwater Cities, But All We Got Was This Lousy Smartphone
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! We reflect on what we thought the future would be like when we were kids, compared to the reality of our current world. • Tribute to Val Kilmer, discussing his iconic roles from Real Genius to Tombstone • Expectations vs reality of technology—where are our flying cars and robot maids? • Childhood predictions about life in the year 2000 and beyond • How Gen X believed in a future of improved health, environment, and space exploration • Memories of nuclear war...
GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! TV static used to mean the world went quiet. We start there—two Gen X hosts trading dog stories and daylight saving brain fog—then pivot hard into Poltergeist, the 1982 suburban haunt that turned a living room ritual into a gateway for the uncanny. If you remember falling asleep to the national anthem and waking to snow on the screen, this breakdown will hit with a very specific chill. We dig into why Poltergeist still works: the time-capsule set design (Sta...
