In My Footsteps: A Gen-X Nostalgia Podcast
Attention lovers of nostalgia! The buffet is now open! The In My Footsteps Podcast fills you up with a heaping helping of Gen-X nostalgia. Covering the 1960s through the 1990s the show is sure to fill your plate with fond memories. Music. Movies. Television. Pop Culture. Oddities and rarities. Forgotten gems pulled straight from your childhood. There is so much to enjoy. New England author Christopher Setterlund hosts the show. The best part? You can binge all you want and never need an antacid. Bell bottoms, Members Only jackets, torn jeans, and poofy hair are all welcome. Come as you are and enjoy a buffet of topics you'll love to reminisce about.
Episodes
How the 1990s started vs. how they ended. Some terrible movies with great soundtracks. The King of Pop's feature-length film debut.
Episode 245 is a perfect picnic of GenX nostalgia as Memorial Day Weekend approaches.
We kick, spin, and awkwardly lean to one side as we look back at Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. A feature-length film and video game, this project came out at the peak of Jackson's fame. Ho...
The story behind the 'Heroes In A Half-Shell.' What in the world was Gumby? Some of the funniest Weekly World News stories.
Episode 244 is bringing you a fresh batch of GenX nostalgia.
It starts in the sewers and the story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 40 years ago this month, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello first graced the pages of a comic book. Since then they have become pop culture...
Welcome to the second Hidden Track Podcast!
These are short-form shows, clocking in at roughly 10-15 minutes. They will cover a topic or two, likely previously covered on the In My Footsteps Podcast. These are subjects that were part of Top 5's or other list-form segments and deserve a more in-depth look.
The second podcast takes a look at possibly the most dangerous toy ever created. The Gilbert Atomic Energy La...
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What in the world was a Yuppie? What are some of the beloved 1990s educational children's TV shows? What television show themes were also chart hits?
Episode 243 brings the May flowers and the GenX nostalgia.
It begins with an answer to the question of what a Yuppie was. Synonymous with the 1980s, Yuppies were of a certain mold and lifestyle. They dominated th...
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Episode 242 is here to pump you up!
A fresh batch of GenX nostalgia to end April starts with a precursor to reality television. Battle of the Network Stars pitted actors from the major TV networks against each other in direct competition. How did it go? Oh, only feuds between actors, feuds between networks, partying, and overall hijinks.
Sometimes gimmicks can sell...
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In Episode 241 we get our kicks back in 1966! We are diving into television, music, movies, and all things pop culture in 1966.
Here they come, walkin' down the street. Television in 1966 was the crossroads between black and white and color, the same old same old and new and exciting, and crafting shows to appeal to the younger generation. The Monkees, Batman...
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A look at the one and only Prince. The origin story of Comedy Central. Some of the worst business decisions of the 1990s.
Episode 240 has a fresh garden of GenX nostalgia in bloom.
It kicks off with an origin story. Long before becoming one of the most important cable television channels of the 21st century, Comedy Central was little more than a pair of small-time ...
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The revolutionary creation of TiVo. Some food and drink products that were here and gone in a flash. The bands that dominated 1980s Synth Pop.
Episode 239 is a binge of nostalgia in podcast form.
Blink & You'll Miss It Retro, Part 6 kicks it off by looking back at some food and drink products that came and went in a flash. Wine coolers, specialty rice, adu...
Welcome to the debut of a new podcast!
Hidden Track is a short-form podcast. You get to the end of a CD, and after five minutes of silence, suddenly a new song starts playing. On these shows we will be taking a closer look at one or maybe two topics from the In My Footsteps Podcast archives. These are likely from Top 5's or other list segments and deserve more love.
On the premiere episode, we are going to dive d...
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How big a star was Eddie Murphy in the 1980s? Did Pepsi really own a fleet of naval vessels? What are some forgotten 1970s sodas?
Episode 238 looks to answer these questions with as little April Fools as possible.
We take a look at the meteoric rise to fame of Eddie Murphy in the 1980s. From an unknown to the biggest star in Hollywood in a few short years. It is th...
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Who in the world was Max Headroom? The legacy of the We Are the World charity song. Some of the biggest sports stars of the 1970s.
Episode 237 rolls the weird, raucous, and wholesome bits of pop culture into one show.
We Are the World was a massive undertaking more than 40 years ago. It was a humanitarian crisis taken on by many of the biggest names in music. The s...
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40 years of Zelda. Preventing 'shrink' at A&P. The weirdest old baseball parks.
Spring arrives with Episode 236 of the podcast. Things may not be blooming yet, but the nostalgia is always in season.
40 years ago, an icon of video games made its debut for Nintendo. We look back at the release of the original Legend of Zelda. It was more than a game; ...
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The last movies released on VHS. The legacy of Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Some of the biggest Best New Artist Grammy fails.
Episode 235 starts the final push out of winter and into spring.
Technology is always advancing and evolving. Vinyl albums led to compact discs. Rotary phones led to cell phones. VHS tapes led to DVD's. This week, we look at that last one. ...
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A short-lived TV show that was ahead of its time. A vintage educational short-film about the rise of computers. Some of the biggest tech fails of the 80s.
Episode 234 helps March come in like a lion with a fresh batch of GenX nostalgia.
It starts with a look back at a short-lived television show that might have been way ahead of its time. Get A Life starred Chris ...
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Some popular bookstore chains that have since gone out of business. Kids lunchboxes in the 1960s and 1970s. The fun and ridiculousness of dating and love game shows.
Episode 233 puts a wrap on the month of love.
The show begins with a look back at defunct bookstore chains. These were some of the heavy hitters in literature retail but have since gone by the wayside...
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The last games released for the original Nintendo. The story of the infamous Dating Game Killer. Some of the popular teen idols and teen queens of the 1970s.
Episode 232 keeps the month of love rolling on.
It starts with the ending of a beloved gaming console. For several years, and with more than a thousand titles to its ranks, the original Nintendo Entertainment...
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How online dating began. The creation of the McDonaldland universe. Some of the most overhyped 1980s athletes.
Episode 231 keeps the month of love going strong.
It starts off with a look at the origin story of online dating. Matchmaking has existed in one form or another for centuries. In the 20th century, we had personal ads and video dating services. Finally, as the In...
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It's time to make a Love Connection. Some forgotten ESPN shows from the 80s. A look at the best Super Bowl commercials.
Episode 230 starts the month of love off by being Cupid and delivering a fresh batch of GenX nostalgia.
We start it off by looking at a classic in the realm of romance game shows. Love Connection spent years trying to bring people together into a r...
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Do you remember disposable cameras? Did you have any idea how popular the Pink Panther was? How totally 80s are these TV shows?
Episode 229 seeks to answer all of these GenX nostalgia questions.
We start off with a look at one of the most beloved and underrated pieces of technology from the 1990s, the disposable camera. Point, shoot, and enjoy. No longer did we have to s...
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The infomercial products we saw in the 80s and 90s. The legacy of MTV Unplugged. The companies that went under when the Dot-Com bubble burst.
Episode 228 carries us through the hazy shade of winter with a warm fire filled with GenX nostalgia.
It kicks off with a look back at some of the most famous, or in some cases infamous, infomercial products we'd see when stayi...
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