REWIND: Walkman & Discman

There’s probably not a GenX’er out there who wasn’t somehow impacted by the introduction of the Sony Walkman. The ability to carry the music you want to hear and listen to it wherever you go was seen as nothing short of a miracle in technology. In this episode, we talk about the Walkman’s history and our personal experiences with this life-changing piece of tech. YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Show Notes The history of the Walkman » goo.gl/Bu5JgG Watch the original commercial » youtu.be/xOTfzZCyCmo Great Wikipedia page on the Walkman » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman#Cassette-based So what exactly is a mixtape? » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixtape Kids react to the Walkman » youtu.be/Uk_vV-JRZ6E Enter the Discman » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discman Sony stops producing MiniDisc Walkman » goo.gl/ja2PL3 Sony MiniDisc Walkman on Amazon » amzn.to/2Je4jDV Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices