In My Footsteps: A Gen-X Nostalgia Podcast

Episode 172: Rise of Home Shopping, the Original 'Smart' Toy, Most Hated Video Games, California Gold Rush(12-4-2024)

Christopher Setterlund Season 1 Episode 172

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The dawning of home shopping. The original 'smart' toy. Some of the most hated video games ever.
The Holiday season is upon us and the podcast has some fun nostalgia gift-wrapped for you.
Episode 172 kicks off with a look back at the beginnings of home shopping. From its accidental roots to becoming a staple of the 1980s home shopping redefined consumer spending habits.
Today everything is 'smart.' Smartphones, smart watches, smart devices that control every aspect of your home. However, as we go way Back In the Day there had to be a first. We are going to look back at the original smart toy. 2-XL was an educational robot that made its debut in the late 1970s. How did it change the world?
There are plenty of video games that end up being unpopular. It takes a special kind of failure for a game to be downright hated. A new Top 5 is going to look at some of the most hated video games ever made. Whether unfinished, too difficult, or unbelievably offensive, there are no winners here.
A brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule will look back at the dawning of the California Gold Rush and how it changed America.
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