In My Footsteps: A Gen-X Nostalgia Podcast

Episode 201: Jaws 50th Anniversary, Polybius Video Game Urban Legend, Traumatizing 'Very Special' TV Episodes(6-25-2025)

Christopher Setterlund Season 1 Episode 201

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The anniversary of one of the greatest films ever made. An urban legend surrounding a video game that was likely never made. Television episodes that traumatized 80s kids.

Episode 201 kicks off summer with Gen-X nostalgia to keep you entertained while soaking in the sun.

It begins by scaring you out of the water as we look back at the classic movie Jaws for its 50th anniversary. A killer shark stalks beachgoers and, in doing so, creates the 'summer blockbuster' movie. We do a deep dive into the origins of the film and what makes it stand the test of time so well.

We go way back in the day and down a rabbit hole as we look for the origins of a lesser-known 80s urban legend. Polybius was a video game that was said to cause mental and physical issues for its players, but did it exist at all? That is the question that we try to find the answer to. 

Childhood trauma is on the menu in this week's Top 5. Sitcoms are supposed to make us laugh. In the 1980s and 1990s, though every now and then they terrified us. These were the 'very special' television episodes that tackled more serious issues. We will go through some and open up old wounds.

There is a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule centered around the first single released by the legendary Stevie Wonder.

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