REWIND: Walkman & Discman

GenXGrownUp Podcast

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.

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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 » [e-mail]
• Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt

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