Today we (with a little help from AI) discuss the consensus 15 best performances of the Live Aid charity event that took place on July 13. 1985. Which were your favorites? What did we leave out?

To search for these performances on YouTube, simply type in the artists name, live aid 1985 and you will be able to see these amazing performances!

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There are many legendary stories about the Live Aid artists and events that occurred on July 13, 1985. One that most often gets overlooked is the epic day Phil Collins had. From agreeing to perform with friends at the same event on different sides of the Atlantic to the epic story of how he made it happen, this is a story you don't want to miss!

We used material from the Genesis website (www.genesis-band.com) and the Weird, Bizarre and Beautiful Facebook page in addition to utilizing Chat GPT and Google AI for this story.

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Live Aid was one of those once in a lifetime 'lightning in a bottle' events that happens only once in a generation. For Gen X, it was the musical event whose artists defined the soundscape of our lives. In this first of 3 Live Aid 40th anniversary episodes, we discuss the origin of Live Aid. What do you remember about that day?

We use excerpts of the pages at BBC.com, Wikipedia, EBSCO.com and utilize AI resources from ChatGPT and Google AI to tell this episode's story.

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Today we continue our journey down candy lane and discuss an article from candyretailer.com highlighting the top 10 candy brands according to Gen X. While we agree with most, there are some that are certainly up for discussion. What are your thoughts?

You can find the link to the article here:

https://www.candyretailer.com/blog/the-best-candy-brands-according-to-gen-x-ranked/

You can also find the 170 candy products that were voted on here:

https://www.candyretailer.com/blog/the-best-candy-brands-according-to-gen-x-ranked/

Which would you have changed?

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Today's episode focuses on what famous candies were launched throughout the Gen X years. What was your favorite candy growing up? Was it one of the ones mentioned on our show? Let us know!

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Today Noel takes us down a journey of the cool clothes of yesterday. There are a ton of clothing brands that no longer exist, and one that actually surprisingly still does! Can you guess which one?

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While it wasn't invented by someone in Gen X, it's hard to argue that the glory days of the McDonalds franchise was due to Gen X kids. Today we take a deep dive into the history of what made McDonalds special to Gen X, and events throughout the Gen X timeline that made McDonalds special to so many Gen X kids. What was a memory you have of McDonalds as a kid?

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Technology in 1985 brought about some amazing innovations. From the birth of one of the most beloved gaming companies first major console, to a platform used in almost 70% of computers worldwide today, this is an episode not to miss!

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