<description>&lt;p&gt;Today&amp;#39;s episode is brought to you by the number 3, and by the letter X. If that sounds vaguely familiar to you, you probably grew up watching Sesame Street. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, three Gen Xers cover a broad range of topics, from Larry Bird to LeVar Burton, and yes, Sesame Street, as well as how those collectively influenced Gen X to think about what community looks like. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blacklining Forum &lt;a href="https://refreshstrategiestoday.com/blacklining-forum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Greatest Night in Pop (&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30796448/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;movie&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:10	Melony’s landline&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;04:58	80s pop icons&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;08:14	Malia’s show and tell&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:53	Pan Africanism and the diaspora&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;18:36	Blue collar Boston&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;26:08	PBS &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;33:48	Latchkey kids&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;42:22	Jobs &amp;amp; allowances&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;50:00 Mix tapes and cigarettes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;53:43	Building community in the 80s&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;57:25	The new elders&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:02:24 Conclusion&lt;/p&gt;
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Today&#39;s episode is brought to you by the number 3, and by the letter X. If that sounds vaguely familiar to you, you probably grew up watching Sesame Street. In this episode, three Gen Xers cover a broad range of topics, from Larry Bird to LeVar Burton, and yes, Sesame Street, as well as how those collectively influenced Gen X to think about what community looks like.  NotesBlacklining Forum <a href="https://refreshstrategiestoday.com/blacklining-forum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">website</a>The Greatest Night in Pop (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30796448/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">movie</a>) Chapters00:00 Intro02:10	Melony’s landline04:58	80s pop icons08:14	Malia’s show and tell12:53	Pan Africanism and the diaspora18:36	Blue collar Boston26:08	PBS 33:48	Latchkey kids42:22	Jobs &amp; allowances50:00 Mix tapes and cigarettes53:43	Building community in the 80s57:25	The new elders1:02:24 Conclusion

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E34: Uncle LeVar

E34: Uncle LeVar

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