You Don't Know Flack
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You Don't Know Flack
Nostalgic stories about old video games, old computers, and occasionally ninjas.
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70 episodes
YDKF Episode 170: Arcade Guts
In this week’s episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about arcade guts — what you’ll find inside most machines. This episode is split […]
YDKF Episode 169: Cruises
In Episode 169 of You Don’t Know Flack, hot off our vacation I kick off 2016 by talking about cruises: how they work, what to […]
YDKF Episode 168: The AP Story
In this episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about the time I was interviewed by an AP reporter about my collection of classic […]
YDKF Episode 167: IBM PC
While the Commodore 64 will always be my favorite child, the IBM PC is certainly the hardest working. In this episode I talk about my […]
YDKF Episode 166: Horror Movies
On this very special Halloween edition of You Don’t Know Flack I traipse through my history with horror movies, starting with the first ones I […]
YDKF Episode 165: College
Summer’s over and class is in session! On this episode of YDKF I talk about the five (!) different colleges I’ve attended — not particularly […]
YDKF Episode 164: Operating Systems
On this episode of YDKF I take a walk down memory lane through all the operating systems I’ve run, from MS-DOS 2.1 to Windows 10, […]
YDKF Episode 163: Best Buy
It’s been 20 years since I worked for the big yellow tag. On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I delve way back into […]
YDKF Episode 162: 720
This episode of You Don’t Know Flack is dedicated to one of the greatest (and one of my favorite) arcade games of all time — […]
YDKF Episode 161: VCRs
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I discuss my history with VCRs, from the first one we got when I was 5 in […]
YDKF Episode 160: Raiders of the Lost Garage
Oh dear. It appears I recorded an episode using my SX-64 and somehow lost the cassette! On this episode I grab the portable mic and […]
YDKF Episode 159: MAME
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about MAME, the arcade game emulator. I talk about some of the different types of […]
YDKF Episode 158: Tornadoes
It’s spring in the Midwest and that means it’s tornado season. On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about what it was […]
YDKF Episode 157: Printer Extravaganza
Listen. I know this sounds like a terrible idea for a show. It’s not as bad as it sounds, I promise. Just wait until you […]
YDKF Episode 156: Every Computer I Have Ever Owned
Okay, so it’s not really every computer I’ve ever owned, but it’s every computer I’ve ever owned and actually used. My fellow hoarders understand the...
YDKF Episode 155: Cassettes
Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! On the first You Don’t Know Flack of 2015 I talk about my history with […]
YDKF Episode 154: Emulation PC
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about my latest attempt to get an emulation PC up and running in my living […]
YDKF Episode 153: MTV
If you remember hearing (or saying) “I want my MTV,” then this episode is for you! In episode 153 of You Don’t Know Flack I […]
YDKF Episode 152: Star Wars Video Games
In this episode I talk a bit about my visit to Rancho Obi-Wan before jumping in with lasers blazing and talking about as many Star […]
YDKF Episode 151: Theme Parks
Visiting Disneyland for the first time last month put me in the mood to tell old stories about theme parks. [Links] The best Disney-themed podcast […]
YDKF Episode 150: The Creek
The opposite of last week’s show, this week’s episode of You Don’t Know Flack is definitely non-technical. “The Creek” was out behind my house and […]
YDKF Episode 149: Networks
I’m back at home and back on the mic with another episode of You Don’t Know Flack. This episode is about the exciting world of […]
YDKF Episode 148: Modchips
Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends. After a slight delay, You Don’t Know Flack is back with an episode all about […]
YDKF Episode 147: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Another year, another relaunch. On episode 147 of You Don’t Know Flack I bring us into the new year by reflecting back on past holiday […]
YDKF Episode 146: Kong Off 3
Getting back to arcade games, I spent November 15-17 in Denver, Colorado hanging around the 1UP Arcade attending the 3rd Annual Kong Off Tournament. B...
YDKF Episode 145: About Podcasting
Throughout the years, several people have asked me how to get started podcasting. I’ve never sat down and wrote or recorded an answer to that […]
YDKF Episode 144: Halloween
Better late than never, on this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I rummage through my old Halloween memories, from trick-or-treating back then to trick...
YDKF Episode 143: MiST Computer
On this week’s episode of You Don’t Know Flack I delve into the MiST computer, a new FPGA-based system designed to run Amiga and Atari […]
YDKF Episode 142: Star Wars Toys
On Episode 142, I and special guest Earl Green from TheLogBook.com share our memories about collecting Star Wars toys. Both of us saw Star Wars […]
YDKF Episode 141: Raspberry Pi
In Episode 141, I talk about my infatuation with the new(ish) credit card-based computer, the Raspberry Pi. In this show I talk about what the […]
YDKF Episode 140: Reclaiming Spaces
In previous episodes of You Don’t Know Flack I’ve talked both about arcades and my own personal arcade collection. In Episode 140, I talk about […]
YDKF Episode 139: The Galloping Ghost Arcade
Last week I visited the Galloping Ghost arcade just outside of Chicago, Illinois. You can hear all about the arcade and my time there in […]
YDKF Episode 138: Atari 2600
You Don’t Know Flack is back with another episode! In this episode, I wax nostalgic about my days with the Atari 2600. You’ll get to […]
YDKF Episode 137: Soulz at Zero
On Episode 137 of You Don’t Know Flack I delve into the history of Soulz at Zero, the lit group I founded back in the […]
YDKF Episode 136: Funspot Arcade
Where did the time go? After a couple of weeks off, You Don’t Know Flack is back with episode 136. In this episode I talk […]
YDKF Episode 135: Backmasking
Say a prayer and grab the Holy water — today’s episode is all about backmasking in music, those backwards subliminal messages hidden both intentionall...
YDKF Episode 134: The OK Krackers
Episode 134 of You Don’t Know Flack tells the story of my pseudo Commodore 64 cracking group from the 1980s, the OK Krackers (OKK). (Listen […]
YDKF Episode 133: Ninjas
This very special episode of You Don’t Know Flack is all about ninjas. From wanting to be a ninja in the 1980s to watching ninja […]
YDKF Episode 132: Yukon Software
In this apparently cursed episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I tell the story of Yukon Software, the computer software store my parents opened and […]
YDKF Episode 131: Phun with Boxes
Still on track! Episode 131 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about boxes — not the cardboard kind, but the phone phreaking kind. After […]