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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. Billy […]

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-or-treating […]

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 intentionally and […]

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 […]

YDKF Episode 130: Pagers, PDAs, and Cell Phones
After a slight detour, we’re back with episode 130! In this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about my early experiences with pagers, […]

YDKF Episode 129: The El Reno Arcade Collection
In Episode 129 of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about the collection of arcade games (six, in all) that I owned back when I […]

YDKF Episode 128: Commodore 128
For Episode 128 of You Don’t Know Flack it seemed fitting to talk about the Commodore 128, even though I didn’t personally own one back […]

YDKF Episode 127: BASIC Programming
Episode 127 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about BASIC programming. In this week’s podcast I talk about some of the BASIC programs I […]

YDKF Episode 126: The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
This week’s show is all about the Nintendo Entertainment System — the NES, for short. In this episode you’ll get to hear about how and […]

YDKF Episode 125: The Video Game Crash of 1983
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about the Video Game Crash of 1983: what caused it, and why Imissed it. [Links] […]

YDKF Episode 124: Arkadia Retrocade
This week’s show is about the Arkadia Retrocade in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I spent several hours at the Arkadia arcade yesterday. Here’s what I found! [Sponsor […]

YDKF Episode 123: The CFFA 3000
Leaping from moderately mainstream to moderately obscure, this week’s episode of You Don’t Know Flack is dedicated to the CFFA 3000, a relatively new card […]

YDKF Episode 122: MAME Cabinets
Episode 122 of You Don’t Know Flack covers the often requested topic of MAME Cabinets. In this episode I talk a little bit about what […]

YDKF Episode 121: Thrifting
In Episode 121 of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about thrifting — this includes shopping at thrift stores, garage sales, antique malls and pawn […]

YDKF Episode 120: Radio Scanners
Episode 120 of You Don’t Know Flack is about radio scanners, those little devices that allow you to eavesdrop on all the little conversations floating […]

YDKF Episode 119: Hohocon ’94
Episode 119 is about Hohocon — specifically, Hohocon ’94, the last Hohocon (and the only one I attended). [Links] The Milwaukee 414’s (Wikipedia and in […]

YDKF Episode 118: The iCade
Episode 118 is about a new piece of hardware used to play old video and arcade games — the iCade. Yes, it was designed to […]

YDKF Episode 117: Copyfests
Going old school on this one, Episode 117 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about copyfests, those disk-swapping parties we used to throw back […]

YDKF Episode 116: Mr. Moonpie
Episode 116 of You Don’t Know Flack tells the tale of Mr. Moonpie — who he was, and who he is. If you don’t know […]

YDKF Episode 115: Text Adventures
Episode 115 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about text adventures. This episode is unique in multiple ways. Not only does it feature the […]

YDKF Episode 114: Arcade Auctions
Episode 114 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about Arcade Auctions. In this episode I talk about my experiences of buying arcade games at […]

YDKF Episode 113: Apple Computers
You Don’t Know Flack is back on track with Episode 113, which is about my personal experiences with Apple computers. The podcast spans my experiences […]

YDKF Episode 112: Photon
Episode 112 is all about Photon: The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth. Laser Tag was a big part of my teen years and I could […]

YDKF Episode 111: The Gas Chamber
Episode 111 is a lot about my old BBS, The Gas Chamber, and a little about my new forum, The Gas Chamber. It is not […]

YDKF Episode 110: Floppy Disks
In light of Sony’s recent decision to end production of 3 1/2 floppy disks, Episode 110 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about floppy […]

YDKF Episode 109: 1541 Ultimate
In Episode 109 of You Don’t Know Flack I discuss the 1541 Ultimate, along with several other solutions for loading D64 images on real Commodore […]

YDKF Episode 108: Multitrack Recording
Episode 108 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about pc-based Multitrack Recording. This episode contains many samples from songs I’ve recorded over the past […]

YDKF Episode 107: The Kindle and the Acer
In Episode 107 of You Don’t Know Flack, I compare and contrast two recent purchases of mine: Amazon’s Kindle 2, and Acer’s Aspire 9″ Netbook. […]

YDKF Episode 106: How to Write a Book
In Episode 106 of You Don’t Know Flack, I cover all facets of the writing of my two books, Commodork: Sordid Tales from a BBS […]

YDKF Episode 105: Boss BBS
In Episode 105 of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about my experiences with Boss BBS, and the Boss’ experiences with the long arm of […]