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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 […]

Dec 1, 20141h 7m

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 […]

Sep 5, 20141h 20m

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 […]

Jul 1, 20141h 14m

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 […]

Jun 17, 20141h 23m

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 […]

May 16, 20141h 4m

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 […]

May 10, 20141h 7m

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 […]

Feb 19, 20141h 2m

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 […]

Jan 12, 201454 min

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 […]

Dec 2, 201351 min

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 […]

Nov 14, 20132h 7m

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 […]

Nov 11, 20131h 11m

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 […]

Oct 16, 201345 min

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 […]

Oct 9, 20131h 58m

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 […]

Sep 10, 20131h 6m

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 […]

Aug 12, 20131h 28m

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 […]

Aug 5, 20131h 10m

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 […]

Jul 21, 20131h 22m

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 […]

Jun 30, 20131h 30m

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 […]

Jun 16, 20131h 7m

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 […]

May 20, 20131h 0m

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 […]

May 15, 20131h 24m

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 […]

Apr 29, 20131h 29m

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 […]

Apr 27, 201346 min

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 […]

Apr 14, 20131h 3m

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, […]

Apr 9, 201356 min

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 […]

Mar 24, 20131h 17m

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 […]

Mar 20, 20131h 2m

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 […]

Mar 11, 20131h 21m

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 […]

Mar 3, 201352 min

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] […]

Feb 25, 201340 min

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 […]

Feb 19, 201344 min

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 […]

Feb 11, 20131h 23m

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 […]

Feb 10, 20131h 27m

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 […]

Jan 28, 201358 min

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 […]

Jan 20, 201339 min

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 […]

Jan 14, 20131h 16m

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 […]

Jan 6, 201351 min

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 […]

Sep 6, 201248 min

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 […]

Jun 21, 201256 min

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 […]

May 3, 20122h 0m

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 […]

Apr 5, 201256 min

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 […]

Nov 3, 201145 min

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 […]

Sep 30, 20101h 3m

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 […]

Jul 20, 20101h 5m

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 […]

May 12, 20101h 12m

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 […]

Apr 27, 201036 min

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 […]

Apr 20, 201047 min

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. […]

May 4, 200957 min

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 […]

Aug 2, 20081h 17m

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 […]

Jun 17, 200843 min