You Don't Know Flack
Episodes
YDKF Episode 155: Cassettes
01 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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
01 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
01 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
17 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
16 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The opposite of last week’s show, this week’s episode of You Don’t Know Flack is definitely non-technical. “The Creek” w...
YDKF Episode 149: Networks
10 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
19 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
12 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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
02 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
14 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
11 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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...
YDKF Episode 143: MiST Computer
16 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
09 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
10 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
YDKF Episode 139: The Galloping Ghost Arcade
05 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
21 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 [R...
YDKF Episode 137: Soulz at Zero
30 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
16 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
20 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Say a prayer and grab the Holy water — today’s episode is all about backmasking in music, those backwards subliminal messages hidden both ...
YDKF Episode 134: The OK Krackers
15 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
29 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
27 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
14 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 [R...
YDKF Episode 130: Pagers, PDAs, and Cell Phones
09 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
24 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
20 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
11 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 [R...
YDKF Episode 126: The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
03 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
YDKF Episode 125: The Video Game Crash of 1983
25 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
19 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show is about the Arkadia Retrocade in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I spent several hours at the Arkadia arcade yesterday. Here’s w...
YDKF Episode 123: The CFFA 3000
11 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Leaping from moderately mainstream to moderately obscure, this week’s episode of You Don’t Know Flack is dedicated to the CFFA 3000, a rel...
YDKF Episode 122: MAME Cabinets
10 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
28 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 121 of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about thrifting — this includes shopping at thrift stores, garage sales, antique malls and p...
YDKF Episode 120: Radio Scanners
20 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 fl...
YDKF Episode 119: Hohocon ’94
14 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 119 is about Hohocon — specifically, Hohocon ’94, the last Hohocon (and the only one I attended). [Links] The Milwaukee 414’...
YDKF Episode 118: The iCade
06 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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
06 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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
21 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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
03 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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
05 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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
03 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
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 experi...
YDKF Episode 112: Photon
30 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
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
20 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
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
12 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
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
27 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
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
20 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 108 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about pc-based Multitrack Recording. This episode contains many samples from songs I’ve recorde...
YDKF Episode 107: The Kindle and the Acer
04 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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&...
YDKF Episode 106: How to Write a Book
02 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
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
17 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
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 […...
YDKF Episode 104: Console Copiers
06 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 104 of You Don’t Know Flack, I cover the topic of Console Copiers, those unique little devices “from the back alleys of Hong [&...
YDKF Episode 103: Arcades
04 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 103 of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk all about the arcades of my youth. [Links] Join our forum at TheGasChamber.robohara.com
YDKF Episode 102: Dungeons and Dragons
17 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 102 of You Don’t Know Flack, in honor of Gary Gygax (1938-2008), is dedicated to Dungeons and Dragons. In this 35 minute episode youR...
YDKF Episode 101: Firsts
04 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 101 of You Don’t Know Flack, I discuss three firsts in my life: my first videogame console (the Volley VI pong clone, by […]