We have something embarrassing to admit - we got our publish dates a little off.  While we have a kick ass Halloween episode ready to go,  we&apos;re actually going to publish it next week (because, ya know, Halloween) which left today&apos;s scheduled episode sorta up in the air. But have no fear because now you get to be a fly on the wall for this special BONUS ep - a little glimpse into our we&apos;re planning session for the rest of season three! We&apos;re keeping this short and sweet both because we want to keep you guessing and because we&apos;re still figuring it all out. As GenXers do. Also Courtney is on the east coast right now, and we got to spend some in person time this past weekend, so hear about the trouble we got into together. Connect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

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So that happened

Is this episode a PJ party or just good old fashioned girl talk?  What’s for sure is that the ladies of the podcast (Chris was traveling) chat openly and honestly about feminism & what it’s like to be a GenX woman. Between growing up with Gloria Steinam&apos;s influence on our mothers, watching Katie in The Way We Were, "Leaning In" w/Sheryl Sandberg at work and stressing out with Ada Calhoun at midlife, we share our expectations,  experiences and how we&apos;re feeling about everything right now.  If you (or a beloved woman in your life) have also been thinking about evolving through it all, this ep is for you. Pinky promise.Episode LinksThe Way We WereThe Way We Were movie clips3rd Wave FeminismGloria SteinemSheryl Sandberg: Lean InAbout Sheryl SandbergStrong women quotesHow a Voice of Female Gen X Anxiety Spends Her SundaysThe new midlife crisisWhat to expect when you’re expecting to be a GenX girlConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

What it's like for a (GenX) girl

While the real song lyrics may be different than the ones we sang at the top of our lungs,  you’re going to be shocked by some of the ones we found. In this episode, the gang learns what a Mondegeen is, what a Raspberry Beret is not and which songs we just discovered the correct lyrics for. And although the bathroom may be on the right and you still want to kiss this guy, our Facebook happy hour crew really doesn’t think it&apos;s fair to deny me of the cross-eyed bear that you gave to me. Or something.Episode links Facebook group for misheard song lyricsMisheard song lyric memesWhat’s a Mondegreen?The New Yorker: Excuse me while I kiss this guyThis is why you mishear popular song lyrics40 Song Lyrics That We&apos;ve Been Messing up This Whole TimeBobby BrooksIt’s gonna be Maaaaaayyy memeKiss This Guy misheard song lyrics websiteA to z lyrics websiteConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

Wait, What? Our favorite misheard song lyrics

"Mawage is wot bwings us togeder today”. Thanks to the Princess Bride, we all had a vision of "tru wuv” when we were growing up, but was it the fairy tale in reality? This week the gang gets way personal (with the help of our outspoken Facebook happy hour crew) and digs deep into the truth about  love, marriage, divorce, long distance relationships and SO much more.  Get ready to face what&apos;s next in the second half of life with us, the snarky bridesmaids/man you never knew you needed.Episode links The U.S. Divorce Rate Has Hit a 50-Year Low10 Essentials About Midlife Love RelationshipsGetting your MRS degreeEqual Rights AmendmentSwedenborgianismPrincess Bride wedding scene“Mawidge”Being married means mostly shouting "What?" from other roomsDivorce at MidlifeEve’s Jewish Renaissance Wedding Divorce statsGet ordained onlineDating at midlifeConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

Love, GenX Style: Let's Get it On

It&apos;s the podcast gang&apos;s 1 year anniversary and we&apos;re celebrating! Between drivers ed, first cars, stick shifts, speed traps and sex in the back seat - you&apos;ll drive yourself nuts for missing this one.  Catch a ride with Eve, Chris & Courtney (Lori was traveling but sent notes!) as we remember when we had the wind in our hair, slid across bench seats and cruised around with our best friends, blasting 80s tunes out of the sunroof. There’s even a surprise appearance at the end of the show, plus a kick ass “the more you know” ride sharing find. Episode links Why your first car is so specialThe ugliest cars of the 80’sThe coolest cars in the 80’sPrefrontal cortex is not developed until 25We think Lori found Mr Mudge, Chris’s drivers ed teacherRed Asphalt is the horror movie they showed in driver’s edA nostalgic review of the 1985 Honda PreludeMoon roof vs. sun roof“Three on the tree.”Yugo: The worst car in historyThe K carChilton ManualsCurryville MO speed trapWhy American teens are driving lessUber WAV, wheelchair accessible vehicleConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

We Can't Drive 55

The gang is back this week to talk all about our first concerts, missed musical opportunities and flat out not remembering the biggest show of our lifetime, LiveAid (Guess who that was?). We even have a surprise guest with the best concert story ever (and a magic microphone).Lean hard into that contact high and listen to this crazy episode on repeat. We won’t tell.Episode links The 50 Greatest Concerts of the Last 50 YearsMusical acts from the 80s who are still playing todaySting solo singing Roxanne acousticStyx: Mr RobotoBelinda Carlisle dated Michael HuchenceLive AidLive Aid’s You Tube ChannelThe HootersAll Your Zombies VideoAni DiFranco on touring w/DylanConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

We Will Rock You : Our Fave Concerts

Remember playing sports as a kid, with terrible equipment, unexplainable injuries and fields littered with gopher holes? We definitely do!Cheer us on from the sidelines as Eve, Chris, Courtney and Lori share both our athletic triumphs and defeats along with memorable sporting events and mishaps (Nancy Kerrigan anyone?). Plus thoughts on 2020/2021 Olympic brouhaha, obsolete sports we’d like to see again (can you say Skijoring?) and so much more. Grab one of those useless helmets and drive on in.Episode links About the Wide World of Sports “agony of defeat” guyPhiladelphia Eagles fans climbing greased polesTotem Tennis (what smacked Courtney in the head)Water and orange slices1984 OlympicsTour de FranceMark Cavendish1985 Chicago Bears Michael Jordan: The Last Dance movieCubs Win the World SeriesNancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding: live footageI, Tonya (movie)Pete Rose Gets Booted from BaseballRocky Statue Story in PhillyVeterans StadiumBaseball is boring ABC Wide World of SportsReal Sports with Bryant GumbelStone SkippingYoung Bull RidersIOC rules on weedIOC Rule 50 revised2020 Olympics MascotGolden SlamSkijoring Is Winter’s Wildest Sport. Here’s How to Do ItConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

The Agony of Defeat: GenX & Sports

You know the story - something happened to your best friend&apos;s 3rd cousin and OMG it’s sooo true. And yet.On today’s episode, the GenX Stories gang starts season 3 digging into all our favorite urban myths. Where did they come from? How did we find out ? And why did we believe them?From Mikey dying from mixing pop rocks and Coke, to gerbil adventures, to UFO’s & Nessie, and even the birth of fake news, we’re on it. But just in case, have that Ouija board handy, cuz you never know.Episode links What is an urban myth?20 urban legends Americans can&apos;t stop talking aboutHow the Explosive &apos;Pop Rocks and Coke&apos; Legend Destroyed an Iconic Candy BrandPassing notes in the 80sAesop&apos;s fablesBrothers GrimmFrom the Beatles to Phil Collins, 13 Biggest Urban Legends Tied to Top Music HitsThe Great Kidney-Snatch MythRazors in the apple during Halloween never happened How the Tylenol murders of 1982 changed the way we consume medicationHistory of GerbilingCalls coming from inside the houseBubble Yum and spider eggsAnatomy of a Fake News Scandal: Pizzagate20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously Media Bias ChartA Definitive Guide to the Bronx Zoo Cobra Meme Connect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

But it’s totally true. Right?

New episodes may be on mini-hiatus til season 3 drops on July 14, but today’s bonus episode is full of goodies that will make even the most sarcastic GenXer smirk.Hear how GenX is taking over TikTok (oh hello @whiteyy18!) get a sneak peek of an upcoming episode and be a fly on the wall for some never before heard podcast outtakes. As if that weren&apos;t enough, you’re gonna love what our Facebook community had to say during a particularly wild zoom happy hour.So, see you on the other side. Or whatever.Episode linksThe rise of #cougartok and Whiteyy18How the Explosive &apos;Pop Rocks and Coke&apos; Legend Destroyed an Iconic Candy BrandMan with sex doll wifeChris Columbus on why &apos;Gremlins&apos; is a Christmas movie — and the dark Santa story the studio wanted to cut outGenX Stories FB groupWrite us a review. Get cool shit.Connect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

Our Afterschool Special (with snacks)

Wanna go behind the scenes with the GenX Stories gang? As we wrap up season 2, we share what surprised us about this crazy podcast process, things we’re excited about in Season 3 and what members of our Facebook community really think about it all. And Tom Hanks - call us?Connect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

If you build it, they will listen 

Remember the summer vacations of your youth? Have no fear - we do! This week the GenX Stories gang reminisces about our first experiences traveling with family, to the adventures we had as young adults up until our recent and upcoming travel plans.If you&apos;ve always wanted to know what it&apos;s like to party on a private yacht, travel while living abroad, see Pink Floyd’s The Wall concert at the Berlin wall, or even why the Four Corners monument is in the wrong place, you won’t be disappointed.Oh, and are those pillows? We’ll never tell.Episode links Wood paneled station wagonsFirst class air travel then and nowWhat family vacations looked like in the 80sThe Donner partyMt. Rushmore The National Monument That&apos;s in the Wrong PlacePink Floyd&apos;s “The Wall” (full concert in Berlin)Pink Floyd&apos;s &apos;The Wall&apos; in Berlin: 30 years agoAAA Trip Tik’sMaine weather stickTraveler’s Checks When Traveling Abroad — Useful or Outdated?Pre paid phone cardsThe private yacht Lori vacationed onHow Summer vacations have changed over the yearsGen X Travelers to Lead 2021 Pandemic RecoveryConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

As 2021’s high school class approaches their end of year events, you know the GenX Stories gang had to relive our own. But here’s the big question: who loved these rites of passage from the 80’s and who was all “whatever” about them?We neither confirm or deny that these last days of senior year were filled with epic pranks, ditching class, bad silver tux rentals and graduation controversies. You’ll just have to get out that puffy shouldered prom dress out and hear what really happened.Episode links The prom, GenX StyleRemembering Gunne Sax/Jessica McClintock prom dressesThe good the bad and the 80s - prom moviesBest graduation songs for the last 20 yearsCraziest senior pranksHickman High school Kewpies (weird mascot)Eve’s senior project “book”Eve’s graduation photoOur 80’s prom songsMony MonyOMD:  If you leaveMoody Blues: Knights in White SatinLionel Richie: TrulyBilly Joel: This is the time Lady in RedConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

Prom, Pranks & Graduation (Oh My)

Between Legos, Superballs, Lite Brite, Spirograph, video games, Lori&apos;s Barbies, and David Mamet’s Tetris high score on Eve’s computer, it’s pretty clear that the gang had no shortage of fun things to occupy our time as kids. Unless you’re Chris, who would turn all of his toys into something new (i.e break them) when he got bored.Get ready to solve your Rubik&apos;s Cube like Courtney while you hear all about the games & toys we loved back then, which ones are still around today, and how we are managing the new bells and whistles that the latest generation seems to need. (Hint: Remove the batteries)Oh! As an FYI, this episode has more personal sound effects than we’ve ever made in public before, and we’re here for it all.Episode links34 Toys You’ll Totally Remember If You Were A Kid In The ’80sToys that defined the 80sToys from the 80s and 90’s you can still buyBarbie TownhouseLarge Barbie doll headLite BriteSimonWhales TalesPongFroggerAtari 2600TetrisClackers2XL robotSpirographTravel SpirographTeddy RuxpinConan’s Wiki BearConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

Games GenXers Play

This week the gang waxes nostalgic about the movie soundtracks that scored our youth. And our midlife. And everything in-between.Tune in to hear why we think soundtracks can make (or break) a movie, the unvarnished truth about overplayed songs (hint: Titanic), what it takes to get picked for a Bond film intro, and how movies are our “gateway drug” for discovering great music. Oh, and CHOMPERS. (Wait, what?).Are you ready to drop the needle?Episode links10 best 80’s soundtracksBest Songs from 80’s moviesTop Gun volleyball sceneWhat is a music supervisor?Lost in Translation soundtrackYello&apos;s “Oh yeah" from Ferris Buellers Day off Ferris Bueller end credits - The English Beat Maniac in Flash DanceRisky Business Tangerine Dream train songSay Anything boom box sceneDon’t you forget about me - The Breakfast ClubGrosse Pointe Blank soundtrackUse of music in Grosse Pointe Blank:Reality Bites My Sharona scenePretty in Pink: OMD - If You Leave Pretty in pink - original songPretty Woman MontageTears for Fears: Everybody Wants to Rule the WorldEverybody Wants to Rule the World Hunger Games coverTears for fears & movies their songs were inXanaduLaLa Land intro This is Me from The Greatest ShowmanKesha’s version of This is meEvery opening Bond songWhat makes a Bond song?Star Trek Beyond: Beastie Boys SabotagePeter Gabriel’s The Veil from SnowdenConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramSend us an email

Epic Movie Soundtracks

Irony is rich as the podcast gang takes on GenX being summoned into the latest cancel culture kerfuffle. Seriously - have they met us? From the PC battles of our youth with Tipper Gore and PMRC to the recent “cancellations” of Mr. Potato Head, Dr Seuss and Pepe Le Pew, we have a ton of opinions. For even more GenX perspective, we’ve added some wayyyyy unfiltered thoughts from our FB group community. Thanks to Nikita, Spam, Alan, Allison, Krystee, Trish, Carrie, Christine & Rob for a kick-ass discussion on how our generation really feels about cancel culture.So, listen or not. Whatever.  Links Cancel culture is out of control — and Gen X is our only hope Zero Hour for Gen X: How the Last Adult Generation Can Save America from MillennialsConservative media calls on Gen X to save us from ‘cancel culture’ and Gen X responds, cancel thatGen X Would Very Much Like To Be Left Out of These Meaningless “Cancel Culture” ConversationsFox News asked Gen X to &apos;stop cancel culture&apos; and the responses are simply hilariousWhy Attacking ‘Cancel Culture’ And ‘Woke’ People Is Becoming The GOP’s New Political StrategyTipper Gore and the PMRC “explicit” labeling in 1985 We knew it as PC When did “cancel culture” come into play? What happened to the Dixie ChicksDr. Seuss&apos;s six books being removedJohn Stewart on CrossfireStats say Gen X might be more conservative than we thinkEmmanuel Acho to replace the Bachelor hostUncomfortable conversations with a Black ManConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80’s inspired InstagramShare your storySend us an email

Cancel This: GenX to The Rescue?

GenX Stories is a podcast about how the so-called “Lost Generation” found itself. Join hosts (and friends for over 20 years) Eve Simon and Sacha Cohen every other Wednesday as they dive into all of the things that matter the most to our generation. Everyone has a GenX story. What’s yours?

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