GenX Stories

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!1982: the year we may have been  too young for the music we were listening to. Synths. Breathy vocals. Records that made us feel very, very grown-up. Our four podcast hosts each defend their favorite album from that year, and you'll be surprised why we cose them. Expect hot takes, cool memories and at least one person pretending they were cool at the time. Know what "sophisti-pop" means? Press play. turn it up and lock your bedroom door to find out.Episode links1982 in musicBest albums of 1982OUR ALBUMSEve: Pleasure Victim, BerlinCourtney: Upstairs at Erics, YazLori: Avalon, Roxy MusicChris: Marshall Crenshaw, Marshall CrenshawConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!It's spooky season, and the Gen X Stories podcast crew is digging into horror movies and every creepy sub-genre. The ones we grew up with. The ones we're watching now. And, honestly, WHY DO WE DO THIS to ourselves?Oh, and our guest is the producer of the Final Destination movies (and married to one of us). You'll have to listen to find out how deep his horror knowledge goes.With Halloween creeping closer, we get into what it takes to make a killer horror movie, which ones have us watching through our fingers, and what the hell a "final girl" is.Tune in before Halloween. Just don't do it in the dark. We're looking out for you…Episode linksBest Horror movies of the 80s\Craig Perry, Movie ProducerAll 6 ‘Final Destination’ Movies in Order: Chronological & By Release DateThe Psychology of Horror MoviesMan died when being sucked into MRI machine wearing metal chainThe Top 17+ Horror Subgenres ExplainedThe Swarm Movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies bookShaun of the Dead MovieThe 35 Best Horror Comedy Movies, Ranked By FansThe Final Girl Guide: 7 Iconic Examples + Tips on Playing Horror’s Heroic ArchetypeThe 10 best final girls in horror movie history, rankedHow Have Cell Phones Changed The Horror Genre?Screamfest International Horror Film Festival.Cellar Door MovieThe 15 Most Famous MacGuffin Examples in Movies, ExplainedConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!Apparently GenX Women are "Queenagers" now. Oh HELL, no. This week on the podcast we take a crowbar to the label and everything behind it: corporate age discrimination, tokenism vs diversity, Hollywood's woman issue & how they are dealing with it, and the media's habit of "discovering" women over 50 who've been here the whole time. Plus meet our (not-so) new guest co-host who you will be hearing a lot more from. For the love of Pat Benatar, don't even think of skipping this one.Episode linksWhat is a ‘Queenager’?Halle Berry on Drew Barrymore ShowAnne Hathaway and Tom Cruise’s new movieFemale film & tv producersHello SunshineReese Witherspoon's Speech at Glamour's 2015 Women of the Year AwardsReese Witherspoon’s Book clubNicole Kidman Has Now Worked With 27 Women Directors in 8 Years; She Urges ‘Financial Mentors’ to Invest in Unknown Female Filmmakers and ‘Take a Risk’Women Over 50 on TV: Don’t Call Us Golden GirlsIs Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman’s agelessness the real trick of Practical Magic 2?Women over 50 in musicWhoopi Goldberg & All women sports networkGeena Davis InstituteErykah Badu’s Queenager era50 Women over 50Connect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!Since we last saw you, a lot has happened: AARP published us in their magazine. Everyone listened to our drunk episode (ouch). Court and Chris's kids went off to college. Lori mastered the lazy river. And Eve broke some plates (creatively, of course). Oh - we also have a brand new merch store you’re gonna go nuts over (yes, seriously).So what could possibly follow all that in our first episode back? 80s trivia, with questions from Lori and our Facebook group. Duh.Get your "ding" ready, 'cause season eight starts right now. Brace yourself.Episode linksOur NEW store!Our drunk episodeAARP’s The Girlfriend online article featuring usAARP Print Mag pageEve’s mobility scooterWhat is the rapture?Eve’s Chicken MosaicMosaic toolsThe 80’s trivia game Lori usedSeason 2 episode where Chris shares his love for Mary Tyler MooreConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!The crew is all here for a completely unscripted, barely coherent, deeply sincere Season 7 wrap-up. And yes, we're getting drunk. (Well, maybe not all of us.)  Expect the usual but even better: meandering tangents, unsolicited hot takes, deeply felt assertions on stuffed animals and confessions about drunk scooting. Oh, and potential  equipment damage.  Pour yourself something tasty & press play. You know how this goes.Episode linksS7 Ep: Kiss, Marry… Wait, What Are the Rules Again?S7 Ep: The One Where Gen X (sorta) raises Gen ZS7 Ep: The soundtrack of 1983S7 Ep: Trick or Trauma? GenX Childhood “fears”S7 Ep: Burying more than our feelings: the time capsule episodeForest Lawn CemeteryOur First Episode togetherWhen Chris said he loved Mary Tyler MooreS7 Ep: The Episode when we decided we were VagtasticS7 Ep: The episode we had to pivot to the sex talkConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!Creativity peaking in your 50s more than your 20s? Yup, that tracks. This episode digs into what that actually looks like and it's got nothing to do with taking a pottery class or learning how to square dance. (again.). You know that we rarely do guests on the show BUT when a fellow Gen Xer (Laura LeBleu) channels her creativity into a gorgeous, 90+ page, three-times-a-year print magazine - for us, by us - we make an exception. While we're a little divided on its controversial name - Geezer - we're totally sure of this. Creativity in every form is a way to "kick ass in our second half". Tune in today.  Or not. Whatever. PS - we even have a discount code for YOU! GXS15 gets you 15% off a Geezer subscription here: https://www.geezermagazine.com/subscribeEpisode linksAt What Age Does Creativity Peak?Creativity peaks in your 20s and 50sIndulging in the Arts Is Proving to Have Major Health Benefits. Could Creativity be a Hidden Longevity Hack?Creative Reinvention in 50s and BeyondJane Pratt SubstackGeezer Magazine InfoGeezer MagazineGeezer SubstackGeezer IGConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!Congratulations, you've found the one podcast episode that finally settles whether extraterrestrial life exists. Spoiler: we don't know either. Thanks to Lori, we're talking aliens this week -  the pop culture kind, the Cold War paranoia kind, and the-cops-told-Eve's-mom-in '58-it-was-a-weather-balloon-but-it-was-definitely-not kind. From Close Encounters to Alien to ET to Project Hail Mary to things on the moon in Roman times, we have ALOT of thoughts. New episode. Stuff to hear. You know what to do.Episode linksAliens and UFOs still fascinate. ‘Project Hail Mary,’ ‘Disclosure Day’ are proofHow Steven Spielberg Pitched Project Hail Mary's Close Encounters Easter EggAlien.gov mystery grows after White House says 'Stay tuned'Neil Dregrasse Typson’s point of viewNASA and the Search for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceWhat Really Happened at Roswell?What is Area 51 and what goes on there?Why So Many Aliens in Pop Culture Look FamiliarHow pop culture has shaped our understanding of aliensThe most memorable pop culture aliens and extraterrestrialsThe 40+ Most Famous Alien Characters of All TimeConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!Ever wondered what happens when an entire cruise ship full of Gen Xers decide to relive the greatest decade? Wonder no more. In this week's episode, we're taking you aboard the 80s Cruise - where the fanny packs are unironic, the hair is big, and the hits just keep on coming. We're talking live concerts, old-school heartthrobs, neon everything, and a crowd that still knows every single word to every single song. Whether you're a die-hard cruise lover or someone who swore they'd never set foot on a ship, this episode may have you reconsidering your stance fast. Plus we have a kick ass guest sitting in with us  who just came back from her second 80s cruise and is already signed up for her third (and planning for her 4th so she can offically “graduate”.)So is the 80’s cruise totally rad or totally bogus? Listen now and you can be the judge.Episode links80’s cruise official websiteBest Moments of the 2025 80’s cruise The 80s Cruise: Why A Music Theme Cruise is the Best Party at SeaVideos from the 80’s cruiseInstagram for #The80scruiseReada Kessler infoInstagramThreadsFacebookWTOP RadioWTOP ProfileTelling the traffic story with Reada KesslerConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!Before Google Drive, Gen X processed artifacts the way we handled most everything else: by burying it and hoping future people would care. Yup, you guessed it - this episode is all about time capsules — a concept so ironically Gen X it practically comes with a side of Twinkie and the sense of impending doom. From bicentennial school projects we definitely forgot about, to NASA flinging a gold record into deep space like 'here, aliens, have some Chuck Berry,' to Nickelodeon's pop culture treasure trove sitting somewhere underground until 2042, get comfy.  We have a ton to talk about. Tune in like, NOW.Episode linksA Brief History of Time (Capsules)Time in a BoxBlasts from the Past: 7 Cool Historical Time Capsules30 Interesting And Cool Historical Time CapsulesTime capsules are more popular than ever, as Americans take history into their own handsHow to create a time capsuleAndy Warhol’s Time CapsulesFor America’s 250th Year, a Time Capsule to Stay Buried for 250 MoreHow engineers designed the America250 time capsule to last a quarter millenniaConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message!From Lorde going full existential on Tears for Fears to Johnny Cash making Nine Inch Nails cry to Luke Combs taking us for a ride, it's time for some real GenX talk about cover songs. This week we're going deep on interpretations of the music we grew up on. and duuude. We have opinions. Beacause what do you mean the songs we love were ALREADY covers?Be a fly on the wall as the podcast gang debates what makes a cover work (or spectacularly fail), while trying to figure out if these songs are tributes, travesties or nostalgia with a new coat of paint.Episode linksAll songs referenced in this episodeDo Cover Bands Pay Royalties: Bringing the Truth to Light!QUIZ: Is This ‘80s Song An Original Or A Cover?Classic ’80s Songs You Didn’t Know Were CoversTracy Chapman & Luke Combs at the GrammysDolly Parton hearing Whitney Houstom singing “I will always love you”The Best '80s Music Covers You'll Play on RepeatTop 20 80s cover versions10 alternative artists who gave iconic '80s classics a modern updateThe Top 10 best metal covers of 80s pop songsOther PlaylistsIndie covers of 80’s songsBest 80’s coversConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our site