Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap

Why does everything have to be so complicated? It doesn’t! In our Season 2 finale, we’re talking about our favorite Canadian female rockstars - Alanis Morissette and Avril Lavigne! We learn a lot (including that her name isn't "Atlantis!?") but truthfully we gain a ton of respect for the badass feminist singer songwriters from our formative years. Yaayeeyaah yaayeeyaah! DONATE TO MAKE SEASON 3 of the podcast!Sources for this episode include An Older Version of Me by Kaitlin Fontana.Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook.Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studiowww.samandrachelcomedy.com

We're takin' ya to the POUND, ya'll. Are toys supposed to learn and talk to you? Are they supposed to be sweet and lovable or straight up terrifying? Sam & Rachel take their Millennial and Gen X perspectives on each this week, as we explore childhood toys -- Furbies and Pound Puppies! Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio

I double dare you to not have the best time watching Kids Game Shows with us! We boot-camped the ground breaking Double Dare, and the much more polished (but totally forgotten?) Legends of the Hidden Temple! Join us as we get covered in slime and syrup and we battle it out for fabulous 90s prizes like “an electronic game.” Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio

Are they war robots or sentient sweethearts and best friends? This week as we dive into comedies about robots with Millennial’s Wall•E and of course, Short Circuit from Gen X. Sam learns some hard truths like - Cocoon and Short Circuit are different movies, and they are both blown away by 80s racism. Don’t worry though - Wall•E is just as good as you remember!Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio

Talk about DRAMA! We are comparing teen (children?) soap operas this week and be warned, people: it goes there! Ashley does Ecstasy and “Donna Martin graduates!” as Sam & Rachel watch (and quickly regret) catching each other up on teen television shows - Millennials' Degrassi and Gen X's 90210. This one's for sure a doozical.Please Note: This episode covers topics not suitable for all audiences. Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio

It’s music festival week here at Gen Gap headquarters. We discuss the groundbreaking nature of Lilith Fair in its promotion of female & openly gay artists, while Vans Warped tour promoted… skateboarding! We answer important questions like: is Taking Back Sunday a real band? Is Lilith Fair a magazine? We learn the lore of guys named Travis and so much more!Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio

Where does Kim Catrall go when she travels through time as an Egyptian princess? To a department store in the 80s of course! Board games and Mannequins come to life in this week’s gen gap episode! What's more terrifying than that? The special effects from Jumanji.Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio

Get ready for a lot of double claps and a lot of “YEAHS!” because this week, we are digging into some of our fave children’s programming. Listen and laugh with us as Rachel learns about the early days of Kenan Thompson’s sketch comedy career and Sam learns who Herbie Hancock is - and spoiler alert - finds out he’s not the frontman of The Eagles.Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio

Eddie Vedder himself is in the studio with us this week (or is it just Sam's greatest impression?!) to help us figure out what is grunge, what IS cool, and what is “emo goth pop punk?” We also learn how far we’ve come as a society when it comes to men’s pants.Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture! Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio

BOOF! How better to kick off Season 2 than by watching movies with that age-old theme: “dogs playing basketball?” Our Gen-X’er Rachel gets dunked on by a dog that’s actually a legit athlete and her Millennial spouse, Sam, surfs on top of a van! Sam & Rachel's Generation Gap is a comedy podcast that bridges a couple's 12 year age difference through pop culture!  Follow us at @samandrachelcomedy on Instagram & Facebook. Rate, Review & Subscribe on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.Hosted & Produced by: Rachel Rosenthal & Sam De RoestEdited by: Jack MartinMusic: Douglas Widick, Sweet Tea Studio