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Join Heather and Nicole as we discuss all things Gen-X with personal nostalgia, current events, and an advocacy for the rights of all humans. From music to movies to television and so much more, revisit the generational trauma we all experienced as we talk about it all. Take a break from today and travel back to the long hot summer days of the 80s and 90s. Come on slackers, fuck around and find out with us!
Episodes
83 episodes
In Da AARP Club We Gonna Party Like It's Your Birthday
The red AARP envelope is one of the strangest American milestones: it’s mailed like a harmless membership perk, but it lands like a quiet announcement that time is moving faster than you want to admit. We follow that feeling straight into the r...
Flannel, Cigarettes, and Highway‑Volume Therapy
Your brain wants nostalgia and your body wants a grilled cheese, so we follow both threads until they collide with a wall of fuzzy guitars. We start with the very specific Gen X comfort-food universe: cheese toast, PB&J, bologna with mayo, ...
The Original Fake News
A Jeopardy champion explains his favorite number using an F-shaped stick from childhood, and somehow that tiny piece of logic becomes the perfect on-ramp to a much bigger question: why do people believe what they believe. We start light with Ge...
From Apollo’s Light To Artemis’s Shadow
Forty-one minutes. No telemetry, no voices, no way to help. That’s what it feels like when a crewed spacecraft slips behind the Moon and the signal dies, even in 2026. We sit with that fear and awe, then pull the camera back to ask a bigger que...
Yes Virginia There Is A Boogeyman
Serial killers weren’t just “true crime” to us. They were a constant hum in the background of growing up: news anchors saying names like Bundy and Gacy, parents warning about strangers, and that sinking feeling that danger could look normal. We...
Nicole’s International House of Hijinks
Nobody warned us that menopause could look like this: 3 a.m. wakeups, brain fog that steals your words mid sentence, and a “frozen shoulder” that makes taking off a T shirt feel like a full contact sport. We start from that real place, laughing...
Talk Dirty To Me
Daytime talk shows didn’t just entertain us, they trained a whole generation to watch strangers confess, fight, reconcile, and melt down before dinner. We’re Nicole and Heather, and we dig into how talk shows evolved from Phil Donahue’s audienc...
Raised By Resistance, Raising The Reckoning
Dinosaurs turning into birds shouldn’t make you think about feminism, but somehow it does when you’re a Gen X woman with a cranky “tiny T-Rex” bird, a Netflix queue, and zero patience for pretending history is settled. We start with real life: ...
Public Ally Not All Heroes Wear Clocks
What if the loudest hype man of an era was also one of its most surprising humanitarians? We pull back the curtain on Flavor Flav’s wild, complicated arc—self-taught musical prodigy, Public Enemy’s essential counterweight, chaotic reality TV ar...
A Miracle In The Midst Of Madness
A cold rink, a loud crowd, and a country craving something to believe in. We take you back to Lake Placid for a cinematic, breath-by-breath retelling of the Miracle on Ice—how a roster of college kids, shaped by Herb Brooks’ ruthless vision and...
The Real Mandela Effect
A rumor sparks the mic and the conversation swerves—first through a tabloid-scented headline and a fresh round of Cobain speculation, then straight into sunlit confessionals from an all-inclusive in Punta Cana. We trade strawberry mojitos for s...
Media Circus On Ice: Olympic Class War
A single cry in a Detroit hallway became one of the most replayed clips of the 90s—but the loudest part of the Kerrigan–Harding saga wasn’t the baton. It was the story that followed. We open with a candid nod to Catherine O’Hara and a late love...
Goldblumageddon Unbuttoned
What do you do when the world ices over and the roads turn to glass? You make tea, invite a snoring pug to the mic, and chase joy straight into Jeff Goldblum’s gloriously weird filmography. We start with a blizzard check-in—mail routes on chain...
It Takes A Little E$ To Make A Big Difference
Remember when one adult’s kind word changed your whole week? We lean into that feeling and unpack why mentoring still works, how Big Brothers Big Sisters makes it safe and effective, and where Gen X can plug in without flipping their life upsid...
Death Trap For Cuties
A shy compliment in a grocery store. A late-night laugh spiral with Anderson and Andy. A winter week where the calendar melts and we can’t tell Friday from Tuesday. From those small, human beats, we leap headfirst into the wildest museum of Gen...
It's 12 O'clock Somewhere
New Year’s isn’t just a countdown; it’s a mood swing. We open with a candid look at post-holiday life—quiet solo days, family brunches, and that familiar Gen X blend of relief and melancholy once the decorations come down. From there, we veer i...
Sleigh Bells Or Hells Bells
What happens when one of us is pure Christmas sparkle and the other wants to lock the door, draw the shades, and marathon movies on December 25? The sparks actually make the season make sense. We trace how a postcard-perfect Gen X holiday can c...
As You Wish, Rob Reiner
The week felt heavy, so we reached for the stories and rituals that hold us together. We start with a quick programming note for the holidays, then slide into the things that actually lift our moods: football catharsis, Krampus Fest dreams, and...
What's In The Box Santa?
What if the toy aisle was actually a story engine? We crack open the sticker book of Gen X memory to uncover the real origins, marketing magic, and cultural chaos behind the 80s toys that defined a generation. From the sweet scent of Strawberry...
Game Over
The glow of a cabinet screen. The clack of a trackball. The thrum of a Skee-Ball lane in the back of a noisy boardwalk hall. We go all-in on arcade culture—where it started, why it exploded, and how those simple, perfect loops still hook us dec...
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Scales Of Mass Destruction
Sun, pelicans, and a stubborn thermostat set the scene for a Florida catch‑up that quickly shifts into big news and even bigger monsters. We start with family stories, beach walks on Sanibel, and the joy of tiny airports that save you from gian...
Ode To The East Wing
A Monday mailbox note sets the fuse, but the story grows fast: two best friends unpack modern impatience, real-world logistics, and why a noon delivery isn’t a crisis. That everyday friction becomes a gateway to bigger questions—how we normaliz...
Girls Just Want To Be In The Hall
The wind is howling, the coffee’s hot, and we’re already arguing about why a low‑scoring NFL slugfest is the most beautiful kind of football. Defense and field position feel like chess to us, not a lull—so we dig into the joy of a stress‑free S...