In this episode we welcome artist Coco Mase. Coco shares about her upbringing in northwest New Jersey, where she was surrounded by all forms of art from a very early age. Years of dance through her formative years exposed Coco to life in New York City, which offered her a balance to her life in the suburbs. We discuss the differences and similarities between classical and competitive dance, and her eventual shift away from dance at the end of high school in order to pursue o...

In this episode we welcome Wes Alford, founder of the nonprofit Hiking for Hope. Wes shares about his childhood growing up in Oregon on a farm raising livestock and training horses. Wes reflects on how most of his adolescence was spent involved with the court and juvenile system in Oregon until he enlisted in the Army at 18. Participation in the Job Corps led to his first job at a collection agency, which was the beginning of his career in finance. A move to Arizona of...

In this episode we welcome Dr. Amber Parks - Stress and Burnout Coach for Vet Professionals. We learn about her childhood growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts with her parents and older sister. Amber reflects on playing alto saxophone as a kid in addition to participating in dance up until high school, where she made the switch to field hockey. Her grandfather’s long term illness exposed Amber to the medical field, which sparked an interest that led to veterinary medicine....

In this episode we welcome Coach Whitney Kell, a fellow GenXer and high school classmate of Nicole. Whitney shares about her upbringing in Portland, Oregon that included her parents divorce, remarriages and living part of her childhood with her dad and the other part with her mom. Substance abuse showed up early in Whitney’s life, and continued until she got clean at 21. Seven years later she gave up alcohol after losing her mother. Whitney graciously opens up about th...

In this episode we welcome author and artist Jaime Townzen. Jaime shares about her upbringing in Southern California, that included her parent’s divorce and subsequent remarriages that resulted in her babysitters becoming her step-sisters. Jaime reveals how the role of being a high achiever both aided her and at times sabotaged her as the weight of people’s expectations continued to pile on throughout most of her life. We touch on typical GenX topics that include lack of par...

In this episode, we discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025 at 12:23pm MT on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. We touch on Charlie’s beginnings when he co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at the age of 18. We reflect on the access to healthy discourse on college campuses and how it has changed since we attended college in the late 1980s - early 90s. We discuss how Charlie’s art of debate on college campuses simply started with a fol...

In this episode we discuss a local issue that is ongoing in our town of Boca Raton, Florida. The Save Boca campaign was formed in response to our local government’s plan to put 31 acres of public land into the hands of developers. Within those 31 acres is a 17 acre park called “Memorial Park” and often referred to as “War Memorial”, that was named in 1947 two years after the end of World War II, to honor those who served and perished. The park is centrally located in the dow...

In this episode we welcome MJ Eldridge, also known as MJ aka Mommie on social media. MJ shares about her childhood growing up in Rhode Island in a log cabin in the woods, and regales us with relatable and hilarious GenX latchkey kid stories. Her love for performance started at an early age, as well as an interest in invention. After a year at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York as a theater major, MJ traveled to New Mexico then settled in Denver, where she met her first husband. A mov...

In this episode we welcome Lisa Concepcion, The Love Coach. Lisa shares about her childhood growing up with one foot in The Bronx, NY and another foot on Long Island, NY as she split her time between her father and step-mom and her mother and step-dad. After attending Rutgers University in New Jersey, where she met her first husband, Lisa began working and eventually landed a job in Public Relations in Manhattan. A separation from her husband led to a move to Miami, where sh...

In this episode we welcome Gina Rania, Gen-X RESET Coach. Gina shares about her childhood growing up in New Jersey with her parents and two older sisters. Shortly after her parent's divorce when she was young, her mother remarried. Gina grew up experiencing the trauma that results from having a parent who is an alcoholic, which contributed greatly to her having a fight, flight or fawn response throughout her life. After attending school she married and had three beauti...

In this episode we welcome Sherri Dindal, aka The Real Slim Sherri. Sherri reflects on her “typical GenX childhood”, that was filled with being feral, drinking from the garden hose and even having her own Hansel and Gretel situation in her neighborhood. A home life that involved alcoholism and the factors that typically go along with it resulted in Sherri acquiring the hypervigilance that so many GenXers have battled their entire lives. We discuss the parenting styles of Gen...

In this episode we welcome JD, one of the coolest boomers we know. JD shares about his experience coming from a large family of five children, which included many moves throughout his childhood. We learn how one particular moment he witnessed while living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana changed his perspective on life forever. We discuss youth sports and the impact travel sports has had on recreational leagues. JD confirms that the movie "Dazed and Confused" was an accurate ...

In this episode we welcome Craig Salazar, the Producer and Co-Host of “The Steph & Craig Show” podcast. Being a Xennial/elder Millennial, Craig shares how his childhood closely resembled a typical GenX childhood. Growing up in the town of Grantsville, Utah, which is situated in a valley surrounded by beautiful mountains, Craig spent his formative years playing baseball and riding his bike with friends all over town. He touches on how the lack of emotional development tha...

In this episode we welcome Dr. Patrick Lynch to the studio. Pat shares about being a child of divorce that included estrangement from his mom and a strained relationship with his dad and step-mom. After some typical GenX childhood antics, Pat was sent to military school at Riverside Preparatory Academy for high school. There he learned to follow a strict regimen where he ultimately thrived and earned the privilege of leading his own platoon of cadets. After graduation ...

In this episode we welcome Julie Golden, the Founder and Host of The Big D Dating Show, a comedy matchmaking show for divorced singles, specifically in the Generation X age range. Julie shares about her GenX upbringing in the city of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. We learn of her parents divorce and eventual remarries, the torment of her middle school years that many of us can relate to and a move to a new high school her junior year that gave her the opportunity to particip...

In this episode Brian and Nicole discuss cheating in a relationship or marriage from both the male and female perspective. They touch on trust, the impact on the family if the couple has children and the decision to stay or leave the relationship/marriage after finding out your partner has been unfaithful. They also discuss whether it’s appropriate to have friends of the opposite sex when you’re in a long term relationship or marriage, and how any “best friend” needs from the oppo...

In this episode Nicole shares her journey with Hashimoto’s Disease and Thyroid Disease. She shares how important an ultrasound of her thyroid was to getting an accurate diagnosis, in addition to bloodwork. Once diagnosed, Nicole touches on the different medications that have been prescribed to her over the years and which ones worked best for her. In addition to going over the symptoms of thyroid disease, she also covers the symptoms / signs of perimenopause, which hit her s...

In this episode we welcome Ali, a GenZ / Zillennial who spent most of his formative years growing up in Morocco, where most of his family still resides. Ali tells us about the beauty and culture of Morocco, and how it is a great destination as it offers so many different experiences from the beach to the mountains to the desert. We learn about his move from Morocco to St. Petersburg, Florida with his mother, father and older brother where he spent his preschool years to first grad...

In this episode we welcome Marlon, a Genxer from Trinidad who became an American citizen. Marlon describes the differences between Trinidad and Tobago, known as the “Twin Islands”. He shares his family background rooted in both Hindu and Arawak, and how coming from a blending of both led to him being exposed to overt racism from his own family. We learn about his formative years in school in Trinidad, in addition to the sports, food, weather, government system and overall cu...

In this episode, Brian and Nicole discuss parenting adult children. They share how they've had to transition as parents in order to continue to be supportive and offer guidance while respecting their adult children's space. They reflect on the various changes and experiences adult children face for the first time in their 20s, and how the entire decade can be quite an erratic ride. They deep dive into how the corporate world is receiving GenZ as they enter the workforce, as ...