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GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Megan Bennett & Lesley Meier
37 episodes
6 days ago
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! TV static used to mean the world went quiet. We start there—two Gen X hosts trading dog stories and daylight saving brain fog—then pivot hard into Poltergeist, the 1982 suburban haunt that turned a living room ritual into a gateway for the uncanny. If you remember falling asleep to the national anthem and waking to snow on the screen, this breakdown will hit with a very specific chill. We dig into why Poltergeist still works: the time-capsule set design (Sta...
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Want to weigh in? Send us a text! TV static used to mean the world went quiet. We start there—two Gen X hosts trading dog stories and daylight saving brain fog—then pivot hard into Poltergeist, the 1982 suburban haunt that turned a living room ritual into a gateway for the uncanny. If you remember falling asleep to the national anthem and waking to snow on the screen, this breakdown will hit with a very specific chill. We dig into why Poltergeist still works: the time-capsule set design (Sta...
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GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
GenX Slumber Party Movie Night: They Moved The Headstones, Karen, But Not The Goo Hole
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! TV static used to mean the world went quiet. We start there—two Gen X hosts trading dog stories and daylight saving brain fog—then pivot hard into Poltergeist, the 1982 suburban haunt that turned a living room ritual into a gateway for the uncanny. If you remember falling asleep to the national anthem and waking to snow on the screen, this breakdown will hit with a very specific chill. We dig into why Poltergeist still works: the time-capsule set design (Sta...
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6 days ago
1 hour 15 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
A Gen X After School Special: The Halloween Candy Panic of the 70s & 80s
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! This episode was recorded remotely and there are changes in sound quality. We will be back in our usual digs next time! Megan and Lesley unpack the “poisoned candy” panic of the 70s & 80s , track its roots in one tragic crime and the Tylenol tampering case, and explore how fear reshaped Halloween traditions. We trade haunted house confessions, Irvington lore, Disney delight, and a saving-ghost story. • Irvington’s festival and neighborhood Halloween cult...
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2 weeks ago
47 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
We Interrupt This Program: The Challenger Disaster
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! A caregiver makes a hard call, the internet sharpens its knives, and an entire generation remembers the day a teacher aimed to teach from orbit. We kick off with real talk about Emma Heming Willis, the relentless scrutiny women face around caregiving, and why “do everything alone” is a dangerous myth. From online backlash to real-world limits—Medicaid cuts, underpaid care workers, and families stretched thin—we pull the conversation back to compassion, resour...
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1 month ago
58 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
We Interrupt This Program: The Regan Assassination Attempt
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Welcome back! On "Who Died This Week?" Megan and Lesley talk about the ever so talented and foxy, Robert Redford (1936-2025) (though we have a terrible time remembering his filmography). In this latest episode Megan asks, "Where were you when Reagan was shot?" For many Gen X kids, the 1981 assassination attempt marks our first collective news trauma—that shocking moment when regular programming was interrupted and the world seemed to pause. What began...
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1 month ago
51 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Devil's Playground: The Satanic Panic and Its Gen X Legacy
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Remember when your Dungeons & Dragons dice might summon demons and heavy metal albums contained secret Satanic messages? If you grew up in the 1980s, you lived through one of America's strangest cultural moments – the Satanic Panic. We're taking a deep dive into this bizarre phenomenon that had parents checking under beds for devil worshippers and police departments training officers to spot "occult crime" using horror paperbacks as manuals. From the inf...
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2 months ago
52 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
A Gen X After School Special: Grab your Garanimals & Lunch Boxes! It's Labor Day Weekend!
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Remember when summer vacation actually lasted until Labor Day? When your biggest back-to-school worry wasn't active shooter drills but whether your Trapper Keeper matched your folders? We're diving deep into the nostalgia of Gen X school experiences this week as we honor the passing of Loni Anderson and reflect on the holiday weekend that once marked the true end of summer. Our conversation meanders through the hallowed halls of department stores past – from...
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2 months ago
42 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Tupperware Dreams and Vitamin Schemes
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Remember that moment when your neighbor invited you over for "just wine and apps with the girls," only to ambush you with a sales pitch for overpriced leggings or miracle vitamins? You're not alone. In this episode, we dive deep into the cultural phenomenon of multi-level marketing schemes that targeted Gen X women throughout the 80s, 90s, and beyond. From Tupperware parties our mothers hosted to the Mary Kay consultants with their pink Cadillacs, these pyra...
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3 months ago
1 hour 1 minute

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
When Heroes Fall: Childhood Icons Gone Bad
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! What happens when the stars who shaped our childhoods turn out to be deeply flawed, problematic, or even criminal? Megan and Lesley dive deep into the emotional complexity of reconciling nostalgic memories with disturbing revelations about our once-beloved celebrities. Fresh from their summer break, they tackle this thorny subject through the lens of recent celebrity deaths – particularly Hulk Hogan, whose passing stirred up complicated feelings given his hi...
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3 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Wet Hot Summer Soaps REWIND! We will see you in August!
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Enjoy this episode from last summer while we get our shit together and take some vacations! We take a nostalgic dive into the world of soap operas and their impact on Gen X women's lives, exploring both daytime dramas and primetime sensations that dominated television from the 1970s through the 1990s. • Daytime soaps like General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and Young and the Restless provided entertainment primarily for stay-at-home mothers • Famous s...
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3 months ago
41 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
We're Taking a Breather While the World Burns (But We'll Be Back)
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Need a summer laugh while we take a quick breather? Lesley's holding down the fort this week as Megan vacations with the mouse at Disney, and she's got some hot recommendations from our back catalog to keep you entertained. The summer heat is no match for perimenopausal hot flashes, and Lesley candidly admits she's feeling a bit exhausted this July. Rather than cobbling together new content, she's pointing listeners to some gems from last summer – specifical...
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4 months ago
4 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Surviving the Messy 70s and 80s - A Gen X Reality Check
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Remember when your parents smoked in the car with the windows up? When teachers could paddle students in front of the class? When asbestos was in our schools and lead was in our paint? Megan and Lesley strip away the nostalgia to examine the genuinely problematic aspects of growing up in the 70s and 80s that shaped our generation. Following their catch-up on recent life changes, the hosts pay tribute to recently departed musical icons Sly Stone and Brian Wil...
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4 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
School's Out for Summer (We Had Three Months Off and Nobody Died)
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Remember when summer lasted forever? Megan and Lesley take you back to those glorious days when school let out on Memorial Day and didn't resume until after Labor Day—a true three-month break that today's kids can only dream about. The hosts share their wildly different summer experiences, from Megan's structured daycare and camp life to Lesley's rural gardening adventures and theater camps. They reminisce about the sensory touchstones of Gen X summers: the ...
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5 months ago
51 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
GenX - No Retirement, No Supervision, No Ponies
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Remember when a birthday party meant friends, pizza, and a Mylar balloon that floated in your house for months? When financial advice was more reassuring than "we just don't know"? When the sound of race cars echoed through an entire city on Memorial Day weekend? In this episode, Megan and Lesley dive into the unique experience of growing up as latchkey kids in the 1980s—a generation whose parents were busy "doing shit" and sometimes forgot we existed. The c...
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5 months ago
48 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Is Kermit a Zaddy? Could Kurt Loder be my Dad? Who's old? Not us!
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Megan and Lesley dive into the surprising disconnect between celebrity ages and our mental images of them, sparked by discovering Kurt Loder recently turned 80 years old. • Lesley shares her harrowing experience with a stomach virus that left her with a "puke baby" • Discussion of the new American Pope Leo XIV, his Midwestern roots, and what his selection might signify about America's changing global position • Revelation that Kermit the Frog is 70 years old...
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6 months ago
51 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Friday Night Was for More than Videos!
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Remember when Friday nights didn't require checking your phone every five minutes? When plans were made in person at school and then you just showed up somewhere? Megan and Lesley take us back to their teenage weekend rituals in the 1980s and early '90s, and the nostalgia hits like a caffeine rush from those bottomless Perkins coffees (or teas) we all drank at 2am. With their new vintage bar setup as the perfect backdrop, the hosts trade stories about the we...
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6 months ago
52 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
We Were Promised Robot Maids and Underwater Cities, But All We Got Was This Lousy Smartphone
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! We reflect on what we thought the future would be like when we were kids, compared to the reality of our current world. • Tribute to Val Kilmer, discussing his iconic roles from Real Genius to Tombstone • Expectations vs reality of technology—where are our flying cars and robot maids? • Childhood predictions about life in the year 2000 and beyond • How Gen X believed in a future of improved health, environment, and space exploration • Memories of nuclear war...
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7 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Puppies, Periods, and Pac-Man Cereal: An After School Special
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! What do breakfast cereals, women's health concerns, and government overreach have in common? They're all part of the rich tapestry of Gen X experiences that Megan and Lesley explore in this wide-ranging, authentic conversation. The episode opens with exciting puppy news as Megan introduces her new emotional support puppy, Olive! Lesley transparently shares her recent postmenopausal health scare, walking listeners through her experience seeking prompt medical...
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7 months ago
56 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
We are Super Sick of This Shit - Let's Go to Casa Bonita!
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Ever wondered why those kitschy themed restaurants of the 80s and 90s still hold such a special place in our hearts? That yearning for escape isn't just nostalgia—it's a lifeline for the sandwich generation.<br><br>Between advocating for our own health and caring for everyone else, Gen X women are desperately seeking moments of joy and transportation. From Medieval Times to Casa Bonita (now gloriously resurrected by the South Park creators after a...
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8 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Clash of the Dragon Jellies, Release the Sex Drive
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! Join us as we explore the nostalgia of 80s escapism through films, cartoons and personal stories. We laugh about our memories of past fantasy films, how they helped us survive adolescence and how they can bring us joy and hope now. • Discuss the re-release of 'Purple Rain' March 5th • Share thoughts on the current state of intimacy among couples • Debate the return of jelly shoes and our fashion frustrations • Reflect on nostalgic to...
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8 months ago
50 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Love in the 80s, Romance Scams & Gamer Girls Gone Mildly Wild
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! LOVE! What is it good for? Gossip and a billion dollar scam industry. Get Megan and Lesley's GenX take on lots of vital (hyper-specific to our own experience) nonsense including the following: Cursing Groundhog Day (fucking winter)BS and Hot Gos: Gossip about 80s celebrity couples and their influences Whose dead NOW?? Soap stars, Planned Parenthood Queen and ... Shrek?What shit are we sick of today? Romance scams targeting vulnerable people - we offer resou...
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9 months ago
1 hour 15 minutes

GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
Want to weigh in? Send us a text! TV static used to mean the world went quiet. We start there—two Gen X hosts trading dog stories and daylight saving brain fog—then pivot hard into Poltergeist, the 1982 suburban haunt that turned a living room ritual into a gateway for the uncanny. If you remember falling asleep to the national anthem and waking to snow on the screen, this breakdown will hit with a very specific chill. We dig into why Poltergeist still works: the time-capsule set design (Sta...