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...
Surviving the Messy 70s and 80s - A Gen X Reality Check
GenX Women are Sick of This Shit!
1 hour 5 minutes
4 months ago
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...
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...
