GenX Adulting Podcast

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Meet The General of Gen X Talks: Mark Mendenhall -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/10/04

The General of Gen X Talks Tells His Wild Life StoryBorn on the far side of the hill the Hollywood sign sits on, Mark Mendenhall has lived a life that sounds made up: running with the Hell's Angels, turning down $50,000 from the man who invented Trivial Pursuit and raising a houseful of kids as a single dad long before he became "The General" leading the Legion of X. He joins us for an almost four hour conversation you won't want to end.You may know Mark as the Gen X Dad, or

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The Queen of 80s and 90s Nostalgia - Carmen Q....

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/09/25

She Quit Teaching to Make 80s and 90s Skits. Now She Has Over 3 Million Fans.Carmen Q. Gollihar left her teaching career to make nostalgic 80s and 90s comedy skits, and built an audience of over three million. But there's far more to the woman behind the wigs, the big fonts and the unforgettable characters. In this episode of GenX Adulting, Carmen sits down with us for a conversation that's every bit as heartfelt as it is hilarious.Born in 1976 and raised in a big Mexican-American family

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It's Not a Crisis. It's a Reinvention. - Bradley...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/09/17

He wrote the book on GenX. Literally. Back in the '90s, when GenX was written off as a generation of slackers, Bradley Richardson wrote one of the first business books for the cohort, and it became a best-seller. Now, about to turn 60, the best-selling author, speaker and creator of Advanced Adulting is helping those same GenXers navigate midlife, and his own story is a masterclass in reinvention. A 5th-generation Texan who grew up in Lubbock, Bradley takes us from a West Texas childhood

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Married to an Avoidant: Our Real Story - Episode 76

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/08/29

Married to an Avoidant: The Parts Nobody Talks AboutWhen conflict arises, why does he deflect, redirect, dismiss and avoid? After a clip explaining what happens to a woman when her partner is avoidant struck a nerve and took off online, we decided to go all in on what it's really like to love, and to be, an avoidant partner.This is the follow-up to our popular Attachment Styles Episode 32, and this time it's boots-on-the-ground research: Nicole reads real comments from women who've

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GenX Through The Eyes of a Former 80s Kid - John...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/08/19

A GenX Perspective You Won't Get Anywhere Else, From a Former 80s KidJohn Kotrides spent most of his life with one foot in analog and one foot in digital, and an entire career working and hustling before he finally found the thing he was born to do. You might know him as GenXJono on social media, the GenX nostalgia creator whose childhood was "fueled by hose water and well-intentioned neglect", and now has a following of more than 2 million across YouTube, Facebook and beyond. In this

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The Talk GenX Never Got: Kids, Phones and Adult...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/08/09

The Average Kid Sees It at 12: GenX's Smartphone ReckoningThe average age a child first sees adult content is now 12, and for the GenX parents who were the first generation to hand their kids a smartphone, that reality hits differently. Return guest MJ Eldridge, the creator known as “MJ aka Mommie”, joins us in studio for a frank, non-explicit conversation about how kids' access to adult content has completely changed in our lifetime, and what parents can actually do about it.We trace the

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Episode 73 - GenX Speaks Series: Kelly Manno

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/07/30

Retired Party Girl, Full-Time GenX IconShe calls herself a "retired party girl from the 1900s", but Kelly Manno is one of the busiest women in GenX comedy. The social media star and stand-up comedian grew up in the small blue-collar steel town of Granite City, Illinois, and built a following of more than 5 million by being exactly who she is: pink, bedazzled, foul-mouthed dynamite and the "girls girl" everyone wants in their corner. In this episode of GenX Adulting, she pulls

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Episode 72 - GenX Speaks Series: Dan Regan - Dan...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/07/19

The Funniest Guy in the Room Was the One Having Panic AttacksAt ten years old, Dan Regan jumped onstage at his grandfather's honorary dinner, grabbed the mic during the band's break and started performing Joan Rivers jokes he'd memorized off his uncle's comedy album. Nobody asked him to. He just did it, and a comedian was born.Born in Trenton in 1971 and raised in Hamilton, New Jersey, Dan Regan, also known as Dan Regan Comedy, is the GenX comedian behind the viral "Hey

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Episode 71 - GenX Speaks Series: Beth Stevens -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/07/10

She Grew Up Poor, Joined the Army and Became “Bennett Peach” - Beth Steven’s Wild GenX StoryIn this episode, we sit down with Beth Stevens, aka Bennett Peach, for one of the funniest and most unexpected conversations yet. Beth opens up about growing up in poverty in a rural household, and juggling multiple jobs in high school before joining the Army National Guard. From latchkey kid in the country and sneaking cigarettes to surviving the "he's mean to you because he likes you" era

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Episode 70 - The Millennials - Author Anthony Dyer

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/07/01

What does it take to fly into the worst moments of other people's lives, and then find your way back from your own? Author and Air Force veteran Anthony Dyer joins us to tell that story, and it's one that will stay with you.Born in 1982 in the small Appalachian town of Sylva, North Carolina, Anthony is a “Xennial”, that bridge generation with one foot in the GenX childhood and one in the Millennial world. We learn about his upbringing in the heart of the Appalachian mountains before

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Episode 69 - GenX Speaks Series: Gina Scott Williams...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/06/19

What would you do if, at 19, you discovered the man who raised you wasn't your biological father, and that everyone in your family had known your whole life? That's the secret Gina Scott Williams stumbled onto in her mother's nightstand, and it's just the beginning of a candid, funny and moving conversation that is filled with authenticity.You may know her as the beloved GenX Gina66, a GenX digital creator with over a million followers who turned "Your Mom" jokes and

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Episode 68 - GenX Speaks Series: Author David La Torre

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/06/13

What happens when a kid raised by addicts, with a father who dealt drugs, grows up to manage some of America's biggest crises? In this episode, author and crisis communications expert David La Torre answers that question with one of the most powerful stories we've had on the show.David takes us through his GenX latchkey childhood in 1970s and '80s Pennsylvania, which includes the normalcy of pill use back then, the spiral of parental substance abuse, surviving child abuse, his

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Episode 67 - GenX Speaks Series: Vanessa Grigoriadis...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/06/05

In this episode, we welcome Vanessa Grigoriadis, host of the “So Your Parents Are Old” podcast. Vanessa takes us through her New York City upbringing, shaped by her father’s career as a college professor, her mother’s life as a renowned artist, and her family’s Greek heritage.We explore the GenX latchkey kid experience from the perspective of an only child, though Vanessa admits she didn’t quite have the feral freedom many GenXers remember. From NYC mall culture to the pop‑culture touchstones of

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Episode 66 - GenX Speaks Series: Tracy Collins -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/05/27

In this episode, we welcome Behavior Specialist Tracy Collins, who shares her remarkable and deeply personal journey, which begins in The Barossa Valley of South Australia. Tracy reflects on her father’s military service and how his experiences later inspired her to study PTSD and how it relates to military families.Our conversation explores a wide range of topics surrounding ADHD, including its impact on perimenopause and menopause, rejection sensitivity, anxiety, depression, hormonal changes,

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Episode 65 - GenX Speaks Series: Aileen Harvey - You...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/05/15

In this episode, we welcome Aileen Harvey, co‑host of the "You Keep Me Sane" podcast. Aileen opens up about her upbringing in Glasgow, Scotland, including her experience as a latchkey kid—something many GenX listeners will instantly recognize. She reflects on her early love of singing, music, dancing, and athletics, and how anxiety shaped her relationship with performing. Aileen also shares memories from her university years, including the months she spent living in America. ...

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Episode 64 - GenX Speaks Series: Jasmin Gomez -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/05/06

In this episode, we’re honored to welcome back Jasmin Gomez of Jasmin Ageless Living. Jasmin returns to the studio to share, with remarkable openness, the new chapter of her life following her divorce. She walks us through the therapeutic tools and practices that supported her during a profound period of self‑discovery, and we explore what it truly means to choose yourself, even when that choice feels selfish or risks hurting others. Our conversation also touches on perimenopause ...

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Episode 63 - GenX Speaks Series: Julie Fahy - You...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/04/21

In this episode, we welcome Julie Fahy, co‑host of the “You Keep Me Sane” podcast. Julie takes us back to her childhood in Woodford, a town in the countryside outside Brisbane, Australia, where she grew up with the kind of free‑range GenX upbringing that many of us, whether from the suburbs, the city, or the countryside, instantly recognize. Julie shares the early moment she realized she was a high achiever, and how that awareness shaped her path, including the imposter syndrome that of...

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Episode 62 - GenX Speaks Series: Amy Scruggs -...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/04/08

In this episode, we welcome Nashville recording artist and media coach Amy Scruggs. Amy takes us back to her GenX childhood just outside Los Angeles, where she enjoyed the classic unsupervised bike‑riding freedom of the era—yet grew up in a small, sheltered bubble within her community. With limited exposure to the wider world, she turned to the music, movies, and TV of the 80s to understand life beyond her neighborhood. Music quickly became her outlet: she discovered the piano, joined choir, ...

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Episode 61 - GenX Speaks Series: Ryan The Therapist

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/03/30

In this episode we welcome Ryan Kemp-Pappan, also known as Ryan The Therapist. Ryan shares about his diverse cultural upbringing being raised within his indigenous family while being white-presenting. Ryan reflects on the experiences of his indigenous family as well as his parent’s marriage and subsequent divorce. Ryan candidly shares about the domestic abuse he suffered that included parental alienation from his mother. We learn about Ryan’s time as a child actor in H...

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Episode 60 - GenX Speaks Series: Kim Muench - Parent...

GenX Adulting Podcast ·

2026/03/03

In this episode we welcome Kim Muench, Parent Coach and Founder of Real Life Parent Guide. Kim shares about her upbringing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and how her anxiety as a child was severely exacerbated as a result of multiple moves that included bouncing between public and Catholic school. We reflect on 80s heartthrobs like Jake Ryan from 16 Candles, and how GenX girls were sold completely unrealistic relationship goals. We also relate over the fact that GenX rarely got car...

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