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GenX Adulting Podcast
Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation.
Hosted by two GenXers
Episodes
GenX Adulting PodcastBilly Gardell: The Grit & Gratitude Behind the Fame - Episode 82
The Mike & Molly star gets real about Gen X. Billy Gardell, the star of Mike & Molly and Bob Hearts Abishola, grew up a feral Pittsburgh kid working 40 hours a…
GenX Adulting PodcastJoe "Boopsy" Ferris B.U.P.C.: The Gen X Poet Tells His Story - Episode 81
A feral Gen X childhood, comedy and finding his people. He calls himself a Big Ugly Piece of Crap, B.U.P.C., or "Boopsy" for short. But to over 2.5 million…
GenX Adulting PodcastFailure to Launch Has a Kinder Name: Lost in Place - Author and Parent Coach Kim Muench - Episode 80
How to Launch an Adult Child Who's Stuck. Nearly half of adults under 30 now live with a parent, and most people slap the same harsh label on it: "failure to…
GenX Adulting PodcastMeet The General of Gen X Talks: Mark Mendenhall - Episode 79
The General of Gen X Talks Tells His Wild Life Story Born on the far side of the hill the Hollywood sign sits on, Mark Mendenhall has lived a life that sounds…
GenX Adulting PodcastThe Queen of 80s and 90s Nostalgia - Carmen Q. Gollihar: Content Creator - Episode 78
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastIt's Not a Crisis. It's a Reinvention. - Bradley Richardson: Advanced Adulting - Episode 77
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastMarried to an Avoidant: Our Real Story - Episode 76
Married to an Avoidant: The Parts Nobody Talks About When conflict arises, why does he deflect, redirect, dismiss and avoid? After a clip explaining what…
GenX Adulting PodcastGenX Through The Eyes of a Former 80s Kid - John Kotrides: GenXJono - Episode 75
A GenX Perspective You Won't Get Anywhere Else, From a Former 80s Kid John Kotrides spent most of his life with one foot in analog and one foot in digital, and…
GenX Adulting PodcastThe Talk GenX Never Got: Kids, Phones and Adult Content - Episode 74
The Average Kid Sees It at 12: GenX's Smartphone Reckoning The average age a child first sees adult content is now 12, and for the GenX parents who were the…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 73 - GenX Speaks Series: Kelly Manno
Retired Party Girl, Full-Time GenX Icon She calls herself a "retired party girl from the 1900s", but Kelly Manno is one of the busiest women in GenX comedy…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 72 - GenX Speaks Series: Dan Regan - Dan Regan Comedy
The Funniest Guy in the Room Was the One Having Panic Attacks At ten years old, Dan Regan jumped onstage at his grandfather's honorary dinner, grabbed the mic…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 71 - GenX Speaks Series: Beth Stevens - Bennett Peach
She Grew Up Poor, Joined the Army and Became “Bennett Peach” - Beth Steven’s Wild GenX Story In this episode, we sit down with Beth Stevens, aka Bennett Peach…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 70 - The Millennials - Author Anthony Dyer
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 69 - GenX Speaks Series: Gina Scott Williams - GenX Gina66
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?…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 68 - GenX Speaks Series: Author David La Torre
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 67 - GenX Speaks Series: Vanessa Grigoriadis - So Your Parents Are Old Podcast
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 66 - GenX Speaks Series: Tracy Collins - Behavior Specialist
In this episode, we welcome Behavior Specialist Tracy Collins, who shares her remarkable and deeply personal journey, which begins in The Barossa Valley of…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 65 - GenX Speaks Series: Aileen Harvey - You Keep Me Sane Podcast
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 64 - GenX Speaks Series: Jasmin Gomez - Jasmin Ageless Living
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 63 - GenX Speaks Series: Julie Fahy - You Keep Me Sane Podcast
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 62 - GenX Speaks Series: Amy Scruggs - Nashville Recording Artist
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 61 - GenX Speaks Series: Ryan The Therapist
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 60 - GenX Speaks Series: Kim Muench - Parent Coach
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 59 - GenX Speaks Series: Jon Wellington - The Dadbod Veteran
In this episode we welcome Jon Wellington, also known as The Dadbod Veteran. Jon shares about his GenX childhood in Charleston, South Carolina, which included…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 58 - The Silent Generation - Sharon
In this episode we are excited to host our first guest from the Silent Generation. Sharon candidly and openly shares her inspiring life story. We learn about…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 57 - GenX Speaks Series: Nick Harrison - The Professor
In this episode we welcome Nick Harrison - The Professor. Nick shares about growing up in Northern Louisiana, where he was surrounded by a loving and…
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Episode 56 - Pelvic Organ Prolapse
In this episode Nicole shares her experience navigating through her pelvic organ prolapse journey. We discuss the vital need of pelvic floor therapy for women…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 55 - The Labor of The Holiday Season
In this episode Nicole and Brian discuss the division of labor during the holiday season. From Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas, Nicole explains how each…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 54 - GenX Speaks Series: Denise Conde - The Valor of Generation X
In this episode we welcome Denise Conde, author of “The Valor of Generation X: How the Courageous Are Finding a New Path to Growth and Love”. Denise graciously…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 53 - GenX Speaks Series: Greg Nordone - Co-Founder Greyson Technologies
In this episode we welcome Greg Nordone, Co-Founder of Greyson Technologies. Greg shares about his upbringing in Miami Shores, and how the small town vibe…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 52 - GenX Speaks Series: Artist Coco Mase
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 51 - GenX Speaks Series: Wes Alford - Hiking for Hope
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 50 - The Millennials - Dr. Amber Parks - Stress and Burnout Coach for Vet Professionals
In this episode we welcome Dr. Amber Parks - Stress and Burnout Coach for Vet Professionals. We learn about her childhood growing up in Worcester…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 49 - GenX Speaks Series: Coach Whitney Kell
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 48 - GenX Speaks Series: Author Jaime Townzen
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 47 - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 46 - Overdevelopment and the SAVE BOCA Movement
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 45 - GenX Speaks Series: MJ Eldridge - MJ aka Mommie
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 44 - GenX Speaks Series: Lisa Concepcion - The Love Coach
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 43 - GenX Speaks Series: Gina Rania - Gen-X RESET Coach
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 42 - GenX Speaks Series: Sherri Dindal - The Real Slim Sherri
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 41 - Boomer Series: JD
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 40 - The Millennials - Craig Salazar - The Steph and Craig Show
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 39 - GenX Speaks Series: Dr. Patrick Lynch
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 38 - GenX Speaks Series: Julie Golden - Founder and Host of The Big D Dating Show
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 37 - Cheating and Your Partner Having Friends of the Opposite Sex
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 36 - Hashimoto's, Thyroid Disease and Perimenopause
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 35 - GenZ Series: Ali
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 34 - GenX Speaks Series: Marlon's Story
In this episode we welcome Marlon, a Genxer from Trinidad who became an American citizen. Marlon describes the differences between Trinidad and Tobago, known…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 33 - Parenting Adult Children
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…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 32 - Attachment Styles and Relationship Dynamics
In this episode, Brian and Nicole discuss attachment styles and relationship dynamics. Styles discussed include anxious, dismissive avoidant, fearful avoidant…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 31 - The Millennials - Jacob Kirstein - Founder of Chapie and TERA
In this episode we welcome Jacob Kirstein, the founder of the brands Chapie and TERA. Jacob, a Zillennial Millennial, shares about moving with his family to…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 30 - GenZ Series: Nick Wucher - Co-Founder of YIFNO
In this episode we welcome Nick Wucher, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of the clothing brand YIFNO, which stands for “Yo, It’s F*cking Nice Out.” Nick is…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode - 29 - GenX Core Memories
In this episode we share our core memories from our GenX childhood. We reminisce on shared experiences and perspectives from the movie Grease to Casey Kasem’s…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 28 - GenX Speaks Series: Mary's Story
In this episode we welcome Mary, a GenX. Mary shares about her upbringing in a small town in south New Jersey, where she was the youngest of 6. A natural…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 27 - The Millennials - Guller
In this episode we welcome Guller, a Millennial/Zillennial. Guller shares with us his father’s move from Turkey to America, and his parents eventual meeting on…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 26 - Boomer Series: Lou
In this episode we welcome Lou, a boomer, to the studio. Lou shares about his childhood growing up in Queens, NY, where he spent his summers riding bikes and…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 25 - 2025 March Madness - Bracket Selection
In this episode, Brian, Nate and Andrew pick the official GenX Adulting Podcast 2025 ESPN Tournament Challenge March Madness bracket. There are some hot takes…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 24 - GenZ Women Series: Kierstin
In this episode we welcome Kierstin to the studio. Kierstin shares with us how she was always the quiet and shy girl through her formative years and typically…
GenX Adulting PodcastEpisode 23 - GenZ Women Series: Grace
In this episode we welcome Grace to the studio. Grace tells us about her unique upbringing growing up in a town where her community knew of her family and the…