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Buckle up, kids (or don’t cuz we survived the ’80s without 'em). This week, the Gen X Stories crew cannonballs into a conversation sparked by a Facebook community member’s mysterious question (which we’re absolutely not telling you until you hit play, because marketing). Expect kick-ass personal stories ripped straight out of an ’80s movie montage and of course, the perfect soundtrack.

Episode links

• Topic from Season 6 , ep 12 - Ask us anything
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
• If You Leave - OMD
• Pool Hopping
• 23 Smells That Instantly Transport Us Back to Childhood: Hawiian Tropic
• Phil’s Beach in Wauconda and here
• Visitors flock to Wauconda beach made famous by ‘Blues Brothers’ for first time in decades
• April 25 is the 'perfect date': Here's what to know about Miss Congeniality Day
• The Bizarre Way Sammy Davis Jr. Lost His Left Eye
• Honda Prelude
• Pretty In Pink Soundtrack
• The Long-Misinterpreted Meaning Behind “Blister in the Sun” by Violent Femmes
• 12 Things Every Teen Did After School in the 1980s That Felt Like Freedom
• Gen Z Is Choosing Not to Drive
• Teens aren’t getting their driver’s licenses – and the experts are completely wrong about why
• Straight outta the delivery room, into a robotaxi
• “Three on the tree”

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No plan. No outline. No research. Just three Gen X women armed with mystery topics, unfiltered hot takes, and a few moments we’ll probably deny later. With zero adult supervision (or, even Chris), we wandered straight into NSFW territory and didn’t bother turning back.

Seriously, be prepared for a little too much honesty that might’ve crossed the line a couple of times. (but in a good way).

Episode links

• Taylor Swift’s ‘Wood’ Lyrics Are a Not-So-Subtle Ode to Travis Kelce’s...‘Manhood’
• Reconnecting with friends
• Bouvier and Cavapoo Dogs
• Why GenX Doesn’t GIve a Fuck

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The movies turning 40 in 2025 are aging like fine wine (or like us, depending on the lighting). Between the first Blockbuster store opening to the massive number of films appearing in theatres that year, let’s face it - 1985 ruined us for anything else. From The Breakfast Club to Back to the Future to Brazil to Cocoon the whole podcast crew is revisiting the classic 80's films we loved (and duh, still do). Some may call it a cinematic midlife crisis, but we call it awesome. So pass the popcorn (and the ibuprofen).

Episode links

• 10 Classic Movies Celebrating A Major Anniversary In 2025
• Movies Turning 40 In 2025
• 1985 in film
• First Blockbuster store opens
• The Dawn of Unlimited Entertainment: How Blockbuster Changed Viewers
• The Rise and Fall of Blockbuster: A Look Back at VHS Rental Culture
• I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50

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