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The Best of GenX

By: 40-Something Siblings Mary Beth & Joe
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  • Welcome to The Best of GenX with 40-something siblings! We talk about adulting in a world so different from the one we grew up in.
    So excuse us while we save a generation one episode at a time...
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Episodes
  • Episode 10 - Dearly Beloved

    Episode 10 - Dearly Beloved
    Apr 29 2024

    Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called…Mawwiage. Electric word, marriage - It means forever and that’s a mighty long time, but I’m here to tell ya, there’s something else.

    The aftermath, a world of chronic unhappiness where things are always going wrong, day or night. So we’re gonna look to those freaks in Beverly Hills, you know the ones. The ones where everything’s never gonna be alright. Let’s talk about the best and worst of love, marriage, and the happily hardly-ever after - Hollywood style. Let’s go crazy!


    Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Episode 9 - "Go play," they said. "It'll be fun," they said.

    Episode 9 - "Go play," they said. "It'll be fun," they said.
    Apr 14 2024

    It’s 2:00pm on a Saturday afternoon. Do you know where your kids are? Ask a parent that question today, and not only will they know where their kids are, but they’ll probably be with their child - engaged in some fun game or imaginary play or sitting on the sidelines at the soccer field, no - not watching their child’s game, watching them practice. Or driving them to and fro from one scheduled sport or activity to another.

    But asking a parent in the 80s if they knew where their kids were, you might get a response like, “Oh, they’re around here somewhere,” or even better, “We have kids?!”

    That’s right, folks. Parents were not there to entertain us. Yet boredom was not allowed. We were told to, “Go play.” And play we did. From sun up to sun down, it was up to us to navigate the sexual politics of the playground, not to mention the deadly equipment, avoid pervy strangers in white vans, attempt death-defying stunts on our bikes and swing sets, and still manage to make it home alive in time for dinner.

    Today, you’ll hear about some of these adventures from the Gen X adults who somehow survived life as free-range kids.


    Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 8 - The Facebook

    Episode 8 - The Facebook
    Mar 31 2024
    We love it. We hate it. We even love to hate it. What would become the first of many social media platforms, Facebook literally changed the world. Being at least 13 years old with a valid email allows you to connect with anyone anywhere in the world. It’s paved the way to the new town square, where people go to participate in the marketplace of ideas.

    It also provides us a historical record of the cultural cringe that comes with giving every single user unearned social cred, as if every thought that enters their mind is now suddenly worthy enough to be shared on a public stage.

    It’s a pit of despair, mental illness on parade, a jungle of stupid, a digital playground where the emotionally underdeveloped go to play.

    And today, we’re going scorched earth on everything about Facebook that makes us LOL.

    *Added - It’s Andrew Garfield, not Gardener, Damn damn damn!


    Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!
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    1 hr and 25 mins
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