Welcome to The Best of GenX with 40-something siblings, Mary Beth & Joe! 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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Episode 19 - Advice to Our Younger Selves
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Send us a text What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? Joe and I explore some answers and share our own. Then we're joined by our Gen Z daughters and attempt to translate their slanguage - Check it out! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Image by AlexiAction from Pixabay…
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Episode 18 - The 80s & 90s Sitcom Battle Royale
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Send us a text We're talking about sitcoms of the 80s & 90s that are definitely worth a rewatch. Do your favorites make the list? Find out in today's episode! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Image by AlexiAction from PixabayBy 40-Something Siblings, Mary Beth & Joe
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Send us a text One of us turns 16 (and 30) today, so we're talking about birthdays back in the day, Sixteen Candles and other John Hughes favorites, and why today's teen movies don't quite measure up - Join us! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Image by AlexiAction from Pixabay…
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Episode 16 - Gotta Go Back to School... Again!
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Send us a text For kids today, summer breaks are way too short and school supply lists (yeah, those are a thing now) are way too long. So we're taking a moment to reflect on long, glorious summers off and quite a different back-to school experience every Gen Xer can appreciate. And we can't do that without also honoring one hell of a good movie tha…
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Episode 15 - 80s Hair: Big Bangs & Glam Metal Headbangers
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Send us a text We're coming to terms with the 80s hair that happened to us, and we're joined by hair stylist and fellow sibling - it's our sister, Jen! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Image by AlexiAction from PixabayBy 40-Something Siblings, Mary Beth & Joe
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Episode 14 - Era of the Summer Blockbuster
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Send us a text For nearly 50 years, we've enjoyed a golden era of summer blockbusters and watched the phenomenon fizzle out in recent years, with few exceptions. Is it dead? And if so, what killed it? We'll also each take a deep dive into our favorite summer blockbusters of all time - Jaws & Top Gun! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gm…
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Episode 13 - Aches and Pains and Aging... Oh, My!
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Send us a text How'd we go from feeling "grown up" to feeling "old" all of a sudden? We talk about it and more in this episode, feat. an interview with Andi, our favorite Physical Therapist in all the land! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Image by AlexiAction from Pixabay…
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Episode 12 - The Music That Made Us
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Send us a text We're looking back at the music that made us, from 80s synth-pop to 90s grunge. Plus, Joe and I challenge each other in a Name That Tune Hum Along... Enjoy! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Image by AlexiAction from PixabayBy 40-Something Siblings, Mary Beth & Joe
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Episode 11 - Your Mom & Other Insults
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Send us a Text Message. Join us for a special Mother's Day episode of the podcast where we celebrate all the best bitchslaps, smackdowns, and putdowns of our generation, including special collections from The Bard to Your Mom. Enjoy! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Image by AlexiAction from Pixab…
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Send us a text 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 …
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Episode 9 - "Go play," they said. "It'll be fun," they said.
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Send us a text 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…
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Send us a text 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 mar…
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Episode 7 - Don't Mess With Us... We're Latchkey Kids
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Send us a text We made being unsupervised cool LONG before that cute little Culkin boy bounced his way into our hearts with his breakout role in Home Alone. How, you ask? Because ours was the least parented, least nurtured of all generations of the last century, a group of lost children whose name is even one of the many qualifying identities of Ge…
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Episode 6 - We're Goin' Back to Bayside, Preppy...
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Send us a text Friends - We’re going back to Bayside, home of the Tigers, a California school that offered every opportunity a student could possibly want or need for a well-rounded education, including a buffet of advanced courses and even electives like ballet, state-of-the-art facilities like an indoor swimming pool, multimedia dept that include…
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Episode 5 - Sorry We Missed Your Call... But Not Really
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Send us a text Ahhhh… the telephone. What began as a revolutionary replacement for the telegraph, a device that would usher in a newer, better, faster way to communicate and change the world as we knew it, has devolved into a palm-sized piece of machinery so powerful, it’s turned global citizens, young and old, into a parade of rude, lazy bastards.…
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Episode 4 - Let's Go to The Movies!
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Send us a text Watching a movie in the early-mid 80s was a BIG deal. We're recalling how different the cinematic experience was for an 80s kid, sharing some of our favorite movies of that glorious decade, and trying to stump each other with movie quotes every GenXer should know! Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to …
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Episode 3 - Midlife: Crisis or Awakening?
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Send us a text If 40 is the new 30 and 50 is the new 40, what does middle-aged even mean anymore? We'll try to answer that question and talk about what makes us feel old, feel young, what we miss about our youth, and whether or not the mid-40s is a time for crisis or awakening... Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to…
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Episode 2 - The One Where We Talk About Friends
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Send us a text Could we BE more excited?! We're talking about why we love this iconic show, why it's endured, how the viewing experience has changed for us as adults, favorite moments, and more. Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Image by AlexiAction from Pixabay…
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Send us a text Join a couple of 40-something siblings for our first installment of The Best of Gen X Podcast! In our first episode, we talk about the most memorable news and pop culture events of 2023 and some popular resolutions for 2024, with a few personal shares along the way. Email comments and questions to thebestofgenx@gmail.com. We'd love t…
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