Helene is out for medical reasons, but our resident white man is here to talk with Adri about 1996's Spooky Feminist Manifesto, The Craft. Join Adri and Seth in their conversation about magic, high school, consent, the Guadalupe Virgin, and much more. Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the computer lab (or record a voice memo) and send …

Spooky Season continues with Casper (1995), the first feature film with a CGI main character. Adri and Helene talk about sexual awakenings, the inconsistent metaphysical rules of this world, all the cameos in this film, ghost therapy, spiritual uncles, slightly relatable villains, and much more. Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the co…

Your hosts had to wait 300 years for a virgin to light a candle. That's right: Helene and Adri are cackling about the iconic film Hocus Pocus (1993) on this episode! Spooky Season wouldn't be the same without touching on this cultural phenomenon. Join your hosts as they tackle feminism, sassy little sisters (favorite genre alert!), witches, immorta…

Join Adri and Helene as they gab about the spooky claymation classic: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Listen in for talks about how they wish Sally's character and relationship with Jack had been better developed, Adri does every holiday as if it were Easter, Helene triumphed over COVID but missed out on a spooky trip to Salem, Seth enjoyed …

Welcome to Season 3: Spooky Films! Adri and Helene found the perfect excuse to watch Death Becomes Her (1992) for the first time. They are Death Becomes Her virgins no more! They talk about fatphobia, unrealistic beauty standards, boomer therapy, uninspiring men, female friendship/rivalry, Sabrina Carpenter's nod to this movie in her "Taste" music …

Join Adri and Helene as they embark on a retrospective all about the DComs they covered in Season 2: Smart House (1999) Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999) The Thirteenth Year (1999) Luck of the Irish (2001) Motocrossed (2001) Cadet Kelly (2002) Get a Clue (2002) Read it and Weep (2006) Princess Protection Program (2009) Avalon High (2010) They …

Welcome to the last DCom of Season 2! In this episode, join Helene and Adri as they gab about the adaptation of Meg Cabot's novel of the same name, Avalon High (2010). They talk plot twists that were twisting, high school drama, throuples, shady history teachers, embarrassing parents, the agony of attending a football game, bringing your books ever…

Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez in the same movie? Do we really have to say more than that? This week, we're traveling back to 2009 and gabbing about the first DCom ever filmed in Puerto Rico, Princess Protection Program (2009). Join us as we talk about frogs, lizards, bait, crowns, mean girls, hot dads, dictators with flourishing capes, bipolar repre…

This episode is like Interview with a Vampire, but way less exciting. Nevertheless, we soldier on. We can't all be Ann Rice, after all. Join our resident white man, freed from the corner that Adri sent him to (on time out), as we talk about Star Wars, Bridgerton, DComs, and whatever is going on in that brain of his (and only because Helene is indis…

Have you ever accidentally turned in your journal to an essay contest and then proceeded to have a menty b? Welcome to menty b, the movie, also known as the DCom Read it and Weep (2006). Join your hosts, Adri and Helene, as they talk about Jamie and Is, first kisses, fainting, and much more. Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the comput…

We're taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to talk about season 3 of a teeny tiny not at all popular current show on Netflix: Bridgerton. Helene and Adri talk about Cressida Cowper, Lord Debling, Colin, Penelope, Violet, Lady Danbury's iconic behavior, whether or not the Queen was needed as a character this season, Mother-daughte…

Were you obsessed with Harriet the Spy (1996) and Clueless (1995) as a kid? Boy oh boy... do we have great news for you! Get a Clue (2002) is streaming on Disney+ (and in our hearts), as Helene and Adri already know. Join your hosts on a journey through improbable journalistic standards and publishing schedules, questions on how a journalist can af…

We're getting shipped off to George Washington Military School! Well, not literally, but we're watching the 2002 DCom Cadet Kelly starring the incomparable Hilary Duff at the height of the Lizzie McGuire Era. And what an era that was... Join Helene and Adri as they talk about neurodivergent characters, not being subject matter experts on anything y…

Have you ever watched She's the Man (2006) and thought to yourself, "This movie needs more motorcycles?" Well, do we have FANTASTIC news for you because we're talking about the 2001 DCom Motocrossed on this episode of the show. Join us as we talk about dirt bikes, homophobia, nail polish, feminism, yet another Coach Dad (is this a trope?), and much…

Do you ever feel like you lost your luck? Well, then, make sure you didn't attend an Irish festival like Kyle did in the 2001 film The Luck of the Irish. Join Helene and Adri as they gab about this DCom, racism, identity, and stereotyping. Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the computer lab (or record a voice memo) and send them to us a…

It's the quintessential coming-of-age story of a boy who begins puberty and finds out that he's actually *checks notes* a merman?! Join Adri and Helene as they gab about the 1999 DCom, The Thirteenth Year. Filled with doppelgangers of actually more famous actors of the time, this gem of a movie also made Helene and Adri wonder... Are there mermaid …

Join Helene and Adri as they visit 2047 with Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999). Helene and Adri talk about how this 1999 movie shows the future as a still capitalist nightmare where 13 year-olds are master hackers. Are they just born with all these technogical skills? If so, when does this start? Did this 1999 DCom foresee the future? And are …

Your hosts are kicking off Season 2 (covering DComs) by re-watching (and talking about) Chat GPT Incarnate, also known as Smart House (1999). Helene and Adri talk about how this film was horny, weirdly prophetic, and possibly the genesis of one of the greatest technological scams of the last ten years, Theranos. Did this 1999 DCom foresee the futur…

Welcome to the first ever Gummies, also known as the Gummy Awards. As we wrap up our Olsen twins-fueled journey through the past, we are discussing the best (and not so great) moments of the rewatch that we have studiously completed. Hosts Adri and Helene talk about the fashion we couldn’t stop thinking about, who the best parents were in these mov…

Here's the episode that was never supposed to happen: It Takes Two (1995). A departure from our Dualstar Entertainment Produced-Journey, this film starring the Olsen Twins is a throwback for the ages. Adri is joined by our resident White Man from our White Man's Corner, Seth, to talk about the shenanigans two identical strangers get up to when thei…

One more for the road! We're back with an episode we originally didn't plan on making: Billboard Dad (1998). In this Dualstar/Tapestry production, tweens Tess (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Emily (Ashley Olsen) try to hook up their dad via a reliable dating service: billboards. Honestly, the premise is in the name of the movie. Join us for a romp through Ve…

It had to happen sometime... No new episode today. That's the bad news. The good news? Initially, we planned to end this season with New York Minute (2004), BUT we’ve added two more movies to the roster of our seeing double season. Next time, on Growing up Millennial, we’re embarking on a matchmaking group project as we try to find a date for the t…

We're starting the new year with the 2004 Dualstar production, New York Minute. Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, this was the last movie that the twins made together. Join your hosts as they talk about cultural appropriation, Eugene Levy, Dr. Drew, Bob Saget, and Jack Osburne, among others. Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the com…

Join Adri and your resident white man (from White Man Corner fame), Seth, as they talk about all the boyfriends we've seen in our Dualstar journey so far. They talk about challenging stereotypes, vacation movies, and engaging with local culture (or lack of engagement with the local culture, iykyk). Seth also learns a valuable geography lesson, whic…

Did you ever want to star in a reality TV competition? Well, this is your lucky day because Helene and Adri are talking about the 2003 Dualstar Entertainment Production The Challenge. Join your hosts in their spiritual (ahem, TV) journey to Mexico as teenagers (from 2003) battle it out for scholarship money (those student loans can be a drag, iykyk…

Hope you like espressos because we're headed to Italy in When In Rome (2002). Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, this Dualstar Entertainment Group production centers on young mailroom interns from across the world who are competing for two New York summer internships. Adri and Helene talk Starbucks, lackluster boys, love of food, and The Lizzie M…

Behold, the longest ever advertisement for the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, Holiday in the Sun (2001). Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, this Dualstar Entertainment Group production is all about the boys, the music, and the fashion. Helene and Adri talk about cringe-worthy parental moments, private jets, krispy kreme, Meghan Fox, and boys wit…

Cross the pond with your hosts, Adri and Helene, as they reminisce about our latest Dualstar Entertainment film, Winning London (2001), starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Helene and Adri talk about the tower of London, useless montages, Peter Pan, Shakespeare, toilet paper, British pizza, and hairstyles from the early aughts. Pass us a note in cl…

Happy Thanksgiving! We weren't going to publish an episode today (what with the holiday and all), but Adri and the resident white man (Seth) recorded a bonus episode about that one joke in Our Lips Are Sealed (2000) that went over his head, as well as the movies we've rewatched so far, and what Seth has dubbed Chardonnay Rock. Pass us a note in cla…

G'day mate! Adri and Helene are headed to Australia as they talk about Our Lips Are Sealed (1999), starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Join them for an episode of reminiscing about the Kneel Diamond, Emil Hatchew (bless you!), and our favorite outfits in the Dualstar universe yet! Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the computer lab (or…

Helene and Adri continue their nostalgia-filled Olsen twin journey with yet another Dualstar Entertainment production, Switching Goals (1999). Not known for our knowledge, or (frankly) passion, for sports, this episode is full of non-sporting observations with the occasional bone thrown at those of you who actually like sports. Pass us a note in cl…

Get your passports ready, we're headed to Paris! Well, more like Parisian streets with a heavy dose of California interior and exterior shots, but you get the picture. Join Helene and Adri as they dish all about the 1999 Dualstar Entertainment / Tapestry Films classic that made us want crossbody backpacks, Passport to Paris. Pass us a note in class…

In this inaugural episode of the podcast, hosts Adri and Helene talk about how they grew up, how media impacted their lives, their hopes for season one of the podcast, and what the show will cover in the future. Pass us a note in class. Type up your notes in the computer lab (or record a voice memo) and send them to us at gummypod@gmail.com We're a…

Season 1 is Launching November 1st, 2023 Season one of Growing Up Millennial holds a really special place in our hearts: the direct-to-DVD movies made by the Olsen Twins in the '90s and early aughts. These films were a staple of our combined childhood (even with our seven-year age difference), and Adri and Helene are here to dissect, discuss, and r…

Mark your calendars with glitter gel pens! Growing Up Millennial is launching on November 1, 2023. We're a podcast about all things nostalgia from the 90s to the early aughts. Remember that feeling you got when you’d rush home after school, wearing those butterfly clips and/or chain wallets, to watch your favorite TV shows and movies? Do you rememb…