GenX Adulting Podcast
Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation.
Hosted by two GenXers
Episodes
81 episodes
The 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 skits, and built an audience of over three million. But there's far more ...
Meet The General of Gen X Talks: Mark Mendenhall - Episode 79
The General of Gen X Talks Tells His Wild Life StoryBorn on the far side of the hill the Hollywood sign sits on, Mark Mendenhall has lived a life that sounds made up: running with the Hell's Angels, turning down $50,000 from the man who ...
Failure 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 launch." Parent coach Kim Muench has a kinder, more useful name for it: “lost i...
Joe "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 followers, Joe Ferris is "The Gen X Poet” and “The Patron Saint of Sarcasm”...
Billy 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 week at fifteen, left home at seventeen with a suitcase and $26, and ...
Stories From Inside The Billy Strings Lot: The Fans Who Make It Family - Episode 83
We left the studio and hit the road for this one!For two nights at the Billy Strings shows at the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Alabama, 10/23 - 10/24/2026, we wandered the lot and talked to the fans who make this scene feel like fam...
Episode 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 government’s plan to put 31 acres of public land into the hands of developers. W...
Episode 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 subsequent remarriages that resulted in her babysitters becoming her step-sisters...
Episode 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 that included her parents divorce, remarriages and living part of her childhood wi...
Episode 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, Massachusetts with her parents and older sister. Amber reflects on playing alto saxop...
Episode 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 livestock and training horses. Wes reflects on how most of his adolescence was sp...
Episode 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 early age. Years of dance through her formative years exposed Coco to li...
Episode 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 within the city of Miami offered him a foundation of stability and consistency, esp...
Episode 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 and candidly shares about her upbringing, where she suffered physical, mental,...
Episode 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 holiday is a combination of organization, planning, tradition and expense that...
Episode 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 supportive family. Houston, Texas also played a positive role in his early years w...
Episode 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 her great-grandparent's adventures during the Oklahoma Land Rush, and how ...
Episode 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 growing up on a military base as well as experiencing a civilian upbringing.&nb...
Episode 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 anxiety as a child was severely exacerbated as a result of multiple moves that ...
Episode 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 indigenous family while being white-presenting. Ryan reflects on the experience...
Episode 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 enjoyed the classic unsupervised bike‑riding freedom of the era—yet grew up in a sma...
Episode 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 outside Brisbane, Australia, where she grew up with the kind of free‑range GenX...
Episode 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 chapter of her life following her divorce. She walks us through the thera...
Episode 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 experience as a latchkey kid—something many GenX listeners will instantly recog...
Episode 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 South Australia. Tracy reflects on her father’s military service and how his exper...
