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EPISODE · Jul 19, 2025 · 41 MIN

Wet Hot Summer Soaps REWIND! We will see you in August!

from GenX Women are Sick of This Shit! · host Megan Bennett & Lesley Meier

Enjoy this episode from last summer while we get our shit together and take some vacations! We take a nostalgic dive into the world of soap operas and their impact on Gen X women's lives, exploring both daytime dramas and primetime sensations that dominated television from the 1970s through the 1990s.• Daytime soaps like General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and Young and the Restless provided entertainment primarily for stay-at-home mothers• Famous stars including Rick Springfield, John Stamos, Demi Moore, and Mark Hamill got their start on General Hospital• The "Who Shot JR?" Dallas storyline in 1980 was such a cultural phenomenon that one mother asked if her daughter's hospitalization was "serious enough to miss Dallas"• Primetime soap operas including Dallas, Dynasty, Falcon Crest and Knots Landing featured wealthy families, glamorous settings and high drama• Soap operas evolved in the 90s to include supernatural elements with shows like Passions and Dark Shadows incorporating vampires, witches and paranormal adventures• The shift from traditional melodrama to supernatural content parallels changing interests as Gen X women entered adulthoodFind us at genxwomenpod.com, on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Call 1-888-GEN-X-POD to share your "five minutes of fame" story for a future episode.Want to weigh in? Send us a text!Support the showGrab our  MERCH!!! 2026 - We donate $2 per item sold with a minimum of $200 to each org!Jan-Feb - Influenced Mar-Apr - Exodus Refugee ImmigrationMay-Jun -  Rapha InternationalJul-Aug - Sept-Oct  - Nov-Dec  - Love the pod? Let us know! SUPPORT THE POD HERE! Sign up for our newsletter! HERETell us your own 5 Minutes of Fame story or call it in at 1-888-GEN-XPODSend us your Dear GenX Women letters! JOIN US in  L.Y.L.A.S a GenX Women's Social ClubL.Y.L.A.S (Love You Like a Sis) is a paid membership platform supporting this podcast and the work we do in the Facebook group.INSTAGRAMBlueskyThe OG Facebook group! GenX Women are Sick of This Shi...

Enjoy this episode from last summer while we get our shit together and take some vacations! We take a nostalgic dive into the world of soap operas and their impact on Gen X women's lives, exploring both daytime dramas and primetime sensations that dominated television from the 1970s through the 1990s. • Daytime soaps like General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and Young and the Restless provided entertainment primarily for stay-at-home mothers • Famous stars including Rick Springfield, J...

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