Millennial Z and Boomer X
by Millennial Z and Boomer X
A twice weekly Podcast with an adult son and father discussing the world and all things within one topic at a time. People will receive the thoughts, perceptions and expressions of the son, Millennial Z, born at the end of the Millennial generation and the beginning of Generation Z, and the father, born at the end of the Boomer generation and the beginning of Generation X. Each is thoroughly a hybrid of their respective generation margins and all that entails. Even though they are alike in many aspects, they quite obviously see the world differently, think from a different time, culture and paradigm, and act from an entirely different framework and relationship with life. Please join us for twice weekly podcasts on subjects that concern all of us. We talk about what you talk about. Thank you for listening!Email: [email protected]
Episodes
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Verdict! Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
The verdict is in from the seven person jury on the defamation suit of Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard in the state of Virginia. Yesterday, five men and two women awarded 10 million dollars in compensatory damages and 5 million dollars in punitive damages for defamation by Amber Heard against Johnny...
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Monkeypox!
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states in the U.S. as of Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York. So far, virtually all of the cases have been gay and...
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Hunter Biden's Laptop
Hunter Biden’s laptop is only just now coming under any real scrutiny by the mainstream media although it has been an issue of contention or bit of evidence for at least three years. Why is that? Millennial Z and Boomer X talk about all of the potential issues surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop…
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U.S. Military Differences Over the Years
Podcast #36 is about how different the U.S. military has become over the years from the time Boomer X was active duty and to when Millennial Z was active duty some 30 years later. Boomer X was in just as cursing or swearing was being discouraged by senior command, but was still common. Hands…
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Cryptocurrency: What is Going On?
Cryptocurrency is defined as an encrypted data string that denotes a unit of currency. It is monitored and organized by a peer-to-peer network called a blockchain that also serves as a secure record of transactions. Unlike physical money (or issued currency by a government or bank),...
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Is Freedom of Speech Dead?
Millennial Z and Boomer X open podcast #34 up talking about the freedom of speech and whether or not it is dead. Does it still exist? The United States has the individual right of freedom of speech and the ability to protest peacefully enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution which is...
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Student Loan Forgiveness
Millennial Z and Boomer X talk about student loan forgiveness in podcast #33. President Biden made student loan forgiveness a plank in his campaign for presidency, and has thus far made good on his promise by forgiving $17billion dollars to over 725,000 people who have taken out student loans to...
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Entertainment Has Changed...
Podcast #32 of Millennial Z and Boomer X is about how entertainment for each generation has changed over the years. in the early 1970s to the present there have been massive technological changes providing a myriad of choices of entertainment for people, but it wasn't always that way. Boomer X...
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Disinformation, Lies and the Media
The Biden administration has decided to create a Disinformation Governance Board (current name used) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). His appointee, Jen Psaki has stated, “This is a continuation of work that was done under the Trump administration to take steps to address...
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Talking About Johnny Depp & Amber Heard
Podcast #30 is about the hearing that has been on the news and all other media for the last few weeks, the defamation civil suit hearing that plaintiff Johnny Depp has brought against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Their divorce was final in 2016, and since then Amber Heard has regaled the media with...
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Being Better! Improving Yourself
What are some simple things you do, or can do, to make yourself and your life just a little bit better? That's what we talk about in podcast #29 of Millennial Z and Boomer X as well as share our experiences of what happens if we don't perform these small things that improve us physically…
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You Knew It Was Over When...
Everyone who has ever been in a relationship that was ended by them had a point where something happened, and they knew, "Yeah, it's over." It could have been due to a lack of action when perhaps some should have been taken, too, but you knew that you no longer wanted to have anything to do with...
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REAL Problems We Should Be Worried About
In podcast #27, Millennial Z and Boomer X decide to discuss real problems and issues that everyone should be concerned a bout. Some of these problems are uniquely American such as the outrageously high cost of college or university tuition and a couple of other issues, but in general, the many...
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Are You Woke Enough?
In podcast #26, Millennial Z and Boomer X talk about being "woke" and what is woke enough...or is there such a thing? Stemming from the early to mid 20th century from the black culture in the U.S., the term "Woke" is in relation to racial prejudice as was used as an adjective to describe people...
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Gas Prices and the Russia-Ukraine War
You’ve seen it for over a year now and felt the pinch at every fill up, gas prices have risen incredibly over the last sixteen months in the United States. President Biden and other government officials are blaming it on Russian invading the Ukraine as well as causing inflation in other areas.…
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Green Flags for Dating & Relationships
Long term dating and relationships can be very difficult and often impossible, which causes a breakup when one or both parties realize, "I can't continue like this and nothing will change," as we discussed in podcast #15, "Breakups! When to End It?" Millennial Z and Boomer X also talked about…
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Toxic Masculinity & Toxic Femininity - Podcast #23
The last several decades has seen the rise of the term “toxic masculinity”. However, the last few years has seen the use of “toxic femininity”. In podcast #23 Millennial Z and Boomer X attempt to define exactly what is meant by the term “toxic” and especially with regard to masculinity and...
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Nerd Culture Over the Years - Podcast #22
The way society views and treats "nerds" today is far different from how society, and individuals, treated them in the past. Boomer X was involved in many "nerd" activities in the past growing up when the internet didn't exist, television reception was spotty and limited to a couple of channels,...
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Why Breaking Up is Hard to Do - Podcast #21
If you’re in a bad relationship, and know you should just leave but can’t seem to muster up the motivation to end it for good, why do you suppose that is? I’m not talking about the occasional argument about something, or a rough patch in the relationship due to circumstances outside that each…
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Cancel Culture! - Podcast #20
Cancel culture has been running rampant in the social media universe lately, and it has spilled over into the physical world and out of the digital world in some places. In this podcast, Millennial Z and Boomer X discuss what cancel culture actually is, how it started and how it has been used…
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Eating and Diet Over the Years - Podcast #19
In podcast #19, Millennial Z and Boomer X talk about how people’s diets and eating habits have changed over the years. Much of it is due to increased food availability due to industrial growing and better distribution systems, but much of it is also due to marketing and mass media over the…
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Pedophilia and the Justice System - Podcast #18
This will doubtless be one of the most controversial podcasts made by Millennial Z and Boomer X. One, simply because of it's nature, or the subject matter, and another because of Boomer X's uncompromising stance on the subject of pedophilia and the consequences of the activity. The only…
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Education Has Changed - Podcast #17
From the time Boomer X first went to kindergarten class in 1971 to the time Millennial Z graduated high school in 2012 is 41 years of formal education that has changed over the years. Millennial Z and Boomer X discuss these changes and argue over the effectiveness of testing as well as whether or...
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Talking About Russia Invading the Ukraine - Podcast #16
On Thursday, February 24, 2022, Russia invaded the Ukraine. Roughly 190,000 Russia troops that were amassed on the Russia - Ukraine border are now inside the Ukraine occupying a foreign nation. However, it's been reported that many of the troops don't wish to be there participating in this...
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Breakups! When to End it? - Podcast #15
Breaking up with another person is always a difficult decision. While it doesn’t have to be messy or due to a fight, it often is. Whether the relationship is romantic, based upon friendship, a work relationship, or anything else, once a bond has been formed between people and some sort of loyalty...
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Red Flags When Dating! - Podcast #14
Podcast #14 is Millennial Z and Boomer X discussing their dating red flags. These “red flags” could be so severe that they result in “black flags” thereby ending any further relationship or continued dating, but generally not. We all have our own checklist of red flags that we watch for when…
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Conspiracy Theories That Were True! - Podcast #13
We’ve all heard conspiracy theories and heard them vilified or dismissed as the ramblings of a crazy person, paranoid individual, or someone just not considered very bright, but in this podcast Millennial Z and Boomer X reveal and discuss those conspiracy theories that turned out to be absolutely...
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Inflation! - Podcast #12
Podcast #12 is about something that we all have to deal with whether we wish to or not-- inflation! The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers (CPI-U) was up 7.5% in the 12 month period ending January 2022, the largest 12 month…
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Romantic Relationships in Different Generations - Podcast #11
Romantic relationships sure have changed over the years and through the generations, or have they? While Millennial Z and Boomer X can only speak from the perspective of heterosexual men, each one can provide their personal experiences and observations with regard to meeting a potential romantic...
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Retain Employees During the Great Resignation or Big Quit - Podcast #10
The Great Resignation is continuing! Some are calling it, "The Big Quit," but it amounts to the same situation. Employees are leaving employers in great numbers seemingly without cease. However, why? Podcast #10 of Millennial Z and Boomer X goes into depth discussing this current trend from a...
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Thoughts on the Russia and China Pact - Podcast #9
Just over a week ago immediately before the Beijing Winter Olympics, national leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping stated that a "new era" in the global geo-political landscape had been created. They agreed to each country's territorial goals with respect to the Ukraine for Russia and Taiwan for...
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Superhero Movies! Why So Many? - Podcast #8
The last twenty years have seen an explosion of superhero movies especially since the release of Toby McGuire playing Spiderman in 2002. It could be argued that Chris Reeves playing Superman in 1978 was the first "modern" superhero movie, but it lacked the special effects we have today, and more...
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People & Their Pets or Animals Over the Years! - Podcast #7
In Podcast #7, Millennial Z and Boomer X discuss people and the treatment of their pets and animals over the years, especially since the late sixties and early seventies to the present. It's a whole different world in with respect to animals today than in the past! And the farther back you go in...
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Legalizing ALL Drugs! - Podcast #6
The first real push in the United States against drug use was in the early 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) after he threatened to recreate the Supreme Court and pack it with his political cronies if the high court didn't allow him to have the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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The Big Quit or Great Resignation - Podcast #5
Father and son discuss the current trend of "The Big Quit" or "The Great Resignation" which is occuring right now and was kicked off in 2020 due to restrictions necessary for the pandemic. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 33 million people quit their jobs since April 2021....
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Electric Vehicles! - Podcast #4
In this podcast Millennial Z and Boomer X thoroughly discuss electric vehicles (EV) with currenty published statistics including usage, purchasing, cost, maintenance, history, how it started and where it's going. Father and son talk about practical usage of electric vehicles, how electricty,...
About this show
A twice weekly Podcast with an adult son and father discussing the world and all things within one topic at a time. People will receive the thoughts, perceptions and expressions of the son, Millennial Z, born at the end of the Millennial generation and the beginning of Generation Z, and the father, born at the end of the Boomer generation and the beginning of Generation X. Each is thoroughly a hybrid of their respective generation margins and all that entails. Even though they are alike in many aspects, they quite obviously see the world differently, think from a different time, culture and paradigm, and act from an entirely different framework and relationship with life. Please join us for twice weekly podcasts on subjects that concern all of us. We talk about what you talk about. Thank you for listening!Email: [email protected]
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