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The Roaring 20s
by Navigating the 20s With Elijah Z and Annie Kay
Navigating the 20s is hard af. But we're getting through it. This is the Roaring 20s podcast where hosts Elijah Z and Annie Kay discuss life as 20-somethings in the 2020s. The goal of this podcast is to create a space for people that are trying to figure it out. Your 20s are not a throwaway decade - quite the opposite, actually! As we have no idea what’s going on, we will look to those who have experience. We strive to have authentic conversations that push you out of your comfort zone in the best way. It's time to get through the quarter-life crisis, together.
Episodes
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Roaring 20s Life Update + Wheel of Life
When life throws curveballs at you, you put things on hold (like this podcast) and get through 'em. That's what Annie and Elijah did, which is why we took a break to focus on career, school, and getting back into the groove post-Covid. But, we're back with some biggg life updates and we dive into...
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Figuring Out How to Bounce Back Post-COVID (Hot Girl Summer)
Hot girl summer is here and we’re READY! Aside from developing an aux-worthy Spotify playlist, co-hosts Elijah Z and Annie Kay share tips on what they learned from COVID that they’ll take with them into hot girl summer, like slowing down, self-care and letting go of the need to control…
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Figuring Out How to Unlearn
You may have gotten some negative sh*t passed down to you. Let’s chat about how to put the brakes on and make a U-turn to break down the origins of our thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, feelings, and biases. Elijah Z and Annie Kay get vulnerable in talking about how they got to rewrite and reframe...
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Figuring Out Goal Setting
What does it mean to be intrinsically motivated? (Hint: It's figuring out what lights up the fire in your soul, and going after it). In this episode, we talk about #goals. AKA thriving and becoming the best versions of ourselves by doing some goal setting. But, where do you even begin? Elijah Z…
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Figuring Out How to Build Rapport
Our first guest speaker, Ilana, speaks on how to attune with someone and build rapport quickly, even with someone you've only just met. As a property manager who rents to many young professionals in the LA area, she discusses a crucial skill that she sees missing from people in their young...
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Figuring Out Climate Change
What the hell is climate change and what can we do about this? Elijah Z and Annie Kay both agree the subject can be overwhelming, frightening, or just straight up politicized. They discuss their personal experiences of awareness of climate change issues with Elijah Z coming from the East Coast…
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Figuring Out Money & Spending (Pt 2)
While spending money is necessary, how can we spend money more intentionally in our 20s? Elijah Z and Annie Kay provide an update on their month-long Pinch Your Penny challenge, where they weren't supposed to spend more than $200 on non-essential spending. The results are not what they expected....
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Figuring Out Friendships
What happens when you go from having an abundance of friends in college to having to start over with friendships when everyone goes their own ways? Social media makes it easier than ever to stay in touch, but it's definitely not enough. Human beings are social animals and both having/meeting...
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Figuring Out What You're Passionate About
Why is it so hard to narrow down what you're truly passionate about? Well, for starters, it's a lifelong journey, and you may just be in the process of figuring out what you DON'T want to do right now. Which is truly a great place to be in, even if you feel like you want to pull your hair out.…
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Figuring Out Family Boundaries
Your family can be a source of support, love, and probably tension. Which is why setting healthy boundaries is SO important for you to establish yourself as a thriving, independent person to your mom and pop and come to see each other as equals. In this episode, we discuss how it's important to...
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Figuring Out the Fear of Failure
Failure in your 20s doesn't mean it's game over, it just means you need to try again, level up, and bounce back, baby! In this episode, we share personal experiences with failure (we have a lot of them) and how we learned to be resilient and laugh at ourselves as a result. Then, we break down…
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Figuring Out Money
It's the ca$h moneeeyyy episode. We're getting vulnerable with our financial situations, talking about why schools don't teach us about financial literacy, and discussing strategies for living the life you want (on a budget) so you can ball out later. Tune in to figure out who's the saver and…
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Figuring Out Patience in an Age of Instant Gratification
On this episode we talk about instant gratification, what that looks like in society, and ask, "How many times do you pick up your phone per day?" Tune in as we talk about bamboo trees, the marshmallow test, and get vulnerable with how we combat impatience and frustration in our lives.
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Figuring Out Confidence
Today, we wanted to invite a homeless veteran to our podcast to tell us his story about the ups and downs he experienced in his 20s and that didn't work out. Sh*t happens. So, we pivoted instead to talk about confidence and self-esteem. We hope you enjoy this abnormal episode about Navigating the...
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Figuring Out Resilience in the Midst of COVID
Today we’re going to talk about resiliency and adaptation to crisis in the midst of COVID-19, especially in your 20s. In this episode, we talk about what resiliency in the time of COVID looks like, strategies for maintaining resilience, and examples of resiliency in other times of crisis. Elijah…
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Figuring Out Uncertainty
Uncertainty is something we all experience. In this episode, co-hosts Elijah Z and Annie Kay share a bit about their personal experiences with uncertainty. Then, we’ll go into the psychological, historical and biological research behind it - How does uncertainty affect your mind, body and soul?...
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Figuring out the Quarter Life Crisis (QLC)
Today, we're talking about the research behind a QLC, how many 20-somethings go through this, and Elijah Z's and Annie Kay's personal experiences with feeling lost. We're also sharing the importance of embracing vulnerability and establishing quality relationships during this time.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Navigating the 20s is hard af. But we're getting through it. This is the Roaring 20s podcast where hosts Elijah Z and Annie Kay discuss life as 20-somethings in the 2020s. The goal of this podcast is to create a space for people that are trying to figure it out. Your 20s are not a throwaway decade - quite the opposite, actually! As we have no idea what’s going on, we will look to those who have experience. We strive to have authentic conversations that push you out of your comfort zone in the best way. It's time to get through the quarter-life crisis, together.
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