Whatever! The Gen X Podcast — The Perils We’ve Faced
This week Dwayne and Heather dig into the fears that defined Gen X — then and now. We open with This Week in Gen X History, covering the 26th Amendment, Queen’s first gig with their classic lineup, the legendary KISS Marvel Comics blood-in-the-ink launch, the debut of the Sony Walkman, and Bon Jovi signing their first record deal.
Then we get into it. Two generations of fear, paired up and laid side by side:
Y2K vs. Social Security Solvency — one ticking clock that fizzled, one that nobody’s defusing.
Duck-and-Cover and The Day After vs. Doomscrolling and News Fatigue — we traded one contained apocalypse for an infinite feed of smaller ones we carry in our pockets.
Music Credits:
Licensed music provided through Envato Elements. Additional music discussed in this episode includes works by Queen, KISS, and Bon Jovi, used briefly for the purpose of commentary and discussion.
Queen — “Killer Queen” / “Bohemian Rhapsody”
KISS — “Rock and Roll All Night”
Bon Jovi — “[track title]“Runaway”
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