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Millennial: Pretend Adulting, Real Talk

Andrew Sims, Laura Tee, Pamela Gocobachiwww.millennialshow.com
Millennial podcast is a weekly roundtable about our Generation Y experience. From news to politics and pop culture, a panel of friends digs in on why these stories matter and how they affect millennials. If you’ve ever wondered how to maneuver student loan debt, voting, relationships, careers, or just life in general, we feel that SO. HARD. And we’re here to share our stories, along with our greatest challenges and wins, along the way. Millennial podcast is about journeying through young adulthood together.

Episodes

S5 Ep30: Recommendation Palooza

This week, we grow tired of all the bullshit in the news and do something different: a Recommendation Palooza! Spotify playlists are hit-and-miss, and we’re pretty sure if white people knew what “Despacito” was about they wouldn’t be playing it at kids’ parties. So. Much. Food. Chick Fil A is equally delicious and problematic, and In N Out sets the standard for the #bestcoast. Monica Lewinsky is producing American Crime Story: Impeachment about the 1990’s affair she had with President Bill Clint...

Aug 13, 20192 hr 51 minSeason 5Ep. 30

S5 Ep29: Impeachment Debate, GOP Moves to Ban Addictive Apps, YouTuber Revenue Strategies

#Millennial is here, and unlike Moscow Mitch, we have more to offer than #thoughtsandprayers. A majority of House Democrats have decided that 10 counts of obstruction of justice, attempted collusion, racism, and sexism might be good reasons to support an impeachment inquiry. The panel is split on impeachment, and we dive into the pros and cons we see playing out for each scenario. On the lighter side, the GOP has introduced a bill banning “addictive” social media features (like endless scrolling...

Aug 06, 20192 hr 43 minSeason 5Ep. 29

S5 Ep28: Wedding Woes, K-Pop Creates A Category, Digital versus Physical

Fresh off her Upper Left vacation, Pam offers some Portland tips for coffee and book lovers. Andrew and Pat go to a wedding with a few surprises, leading us to wonder: Why do our parents make non-married couples sleep separately, why do people get married so quick, and why would someone walk down the aisle to 'Shallow'? In the news: K-Pop gets its own category at the MTV VMAs, causing an uprising amongst BTS fans and reminding us about the time Harry Potter caused The New York Times to launch a ...

Jul 31, 20191 hr 16 minSeason 5Ep. 28

S5 Ep27: Marvel's Phase 4, Lion King Reactions, Backpacking Through Europe

This week’s #Millennial has a little bit of everything: politics, adventure, data, and getting some booty in Budapest! BAE Supporter Jemima joins us from her current location in Kosovo, and later in the episode talks working for BuzzFeed, her European backpacking adventure through 40 cities and 10 countries, and the importance of solo travel in one's life. Shut up and take our money: Marvel unveiled some of its Phase 4 plans at San Diego Comic Con, and revealed that the MCU is expanding to inclu...

Jul 23, 20192 hr 41 minSeason 5Ep. 27

S5 Ep26: Comic-Con Experiences, Smoking on Netflix, Cheating Confession

#Millennial is back after a nice staycation to deliver some coverage on our favorite fandoms and… toilet talk? In this week’s Mailbag, we cover a teacher sexual assault case, feedback on pyramid schemes, and a confessional in which the confessee admits to cheating. It’s Con season, and we’re here to chat about SDCC, Atlanta Comic Con, Harry Potter conventions, and more. With this comes a special greeting from the one and only Invader Zim! Netflix is cutting back on scenes depicting smoking in se...

Jul 16, 20192 hr 34 minSeason 5Ep. 26

S5 Ep25: LuLaRoe Pyramid Scheme, Taylor Swift Drama, Twitter to Hide Bullying

Forgot the names of all 23 Democratic candidates? Don’t worry, we did too. The hosts reveal the disgusting bodies of water they’ve dropped their phones in AND THEN CONTINUED USING THEM. We highlight a few of this summer’s SCOTUS rulings: Flowers v Mississippi, Dept. of Commerce v New York, and Rucho v Common Cause. Mueller will testify on July 17th, and there are mixed interpretations amongst the hosts about how effective his testimony will be. Remember those ugly ass LuLaRoe leggings your frien...

Jul 02, 20191 hr 24 minSeason 5Ep. 25

S5 Ep24: #5x24: Goodbye Suckabee, America's Concentration Camps, E3 Highlights

Got executive whiplash over the US and Iran’s ‘will they or won’t they?’ dance? Tune into the latest #Millennial for relief. Do all the Toys die at the end of Toy Story 4? Andrew and Pam leave Laura and Marc fearing the worst. Goodbye Suckabee: Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes her final #Millennial appearance, complete with objects in mouth. There are literal concentration camps in this country, and Republicans are using these migrants’ suffering as a bargaining chip on immigration. Netflix dropped ...

Jun 25, 20191 hr 19 minSeason 5Ep. 24

S5 Ep23: #5x23: Hunger Games Prequel, Modern Libraries, Daddy Data

Already got Democratic debate hangover? #Millennial is here to commiserate your feelings of exhaustion with the US’s campaign process. Is Taylor Swift’s “You need to calm down” this summer’s gay anthem? We place bets on which of the Democratic debates will be worth watching. The Trump campaign has fired several of its own internal pollsters because facts. Our $10 Patreon tier (formerly known as Facebook Official) has gotten a re-brand to BAE. BAE can mean whatever you want it to mean! In this we...

Jun 18, 20192 hr 36 minSeason 5Ep. 23

S5 Ep22: #5x22: Obama Podcast, Impeachment, and Justin Bieber's fight

•We’re Andrew-less this week, but we won Pat in the divorce, so the show must go on. •Trump making the OG colonizers cringe at our reputation, Pam’s neighbors bring unwanted guests, and Pat reveals how to get your hair done for free AND (maybe) pick up a modeling gig at the same time. •We cover a variety of feedback in this week’s Mailbag: more examples of phone scams, media depictions of the Middle East, and the ongoing conflict in Sudan. •Barack and Michelle (AKA: America’s Mom and Dad) are ta...

Jun 12, 20191 hr 11 minSeason 5Ep. 22

#5x21: Passive-Aggressive Roommates, Everest Solutions, The End of Robocalls and iTunes

We return from Memorial Day to find our entire panel has officially entered our 30s. Happy birthday, Andrew! What did we do over the break? Andrew honky tonked, Pam low-key went to Italy, and Laura got microderm and has a soft-as-a-baby’s-ass face now. The Mailbag is back, and we give advice about dealing with passive-aggressive roomies, get advice from a 12-year-old English free running boi, empathize with the terror of a workplace shooting threat, and hear feedback from a listener after our ba...

Jun 04, 20192 hr 31 min

#5x20: Adversity Scores, BatPatz, Moving More

It’s Andrew’s 30th eve here on #Millennial - we’re so glad he joined us for the final days of his youth! We kick the episode off with Surprise Bitch! and listener Irwin plays a fun game with us: can we name all 23 Democratic candidates for President? Preview of the game: “The other old white man whose name I’m forgetting.” Since we’ll be off for Memorial Day, we hit a number of messages from the mailbag: first kisses, eating disorders, Sonic the hedgehog, heartbeat bills, sexism in athletics, an...

May 21, 20192 hr 31 min

#5x19: GOT Baby Names(?!), Ranking World Issues, Organic Foods Exposed

We kick off this week’s episode by reviewing Detective Pikachu and Long Shot, and bitching about Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5. We then quickly transition to prank calling Andrew’s scammer. In NOT NORMAL News, Trump thinks he should get an extension on his abysmal first term, and Lindsey Graham supplies the excellent judicial advice of ignoring a subpoena. AP Choice has us considering whether we’d adopt a plant-based diet, heartbeat bills, and how to remove our data from Google. During Surp...

May 14, 20192 hr 32 min

#5x18: Andrew gets scammed, Sonic gets creepy, Right-Wing populism rises in Europe

Need a pick-me-up after the latest Game of Thrones? We can make you laugh through the pain! Andrew reveals he’s been the victim of a financial scam, and Laura immediately begins plotting ways to burn the scammer’s life down. In dysfunctional democracy news, Robert Mueller calls out Attorney General Bill Barr for mischaracterizing the findings of the Mueller Report. You don’t say?! Are we hypocrites when it comes to Amazon? Yes. Will we continue ordering from them? Also yes. A new confessional ha...

May 07, 20191 hr 24 min

#5x17: 'Endgame' reactions (spoiler-free), Twitter usage revealed, Amazon gets better

• Deep in your feelings about Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones? #Millennial is here to share in those tears with some spoiler-free reviews! • The hosts are so low on hope for our democracy they start suggesting lunch food items for President. • Shut up and take our money: Amazon is ramping up free 1-day shipping with Prime in the US. Will we become even bigger shut ins? Most likely. Are we okay with that? Mostly. • “Old man yells at cloud” update: Spielberg’s plan to block Netflix from comp...

Apr 30, 20191 hr 18 min

#5x16: 'Homecoming' review, 'Endgame' prep, 8K?!

Happy 420! HE IS RISEN! Blaze it if you praise him (okay we’re done). We're all getting ready for Avengers: Endgame, and Marc and Laura are thinking of cheating on their friends. Queen Bey blessed us all by dropping Homecoming on Netflix. We’re ready to bow down - are you? Laura is around 100 pages into the Mueller Report and has some lesser-reported deets. What would YOU do if you got a phone call in Russian on election night? If your selfie has no visible likes on Instagram, how will you deter...

Apr 23, 20192 hr 31 min

#5x15: Marijuana Tips and Tricks, Streaming Wars Heat Up

• File your taxes and hand over your cash to Uncle Sam - #Millennial is here to help ease your tax woes! • This episode was recorded as coverage of the Notre Dame Cathedral was active. Since recording, we’ve learned that the damage, while horrifying, was not as bad as it could have been. • Keep an eye out for a BREAKING NEWS segment coming soon for $10 Patrons with coverage of the redacted Mueller Report. • Are you not entertained?! Disney+ rolling out for $6.99/month, Star Wars Celebration, and...

Apr 16, 20192 hr 31 min

#5x14: GMO Myths, Creepy Airbnbs, What IS Country?

Need something to take your mind off filing taxes? Andrew’s pipes are haunted! Pat and Laura enjoy yelling at miscreants in movie theaters. Keep an eye out for an episode of BREAKING NEWS: Mueller Report edition. Farmer Pat educates us about GMOs and the food industry creating a new fad to rip us off. Can Country music have Rap elements? Pam covers Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” which was #1 on Billboard’s Country chart… until Billboard decided it wasn’t Country enough. The panel has some disagree...

Apr 09, 20191 hr 19 min

#5x13: Tesla Drives Us, Russia Launches New Meddling Tactics

Millennial is here! We may not know a lot, but we do know there is only one country called “Mexico.” Andrew and Pat spent their weekend with self-driving cars and flying elephants after being underwhelmed by Apple’s latest product announcements. “YOU get an Oprah and YOU get an Oprah. EVERYBODY GETS AN OPRAHHH!” We’ll have the redacted version of the Mueller Report by mid-April. ~No pee pee in this report!~ Joe Biden’s touching problem: when does grandfatherly affection cross the line? LPT: Don’...

Apr 02, 20191 hr 19 min

#5x12: How To Binge the MCU, Study Finds Parents Can't Let Go

DISCLAIMER: This episode of #Millennial was recorded prior to the release of Attorney General Bill Barr’s summation of the Mueller report. That said, check out our latest installment of BREAKING NEWS on Patreon for our analysis! Got Mueller Report hangover? Never fear! #Millennial is here! This week’s guest is Jule, our new #Millennial social media manager! Andrew somehow enjoys getting fillings and brags about having a dentist with a freakin' massage chair. "Pam" / Marc also joins us this week ...

Mar 25, 20192 hr 40 min

#5x11: Inside Child Welfare, and Disney Jumps the (James) Gunn

Trump is “something from a cold McRib” according to this week’s guest. We’re going to get along great! Andrew provides some native advertising for Disney, Laura submits a dog surgery claim, and #Millennial was ranked #8 on Feedspot’s “Top 20 Millennial Podcasts on the web.” #blessed Our social media lives! Long-time listener Jule has taken the reigns on the #Millennial social accounts, so you can stop staring at posts from 2016. We’re joined by #Millennial listener Kearstyn, who talks with us ab...

Mar 19, 20192 hr 46 min

#5x10: Pound Taco

Not such a small world: Pat is going to Disney World for the first time next week. Laura’s saving a whopping $12 on her student loan repayments over the next year - what should she do now that she’s flush with cash? Andrew brings his dental nightmares back to the show - RIP Andrew’s wisdom teeth. We all saw Captain Marvel this weekend and give a spoiler free review! And now we have to prepare for Endgame... It’s RuPaul’s drag race, not RuPaul’s racist race, Brooke Lynn Hytes. Facebook joins the ...

Mar 12, 20192 hr 40 min

#5x09: Now Boarding

Need a break from the Michael Cohens of the world? Look no further than the newest episode of #Millennial. • We’re joined this week by official airline correspondent James, who’s here to make sure we sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight. • Andrew 2020: A voice the HOA can depend on (to make allowances for Brooklyn to pee in the garden). • Listener feedback features someone who was shook by a recent confessional, as well as the victim of a recent ghosting event. RIP. • James answers every questi...

Mar 05, 20191 hr 27 min

#5x08: The Context of Grindelwald

We’re thinking of launching an exploratory committee for a potential Presidential run in 2020, but in the meantime, tune in to hear our latest shenanigans. Who loves orange jumpsuits? Paul loves orange jumpsuits. Is it true?! “TIL not to write a personal check to the people I’m paying to attack me.” - Jussie Smollett Speaking of high-profile cancellations, R.Kelly turned himself in over the weekend after being charged with sexually abusing 4 victims. Get the popcorn: Andrew makes Laura say somet...

Feb 25, 20191 hr 21 min

#5x07: And The Worst Oscars Goes To...

The government lives to fight another day, as does #Millennial. Andrew’s HOA is too involved, Laura’s isn’t involved enough, and Pam has become a personal chef! (For her dog) “Uncle Joe, don’t run,” we imagine President Obama casually mentioning on his most recent brodate with Joe Biden. (Note: This episode was recorded before Bernie's announcement) The Confessional makes a return with an unsettling childhood memory and an equally unsettling Valentine’s Day gift. What has Kevin Hart, a Best Popu...

Feb 19, 20191 hr 13 min

#5x06: Speed Finds A Way

Worried about the looming (potential) sequel to the government shutdown? Listen to the newest #Millennial instead! Andrew has an important day ruined by a food delivery driver, Laura is at war with her HOA, and Pam recaps the Grammys. Preemptive RIP to Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 bid for President. We hardly knew ye. Listener Nicki joins us to talk job hunting and what she looks for when hiring candidates. Nicki reveals she landed her current job through the #Millennial Facebook group! Andrew wants ...

Feb 12, 20191 hr 24 min

#5x05: Something From A Nut

Happy Black History Month! Stop asking for a White History Month. Pat is back this week, fresh off a urination tour around the Grand Canyon. Andrew and Pat definitely “don’t wanna be friendssss” with their seat neighbor at Gaga’s Vegas residency show. Listener Feedback: Fabi’s family is from Venezuela, and she’s a Democrat who… agrees with Trump’s support of opposition leader Juan Guaido. You know the Super Bowl is boring AF when the main takeaway is the infamous, mysterious viral egg. This ain’...

Feb 06, 20191 hr 28 min

#5x04: Ridin' Solo

The government may have been re-opened for three weeks, but #Millennial has always been here for you. We welcome #Millennial’s official gaming correspondent (and nothing else), Marc, back to the show! Andrew and Pat are about to head to Vegas where they will enjoy West Coast specialties like In-N-Out and painted rocks. Thoughts and Prayers: Andrew facing sub-arctic temperatures and Laura facing the Super Bowl in her home city. Nintendo and Toei/Namco-Bandai seem to be snubbing major tournaments ...

Jan 29, 20191 hr 10 min

#5x03: Arms Not Open

• Friend of the show and official #Millennial conservative correspondent Parker joins us again this week to talk about the government shutdown. • We also get Parker’s reactions to the growing list of 2020 Democratic candidates and are surprised by some areas where we agree! • Andrew's got a new side hustle: A Podcast and Patreon consulting business! Hit him up if you need help with your own show or Patreon. • Laura’s rage of the week: Democrats, get the $%#& over yourselves and your ideological ...

Jan 22, 20191 hr 10 min

#5x02: No Cheese For You

It’s 2019, but we peaked in 2009 so don’t expect us to participate in your 2009 vs 2019 selfie challenge. Laura and Pam detail their weekend drama of cheese fries and Bachelor viewing parties. This week’s $10 Patron guest is Shania, who is gracious and speaks openly with us about being on the Asexuality spectrum. AP Choice: What advice to we have for couples getting ready to move in together? Listener feedback proves that cursive isn’t actually useless. We talk about which Dems are in for 2020 a...

Jan 15, 20191 hr 24 min

#5x01: Bubble Butt

We’re back for SEASON 5! (Sorry Andrew.) We recount our NYE experiences: little brothers, poopy plungers, and dogs shoving things into toilets. It gets weird. Announcing our new Patreon 2019 benefits: Face to Face hangouts, BREAKING NEWS, LANDY becomes one big show, and $5+ Patrons to get Mega Millennial episodes. AP Choice: Andrew and Pat relationship edition. $10 Patrons get to ask our favorite couple anything! New Year, New Laws! Florida restores voting rights for former felons, hard liquor s...

Jan 08, 20192 hr 44 min