Welcome to #Millennial, the home of pretend adulting and real talk!
Laura is off, but she’ll be back next week! In her absence, Andrew and Pam welcome their friend (and former Hypable staffer!) Tariq Ra'ouf, to the show!
You can find Tariq online at Twitter and Instagram.
It looks like the Writer’s Strike has officially come to an end! We react to the news at the WGA has reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP
Pam fills us in on what happens next now that picketing has stopped, and Andrew details some of what fans can expect after writers in Hollywood resume work.
It’s a pop culture palooza this week!
To kick things off, we dive into the rise in popularity of universities offering courses on some of today’s biggest pop stars.
Is teaching classes on Taylor Swift and Beyonce a smart tactic in getting students excited to learn, or is it all just good PR for the universities greenlighting these classes?
Is there space in the classroom for pop culture? We definitely think so!
As our discussion on cool college courses comes to a close, Andrew and Tariq get vulnerable as they discuss dropping out of university.
Check out Professor Julian Wamble on TikTok, who teaches a Harry Potter course!
‘Fourth Wing’ fans, rejoice! Your excitement over our recent recommendations of the Rebecca Yarros written novel didn’t go unnoticed! To wrap up the show, we host a little spoiler free book club dedicated to this year’s hottest fantasy read!
We talk about what it is that sucked us into the book and kept us reading.
Pam and Andrew have some fun recounting the spicy plot point they didn’t see coming.
‘Fourth Wing’ sequel, ‘Iron Flame,’ is coming out this November— will any of us be heading out to Barnes & Noble’s planned midnight release parties for the book?
We take the opportunity to reminisce a bit on all the midnight release parties we attended growing up.
This week’s recommendations: ‘Crying In H Mart’ by Michelle Zauner (Pam), WaterPiks (Andrew), and recording artists Jungle and Whethan (Tariq).
And in this week’s installment of After Dark, available on Patreon and Apple Podcasts:
WTF news is back!
Tariq joins us as Andrew shares a carefully curated list of news stories centered on the overarching theme of “butts.”
This time around we’re trying something new: ending this latest installment of WTF news on a high note with some cute news!
Is After Dark always this gross, Tariq asks? *shifty eye emoji*
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Pop Culture Courses at Universities, Dropping Out of College, 'Fourth Wing' Book Club (Spoiler Free!) | Millennial: Pretend Adulting, Real Talk podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
