Gen X Men Pod

Episode 35: Bringing back the Hut...and my teacher did WHAT?!?

Oh boy, the #80snostalgia runs deep in this week's episode. Pizza Hut is coming back in a big way bringing back the red and white checkered table cloths, those amazing red cups and the SALAD BAR! The guys can't wait to drop a few quarters into the Ms Pac Man table top or play any of the classic 80's hits on the jukebox (look it up Gen Z) while waiting for their pan pizza to cook. But only if the Hut goes back to their original recipe. Pizza Hut lunch runs were a staple for Bill in high school because his after lunch government teacher was....well....drinking on the job. This takes the guys down a long and winding road of drinking teachers, flirting teachers, odd teacher behavior and car pools in the flat bed?!? You wont want to miss the crazy stories of Gary staying over (with other kids) not once, but TWICE at teacher's houses. Would never happen today!#drunkteacher #genxpodcast #pizzahut #genx #teacher

The EMT goes to the ER...not how the day was planned

Well this was a surprise! Co-host Gary ended up in the hospital this week but at the last second was saved from being gutted open like a fish! It's the harrowing adventure of an EMT ending up on the other side of a emergency room visit, a transfer of hospitals and ultimately good news. But what does it say of the hospitals and health care in the US? Especially in smaller cities and towns like Belfast? The boys break down the behind the scenes look at how Gary's 48 hour hospital stay went and how it was eerily similar to Bill's surgery 5 years ago. Also...are we just going to pretend certain entities are just trying to scare us into another virus summer? The guys are NOT having the fear mongering over the latest virus. (And they explain why they will never do cruises!)Thankful Gary is still with us...and glad those CT scans can sometimes fix issues on their own!#ERvisit #genxpodcast #genx #ctscan #hantavirus #cruise #hospital

Episode 33: PR Pro gives Russini, Vrabel advice

Episode 33 goes under the hood of a PR nightmare as crisis communications expert Jonathan Grella joins the Gen X Men to break down the growing Mike Vrabel–Dianna Russini story and why the PR handling has become such a major talking point online.How do stories like this spiral?What should teams, media personalities, and public figures actually do when controversy hits?And in the social media age…is it even possible to control the narrative anymore?Jonathan Grella has advised Fortune 500 companies, government leaders, and major organizations during high-pressure moments, and he gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how modern crisis management really works.We also dive into:🏈 The role of sports media in modern controversies📱 How Twitter/X changes the speed of PR disasters🎙️ Why “no comment” can sometimes make things WORSE📰 The difference between reporting, rumor, and narrative-building👀 What the public gets wrong about crisis communicationsWe also hit on the JP Morgan fake lawsuit and how the Eric Swalwell story was a DC one just waiting to explode...and if there are more coming. And Gary saw George Thorogood and the Destroyers and gives his review of the 76 year rocker and what's is next on Gary's throw back concert schedule.Drop us a comment below on how YOU would have handled the Vrabel-Russini situation. And do you think their spouses end up seeing this thing through? Like and subscribe and spread the word for us!

From Michael to Mayhem

A wild, all-over-the-place episode of Gen-X Men...because we like to ramble!Gary checks out the new "Michael" movie and we take a trip back through some of the biggest moments from the King of Pop and the conversations around them. Maybe we were wrong about some...um..."things" in MJ's past. Bill opens with reactions to Episode 31 (his cancer update) and a broader discussion about how certain alternative treatments are being debated and researched today. His doctor dapped him up on LinkedIn!Then it’s off to Fairfax as Bill hits an All Elite Wrestling, his first pro wrestling live show in over a decade. Did it deliver? Is he now an AEW fan? Or was this just a fun, FREE ticket on a Wednesday night?And finally… we got emails! Should we bring on guests, or keep it just the guys? Let us know.📧 GenXMenPod@gmail.com💬 Drop a comment—we actually read them.#GenX #GenXPodcast #80sNostalgia #MichaelMovie #Wrestling #PodcastLife #aewdynamite

5 years after chemo, this one is personal

Bill got good news this week as his 5 year cancer check up came back clean. His oncologist (the fantastic Dr Wadlow) is "releasing him back into the wild". The Gen-X men talk about cancer, the journey from chemo to clean scans and how weird it is to be "set free". Anyone who has been through it themselves or seen someone else deal with chemo, etc will appreciate the humor, the fear, the "what now" aspect of the conversation. It's real. It's raw sometimes funny. But it isn't all about the cancer! the Gen-X men break down the total disaster that was "New Coke" which dropped 41 years ago today (April 23, 1985) and whether it was marketing genius...or just a gaffe that actually turned out as a home run for the Coke brand. And also a shout out to Dr Pepper Zero Blackberry. We love the stuff. Send us a case Dr Pepper!#newcoke #genxpodcast #cancertreatment #cancersurvivor #80snostalgia #ringthebell #pepsichallenge #drpepper