GenX Are We Adults Yet?

Gen X Meet Me At 3 O'clock Afterschool

Did Kids Get Softer When They Stopped Fighting at 3 O’Clock? Remember when childhood arguments didn't happen behind a screen? For Gen X, disagreements happened face-to-face — on the playground, at the arcade, in the neighborhood, or with those famous words: "Meet me after school." This week we're looking back at the unwritten rules of growing up Gen X. Before social media, online arguments, and anonymous usernames, kids had to learn how to navigate conflict in person. Was it perfect? Absolutely not. But did it teach us something? We’re talking about: The infamous 3 o'clock fights after school Why most arguments ended faster than they started The difference between talking trash online vs face-to-face How arcades, playgrounds, and neighborhoods forced kids to interact Learning when to stand up, when to walk away, and when to apologize How friendships sometimes started AFTER the fight Did Gen X develop thicker skin because of our childhood experiences? Or did today's generation simply grow up in a completely different world with completely different challenges? Grab your hose water and join us as we ask: Did kids really get softer... or did the rules of childhood completely change? 🎙️ Gen X, Are We Adults Yet?

What is the purpose of Gen X?

Maybe we're here to remind everyone of what's important from a world that no longer exists. Maybe Gen X wasn't raised to become the most successful generation. Maybe we were raised to become the most adaptable. History dropped us right at the hinge point between two eras. We learned the old world. Then built the new one. Now we're one of the few generations that can explain both. How this was made

Gen X Kids - I was in a teen age band!

🎸 I Was In A Teen Age Band 🎤 Before careers, mortgages, and aching backs... there were garages, cheap amps, borrowed drum kits, and dreams of making it big. This week, we're joined by fellow Gen X musicians who started bands as teenagers. From punk and thrash metal to garage rock and hardcore, we'll hear the stories behind the first gigs, battle of the bands, loading gear into mom's station wagon, terrible promoters, broken strings, dive bars, and the friendships that lasted a lifetime. Some of our guests hung up their instruments years ago. Others are still playing today. Whether you were on stage, in the pit, or just the kid wearing the concert shirt, this episode is a trip back to a time when all you needed was three chords, a garage, and a dream. Live Thursday at 7 PM.

Gen X Being The New Kid

Was it hard being the new kid? For some people, absolutely. The night before school they're laying awake wondering what to wear, whether they'll fit in, whether they're going to get lost, or worse... whether something embarrassing is going to happen in front of the entire school on Day One. Me? I wasn't that kid. I made friends pretty easily and usually found myself floating between more than one group. Mostly jocks and stoners. Then eventually just stoners. Being the new kid was pretty simple for me. All I had to do was find the smoking section. Now before anybody freaks out, this was the 80s. Every school had unofficial gathering places. You knew exactly where the smokers hung out, where the skaters hung out, where the athletes hung out, where the troublemakers hung out. Schools had social maps long before GPS. The funny thing about being the new kid is that everybody experiences the same school completely differently. For some kids, it was terrifying. For others, it was an opportunity. Nobody knew your reputation. Nobody knew your mistakes. Nobody knew who you dated, what you looked like last year, or whether you were cool or not. You got a fresh start. The question is... what did you do with it? Were you terrified? Were you excited? Did you reinvent yourself? Or did you spend the first week trying not to throw up in the cafeteria? Tonight we're talking about being the new kid, the longest walk in school history, finding your people, surviving lunch, and whether changing schools was the worst thing that ever happened to you... or the best thing.

Gen X Summer Break: 90 Days of Freedom

The funny thing about Gen X summers wasn't what we did. It was the freedom. For a few months every year, we belonged entirely to ourselves. No schedules. No phones. No GPS. No notifications. Just bikes, friends, and the promise that tomorrow would probably be another great day. And maybe that's why we still remember those summers so vividly