Adulthood Pending

This week, Zaga & Nick host the very first meeting of Pet Parents Anonymous — the millennial support group for people who can’t keep succulents alive but still throw birthday parties for their dogs. 🐾🌱We’re talking:🐶 The chaos of being a “pet parent” vs. a “plant parent”💀 Our biggest pet/plant fails (RIP overfed fish & overwatered succulents)🚩 “Is This Love or Obsession?” game — FaceT...

This week, Zaga & Nick look back at every so-called “once-in-a-lifetime” event millennials have lived through — from Y2K panic to 9/11, from the 2008 Recession to COVID, and now the AI boom. We’ve been told we’re living in “unprecedented times” our whole lives… but at this point, unprecedented feels like the precedent. We’re talking: 💻 Y2K panic and kid-logic apocalypse fears 📉 Surviving the...

This week, Zaga & Nick take you on a chaotic, hilarious trip back to the 90s and 2000s — when life was simpler, our biggest problem was keeping our Tamagotchis alive, and downloading one song took 45 minutes. We’re talking: 🎧 Forgotten tech & internet struggles 💬 AIM away message flexing 💥 Weird trends that came and went faster than Von Dutch hats 🌀 Random childhood obsessions we took...

Why do we all follow unspoken rules of adulthood that make zero sense? This week, Zaga and Nick break down the dumbest, most pointless “adult rules” we’ve all been pretending are real — from pointless social etiquette to fake work habits we only do to “look busy.” We’re exposing the weird behaviors we inherited from our parents, the bizarre expectations we enforce on ourselves, and the completely...

👴🏼 “You Know You’re in Your 30s When…” (aka: I Pulled a Muscle Sitting Down ) Remember when your body didn’t audibly creak and you could party without checking if your HSA covered recovery time? This episode is for every millennial who now grunts when they stand up too fast. Zaga and Nick are diving into the hilarious, painful, and painfully hilarious signs that you’ve officially crossed into yo...

🎥 They Taught Us the Recorder—Not Taxes(aka: The Millennial Curriculum Was a Joke) Remember when school taught us how to square dance, label mitochondria, and make dioramas… but not how to budget, file taxes, or break a lease? Same. In this episode, Zaga and Nick take attendance for the absolute dumbest things we were taught growing up—and the life skills we really needed instead. From cursive tr...

👕 Adulthood Pending “Millennial Survival Mode: Why Were We Like This?” Remember when dinner was week-old Domino’s and your bed was just…vibes and a futon? When a Four Loko and 2 hours of sleep somehow powered you through a double shift? Yeah. We used to live like that. And we were proud of it. This week, Zaga and Nick strap on their nostalgia goggles (and adult braces of emotional clarity) to rel...

I Didn’t Know I’d Cry Over Groceries 🛒 | Adulthood Pending This week, Ellie and Julianna unpack the hilarious (and sometimes heartbreaking) reality of being a millennial trying to function in 2025. From grocery store meltdowns to the tiny chores that feel like Olympic achievements, we’re talking about all the little ways adulthood ambushes you.✨ In this episode:Sticker shock and why eggs cost as...

:👥 Adulthood Pending “Friendships After 25: Are We Still Cool?” Remember when friendship meant sitting in someone’s crusty dorm room eating Hot Pockets at 2 AM? Or making a random road trip because gas was $1.50 and your spine didn’t hurt yet? Those were the days. Now, hanging out feels like coordinating a G7 summit. This week, Zaga, Nick, and Copper break down the awkward, hilarious, and sometim...

🎆 Adulthood Pending – “Stars, Stripes, and Overcooked Burgers” 🎆This episode is for every millennial who wore Old Navy flag tees, played slip ‘n slide Olympics, and believed Will Smith was the only thing standing between us and total alien domination. Zaga and Nick take you on a hilarious ride through 4th of July nostalgia: backyard BBQ chaos, summer blockbuster marathons (Independence Day, Men...

Ever dream of being an astronaut, NBA star, or owning 12 dogs and a gumball machine by age 25?Yeah… same. And also… ouch. In this episode of Adulthood Pending , Zaga and Nick spiral into the dreams we forgot, the goals that ghosted us, and the random bucket list items we might still chase. From MTV Cribs fantasies to adult victories like “finally folding laundry,” we’re unpacking what happened to...

Ever vanished mid-text convo? Left a group chat on ‘Read’ for 6 months? Pretended your phone died just to avoid plans? We see you. And we are you. This week, Ellie makes her glorious return to the pod and is joined by our FIRST guest Julianna, as they deep-dive into the art of ghosting—the millennial coping mechanism we pretend is “self-care.” Spoiler: it might be. From unread messages to unsent g...

Ever cried over Mufasa? Felt something during the Neopets crash? Think AIM sounds should be in museums? Yeah. Same. This week, Zaga and Nick spiral into the emotional side quests of our millennial childhoods. From Game Boys to gut punches — it’s nostalgic chaos.📼 In This Episode:• “Cartoons gave us trauma” starter pack• VHS tapes that hit harder than therapy• Certified Core Memory vs Fever Dream...

Dating in 2025 feels like trying to make eye contact during a Hinge date while Mercury’s in retrograde. This week, Nick and Adrianne break down the chaos of modern love — from dealbreakers we used to ignore to the weird red flags we now treat like fire alarms. 🎙 Inside This Episode: • First date horror stories • The new rules of ghosting • “Green flags” or just beige lies? • Ne-Yo, The O.C., and t...

This week, Zaga and Adrianne ask the question that every millennial has screamed into the void: “Am I doing this right?” They swap hilarious stories about fake-it-til-you-make-it moments (hello, IKEA instructions), celebrate weird adulting wins (a budget that isn’t in their head!), and share embarrassing fails (RIP to that forgotten gym membership). Plus, they take you down memory lane with millen...

Dial-up internet. Digital pets. Dramatic MySpace music. Nick and Zaga are diving headfirst into the digital chaos of the early 2000s—and loving every second of it. This episode is a love letter to the awkward, incredible, emotional mess that was growing up as a millennial. From pretending to code your MySpace profile to giving your computer 14 viruses thanks to LimeWire... it was the best of times...

Turning 30? Already there? You're not alone. This episode is a reflective (and hilarious) breakdown of the most valuable lessons we learned in our 20s—and what we’re carrying into our 30s. From boundaries and budgeting to therapy and relationship realness, it’s all on the table. ✨ Featuring: Our biggest adulting wins (and fails) A nostalgic dive into this week in millennial history The difference...

Exhausted? You’re not alone. In this brutally honest (and hilarious) episode, the Adult Pending crew unpacks the all-too-familiar experience of millennial burnout. Whether you're 29 and spiraling or 32 and numb inside, we’re talking grind culture, toxic work habits, fake work-life balance, and the guilt trip that comes with simply resting. ☕ Highlights You’ll Relate To: Why you’re always tired—ev...

🎙️ Adulthood Pending: The Podcast for Millennials Who Still Don’t Feel Like Grown-Ups | Episode 1 Is this real life... or just a never-ending to-do list? In our debut episode, we introduce the crew and dive headfirst into the big question: Why does adulthood still feel like it's buffering? From failing to understand taxes to celebrating small wins like remembering to floss, we’re here to remind yo...

Welcome to Adulthood Pending, the podcast for millennials navigating the chaos of everyday life—one questionable decision at a time. Join Zaga, Ellie, Nick and Jack as they tackle the absurdity of modern adulthood, from drowning in subscriptions and struggling to “budget” to questioning why we were never taught how to do taxes (but totally remember the Pythagorean Theorem).With hilarious personal...