GenX Stories

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! You’re not hearing or seeing things -  we changed things up a bit for season 2 of GenX Stories. Every Wednesday, Eve is going to have fun & frank conversations about everything GenX with a brand new gang of kick-ass co-hosts - Lori, Chris and Courtney. In this episode we dig into what being GenX means to each of us knowing how pivotal t...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! GenX Stories is a podcast about how the so-called “Lost Generation” found itself at midlife. Join hosts Eve, Lori, Chris & Courtney every other Wednesday for a fun and frank discussion about what made us and what’s next. We all have a GenX story. What’s yours? Connect with us Subscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast app  Visit...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! On today’s bonus episode, we’re talking all about weed and wine. We chatted with Elana Frankel of Indigo and Haze about being a cannabis entrepreneur, the evolution of cannabis for health and wellness, and cannabis and GenX. Plus, we discuss our own experiences with cannabis and wine -- then and now. A bit of news....Sacha will be stepping...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! Grab some popcorn and a wine cooler--we’re going to the movies! On the final episode of our first season, we discuss growing up on Star Wars, E.T, and Sixteen Candles in the 80s and then having our lives reflected back to us in 90s indie hits like Slacker, Reality Bites, and Singles. Plus, we sit down with film producer Josh Goldsmith who c...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! Music makes the world go round, even in a quarantine. In the second to last episode of the season, we throw back to the music of the 80s and 90s and talk about the music that made us who we are today. From teenage heart throbs and pop music icons to grunge, rock, punk, hip-hop, and alternative--we’ve got all the bases covered. Plus, we chat...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! Dating during a pandemic. Is it even possible? And, are there any good things about meeting a potential suitor via Zoom? We sat down with Matchmaker Extraordinaire Laurie Berzack to discuss what’s has happened with dating and matchmaking since we all went into self isolation. And earlier this year, we also chatted with our good friend Molli...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! It’s been just over a month since most of us went into self-isolation. How is GenX doing under these remarkable circumstances? Is the resilience that served us well over the years enough to get us through this insane situation? Are introverts managing better than extroverts? We checked in with some of our friends during a GenX Zoom happy ho...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! The coronavirus crisis rages on, forcing us to shelter in place and socially isolate. The very fabric of our lives has been shredded like an old punk rock t-shirt. But we persist. In today’s special episode, we discuss what it’s like when everything is cancelled, how to give back and support our communities during the pandemic, and how GenX...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! A global pandemic that once existed only in sci-fi films is now our reality. Self-isolation, social distancing, Zoom all day long, obsessive hand washing, toilet paper shortages, and trying to keep our parents and kids in check...welcome to this brave new world. Sure, GenXers have faced tough times before including recessions, 9/11, and aci...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! Sugar cereal, the weird joy of carob, McDonald’s happy meals, The Silver Palate Cookbook, Ally Sheedy's Captain Crunch sandwich in The Breakfast Club, and early introductions to health food. Today's episode looks back at the food of our youth and how it shaped how we cook and eat today, Plus, we chat with food writer Kristen Hartk...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! Only two things in life are certain, so the saying goes: Death and taxes. This week, we tackle mortality, celebrity deaths, and what it’s like to face life-changing loss.  Eve opens up about the diagnosis that shook her world, Sacha discusses losing her mom (and best friend)  at age 40, and what it’s like to come to terms with knowing that...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! Ah, dating in the 80s and 90s... Eve discovers boys and Bulletin Board Systems, and becomes Queen of the Geeks. Sacha spends high school pining for older boys who don’t pay any attention to her, and in general felt like a big loser until college. Sacha’s first college boyfriend, losing her virginity (finally!), and getting alternative mixta...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! Are GenXers really the “slackers” we were once called? History proves quite the opposite. Never ones to sit by and be comfortable with the status quo, GenXers questioned everything--from the racial injustice that was rampant in the 90s to the “greed is good” mentality of the 80s.  During this episode, we take a look back at how growing up i...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! What was it like to begin a career in the early 1990s and what’s it like to be middle-aged now in the workplace? Eve and Sacha talk about what they wanted to be when they grew up, what they thought they’d be, and what actually happened.  In this episode:  GenX’s entrepreneurial spirit How the recession of the early 1990s impacted Sacha and...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! On today’s episode Eve and Sacha discuss what it was like growing up as “two chubby Jewish girls” in a land of skinny, (mostly) blond shiksas . Sacha tried to fit into the standards of beauty while Eve rebelled against it. Sacha talks about being a makeup junkie since age 3, while Eve never really learned about makeup. The impact that music...

Send a FanMail to the GenX Stories gang via text message! GenX Stories is a podcast about how the so-called “Lost Generation” found itself. Join hosts Eve Simon and Sacha Cohen every other Wednesday as they dive into all of the things that matter the most to our generation, from culture and style to relationships and the workplace. GenX Stories will also feature interviews with GenX authors, entre...