GenXtemporaneous

In 1994, Interview With the Vampire was unleashed upon an innocent population. A star vehicle for both Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, the movie was a smash hit. This week, we continue to explore our theme of life lessons in GenX movies. Can we learn from our bloodsucking friends? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

Everyone likes stuff for free, especially stuff you usually have to pay for. Or producer is traveling this week for work so we are offering you this chance to listen to one of our patreon episodes. In this episode, we talk about the upcoming third season of Ted Lasso. We discuss our predictions for the show and complain about it not being released already. Do you BELIEVE? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

This episode is the latest post of our look at GenXers, who took on a new adventure midlife. We are currently focused on first time authors. This week, we talked to Marita Miller, author of "The Audacity to Heal." This is an enriching discussion of not only trauma but also the path to healing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

In this episode Marc and Kristina have a philosophical discussion about truth.  We chat about the many kinds of truth that exist, how "my truth" has become a hill to die on for many people and how "my truth" can become a place where people hide from accountability for their behaviors. Thanks for listening to us each week, and if you like us please consider sharing us with a friend.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

Nobody puts GenXtemporaneous in the corner. Join us this week, we extract life lessons from the iconic film, "Dirty Dancing," starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. We explore the origins of cover-based judging of books, feminism, and class divides. Marc and Kristina both rewatched the movie. Listen and find out if their takes have evolved over the decades. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

In this repromote episode, Kristina and Marc talk about the Apple+ show Ted Lasso.  It was recorded before the end of season two, so we didn't even know at the time just how much the positivity is masking problems (and perhaps creating them -- hello, Nate).  We wanted to repromote in the hopes that it will in some way bring on season three of one of our favorite shows.  If you enjoy this episode you may be interested in our upcoming Sunday Patreon episode in which we discuss our theories for what may be coming in season three of this fantastic show (www.patreon.com/genxtemporaneous).  In this episode we explore the concept of toxic positivity as it relates to Ted and his coaching style and Marc makes jokes.  Back next week with all new content and an exciting year ahead of us.  As always thanks for listening and if you enjoy us, please share us with a friend. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

Well, 2022 was certainly a year. We had a lot of personal successes and a great time producing the podcast. In this episode, we reflect on the year that was. We discuss top movies, news stories, word of the year, and significant deaths. Thank you all for your support and we will talk to you next year. Next year. Get it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

This holiday season, we want to thank not only our listeners, but our tireless producer was unexpectedly run over by a reindeer in the last couple of weeks. Metaphorically. In order to allow her to recuperate, we are sharing a very special episode from our paid Patreon podcast about the gig economy and the ethics of tipping that we released way back in April. We will be back next week to wrap up the year that was 2022.  Happy holidays, GenXers and Genx-adjacent listeners. We appreciate your support. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

This week, we welcome a special guest Kelly (@kelemerry) to discuss the Netflix documentary "Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich." We discuss the role Maxwell played in Jeffrey Epstein's sex ring. Is the patriarchy really ultimately to blame? Probably. But that doesn't relieve Maxwell from responsibility for her heinous behavior. Sources “Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘Grooming’ Explained by a Forensic Psychologist.” 2021. Newsweek. December 22, 2021. https://www.newsweek.com/ghislaine-maxwells-grooming-behavior-explained-forensic-psychologist-1662100. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

This Ben Stiller film starting Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke focuses on the lives of 20 somethings in the 90s living in the same apartment complex and beginning their adult lives. What life lessons can we glean from this definitive GenX film? Marc and Kristina offer some answers. Sources Roberts, Soraya. 2019. “‘Reality Bites’ Captured Gen X with Perfect Irony.” The Atlantic. March 6, 2019. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/03/reality-bites-captured-gen-x-25-years-later-helen-childress/583870/. Churgin, Lisa, ed. 1994. Reality BitesFilm. Directed by Ben Stiller. United States: Universal Pictures. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

Literature purists will always say the book is better than the movie. Is this always the case? Is it reasonable to ask the movie to cover all the themes and events from the book? This week, Marc and Kristina discuss the difficulties of turning a book into a movie or TV show. How should we judge these works? Should they stand in their own or is it perfectly fair to compare it to the experience of reading the novel? See if you agree with our take. Source Roberts, and Soraya. 2019. “‘Reality Bites’ Captured Gen X with Perfect Irony.” The Atlantic. March 6, 2019. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/03/reality-bites-captured-gen-x-25-years-later-helen-childress/583870/. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

What is now hilarious than breaking down comedy and analyzing it? Not a single thing. We are joined this week by comedic improv actor, Jerrod Altmeier. We discuss what makes things and people funny and how to create the kind of relationship with an audience needed in order to make them laugh. It make shock you to learn that there are a couple of jokes told during the episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

This week we welcome back Dave Conger for a fascinating and hilarious discussion of the British Comedy TV show, "The Young Ones." Often seen as a reaction against the Oxbridge comedy of Monty Python, The Young Ones crashed on the scene in the early 80s. We discuss the origins and impact of this more "punk" comedy show as well as how we discovered them in the salad days of our youth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

It's hard to imagine a more pervasive theme in human history than the search for meaning. It's inherent in humanity to seek out such meaning. Some find it in family or a life's work. Others find it in philosophy or art. Many, however, find such meaning in religion. Marc and Kristina discuss the role of religion in helping people make sense of their world and lives. Kristina says Marc is wrong. Marc, unsurprisingly, feels Kristina wrong. See what you think. Sources https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-victor-frankl-s-logotherapy-4159308 https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/religion-happy-atheism-psychology-faith-belief-emotion-mental-health-christianity-a8766376.html https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/31/are-religious-people-happier-healthier-our-new-global-study-explores-this-question/ https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/07/witchcraft-economics-reformation-catholic-protestant-market-share https://qz.com/1183992/why-europe-was-overrun-by-witch-hunts-in-early-modern-history/ https://books.google.com/books?id=yFloAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA287&lpg=PA287&dq=did+changing+charity+and+alms+giving+lead+to+witchcraft+craze&source=bl&ots=NImCU9uLVd&sig=ACfU3U3Q5ZQUpPU5SQaUyWYePs2ZNNsHoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQ_-7xsO_sAhUFxVkKHY0UDgs4ChDoATAFegQIARAC#v=onepage&q=did%20changing%20charity%20and%20alms%20giving%20lead%20to%20witchcraft%20craze&f=false https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5FPPoLqkCk --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support

Join us this week while we discuss life lessons from "Singles," the Cameron Crowe film, set in the burgeoning grunge scene of the early 90s in Seattle. Listen to the life lessons we draw from this GenX rom com. We also might have a bit of fun along the way. Sources: Chew, Richard, ed. 1992. SinglesFilm. Directed by Cameron Crowe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marc-snediker/support