RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_9095a13d-8d0d-4191-85fa-7ce58e699a37 -- Rendered At Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:42:32 +0000 Whatever! The Gen X Podcast https://redcircle.com/shows/whatever-the-gen-x-podcast en-US All rights reserved. Nostalgia, Reality, and Everything In Between for Gen X Dwayne & Heather Tanner Whatever! The Gen-X Podcast is for the generation that grew up on mixtapes, Saturday morning cartoons, and the firm belief that we'd never turn into our parents. Spoiler: we did anyway. Every week, Dwayne and Heather dig into what it meant to grow up Gen X and what it means to live it out now. There's the music, the movies, the cultural moments we can't let go of, and the real stuff that comes with being a maturing generation nobody saw coming. Equal parts nostalgia trip and honest conversation, with enough humor to make it worth the ride. Whatever. As if. Talk to the hand. We're back. 9095a13d-8d0d-4191-85fa-7ce58e699a37 Whatever! The Gen-X Podcast is for the generation that grew up on mixtapes, Saturday morning cartoons, and the firm belief that we'd never turn into our parents. Spoiler: we did anyway.

Every week, Dwayne and Heather dig into what it meant to grow up Gen X and what it means to live it out now. There's the music, the movies, the cultural moments we can't let go of, and the real stuff that comes with being a maturing generation nobody saw coming. Equal parts nostalgia trip and honest conversation, with enough humor to make it worth the ride.

Whatever. As if. Talk to the hand. We're back.

]]> episodic no Dwayne & Heather Tanner podcast@whatevergenxpod.com false trailer Trailer Trailer Dwayne & Heather Tanner Welcome to Whatever! A New Gen X Nostalgia and Life Podcast We're Dwayne and Heather, and we grew up with a house key on a shoelace instead of a phone in our pocket. Whatever! The Gen X Podcast digs into the music, shows, and chaos that raised us, then drags it all into the present, where we're apparently the generation nobody remembers to talk about. New episodes every Wednesday. Give us a listen. We're Dwayne and Heather, and we grew up with a house key on a shoelace instead of a phone in our pocket. Whatever! The Gen X Podcast digs into the music, shows, and chaos that raised us, then drags it all into the present, where we're apparently the generation nobody remembers to talk about. New episodes every Wednesday. Give us a listen.

]]> <p>We&#39;re Dwayne and Heather, and we grew up with a house key on a shoelace instead of a phone in our pocket. <em>Whatever! The Gen X Podcast</em> digs into the music, shows, and chaos that raised us, then drags it all into the present, where we&#39;re apparently the generation nobody remembers to talk about. New episodes every Wednesday. Give us a listen.</p> 13270bdc-300a-4098-9767-c48994255297 https://whatevergenxpod.com Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:00:19 +0000 84 false full The Mall Experience and Downfall of Radio as We Knew It The Mall Experience and Downfall of Radio as We Knew It 3 Dwayne & Heather Tanner A Gen-X walk down memory lane Remember spending entire Saturday afternoons at the mall with nowhere specific to be and no hurry to get there? This week Dwayne and Heather revisit the Gen X mall experience — the stores that are gone, the food court staples we still miss, and the music stores that were our social hubs before the internet existed. Then we talk radio — Casey Kasem, Rick Dees, taping songs off the air, and how the 1996 Telecommunications Act handed the American airwaves to a handful of corporations. Plus a packed This Week in Gen X History covering seven days in July spanning Amazon, Prince, Springsteen, Toby Keith, Jerry Garcia, Boris Yeltsin, and Ricky Martin. MUSIC CREDITS Licensed music for this episode provided through Envato Elements. The following recordings were used briefly during This Week in Gen X History and episode discussion for the purpose of artist commentary: Prince — "When Doves Cry" — owned by Warner Records Bruce Springsteen — "Born in the USA" — owned by Columbia Records Toby Keith — "Should've Been a Cowboy" — owned by Mercury Nashville Ricky Martin — "Livin' La Vida Loca" — owned by Columbia Records Michael Jackson — "Beat It" — owned by Epic Records Janet Jackson — "Escapade" — owned by A&M Records Grateful Dead — "Touch of Grey" — owned by Arista Records Use is commentary-based per fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107). All rights remain with respective owners. Whatever! The Gen X Podcast — Episode 3: Malls, Music, and the Radio That Raised Us

This week Dwayne and Heather take a trip back to the place that defined Gen X teenage life — the mall. From Orange Julius and Chess King to Waldenbooks and Radio Shack, we revisit the stores, the food courts, and the social rituals that made the mall our second home. We also dig into what happened to radio — how one generation went from taping songs off Casey Kasem's American Top 40 to being fed playlists by algorithms and corporate giants like iHeartMedia.

We open with This Week in Gen X History, covering Amazon's founding, California's no-fault divorce law, Prince's first number one with "When Doves Cry," Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA hitting the album chart, the birth of Toby Keith, the Grateful Dead's final show with Jerry Garcia, Boris Yeltsin's swearing-in as Russia's first elected president, and Ricky Martin making history with "Livin' La Vida Loca."

MUSIC CREDITS

Licensed music for this episode provided through Envato Elements.

The following recordings were used briefly during This Week in Gen X History and episode discussion for the purpose of artist commentary:

  • Prince — "When Doves Cry" — owned by Warner Records
  • Bruce Springsteen — "Born in the USA" — owned by Columbia Records
  • Toby Keith — "Should've Been a Cowboy" — owned by Mercury Nashville
  • Ricky Martin — "Livin' La Vida Loca" — owned by Columbia Records
  • Michael Jackson — "Beat It" — owned by Epic Records
  • Janet Jackson — "Escapade" — owned by A&M Records
  • Grateful Dead — "Touch of Grey" — owned by Arista Records

Use is commentary-based per fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107). All rights remain with respective owners.

]]> <p>Whatever! The Gen X Podcast — Episode 3: Malls, Music, and the Radio That Raised Us</p><p>This week Dwayne and Heather take a trip back to the place that defined Gen X teenage life — the mall. From Orange Julius and Chess King to Waldenbooks and Radio Shack, we revisit the stores, the food courts, and the social rituals that made the mall our second home. We also dig into what happened to radio — how one generation went from taping songs off Casey Kasem&#39;s American Top 40 to being fed playlists by algorithms and corporate giants like iHeartMedia.</p><p>We open with This Week in Gen X History, covering Amazon&#39;s founding, California&#39;s no-fault divorce law, Prince&#39;s first number one with &#34;When Doves Cry,&#34; Bruce Springsteen&#39;s Born in the USA hitting the album chart, the birth of Toby Keith, the Grateful Dead&#39;s final show with Jerry Garcia, Boris Yeltsin&#39;s swearing-in as Russia&#39;s first elected president, and Ricky Martin making history with &#34;Livin&#39; La Vida Loca.&#34;</p><p><strong>MUSIC CREDITS</strong></p><p>Licensed music for this episode provided through Envato Elements.</p><p>The following recordings were used briefly during This Week in Gen X History and episode discussion for the purpose of artist commentary:</p><ul><li>Prince — &#34;When Doves Cry&#34; — owned by Warner Records</li><li>Bruce Springsteen — &#34;Born in the USA&#34; — owned by Columbia Records</li><li>Toby Keith — &#34;Should&#39;ve Been a Cowboy&#34; — owned by Mercury Nashville</li><li>Ricky Martin — &#34;Livin&#39; La Vida Loca&#34; — owned by Columbia Records</li><li>Michael Jackson — &#34;Beat It&#34; — owned by Epic Records</li><li>Janet Jackson — &#34;Escapade&#34; — owned by A&amp;M Records</li><li>Grateful Dead — &#34;Touch of Grey&#34; — owned by Arista Records</li></ul><p>Use is commentary-based per fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107). All rights remain with respective owners.</p> 95fa7219-b9e8-4f40-b508-75ada4782704 https://whatevergenxpod.com Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:00:58 +0000 1097 false full The Perils We've Faced as Gen-X The Perils We've Faced as Gen-X 2 Dwayne & Heather Tanner The Fears We Faced Growing Up Gen-X Whatever! The Gen X Podcast — Episode 2: The Perils We Faced This week Dwayne and Heather dig into the fears that defined Gen X — then and now. We open with This Week in Gen X History, covering the 26th Amendment, Queen's first gig with their classic lineup, the legendary KISS Marvel Comics blood-in-the-ink launch, the debut of the Sony Walkman, and Bon Jovi signing their first record deal. Then we get into it. Two generations of fear, paired up and laid side by side: Y2K vs. Social Security Solvency — one ticking clock that fizzled, one that nobody's defusing. Duck-and-Cover and The Day After vs. Doomscrolling and News Fatigue — we traded one contained apocalypse for an infinite feed of smaller ones we carry in our pockets. Music Credits: Licensed music provided through Envato Elements. Additional music discussed in this episode includes works by Queen, KISS, and Bon Jovi, used briefly for the purpose of commentary and discussion. Queen — "Bohemian Rhapsody" KISS — "Rock and Roll All Night" Bon Jovi — "Runaway" Original recordings owned by their respective rights holders. Use is commentary-based per fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107). Growing up Gen X meant living with some very specific fears — and somehow trading them for a whole new set as adults. In this episode, Dwayne and Heather compare the panics of their childhood with the anxieties keeping them up at night now. Y2K meets Social Security. Duck-and-cover meets doom-scrolling. Turns out fear just gets an update every generation.

]]> <p>Growing up Gen X meant living with some very specific fears — and somehow trading them for a whole new set as adults. In this episode, Dwayne and Heather compare the panics of their childhood with the anxieties keeping them up at night now. Y2K meets Social Security. Duck-and-cover meets doom-scrolling. Turns out fear just gets an update every generation.</p> d523584a-f12d-4c08-8962-151009899b8c https://whatevergenxpod.com Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:10 +0000 1502 false full Intros and Musings Intros and Musings 1 Dwayne & Heather Tanner Get to know the Gen-Xers behind the show! Welcome to Whatever, the podcast for two proudly jaded, totally rad Gen Xers who grew up biking until the streetlights came on and rewinding VHS tapes out of basic human decency. For episode one, the guests are us. Dwayne (58) and Heather (51) turn the mic on each other. Twenty-one years together, four kids, four states, two countries, and apparently a lot of late-night conversations about what it means to be Gen X that finally turned into a podcast. We get into what Gen X actually feels like from the inside (not the Wikipedia version), the latchkey kid moment that stuck, the biggest lie our generation got sold about careers and having it all, and what it's like watching your teenage self's predictions about turning 50 turn out to be hilariously wrong. New episodes weekly. Find us wherever you listen, and tell your friends. Tell your frenemies too, honestly." Two Gen Xers, zero participation trophies. Dwayne and Heather kick off Whatever by interviewing each other, what it actually means to be Gen X, what they miss, what they're glad is gone, and the lie their generation got sold.

]]> <p>Two Gen Xers, zero participation trophies. Dwayne and Heather kick off Whatever by interviewing each other, what it actually means to be Gen X, what they miss, what they&#39;re glad is gone, and the lie their generation got sold.</p> 78e48026-60c9-473f-bb33-194ecfc9b0e4 https://whatevergenxpod.com Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:11 +0000 1745 false