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BEST OF: Why We Do This
We’re taking a short break so we wanted to share this Best Of In the Demo podcast episode with you. This episode first aired June 13, 2024. We’ve been having a great time for 30+ episodes complaining about bad research, reporting, and punditry (and book-writing) about generational narratives. Who doesn’t love-to-hate a good “Millennials killed… Read…
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BEST OF: Mediated Sex with Katy Coduto, PhD
We’re taking a short break so we wanted to share this Best Of In the Demo podcast episode with you. This episode first aired August 31, 2024. The story about Millennials and dating is all about apps, sexting and ghosting – the habits of the toxically online. But it’s not all toxic – it can… Read…
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BEST OF: Who Owns the 90s? with Rob Harvilla
We’re taking a short break so we wanted to share this Best Of In the Demo podcast episode with you. This episode first aired on April 18, 2024. The nostalgia and ownership that younger generations feel toward the music and culture of the 90s is fascinating. In this episode of In The Demo, Farrah and… Read…
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BEST OF: Generations Are Culture, with Anne Helen Petersen
We’re taking a short break so we wanted to share this Best Of In the Demo podcast episode with you. This episode first aired on May 16, 2024. Millennials are reframing their generational identity as they enter homeownership and parenthood, but broken systems remain. Nostalgia for a pre-internet era offers an escape, and reflects a… Read…
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BEST OF: Why Pew Stepped Away from Generations, with Kim Parker
We’re taking a short break so we wanted to share this Best Of In the Demo podcast episode with you. This episode first aired on July 18, 2023. BREAKING (kidding, sort of). In late May, Pew Research announced they would “only do generational analysis when we have historical data that allows us to compare generations… Read…
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BEST OF: The Quote That Started the Myth
We’re taking a short break so we wanted to share this Best Of In the Demo podcast episode with you. This episode first aired February 9, 2023. In this episode, Farrah and Adam look more closely at the beginnings of the Millennial Myth, literally the opening quote of Millennials Rising. We discuss how much of… Read…
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We Have to Talk About Jean, Part 2
Generational stereotypes and the flaws in popular research on Millennials and Gen Z are dissected, revealing how cherry-picked data and misleading interpretations shape public perception. In this episode of In The Demo, we continue our deep dive into the work of Jean Twenge, questioning some of her methods as well as biases in her research… Read…
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We Have To Talk About Jean, Part 1
Millennials Rising may have kicked off the race to define the Millennial generation, but one author in particular has become the singular thought leader among commentators, researchers, and others: Jean Twenge. Her books iGen and Generations helped her move from toiling in academic obscurity to shaping the discourse. In this episode of In the Demo,… Read…
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Wasted with Further&Further
Gen Z is far more complex and resourceful than popular stereotypes suggest — intimate conversations with young people show us how they’re navigating an increasingly challenging world. Their attitudes towards work, creativity, and personal fulfillment tell us a lot about how this generation is forging its path. In this episode of In the Demo, host… Read…
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Why We Do This
We’ve been having a great time for 30+ episodes complaining about bad research, reporting, and punditry (and book-writing) about generational narratives. Who doesn’t love-to-hate a good “Millennials killed some industry” story? But there are real stakes here, for how companies hire employees, invest resources, and plan marketing campaigns; for politicians and policy makers about who… Read…