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**Millennial: Pretend Adulting, Real Talk**

Millennial podcast is a weekly roundtable about our Generation Y experience. From news to politics and pop culture, a panel of friends digs in on why these stories matter and how they affect millennials. If you’ve ever wondered how to maneuver student loan debt, voting, relationships, careers, or just life in general, we feel that SO. HARD. And we’re here to share our stories, along with our greatest challenges and wins, along the way. Millennial podcast is about journeying through young adulthood together.

Latest Episodes:

Episode #4x16: BFF or BBF? Apr 27, 2018

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Uncle Andrew lets us peek behind the curtain of MuggleCast headquarters.
Let's play a LoveGame, a LoveGame: Laura battles to the death to retain her BFF status, and things get heated.
America's Dad is going to prison and we try to figure out what makes this case different from the many others like it.
The first successful male genital transplant gives Andrew #hope.
This email will self-destruct in 10 minutes.
Surprise, bitch! welcomes our new favorite Canuk to the show, who graciously explains to us what it's like to have a normal national leader.

And in this week's After Dark:

Devil's Advocate: the genital transplant edition. A fitting first run for our new beloved co-host Pam.
From our Feed: a listener asks for advice, and we divulge.
Kellyanne Kanye blew up Twitter with his #MAGA nonsense. We play a game to see if we can tell the difference between his BS and Trump's.

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Episode #4x15: Better Call Cohen Apr 17, 2018

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Is there even a 1% chance our boyfriends think we have a pee tape? Find out live, just like we do.
This message brought to you by grad school: fuckin everyone over, one podcast at a time.
We dig into an explosive news week with a discussion -- and a game -- surrounding the latest Trump/Cohen/Stormy drama. We even stuff our mouths with marbles.
A new device allows law enforcement to break into our phones and new credit card terms allow us to save some trees.
A listener seeks our sage life advice.
Time to get fit and be scared.

In this week's After Dark:

What parts about being an adult weren't we prepared for?
This gets real, fast, as we share genuine experiences and fears.
But also, [Seinfeld voice] what's the deal with produce?!

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Episode #4x14: Dirty Dancers Apr 10, 2018

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Laura introduces us to her slampiece and Andrew is erect.
The Number takes on a decidedly ominous tone.
Hawaii puts itself on the short list of states that allow medically assisted suicide. There are worse ways to go.
A Chicago suburb bans assault weapons and we... aren't sure WHAT to feel.
YouTubers learn that defining "controversial" isn't as easy as looking it up in Webster's.
A very special edition of the Newlywed Game takes us up close and personal with Laura & Marc. 4ever.

In this week's After Dark:

Online communities are weird spaces. We talk about our best, and worst, experiences.
What kind of responsibility do creators have to their communities? Is there any responsibility in reverse?

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Episode #4x13: Self Driving, Self Care Apr 03, 2018

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A warm welcome to Zach, who brings a touch of sincerity and thoughtfulness to the episode.
Fuel efficiency standards are being rolled back and we fuckin rampage.
Uber fucks up bigly as one of its self-driving cars self-drives its dumb ass into a human being. It's tragic and telling.
A fascinating new psychology study concludes that a person's attractiveness determines to what extent they think of society as "fair and just." We ugly.
Zach is in it to win it with some much-needed insight into the debate on mental health and gun violence.
He wants you to check out this website if you're seeking mental help.
Broad brushes are for bitches.

In this week's After Dark:

The Sinclair controversy reaches a boiling point as a poignant video goes viral. We play the clip and dig in.
"This is dangerous to our democracy."
2 Truths, 1 Lie: Fake News style.

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Episode #4x12: A Stormy Spanking Mar 27, 2018

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A Stormy's comin, 'Arry. And you best be ready when she does.
The Journal of Sex Research has released a comprehensive list of reasons (and remedies) for dead bedrooms in long-term relationships. We're fascinated.
Cambridge Analytica: What. The fuck.
"Surviving middle school is supposed to be metaphorical." March For Our Lives breathes new life into the gun control debate.
And no. Knowing CPR won't help.
Surprise, bitch! welcomes a fellow marcher to the show.

And in this week's After Dark:

Laura asks us to consider the growing phenomena of partisan disconnect, and how people are increasingly unaware of their own hypocrisies.
Purity tests make the "perfect" the enemy of the "good."
Democracy is tough, dirty work. Do it anyway.

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Episode #4x11: People Are Stupid Mar 20, 2018

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The new intro is here! RIP Matt, you'll live on in our earbuds.
The Stormy Daniels saga is about to be put on steroids by a new interview.
From bikes to trains to video games, it's the biggest toy store to ever go out of business! Gee whiz!
A big upset in PA has everyone cautiously optimistic.
"SIR I THINK I LEFT MY CLAY FACE MASKS IN YOUR CAR!!!" Uber reveals the strangest items ever submitted to their Lost & Found.
Surprise, BRANDON. You're not the only one with connections, BRANDON.

And in this week's After Dark:

China formalizes its plans for a "social credit" system, whereby citizens' social responsibility is judged based on petty behavior like blocking crosswalks. The penalty? Immobility.
Calling George Orwell.
What's the danger (and if you're Andrew, the benefit) of a government implementing "social credit" scores?
We pretend such a system exists here and reveal the things that would have ruined our social credit score.

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Episode #4x10: Long Distance BFFs Mar 13, 2018

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RIP Andrew. The show assumes its final form as the girls take over.
We vouch for the wholesomeness of a long lost host.
"North Korea meeting? What North Korea meeting?" -The White House, probably.
Martin Shkreli, the asswipe who raised lifesaving medicine prices for sheer, obscene amounts of profit, is going to prison. Sad.
A bunch of SYCOPHANTS submitted listener questions and we assign each other dog breeds. #sophisticated

And in a special edition of After Dark:

OkStupid: The girls introduce you to their boyfriends, whom they both met online, explaining why they're both so profoundly creepy.
Online dating as a man has its pros and cons. Mostly pros.
We get our geek on with some gaming talk.
Listeners seek relationship advice and we get real with them.

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Episode #4x09: Ha Ha Ha Mar 09, 2018

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Hidden from the Headlines: a new and troubling trend of governors refusing to hold special elections when they fear their party might be on the losing end. This is NOT what democracy looks like.
Alexa users are reporting that the AI will laugh creepily. On her own. Unprompted. HARD FUCKIN PASS.
"Family Foundations": they love family so much, they want every child to start their own!
Surprise, bitch! confuses a listener at work, and Associate Producer's Choice has us worrying about the Potter franchise.

And in After Dark, available to $2+ Patrons this week:

The truth is out there. So are our conspiracy theories.
A program to research aliens, and whether they've visited Earth, is a real thing.
We reveal our own extraterrestrial experiences.
Andrew calls for help.

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Episode #4x08: Our Dungeon Master Feb 27, 2018

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A tapestry of photographs flash before the screen. The collage ends on a glowing photo of Matt, smiling, looking serene atop a mountain of clouds. We feel his presence even as the picture fades to white. His voice echoes softly: "How's my butthole look in these?" And then he's gone. The last piece of him, a memory only our sleeping eyes can see.
Let's talk about sex, baby, let's talk about D and D!
President Trump proposes we stop school shootings by arming teachers with guns. We can't afford to arm them with paper and crayons, but sure, this is fine.
Foreskins finally get the press coverage they're due as religious leaders condemn a new Icelandic law banning circumcision.
#MemoGate enters week 453 (estimation) with a redacted rebuttal.
Friends forever.

And in this week's installment of After Dark:

Someone's sphincter is broken and I CAN'T JUST LEARN IT FIXED AGAIN, OKAY
Apart from the great circumcision debate, how are parental norms changing? What differences do we see between the way we were raised, and the way our peers are raising kids?
Participation trophies aren't all bad, but denying FUCKING SCIENCE is.
The convo turns personal as we explain what we'd do differently from our parents.

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Episode #4x07: HomoHomeowner Feb 20, 2018

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Black Panther is a crazy good success story. One might say... almost too successful.
It's happening. Slowly, but surely. Mueller's investigation is inching closer to conclusion, starting with the fuckwads who dared to interfere with the oldest constitutional democracy in the world.
Another school shooting. Another town devastated. When will we value our children more than our guns? The Parkland shooting survivors aren't waiting for an answer.
The great transportation debate: Uber, Lyft, and the cost of crumbling infrastructure.
From Our Feed: Folks are up in damned arms over Fergie's rendition of the national anthem, and we... let you decide for yourselves.
Sending thoughts and prayers to a listener's overworked liver.

And in this week's After Dark:

Google That Shit takes a look at the main show's stories and we remember that people are idiots.
We call a bunch of listeners for Surprise, Bitch! and get through to some sexy smart motherfuckers. Physicists? We can barely spell that.
Voicemails about getting high. Jupiter shows up in someone's oven.

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