Gen Z Explains Gen Z Explains

We’re back once again with a deep dive into everything on our phones! From contact photos to app libraries to pinned messages, you might learn about things you never knew existed... if you’re not a Gen Zer, that is. Listen and find out! 

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This episode was recorded and produced on the traditional lands of the Congaree and East Cherokee tribes.

We’re back this month with part 2 of a popular past episode: the Meme Literacy Test! Have Omme and Katie’s meme analysis skills improved since the last one? Listen to find out.... the answer might surprise you! 


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This episode was recorded and produced on the traditional lands of the Congaree and East Cherokee tribes.

Long time no see! Hopefully you all weren’t completely adrift in the world without us to explain things. This episode, we’re splashing back in by talking about gaming! Lena teaches Omme and Katie why you shouldn’t just say “Oh, they’re playing their game.” Omme, predictably, mixes up Among Us and This Is Us. The Gen Xers reference olde timely video games such as Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros, and encounter their first Twitch stream in the flesh. We saw a mouse run across the rafters while we were recording (occupational hazard of recording your podcast in your garage!) and you can still hear a little bit of us freaking out over it at the beginning. And along the way, we ask the real hard-hitting questions, such as: Does anyone really know their Apple ID?



This episode was recorded and produced on the traditional lands of the Congaree and East Cherokee tribes, as evidenced by the cicadas in the background.

A special Gen Z guest joins Lena, Omme, and Katie for the month of June to discuss LGBTQ+ history, present, and future. This episode touches on the legacies of the Stonewall riots and the AIDS epidemic, gender identity and generational differences, debates and prejudices within the community, and the importance of allyship. Katie, characteristically, is intimidated by the concept of emojis as pronouns, and Lena reveals that while working on the show she may have (gasp) learned a thing or two herself.

Episode sources and links can be found below:

Nonbinary pronouns are older than you think

explaining xenogenders

Stonewall monument

Interactive AIDS Quilt

Omme's article on language is made up

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This episode was recorded and produced on the traditional lands of the Congaree and East Cherokee tribes.

So what, exactly, is a YouTuber? Lena attempts to break it down for Omme and Katie. We discuss a wide range of creators from comedy to beauty to kids to film critics, but despite Lena’s best efforts, the adults just can’t seem to grasp the concept of vlogs.
Omme mixes up James Charles and Jeffree Star several times, and Lena reveals an obsession with the latter’s rumored affair with Kanye. Naturally, Lena’s Dan and Phil phase from middle school is brought up, and she’s embarrassed. References include Janet Jackson, Alf, and Lena mixes up “Cheers” and “Frasier”. It’s painfully obvious multiple times that this was recorded about three months ago. Content note: this episode includes brief references to predatory and abusive behavior.

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Article explaining the updated James Charles allegations:
https://www.thecut.com/article/james-charles-allegations-and-accusations-explained.html

In this episode, Lena breaks down exactly what Omme and Katie are doing wrong when they’re texting. From the smiley face emoji to the ellipsis, there is... a lot to unpack here. References include pagers and Katie's third grade art projects (spoiler: she failed). Find the full list of examples for the concepts discussed in the episode here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNudMZ9FxCR/?igshid=1f94lz395b2ak
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This episode was recorded and produced on the traditional lands of the Congaree and East Cherokee tribes.