GenX Adulting Podcast

Brian & Nicole
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Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation.Hosted by two GenXers

  1. Episode 78

    The Queen of 80s and 90s Nostalgia - Carmen Q. Gollihar: Content Creator - Episode 78

    She Quit Teaching to Make 80s and 90s Skits.  Now She Has Over 3 Million Fans. Carmen Q. Gollihar left her teaching career to make nostalgic 80s and 90s comedy skits, and built an audience of over three million. But there's far more to the woman behind the wigs, the big fonts and the unforgettable characters. In this episode of GenX Adulting, Carmen sits down with us for a conversation that's every bit as heartfelt as it is hilarious. Born in 1976 and raised in a big Mexican-American family in Texas, Carmen walks us through a fiercely independent Gen X childhood, the classic Gen X work ethic and the winding road from the classroom to full-time content creation. She talks about why Gen Z is so obsessed with the 90s aesthetic she recreates, and how she built a loyal following on pure authenticity, real props and sets and zero AI shortcuts. She also opens up about the harder chapters: years of infertility that led to building her family through adoption, the heartbreaking loss of her older sister and a candid warning about the dangers of prescription medication, and her brother's life with schizophrenia, as well as why she's determined to help break the stigma around mental illness. Add in real talk on hormone replacement therapy and thyroid health, imposter syndrome, Hispanic superstitions, and protecting your work from content theft, and you've got one of our most honest, wide-ranging conversations yet. Funny, vulnerable and unmistakably Gen X. If you love a good reinvention story, or you’re one of Carmen’s loyal fans, this one's for you. Check Out Carmen Here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carmenqgollihar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmenqgollihar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carmenqgollihar YouTube: https://youtube.com/@carmenqgollihar Snapchat: https://snapchat.com/t/802LxQ06 Check Us Out Here: https://genxadultingpodcast.com/ 🔔 Subscribe for more Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation. #carmengollihar #carmenqgollihar #genxadulting #80sand90snostalgia #90saesthetic #genxcontentcreator #teacherturnedcontentcreator #midlifecareerchange #midlifereinvention #adoptionjourney #breakingmentalhealthstigma #hrtandmenopause #latinacontentcreator #genxcomedyskits #menopause #hrt #marriage #infertility #mentalhealth #comedy #genx #teacher #contentcreator #mexicanamerican #parenting #family #podcast #interview #realtalk #nostalgia #80snostalgia #90snostalgia #popculture  Check us out at genxadultingpodcast.com Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation. Hosted by two GenXers

    The Queen of 80s and 90s Nostalgia - Carmen Q. Gollihar: Content Creator - Episode 78

  2. Episode 79

    Meet The General of Gen X Talks: Mark Mendenhall - Episode 79

    The General of Gen X Talks Tells His Wild Life Story Born on the far side of the hill the Hollywood sign sits on, Mark Mendenhall has lived a life that sounds made up: running with the Hell's Angels, turning down $50,000 from the man who invented Trivial Pursuit and raising a houseful of kids as a single dad long before he became "The General" leading the Legion of X.  He joins us for an almost four hour conversation you won't want to end. You may know Mark as the Gen X Dad, or "The General" of Gen X Talks, the wildly popular series where his Gen Z son Briggs puts his larger-than-life Gen X father on camera, mining generational tension for comedy gold and building a devoted community along the way.  But before the Legion of X, there was a genuinely cinematic life story. Mark takes us from a feral Gen X childhood in the San Fernando Valley and his parent's early divorce, to being a regular guest on the "Bruce and Tony in the Morning" radio show as a kid, life as a mechanic and the game he invented but refused to sell.  Then the heart of it: fighting through a brutal first divorce to win sole custody of his children, reconnecting with and marrying Mary, building a big blended family, and his wife's harrowing battle with leukemia where she was given just months to live, and fought for a year and a half to beat it.  Mark also shares about his years where he fostered around 30 kids and was a devoted and protective foster dad.  He closes with how a goofy idea with his son grew into Gen X Talks, the brand collaborations and the Gen X Cruise, and the hunt for a hidden legend: the lost Los Padres Mine. If you love a larger-than-life Gen X story, this is the one. Check Out Gen X Talks Here: Website: http://www.genxtalks.com/ Online Store: https://21b933-78.myshopify.com/?accountnumber=8729638601013 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@genxtalks?_r=1&_t=ZP-9A46r7fi71q Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genxtalks/?hl=en YouTube: https://youtube.com/@genxtalks?si=6PKxBL0cB0CbLgAB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1MZcn8HS6x/?mibextid=wwXIfr X: https://x.com/genxtalks1?s=11&t=GWShPFMxCeVnJMDJSHHWOw Check Us Out Here: https://genxadultingpodcast.com/ 🔔 Subscribe for more Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation.   #genxtalks #genxdad #thegeneral #legionofx #genxadulting #genxnostalgia #80snostalgia #growingupgenx #fostercare #fosterparent #fosterdad #adoption #blendedfamily #genxcontentcreator #sanfernandovalley #generationalhumor #marriage #divorce #cancer #stepdad #comedy #podcast #interview #mechanic #midlife #midlifejourney #genx #70snostalgia #genxpopculture #genz #california  Check us out at genxadultingpodcast.com Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation. Hosted by two GenXers

    Meet The General of Gen X Talks: Mark Mendenhall - Episode 79
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    Brian & Nicole
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