Gen Z Sis

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08/04/20 • 34 min

Yes, we are two zillenials facing existential quandaries. But, like many mortals, we also have siblings, and those siblings are also navigating their very own crises. Join us for our very first live-action interview with our Gen Z correspondent, May Toll-- tech expert, activist, and craftswoman extraordinaire. Also Rainie’s sister. We dive into the urgent issue that is TikTok and discuss how tech and the internet have shaped our lived experiences and what they might look like in the future. Then, we talk to May about what it means to be existential at 18 as opposed to 23 and try to offer our best advice on how to navigate uncertainty. Yes it's off the cuff, but it's also hopeful.

Topics included: taking the Obama era for granted, the new checks and balances, Instagram’s history lessons, digital revolutions, candid vulnerability, fresh-faced existentialism, dining halls informing identity, social media hygiene, unlearning prestige

Previous Episode

Manual Transmission

Loneliness is a pillar of twenty somethings, a staple of a pandemic, and a ramification of the age of the internet. Rainie’s socially distanced bumble date turns on its head, predominantly due to the lengthy list of assumptions she’d made prior. But can you blame her? Assumptions and disappointment are online dating’s most consistent accessories. Darcy ruminates on the importance of owning what you want romantically and the escapism mechanisms we use to remedy feelings of loneliness in our twenties. Then, a game of Under/ Over has us rating pressing topics across culture from Hamilton to Elon Musk. This week, we’re here to make you feel a little less alone, one take at a time.

Topics Included: Beta males, repressing your own relationship desires, the art of indifference, solo trips to movie theaters, singledoms, maple syrup

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Okay Golden Boy

As a college soccer player, serial monogamist, engineering major, American male who does the dishes, and all-around golden boy, we can’t really relate to Darcy’s brother, Luke. Except, of course, in humanity’s common denominators, such as rejection, breakups, and fear of being alone. This week we take a peek into the mind of Darcy’s younger brother, a Good Guy who just can’t seem to get out of long term relationships. What makes him tick? What allows him to find love so easily? What does he have that we don’t besides different genitalia and college-level physics knowledge?

Topics Included: moving fast and breaking things, the importance of vulnerability, subconscious intentions, weaponizing social media, jubilation as the greatest lesson

This week, we're donating to the Elijah McClain Fund organized by his mother, Sheenen McClain. The fundraiser seeks to raise money for legal fees as the McClain family seeks justice, and to fund a foundation in McClain's name that will help the black community and victims of police brutality. Elijah McClain was 23 when he was killed by three Aurora Police Officers in August of 2019. Join us here:

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