S5 Ep33: Song of the Summer, Apple Launching Tile Competitor, 'Joker' Gets Rave Reviews, Dragon Con Reactions

09/03/19 • 77 min

Millennial: Pretend Adulting, Real Talk

Bummed about the unofficial end of summer? #Millennial is here to mourn those dog days and welcome autumnal bliss.

What were the song and movie of the summer? (Please no one say Old Town Road.)
As the Southeastern U.S. braces for hurricane Dorian, please be safe and evacuate if necessary. Contrary to popular belief, thoughts and prayers don’t stand up to hurricane-force winds.
The Democratic field has been cut in half, but we’re still tired of watching 10 people on a stage trying to stand out from each other. Who are your fab five Dems?
It looks like Facebook may be trying to spare our mental health by removing like counts, and by that we mean looking for philanthropic excuses to make more money.
If you lose shit all the time like we do, the forthcoming Tile competitor from Apple may be for you. We cover the inanimate and living(?!) precious items we’d tile.
Joaquin Phoenix’s upcoming “Joker” is getting rave reviews from the film festival crowd, so it seems like DC may finally be back on track.
Laura reviews her experience at Dragon Con over the holiday weekend and tries to convince Andrew and Pam to come with next year.
Google that Shit makes a triumphant return and we see just how candid we all are with everyone’s favorite search engine.
This week’s recommendations should surprise no one: Apple Card (Andrew), Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Hydrating Longwear Foundation (Laura), and the Great British Bake Off (Pam).
This week’s episode of #Millennial is sponsored by BioClarity (https://www.bioclarity.com and enter code MIL for 40% off a skincare routine and 15% off everything else) and FabFitFun (https://www.fabfitfun.com and enter coupon code MILL for $10 off your first box - #Millennial is a #fabfitfunpartner!) Show your love of the show by supporting our sponsors.

And in this week’s installment of After Dark, available to all Patrons:

What is the most embarrassing thought that occurs to us when we’re trying to fall asleep?
Disturbing declassified stories from history: what would have happened if the moon landing failed, governmental conspiracies to target American institutions, and CIA teams up with the makers of GI Joe to launch a propaganda campaign.
Andrew makes a bid for a disturbing piece of American foreign policy history on eBay.

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Bummed about the unofficial end of summer? #Millennial is here to mourn those dog days and welcome autumnal bliss.

What were the song and movie of the summer? (Please no one say Old Town Road.)
As the Southeastern U.S. braces for hurricane Dorian, please be safe and evacuate if necessary. Contrary to popular belief, thoughts and prayers don’t stand up to hurricane-force winds.
The Democratic field has been cut in half, but we’re still tired of watching 10 people on a stage trying to stand out from each other. Who are your fab five Dems?
It looks like Facebook may be trying to spare our mental health by removing like counts, and by that we mean looking for philanthropic excuses to make more money.
If you lose shit all the time like we do, the forthcoming Tile competitor from Apple may be for you. We cover the inanimate and living(?!) precious items we’d tile.
Joaquin Phoenix’s upcoming “Joker” is getting rave reviews from the film festival crowd, so it seems like DC may finally be back on track.
Laura reviews her experience at Dragon Con over the holiday weekend and tries to convince Andrew and Pam to come with next year.
Google that Shit makes a triumphant return and we see just how candid we all are with everyone’s favorite search engine.
This week’s recommendations should surprise no one: Apple Card (Andrew), Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Hydrating Longwear Foundation (Laura), and the Great British Bake Off (Pam).
This week’s episode of #Millennial is sponsored by BioClarity (https://www.bioclarity.com and enter code MIL for 40% off a skincare routine and 15% off everything else) and FabFitFun (https://www.fabfitfun.com and enter coupon code MILL for $10 off your first box - #Millennial is a #fabfitfunpartner!) Show your love of the show by supporting our sponsors.

And in this week’s installment of After Dark, available to all Patrons:

What is the most embarrassing thought that occurs to us when we’re trying to fall asleep?
Disturbing declassified stories from history: what would have happened if the moon landing failed, governmental conspiracies to target American institutions, and CIA teams up with the makers of GI Joe to launch a propaganda campaign.
Andrew makes a bid for a disturbing piece of American foreign policy history on eBay.

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Previous Episode

S5 Ep32: What Trump's Hiding, Spidey Leaves the MCU, Disney+ Sets Weekly Episodes

“I took out all of these student loans thinking I’d land a career in my field to pay them back. Welcome to #Millennial!”
Pam had to wait for it, but she didn’t throw away her shot to finally see Hamilton!
In a new segment, we talk about the issues the Trump administration hopes we’re too tired to talk about. But we do still have to wonder about dropping nukes into hurricanes.
The Mailbag features some feedback about topics that struck a nerve: student loans, road rage, and... chicken sandwiches?
If Tom Holland slings webs at Sony exclusively, does it even count? The ongoing drama between two movie studios that gotta fight for their right to Spiiiiiidey.
In a shift from Netflix norms, Disney+ has announced they’ll be releasing episodes on a weekly basis instead of dropping everything at once. (Andrew has a lot of feelings here.)
“Didn’t High School Musical come a little late for our age group?” “Heh heh yeah! Sure! Of course! 👀
The Amazon rainforest has been burning for three weeks, and we dive into why this is a global problem requiring a global response.
On top of a bonus recommendation request for top TV shows, this week’s show recommendations are simply delightful: The Rocketman soundtrack (Andrew), Aaron Burr Tea from Adagio Teas (Laura), and SpotHero for parking smarter (Pam).
This week’s episode is sponsored by ThirdLove (https://www.thirdlove.com/MILLENNIAL for 15% off your first purchase of the best bra out there) and FabFitFun (https://www.fabfitfun.comand enter coupon code MILL for $10 off your first box of full-size luxury beauty, health, fitness, and lifestyle products. #Millennial is a #fabfitfunpartner!) Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors!

And in this week’s installment of After Dark:

Part 2 of AskMillennial: Laura finds the most random questions on the internet edition.
We all share our “fuck this, I’m out” moments, raising questions about how anti-social we can all be.
Laura and Pam go off on a tangent about their girlhood diaries and the most embarrassing revelations to come out of them.
What things regularly happen today that would horrify someone from 100 years ago (apart from the obvious answers of “interracial relationships” and “women and PoC voting”)?

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Next Episode

S5 Ep34: Pay Parity, Vaping Dangers, Carbon Footprints

National Security Advisor John Bolton may be out of a job as of today, but #Millennial is still going strong!

We welcome BAE supporter, environmental engineer, and Texan Jonathan to the show to school us on the environment and Texas stereotypes.
Show initiative: share #Millennial with a friend, capture a pic of the moment, share on social, and tag @millennialshow. We’ll give you and your friend a shoutout LIVE on the show!
Warner Bros. learned an important lesson about tone-deafness when they offered Adele Lim (a Malaysian woman with nearly two decades of writing experience) hundreds of thousands less to pen the sequel to “Crazy Rich Asians 2” than her (white male) co-writer.
Andrew tries to get Laura to drop her #stonerlife habits after the US began encouraging people to give the vapes a rest amidst emerging evidence they may be contributing to lung disease. Laura points out that anyone who thinks there’s a health way to inhale drugs is an idiot.
Speaking of a different kind of health risk, head on over to https://www.projectwren.com to calculate your personal carbon footprint and learn about ways to reduce and offset your carbon output!
We learn about more risqué town names and an interesting bit of underreported history in this week’s Mailbag.
Our recommendations range from practical to entertainment this week: eBag “Professional Slim Laptop Bag” (Andrew), checking with your car insurance for courses you can take for additional discounts (Laura), The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Pam), and @garyjanetti on Instagram (Jonathan).
This week’s episode is sponsored by UnTuckit (enter code MILLENNIAL for 20% off your first order), Honey (go to JoinHoney.com/MILL and save some money), and FabFitFun (enter code MILL for $10 off your first box. #Millennial is a #fabfitfunpartner!). Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors.

And in this week’s episode of After Dark, available at Patreon.com/Millennial:

Do you ever feel like Andrew is just too perfect? Well this week, we finally get to hear about one of his fuck-ups. Laura finds this particularly delicious.
We veer off course and turn this into a minisode of MuggleCast by talking Cursed Child, fake Potter news, and fandom culture surrounding criticism of the beloved series.

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