S7 Ep1: Free Speech, Burned Bridges, Misguided Star Wars Execs

01/12/21 • 60 min

Millennial: Pretend Adulting, Real Talk

We're back! 2021 is already a wash, so we'll see you next year. Kidding... kind of.

Over the last couple of weeks, 2020 was put behind us, the internet fell in love with Bridgerton, Trump successfully found voter fraud (his own), Georgia got the redemption arc it deserves, and we came close to a coup. #America
Laura finally listened to Folklore and Evermore, Pam finally met her niece, and Andrew heard some of the latest MAGA conspiracy theories.
A Confessional writer asks if they should care that they burned bridges with their friend's racist husband. NOPE.
We revisit the attack by white supremacist terrorists on our nation's Capitol in light of new details. To hear our initial reactions when the story was breaking, click here.
As if the scene wasn't horrifying enough, recent details indicate that the Capitol was intentionally under-protected, and some members of law enforcement participated in the attack.
How should the Biden administration and 117th Congress respond to this act of domestic terror?
For the "facts don't care about your feelings" crowd: the 1st amendment doesn't protect you from Twitter showing you the door. Byeeeeee!
1C? 2A? 1DK? Where are we in line for the vaccine?
A Lucasfilm exec mocked a Star Wars fan's emotional reaction to the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian. In other news, why does this guy work for LucasFilm?
Everything is fake: some of those fancy book collections you've seen in people's at-home set ups are professionally curated to give the appearance of snobbish intellectualism.
How much is your favorite comfort TV show worth to you? Some are spending hundreds a year to keep watching The Office on Peacock.
This week's recommendations will keep you entertained while you isolate at home from the pandemic and the cult of Trump: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Andrew), Supermassive Games' 'Little Hope' (Laura), and Disney's 'Soul' (Pam).
This week's show is sponsored by LoveBook (https://www.lovebookonline.com/MILL for 20% off), ThirdLove (https://www.thirdlove.com/MILLENNIAL for 20% off your first purchase), and Rothy's (https://www.rothys.com/mill for your new favorite shoes and handbags). Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors!

And in this week's installment of After Dark, available on Patreon:

Surprise Bitch! victim Elise fills us in on what it's like to explain to Gen Zers that podcasts were not cool with the youngs back in the day.
Speaking of Gen Z, let's be those old people who have fun with TikTok trends:
What is a video that lives in our heads rent free?
What is a piece of information it feels illegal to know?
Where are our high school bullies now?
...and more!

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We're back! 2021 is already a wash, so we'll see you next year. Kidding... kind of.

Over the last couple of weeks, 2020 was put behind us, the internet fell in love with Bridgerton, Trump successfully found voter fraud (his own), Georgia got the redemption arc it deserves, and we came close to a coup. #America
Laura finally listened to Folklore and Evermore, Pam finally met her niece, and Andrew heard some of the latest MAGA conspiracy theories.
A Confessional writer asks if they should care that they burned bridges with their friend's racist husband. NOPE.
We revisit the attack by white supremacist terrorists on our nation's Capitol in light of new details. To hear our initial reactions when the story was breaking, click here.
As if the scene wasn't horrifying enough, recent details indicate that the Capitol was intentionally under-protected, and some members of law enforcement participated in the attack.
How should the Biden administration and 117th Congress respond to this act of domestic terror?
For the "facts don't care about your feelings" crowd: the 1st amendment doesn't protect you from Twitter showing you the door. Byeeeeee!
1C? 2A? 1DK? Where are we in line for the vaccine?
A Lucasfilm exec mocked a Star Wars fan's emotional reaction to the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian. In other news, why does this guy work for LucasFilm?
Everything is fake: some of those fancy book collections you've seen in people's at-home set ups are professionally curated to give the appearance of snobbish intellectualism.
How much is your favorite comfort TV show worth to you? Some are spending hundreds a year to keep watching The Office on Peacock.
This week's recommendations will keep you entertained while you isolate at home from the pandemic and the cult of Trump: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Andrew), Supermassive Games' 'Little Hope' (Laura), and Disney's 'Soul' (Pam).
This week's show is sponsored by LoveBook (https://www.lovebookonline.com/MILL for 20% off), ThirdLove (https://www.thirdlove.com/MILLENNIAL for 20% off your first purchase), and Rothy's (https://www.rothys.com/mill for your new favorite shoes and handbags). Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors!

And in this week's installment of After Dark, available on Patreon:

Surprise Bitch! victim Elise fills us in on what it's like to explain to Gen Zers that podcasts were not cool with the youngs back in the day.
Speaking of Gen Z, let's be those old people who have fun with TikTok trends:
What is a video that lives in our heads rent free?
What is a piece of information it feels illegal to know?
Where are our high school bullies now?
...and more!

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Previous Episode

S6 Ep47: Goodbye 2020, Cameo Gift Exchange, A Measly Stimulus

It's the season 6 finale of #Millennial, and you know what that means! Secret Santa, a year in review, and a look ahead to 2021.

Andrew reminds us that each year has been worse than the one that preceeded it, so... buckle up.
Laura recounts the experience of her self-administered COVID-19 test and does not recommend.
We used Cameo for this year's Secret Santa exchange and the results are GOLD. New #Millennial tradition?
A #Millennial Year In Review: all the shit you remember, plus a few surprise reminders of things that did happen this year, even though they feel like a million years ago.
We each make one 2021 prediction, and we're (mostly) optimistic in our forcasting.
In our final Joementum update of 2020, Newsmax doesn't want to be sued, Laura complains about the lack of focus on Russian cyberattacks, Pence's "Guardians," and please for the love of God vote in the January 5th runoff if you're registered to vote in Georgia!
Pence got penetrated by the COVID vaccine on camera. Did he get Mother's permission?
"Happy Holidays! Here's $600 for the last 8 months of misery, go get yourself something nice." -Congressional Republicans
Want to get your 2020 feelings out? Join us and yell into the Icelandic wilderness here.
This week's recommendations are winter coziness with a side of murder: The Comfy (Andrew), treating yourself (Laura), weighted blankets (Pam), and HBO's "Murder on Middle Beach" (Jule).
This week's episode is sponsored by LoveBook (https://www.LoveBookOnline.com/MILL for 20% off), Rothy's (https://www.rothys.com/mill), and Talkspace (https://www.talkspace.com and enter promo code MILL for $100 off your first month). Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors!

And in this week's installment of After Dark, available exclusively on Patreon:

Burn motherfucker, BURN! We light a fire and metaphorically cast every shitty thing from 2020 into the flames.
Patrons contributed their own submissions, so we burn those too for a cathartic look back at the litany of suck that was this year.

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Next Episode

S7 Ep2: Andrew's Bumble Scandal, WandaVision Reactions, WTF Trump News

The second week of 2021 wasn't... as bad? Maybe?

The Bumble scandal: Andrew believes his photo was stolen to make an imposter account. (Little does he know...)
CELEBRATE: your federal student loans will not go into repayment at the end of the month!
What's in Biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief package? We go over the deets, and Laura complains about the Democratic infighting already happening.
Not content with the amount of whataboutism that's happened so far this year, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) compared inflammatory comments by Robert De Niro, Kathy Griffin, and Madonna to the actual armed insurrection perpetuated by Trumpian, white supremacist terrorists.
WTF News makes its 2021 debut: the Trump admin lied about having vaccines in reserve, taxpayers have been paying $3,000 a month for Javanka to refuse use of bathroom facilities to their Secret Service detail, women on Bumble have been conservative catfishing to identify and turn in insurrectionists, and members of Congress may have lead "reconnaissance tours" in the days before the attack on the Capitol.
Who should become the new, permanent host of Jeopardy? Andrew has opinions.
We've got some spoiler-free thoughts on the first two episodes of WandaVision - all is not as it seems!
How could Marvel Studios bring Chris Evans back for more Captain America without it seeming like a cash grab?
We've got all the entertainment you'll need in this week's recommendations: 'Promising Young Woman' (Andrew), backyard.co (Pam), and Hunt a Killer (Laura).
This week's episode is sponsored by Talkspace (https://www.talkspace.com, enter code MILL for $100 off your first month), LoveBook (https://www.lovebookonline.com/MILL for 20% off), and Honey (https://www.joinhoney.com/MILL to join Honey FREE). Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors!

And in this week's installment of After Dark, available on Patreon:

We dive into a new study at Pew Research Center, which looks at the current state of online harassment.
With most U.S. Americans saying social media companies are doing a poor job moderating bullying on their platforms, what changes do we think might help?
We share the online harassment we've seen first hand, but also turn the scipt on ourselves: is it possible we've ever bullied someone online?
Patrons sound off and share their own stories, proving that social media is, indeed, a dumpster fire.

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