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Generation In-Between: A Xennial Podcast
Xennial co-hosts Dani and Katie talk about their analog childhoods, digital adulthoods and everything in between. If you love 1980's and 1990's pop culture content, this is the podcast for you!
Episodes
218 episodes
Dawson's Creek, S 6, E17 & E18: Sex And Violence (But Not Really)
We're in our feels about the gross male behavior in these episodes -- from CJ pressuring Jen into sex, to Pacey's gross colleagues. And in other topics: Gail gives Dawson some tough love about his career choices. We rewat...
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: A Xennial Girl Summer Re-Read
If you've ever fantasized what life would be like secretly living in a museum, then you might have been a childhood fan of this week's re-read: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. We discuss this classic children's...
I Know What You Did Last Summer: A Xennial Girl Summer Rewatch
We kick off the movie portion of our Xennial Girl Summer 2026 series with the 1997 horror classic "I Know What You Did Last Summer." From the book that inspired the movie to where the young stars are today, find out if we think this summer slas...
Dawson's Creek, S6 E15 & E16: K-Mart Overnights and Pacey Shaves
Joey and Pacey get locked overnight in a K-Mart and Dougie is back -- but for a not-so-great reason. Join us as we continue our rewatch of the Xennial TV classic, Dawson's Creek. We rewatched these episodes:Season 6, Episode ...
Dawson's Creek, S6 E13 & E14: Audrey Goes to Rehab and Joey Takes a Roadtrip
We continue to follow Audrey's struggles with substance -- and the inexplicable way she, Joey and Eddie all hop in a car from Boston to California (ah, to be young again). There's also tons of early 00's product placement, and an obsession with...
Ramona Quimby, Age 8: Xennial Girl Summer Re-Read
We're kicking off our Xennial Girl Summer (2026) with one of our favorites from childhood, Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby: Age 8.Delve into the research with us and join us for some discussion questions about Ramona, Yard Ape and the ov...
Center Stage: A Xennial Rewatch
Where were you the first time you heard Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat?"Have you ever wished you could run off to ballet school and prove the cynics wrong?If you associate Mandy Moore with romantic motorcycle rides through Manhattan, y...
Dawson's Creek S6, E11 & E12: Dawson the Director and Audrey's Relapse
The discussion on the table is Jen's always-on-point hair and whether Dawson is really director material yet. We're also worried about Audrey and wondering if Joey and Eddie's relationship will last. For this episode we watched Daws...
Dawson's Creek, S6 E9 & E10: Joey Misses a Final & Audrey's Drunk Christmas
Continue rewatching Dawson's Creek with us as we revisit the final holiday episode of the series. Will Joey recover from a night with Eddie? Will anyone recover from Audrey's drunk ramblings? This episode we watched:S6, E...
Mad Libs Live: Verbs, Adverbs and More
On this episode, we talk about the history of one of America's simplest, and most-enduring, games: Mad Libs. Then listen to us struggle to find the right words as we play Mad Libs live. How many adverbs will we have to name?This epis...
Dawson's Creek, S6 E7 and E8: Drunk Audrey and Pacey in NOLA
The college kids are getting a little rowdy as Audrey gets drunk at the bar where Joey and Eddie work, and Pacey is whisked off to New Orleans with his boss and co-workers. And stick around for lots of No Doubt content.For today's episod...
Boy Band Series: Boy Band Confidential Watch
We wrap up our Boy Band Series today by talking about the four-part docuseries, Boy Band Confidential, produced by NSYNC's Joey Fatone.Parts of this one are heavy -- so listen with care. And backtrack to the rest of our Boy...
Dawson's Creek S6, E5 & E6: Guilty Feelings & Fake Ghosts
Join us this week on our Dawson's Creek rewatch where we get in our feels over Audrey's trauma and talk more about Jack and that professor situation.This episode discusses:Season 6, Ep. 5: The ImpostersSeason 6, Ep. 6: Livi...
Boy Band Series: NSYNC, Part 2
Join us for the second part of our NSYNC deep dive -- and this time we have info on the individual members of the group (and we also have a new table on set, which we will talk about numerous times).Stay tuned for this trip back into the...
Dawson's Creek, S6 E3 & E4: Reply All and Bad Professors
Joey commits an early 00's blunder by emailing a note to Dawson to EVERYONE at her college -- but then her professor uses it as an in-class lesson. Pacey also learns a hard lesson at his stockbroker job and Audrey gets increasingly impatient wi...
Boy Band Series: NSYNC, Part 1
That iconic NSYNC pop sound didn't just happen on its own; it was built, starting with the FOMO that Chris Kirkpatrick experienced when he missed out on auditions for Backstreet Boys. Welcome back to the next installment of our Boy ...
Boy Band Series: Backstreet Boys, Part 2
Before they were the internationally-known Backstreet Boys, they were just Howie, Brian, AJ, Kevin and Nick. On Part 2 of this deep dive, Dani shares research on each member, including where they came from and what they are doing now.
Dawson's Creek, S6 E1 & E2: Dawson and Joey Finally Do It
Well, it didn't take long for the final season of Dawson's Creek to close a viewer gap when Dawson and Joey finally hook up. But when Joey finds out that Dawson has someone he is "seeing" in L.A., things take a bad turn.Audrey and Pacey ...
Boy Band Series: Backstreet Boys, Part 1
From auditions in Orlando to international stardom, listen in as we talk all things Backstreet Boys (including infamous band manager Lou Perlman). And find out if you can keep up with our lyric revisits -- or fill in our own gaps.&n...
Boy Bands Series: Boyz II Men, Part 2
Join us for part 2 of our Boyz II Men deep dive -- this time we look more closely at the backgrounds and personal lives of Sean, Nathan, Wanya and Michael.Don't miss the rest of our Boy Band Series!
Dawson's Creek S5, E23: Second to Last Finale
We've reached the end of Season 5 in our rewatch of Dawson's Creek and everyone has somewhere to go (but not everyone actually goes those places). The early 2000's airport nostalgia of this one took us back -- and we disagreed a bit on Jen's de...
Boy Band Series: Boyz II Men, Part 1
Motownphilly's back again -- and we are SO here for it!Our Boy Band Series continues with a group that prefers not to be put in that category (sorry, we didn't know until we were deep into our research) -- Boyz II Men. Tune i...
Dawson's Creek, S5, E21 & E22: Jealousy and Dorm Room Ragers
We're nearing the end of our rewatch of Dawson’s Creek, Season 5 and the crew is getting ready for the summer months. Predatory restaurant boss Alex is back and acts even more recklessly than before, and Dawson runs into that beautiful Boston f...
Boy Bands Series: New Kids On The Block, Part 2
We're back with more NKOTB -- and this time, we're diving into the personal lives, careers and minor controverises surrounding the five boy band members of New Kids on the Block.Also - Katie was right about something from the LAST episod...
Dawson's Creek, S5 E19 & E20: Spring Break & Another Older Woman
In this edition of our Dawson's Creek rewatch, the Capeside (now Boston) crew heads on a spring break trip to Miami. Charlie shows up (with a tent?) to woo Joey, but then so does Dawson... and Audrey's ex high school boyfriend who is now a worl...