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
184 episodes
Dawson's Creek, S5 E7 & E8: New Loves And Old Loyalties
Frat parties, a film festival and uncomfortable dinners with friends highlight the next two episodes of Season 5. We talk about Dawson and Jen's budding relationship -- the second time around -- and Karen's departure from Boston.Watch al...
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Season 1
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Episode 152
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22:47
TGIF Series: Step By Step, Revisited
Did you ever watch The Brady Bunch and think, "Gee, I wish there was a 90's reboot!"?Are you team JT or team Dana?If you love sitcom theme songs that happen at unidentified theme parks, then you'll love this installment of our TGI...
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Season 1
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Episode 151
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1:40:28
Dawson's Creek S5, E7 & E8: High Anxiety, Boston Nights
Dawson is in a whirlwind of anxiety in the next two episodes of Season 5. He takes his first steps to coping with his grief through therapy (and Katie spotted Pauley Perette as said therapist). Jen gets revenge on two-timing...
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Season 1
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Episode 149
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17:48
TGIF Series: Perfect Strangers, Revisited
If Larry and Balki are cornerstone characters of your early TV watching, this is the episode for you. We continue our rewatch of the most iconic shows from the TGIF programming block with Perfect Strangers that first debuted in 1986. <...
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Season 1
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Episode 150
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1:22:55
TGIF Series: Family Matters, Revisited
Welcome back to our TGIF series, where we are revisiting the popular primetime scheduling block that ran from 1989 through 2000. This week, Dani researched Family Matters which ran from 1989 to 1997 and catapulted the character of S...
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Season 1
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Episode 148
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1:21:52
Extra Mini-Pod: 80's and 90's Trivia
Join us for a little extra fun this week as Katie and Dani face off on 80's and 90's trivia. How many answers will you know?
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Season 1
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Episode 147
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14:48
TGIF Series: Full House, Revisited
Remember racing home for TGIF, humming along to “Everywhere You Look,” and believing life’s biggest problems could be fixed before the credits rolled? This week, we're revisiting the iconic 80's and 90's sitcom, Full House.
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Season 1
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Episode 146
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1:33:58
Dawson's Creek, S5: E5 and E6: Halloween Tales and Grief
This week we talk about the next two episodes in Season 5, which includes a Halloween episode that could be a standalone. The sixth episode of the season took us to Worthington where Dawson visited Joey, and Tobey visits Jack in Boston, and the...
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Season 1
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Episode 145
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20:19
Dawson's Creek S5, E3 & E4: Goodbye, Mitch
There's really no way around it: Mitch dying in a car accident really got us in our feels. And right after he and Dawson have a difficult heart-to-heart conversation about Dawson's decision to quit film school and move to Boston.Join us ...
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Season 1
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Episode 143
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52:56
TGIF Series: The Kickoff Episode
Was it really a Friday night in the 90s if a two-hour primetime block of sitcoms wasn't playing in your home? This episode kicks off our series on TGIF (or Thank Goodness It's Funny), the ABC programming block that brought us iconic Xennial sho...
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Season 1
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Episode 144
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1:26:44
Word of the Year: 2026 Edition (with 2025 Flashbacks)
In our last episode of 2025, we revisit our "words of the year" and assess how well we've done individually, and as a podcast.We also set our words for 2026 - join us on this reflective and look-ahead episode!
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Season 1
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Episode 142
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36:27
Dawson’s Creek S5, E1 and E2: Capesiders in Boston (and L.A.)
We’re kicking off Season 5 of Dawson’s Creek — and we’re not in Capeside anymore. New hair, new energy, and the introduction of some new characters (hello Busy Phillips and Chad Michael Hall). Will Dawson and Joey make it long dist...
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Season 1
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28:46
Xennial Christmas Memories, 2025 Edition
We trade holiday memories from being 80’s kids and 90’s teens - including some photo evidence of roller blades and wood paneling. We also talk about the heaviness of the holidays that can crop up, especially this year for Dani. ...
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1:34:20
Dawson's Creek, S4: Finale and Parting Thoughts
We've reached the end of Season 4 and lots of storylines get tied up (while at least one seems to be starting back up). Listen in as we talk about the Season 4 Finale, and our thoughts on the writing and storylines from this season overall....
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Season 1
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Episode 141
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30:50
A Muppet Christmas Carol: A Xennial Classic
Is your favorite portrayal of Bob Cratchit on film performed by Kermit?Do you feel like Victorian England would've been a better place with actual puppets strolling down the cobblestone streets?If you think Sir Michael Caine was r...
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Season 1
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Episode 140
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1:07:43
Gremlins: A Xennial Holiday Rewatch
Scary, cute or confusing?Join us as we unpack the 1984 holiday classic Gremlins, a film that Katie watched for the first time ever to research this episode. Puppets and animatronics -- and the perfect amount of 1980's...
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Season 1
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Episode 139
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1:04:45
Dawson's Creek S4, E21 & E22: Goodbye Letters & Graduation
The Capeside crew FINALLY graduates but the two episodes leading up to the pinnacle high school moment are filled with angst, doubt and goodbyes. This week, we rewatched Eps. 21 & 22 in Season 4 and pull apart our feelings on Gr...
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Season 1
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Episode 138
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30:26
A Charlie Brown Christmas: A Xennial Rewatch
Did you learn about the real meaning of Christmas from animated children?Do you consider Vince Guaraldi's jazz the soundtrack for a real Christmas vibe?If you'd be shocked (or not) to hear that your favorite childhood holiday TV s...
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Season 1
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Episode 135
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55:17
Dawson's Creek S4, E19 & E20: Overdue and Prom on a Boat
We're nearing the end of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek, with Ep. 19 and Ep. 20 bringing all the drama as Gail awaits her overdue baby (then delivers her) and the gang goes to Senior Prom. We chat about a heart to heart that Mitch and D...
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Season 1
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Episode 137
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27:17
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: A Xennial Rewatch
Have you ever thrown together a backyard feast for your friends?Do you eat pretzels, jelly beans and toast on Thanksgiving?If you love popcorn-popping Beagles with sous chef birds, you probably saw this iconic Thanksgiving special...
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Season 1
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Episode 136
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50:27
Dawson's Creek, S4 E17 and E18: College Dreams, Messy Realities
College acceptances and rejections bring drama to the Capeside crew, as they debate their futures and try to figure out how to afford them. We explore the ideas of accepting money without strings -- and Katie realizes an gap in her money-accept...
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Season 1
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Episode 137
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33:02
Odd 80's and 90's Decor: Concrete Geese And Shaggy Seats
Do you like your concrete geese decorated? Was your teenage landline see thru?If you had a fluffy toilet seat cover that matched the rug, you might be a Xennial. And we are too. Join us today as Katie brings four ...
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Season 1
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Episode 135
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48:08
Dawson's Creek S4, E15 and E16: Brooks' Stuff and Joey's Lie
Is it okay to ask your ex about their sex life? Is it okay to lie when you answer?Today we discuss two episodes from Season 4 of Dawson's Creek: Ep. 15, Four Stories, and Ep. 16, Mind Games. Dawson struggles with the "life" M...
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37:12
Dawson's Creek S4, E13 & E14: Ski Trips and First Times
We continue to talk about the age/life phase differences between Gretchen and Dawson, especially when Dawson is stamped as "under 21." The senior class ski trip brings its own host of teenage shenanigans. Will Pacey and Joey take the next step ...
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Season 1
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Episode 134
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45:09
Are You Afraid of the Dark? A Xennial Rewatch
Who loves SNICK as much as we did back in the 1990's?Join us as we discuss a SNICK classic -- Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? We watched four episodes that span the original six-season run and discuss them, the concept behind t...
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Season 1
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Episode 133
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1:04:22