Twas the week before Christmas and only chaos was brewing. Tune in with some strangers for comedic interviewing. Special guest Sam Tschida joins in on the fun. Sharing stories both bizarre and gleefully spun. 

Remember when you made mixtapes for your friends and every song was a reference and ode to your relationship? Or spending your entire check at Sam Goody? Eileen and special guest Chris Hajian are dusting off some of their most memorable music m...

Have you ever looked back at your job history and wondered how the hell you ended up where you are today? Gen X, the generation that started working at the age of 10 hasn't stopped working in 40 years. We have worked in some of the most obscure...

The bullies have become the billionaires. In this minisode, Eileen draws distinct parallels between the kids who stole our lunch money in the fourth grade and those who are stealing our tax dollars today. The kids who made us feel scared, guilt...

GenX in the hood. Childhood. Adulthood. Parenthood. You aren't having fun unless you're crying. But this episode has plenty of fun & hugs, thanks to special guest Vijai Nathan. 

In this brand-spanking new episode of Strangers With Kittens, Eileen lets listeners know what's been going on and what we can expect from this new era of the podcast. Expect some changes, but don't expect Eileen to lose her cool. There is lots ...

Realizing her daughter's entire social circle consists of her great aunt Lily, a 65 year-old woman who subsists on half a can of Campbell's soup, soap operas, and cigarettes, Maryanne's mother decides it's time for hippie camp.

Bad haircuts. We've all gotten them. Even my dog.

There's nothing in the world like Action Park! Especially when you're an awkward teenage girl and you're on your first date. What could possibly go wrong?

Remember in "Stranger Things" Max had that mean older brother Billy? And she loved him because he was her brother but he was scary and awful? That's Boomers to Gen X. They've been driving the car like a maniac and we'd just like to get out.

Junior High hits different these days. Maryanne remembers when after-school enrichment was spent where everybody knew her name. Belly up, kittens!

Remember when sitcoms would bum us out with a very special episode? Like the very special "Family Ties" when guest start Tom Hanks played an alcoholic uncle? Well, lots of people have asked where the name of the podcast comes from. Here's your ...

World feeling chaotic? Current war games got you on edge? Welcome to Gen X! We've got music and movie recs to get you through these trying times. We can't keep Drunk Uncle President from dropping bombs, but we can make you feel like you're stre...

We're Gen X. We parented ourselves, we parented our kids, and now we're parenting our parents while living in the age of competitive menopause. That's fine. No, we're not mad at all.

The recent New York Times article, "The Gen X Career Meltdown" by Stephen Kurutz makes us feel seen.

Comedian turned teacher Tarik Daniels talks growing up Gen X and gay, soap operas, sitcom crushes, and his love for Susan Lucci.

Performer, comedian and improviser Tom Chalmers shares the Legend of the Tiltmobile and its brush with greatness. And that's Carey Reilly on the answering machine with a story about her first car.

Film and television composer Chris Hajian reflects on his all-time favorite themes and shares memories from attending "Fame" high school.

Comic, writer, and podcast host Ophira Eisenberg shares what movies scared the Canadian daylights out of her.

"Sesame Street" writer and TikTok sensation Jen Capra talks Muppets, machetes, and everything in between.

A juggler at kids' birthday parties, an annoying survey-taker at the mall, a hairnet-clad cocktail weiner maker. No job was too weird or too humiliating for Generation X. Emmy award-winning director Kimmy Gatewood joins Eileen and Maryanne for ...

Comedian Carolyn Castiglia joins Eileen and Maryanne to talk heavy breathers, abducting fathers, and the GenX-perience (see what we did there?) of suffering alone.

Behold the predator in his natural habitat. Schools in the 70s and 80s, abounding with nerds, asthmatics and softer souls just trying to get through the day, were fruitful hunting ground for the bully. Eileen, Maryanne, and improv actor Ray Bar...

Glass in your butt? Tell no one. TV writer Charlie Shanian joins Maryanne and Eileen to discuss why for Gen X, it was better to keep your injuries to yourself.

Perhaps you shared yours with three, six, twelve people? Eileen Kelly chats with playwright and filmmaker Cristina Pippa, author and three-time Moth StorySlam winner Kimmi Berlin, and comedian Maryanne Murray about life with the family phone.&n...