It Only Hurts When I Talk: Gen-X Aging Disgracefully

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James and Gregg are no strangers to podcasting and now we are turning our sights to sharing the Gen-X experience as we age toward retirement, empty-nesting and figuring out what comes next.

James & Gregg


    • Mar 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    Latest episodes from It Only Hurts When I Talk: Gen-X Aging Disgracefully

    Anticipation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 27:03


    Binge watching, on-demand accessibility, and Amazon Prime have taken all of the fun out of waiting. Do you remember what it was like to plan your week via TV Guide? We do.

    Social Drinking (and not drinking)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 27:23


    When did the peer pressure to drink change into peer pressure to NOT drink?

    You Can’t Handle The Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 30:00


    This week is an interesting discussion of the generational divide of what constitutes “history” and how to spur interest of past events with the younger generations. Also Gregg gets to brag about his kid, so there's that.

    What’s in a Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 23:45


    This week we're talking names! Tell Stephanie we said hi. Gregg really wanted to call this episode “Fistfuls of Meat” but it was vetoed by the IOHWIT's board of directors.

    Brain Rot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 26:59


    This week we touch on seasonal affective disorder and then dive into brain rot. Why do we spend so much time on it when we know there are much better things for our mental and physical health? Plus, Shrimp Jesus.

    Can I Buy You Some Broccoli?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 27:43


    On this week's episode – which was recorded waaaaay back in November – Gregg falls off the diet wagon. Why is it so hard to get some habits to stick?

    Bring On The Funk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 30:03


    This week we discuss bad moods. What sets you off and what calms you down?

    Let’s Go To The Mall

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 29:53


    Remember Orange Julius? Radio Shack? That feeling of freedom to shop, see a movie, eat, and otherwise hang out with your friends only to encounter the ultimate embarrassment of running into…..your parents??? A trip down 80s memory lane.

    It’s Not Fair!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 29:24


    Gregg stumbles across the concept of the Just World Theory which leads to a deeper discussion of empathy. Also, apologies for road rage.

    Idiot Zoo for Me and You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 29:25


    Welcome to your new favorite vacation destination – and it's educational too! If only the idiots in the real world were as safely hidden behind bars as those in our Idiot Zoo. Put on your headphones, the walking tour is free! Diet Coke in a souvenir cup is available for $8.95.

    Relating to Z

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


    Is there a place for the display of emotions in the workplace? We talk about the difference between the generations and how we all handle (and don't handle) ourselves in public.

    Step On A Crack….

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 25:17


    This week for Halloween we look back at the superstitions of our youth. Some of them have a basis in logic and reason, and then there others that make no sense, but all of them bring back memories and stories.

    Moons Over Madison

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 24:29


    Season 4 begins! When selective memory crosses with yelling at clouds you end up questioning the moons over Madison.

    Crisis of Infinite Mid-Life Crises

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 32:38


    What is a Mid Life Crisis, really? Is it actually a “crisis” or just another inflection point on our respective journeys?

    Risky Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 27:59


    We remember being more risky as kids than they are today. Where is the line between early responsibility and neglect? Helicopter parenting and failing safely? Also discussed, the proper amount of salt on a pretzel.

    Call Me Daddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 25:46 Transcription Available


    It's one thing to feel old, but what about the realization that you're viewed as old by others? James shares a recent experience that changed his self-perception.

    Zero Sh*ts Given

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 26:38 Transcription Available


    When you're done caring about the consequences because you care too much about doing it right.

    Giving Back (whether they want it or not)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 28:28 Transcription Available


    What is altruism? Is it truly for others, or really just for ourselves? Can't it be both?

    My TV Says I’m Crazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 32:58 Transcription Available


    In media there's always a clamoring for better representation. What happens when that representation, specifically around mental health, is destructive?

    What’s That Smell?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 28:33


    Dodge balls. Freshly cut grass. Chlorine bleach. Those plastic tubes with psychedelic goo you blow into balloons. These are our GenX aroma triggers that pull us back in time. What are yours?

    Nutrition Over 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 29:36


    Join us on the path to a healthier Gregg as we discuss eating habits and our very different relationships with food.

    My Eyes Are Up Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 28:27


    This week we talk about being seen. How important is it to receive recognition and validation? Do we even really want to be seen?

    Glorious Multitudes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 33:26


    What's the big deal with pronouns? Why are some people so offended by the fact that others are so insistent on them being used in just the right way?

    Strategic Downsizing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 29:08


    Done mowing the lawn and fixing the roof? Your only other option is communal living. What do you want out of your next phase?

    Diabeetus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 29:39


    Season 3 is going to be subtitled “What else can Gregg use to hit his deductible”.

    Released on our Own Recognizances

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 30:15


    The boys are back! Are we better than ever? That's debatable given the number of doctors and insurance claims we've both seen since the last episode.

    We Were On A Break!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 2:10


    A short update as we wrap up Season 2 and plan ahead for Season 3.

    I Hate it When A Plan Doesn’t Come Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 30:27


    Are you a planner? What if you're an obsessive planner surrounded by people who don't take the plan seriously? Ask Gregg, he'll tell you all about it.

    Collective Negativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 35:58


    We are at a fascinating cultural point of collective negativity. We no longer look for shared interests, instead we look for shared outrage as a bonding mechanism. What does any of this have to do with zoos and salves?

    Communal Living

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 28:51


    Retirement means finally being able to relax and do whatever you want, right? Sure, as long as your neighbors are okay with it.

    Attempts at Self Improvement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 31:10


    Some things just aren't you, while others come naturally. Then there are those that you strive to improve upon. This week we talk about why we make those choices. Plus, coffee pots.

    Staying Relevant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 31:35


    Are you relevant? At what point are new technologies just “magic” and you know what you know?

    I Hurt Myself Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 29:48


    Everything is broken. Parts of us make sounds that we don't understand. What the #$*& happened?

    Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 29:34


    Lights on the house and caroling! New Year's Eve in Times Square! Bar hopping for St Paddy's Day! Or, like us, you can just sit on the couch.

    Juvenile Delinquency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 30:20


    Kids these days. Are they really any worse than we were, or has parenting changed?

    Afterlife

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 33:19


    What's next? There are so many theories out there, both religious and scientific, but in the end it all comes down to what you are comfortable believing in. Deep stuff this week with a healthy dose of the usual James & Gregg tomfoolery.

    Millennial Accountability

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 29:14


    Millennials are complaining that they aren't getting the support they need. Is this about money, family, or something else?

    Are you SAD?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 27:55


    Welcome Wintertime! We talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as the holiday blues, winter funk and general blahs. It's a real thing and starts with the science of light.

    Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 29:09


    What are habits? We fundamentally disagree on how to define them, and it's clear that one size doesn't fit all.

    Getting Old is Awesome

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 32:05


    Would you want to be young(er) again? Is getting old so bad and was being young so good? Is age, in fact, just a number?

    It Didn’t Age Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 34:05


    A stroll down memory lane and all the things you just don't see anymore, many for good reason. Cigarette machines, metal playground equipment, toll booth operators, and All In The Family.

    Adulting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 31:46


    Are you a grown-up? If not, what will it take for you to get there?

    Child Labor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 36:43


    Welcome to Season 2! We have a fresh intro, new topics and the same old crabby hosts.

    The Social Price of Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 33:08


    This week we discuss the younger generations, failure and freedom on our Season 1 Finale. Wait, what? No one said there would be seasons….

    Try Harder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 30:58


    Rant! We revisit the “boats and horses” conversation from a few weeks ago and then get into it, yelling at clouds and trying to understand why people can't just try harder.

    Bitten by the Travel Bug

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 39:24


    What is “vacation”, really? This week we talk about our very different perspectives on travel, relaxation and new experiences.

    Who Needs Sleep?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 28:20


    Whether it's falling asleep, staying asleep, or staying awake, we all seem to have our share of sleeping issues as we grow older. What can you do at 3am to fix the problem? Listening to us likely isn't the answer.

    You spend money on that?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 34:05


    Part rant, part legitimate question. There are lots of ways to spend your time and money. Why are you burning it? We're talking about horses, boats, fancy cars, camping, gaming, Disney, and golf.

    OCD, OCPD or just Anal Retentive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 32:02


    Will aliens invade if you don't check to make sure the garage door is closed? This week we get into why having things out of place can drive you crazy (if you're not already there). Also, number-form synesthesia.

    Leaving the Nest #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 32:10


    Gregg's oldest is heading to college this week. We explore his mindset on the first to leave the nest.

    Who Does Your Family Think You Are?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 32:14


    We recently had a full-on family reunion and noticed the ways everyone shifts their behavior when we see each other after a long absence. Do you put on a mask when your family is present?

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