Giving Up

Apr 23 2024 6
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Giving Up is the podcast where three aging Millennials talk about giving up: surrendering to the inexorable march of time and their inevitable demise. Each week we talk about why the world is mad at us and then we vote on who has the most interesting topic to talk about as it relates to our generation's unique spot as people who grew up with the internet but still remembers what life was like before it. Fueled by (un)diagnosed ADHD we cover a range of topics from pop culture, to parenting, generational warfare, and beyond.

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Giving Up - Episode 21: "Crying to Completion"

Apr 23 2024 70 mins  
On this, the final episode of Season 1, the crew explores the joys of clinging to petty grievances while the Thunderdome yields a deep dive into Alex's past. What We're Watching: John: Civil War Alex: It Youngmi: Rango

Giving Up - Episode 20: "Generation Why"

Apr 17 2024 77 mins  
In this episode we yearn for a new name for our generation besides "millenial" and then try to tackle a tricky trademark issue.

Giving Up - Episode 19: "Giving Up Barbie"

Apr 09 2024 73 mins  
Yep, we finally talked about Barbie. What We're Looking At: John/Alex: 3 Body Problem Youngmi: It's Perfectly Normal

Giving Up - Episode 18: "Neuroregular"

Apr 02 2024 55 mins  
The crew discusses the relative merits of negativity. The thunderdome yields an exploration of psychological inheritances. What We're Looking At: John: The Hidden Spring Youngmi: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Alex: Lost Patients

Giving Up - Episode 17: "The Not Having TV As A Child To Judging People For Using Twitter Pipeline"

Mar 26 2024 74 mins  
The crew discusses the moral implications of continuing to post to twitter and the Thunderdome orders a ham and cheese on a roll.

Giving Up - Episode 16: "Leaving the Routine Is Horrifying"

Mar 19 2024 66 mins  
The crew discusses if millenials were ever cool while also exploring the pros and cons of office life and wether or not American Psycho needs a girlboss reboot.

Giving Up - Episode 15: "I Don't Get Mad"

Mar 12 2024 74 mins  
In a groundbreaking episode, Alex and John work though a mad-adjacent conversation about the core goal of the podcast and the balance between authenticity of topics and catering to an audience. The Thunderdome yields a discussion of how individuals navigate their sense of self within larger identity structures.

Giving Up - Episode 14: "Catcalling Works??"

Mar 06 2024 59 mins  
Youngmi triumphantly returns to talk about her cruise as it relates to the horrors of late-stage capitalism and the cheapness of commerical luxury. The crew also talk about dating as a teenager and wether or not it's normal to think that your loved ones are dead when you don't know where they are.

Giving Up - Episode 13: "A Liverpool Ten"

Feb 27 2024 67 mins  
In a first-and-most-likely-last episode of its kind, John and Alex record a Youngmi-free episode where they talk about social media platforms they never got into, Survivor, and the deeply disturbing novel Tender Is the Flesh.

Giving Up - Episode 12: "It's a Valve Issue"

Feb 20 2024 79 mins  
This week the crew tackles a wide assortment of topics from Alex's defecatory struggles, Survivor, and what it means for aging millenials to enter their parental death era.