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Tuesday Evening Podcast Discussion (IN PERSON & ON ZOOM)

Talking About Generations

This meeting will be held IN PERSON and ON ZOOM. Those unable to attend in person, can join us via Zoom simultaneously. Registration is required. Click or see below for details

[This book club meets every second Tuesday of the month at 7 pm]

Taking our inspiration from The Podcast Brunch Club, we will be discussing podcast episodes dealing with the conflicts and the stories that arise from the interaction between and across generations.

Playlist below. Listen to at least one podcast from each category. Click the link and then click the play button (Click here if you want to view a copy of the playlist).

Registrants are invited to wear ugly holiday sweaters or outfits.

PODCAST PLAYLIST

Generations 101

1. Generation What? (from The Allusionist, July 13, 2016, 15 minutes)
2. OK Boomer (from Today, Explained, November 2019, 25 minutes) 

Cross-generational stories

1. Generation Frustration (from Leadership 480)
            Part 1 (May 1, 2019, 21 minutes)
            Part 2 (June 10, 2019, 19 minutes)
2. The benefits of intergenerational friendship (from MPR News with Angela Davis, October 8, 2021, 37 minutes 41 seconds)
3. Which Generation is the Best at Cooking? (from A Hot Dog is a Sandwich, October 7, 2020, 39 minutes and 46 seconds )

Generational Stories 

1. ‘Letting Go of Perfection’ with Susan Lucci (from 70 over 70, October 12, 2021, 40 minutes)
2. Generation X – Money, Life and Legacy with Margit Detweiler (from So Money with Farnoosh Torabi, May 31, 2021, 31 minutes) 
3. Relax, Millennials! You’re Doing Great (from The Indicator from Planet Money, July 26, 2021, 9 minutes) 
   
4. Millennial Myth-Busters: Housing Edition (from The Indicator from Planet Money, June 16, 2021, 9 minutes)
5. The Growing Racial Divide in Millennial Wealth (from The Indicator from Planet Money, May 24, 2021, 9 minutes)
6. Meet Generation Z – Shaping the future of shopping (The McKinsey Podcast, August 4, 2020, 32 minutes)
7. First Person – ‘Can you listen?’ Young people reflect on ‘the pessimistic generation’ (from On Point, October 29, 2021, 6 minutes 18 seconds)

Generations During COVID

1. A Time Capsule for the COVID Generation (from City Cast Chicago, June 29, 2021, 12 minutes 30 seconds)
2. Centenarians (Still) in Lockdown (from Radio Diaries, November 2020, 16 minutes)
3. A Grandmother Gives Advice On Living Through "Crazy and Consequential Times" (from StoryCorps, 1 minute 57 seconds)
   
   

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If you have any questions, please email: frances.brawner@westlakelibrary.org

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