Giving Up

About Giving Up

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.

Publisher

John deBary, Youngmi Mayer, Alex Pemoulié

Category

comedy · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Oct 2023

Latest episode

15 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Aug 2025

   "The What Principle?"

   At long last, Giving Up returns for a fifth (!) season delivering the millennial-coded and restaurant-adjacient content you crave. To celebrate the premier, our crew ditches the usual episode format in favor of a robust lore update. Consumption: Alex: The Ministry of Time Youngmi: Too Much JdB: Unshrunk Please send us your advice questions! And topic suggestions! Send us a voice note via our IG profile, email them to givingupthepod@gmail.com or send anonymously (https://ngl.link/givingupthepod).

2. 

   30 May 2025

   "Weirdly ok"

   Hosts Alex John and Youngmi explore feelings and memory, reviewing "Last of Us Finale," "Bad Influence," Oreo Mega Stuff, and Hostess Strawberry Cupcakes in this episode.

3. 

   23 May 2025

   Restaurant Bodies As Objects

   The podcast crew examines the issue of customers feeling entitled to comment on and touch hospitality workers' bodies, prompted by a listener's question.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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