Once In A Generation

About Once In A Generation

WELCOME TO ONCE IN A GENERATION A podcast about the Millennial generation, making sense of "unprecedented" events through cultural touchstones and dark humor. Once In A Generation is a comedy podcast about culture, economics, and growing up. Free episodes are released every other week on all major podcast platforms, with weekly bonus content for Patreon subscribers. For more content and merch: onceinagenerationpod.com (http://onceinagenerationpod.com/)

Publisher

Unprecedented Agency

Category

comedy · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Jul 2025

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jun 2026

   From $1.23 Gas to $4.68 Gas: What Changed? (Season 2 Episode 2)

   Remember when getting your driver's license meant freedom? In this episode of Once in a Generation, Chace, Catie, and Liv take a nostalgic road trip back to the days when gas was cheap, MapQuest printouts lived in the glove box, and teenagers would spend entire afternoons just driving around with friends. From the excitement of a first car to the reality of paying just $1.23 a gallon for gas, we explore how driving shaped the millennial experience and why today's teens have a very different relationship with cars, independence, and growing up. Along the way, we compare gas prices across decades, revisit the rise of hybrid vehicles, discuss the cultural battles around fuel efficiency, and ask a bigger question: what happened to the freedom that came with the open road? Whether you remember cruising aimlessly on a Friday night, burning CDs for road trips, or printing directions from MapQuest before leaving the house, this episode is packed with millennial nostalgia and surprising insights into how much life has changed. 🚗 Topics Covered: • First cars and learning to drive • Why millennials spent so much time in their cars • Gas prices from the 1990s to today • The freedom teenagers once had • MapQuest, road trips, and pre-smartphone navigation • Hybrid cars and changing car culture • Why Gen Z drives less than previous generations • The rising cost of independence If you enjoy conversations about millennial culture, nostalgia, generational differences, technology, and the way everyday life has changed over the last 30 years, be sure to like, subscribe, and join us for future episodes. Chapters: 00:00 Gas Was Only $1.23 a Gallon 04:22 The Age We Started Driving 11:17 The Death of the Cheap First Car 15:24 Why We Used to Just Drive Around 18:48 Surviving Without GPS 20:28 What Gas Stations Were Really Like 23:39 Why People Hated Hybrids 27:13 Running Cars on French Fry Oil 01:23:42 What Happened to Gas Prices? 02:03:03 The Freedom Today's Teens Lost

2. 

   17 Feb 2026

   Millennial Optimism Era (Season 2 Premiere)

   A “legendary” era of millennial optimism has been trending on social media for the past few months. But was it ever real? Welcome to season two of Once in a Generation! Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagenpod Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration (https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/) #newepisode #millennial #podcast #nostalgia #millennialoptimismera #optimism #socialmedia

3. 

   15 Dec 2025

   Once In A Generation: Holiday Bracket Draft (Episode 12)

   It’s a nostalgia face-off! There can only be one winner of the 90’s holiday season — will we crown your favorite? We’re drafting our picks to see who comes out on top. Join us through December 25th as we go head to head in a battle of gifts, movies, memories, and more. Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagenpod Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration (https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/)

4. 

   25 Nov 2025

   Once In A Generation: Millennial Thanksgiving (Episode 11)

   When was the last time anybody had a chill Thanksgiving? From sliced cranberry from the can to the high cost of flying back home, we’re digging into the Millennial Thanksgiving experience. About our guest: Sara Kay (@SaraEatsSaraDrinks) is a trained chef, passionate home cook, and content creator. You can find more of her work on her Substack: https://SaraEatsSaraDrinks.Substack.com/ (https://SaraEatsSaraDrinks.Substack.com/) Buy our merch:https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/)Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagenpod

5. 

   4 Nov 2025

   Once In A Generation: An Unpresidented Truth (Episode 10)

   Hanging chads, the Brooks Brothers Riot, and the Supreme Court decision that ended it all. We’re reviewing what it was like to be a kid during the Bush vs Gore election in the year 2000, and the impacts we’re still experiencing 25 years later. Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagenpod Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration (https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/) #newepisode #millennial #podcast #nostalgia #2000PresidentialElection #Election2000 #BushVsGore #FloridaRecount #PoliticalHistory #VotingRights #ElectionAnalysis #USPolitics #DemocracyInAction #HistoricalElections

6. 

   30 Oct 2025

   Once In A Generation: 90's Halloween, Fabulous Villains, and Why We Love Them (Episode 9)

   From checking Halloween candy for razor blades to realizing Yzma and Frolo were hot, millennials had a complicated relationship with both fear and fabulousness. This week we're diving into 90s Halloween nostalgia, queer-coded villains, and why the bad guys were often more interesting than the heroes. About our guest: Haviland Stillwell (@Haviland) is an actor, singer, director, and producer whose work spans Broadway, film, and animation. She's voiced some of pop culture's most memorable animated villains, including Raquelle in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, Faybelle Thorne in Ever After High, and Audrey Bourgeois in Miraculous Ladybug. Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagenpod Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration (https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/) #newepisode #millennial #podcast #90sHalloween #villains #DisneyVillains #queercodedvillains #nostalgia #halloween #HalloweenCostumes #90skids #racquelle #voiceactor #animation #HavilandStillwell #villainera #lgbtq

7. 

   7 Oct 2025

   Once In A Generation: Communication From Gen X to Gen Z (Episode 8)

   From *69 and pagers to voice notes and AI transcription, three generations have completely different ideas about what counts as 'normal' communication. This week we're diving into landline lore, the digital divide in classrooms, and why Gen Z coworkers expect instant responses while Gen X bosses still call without texting first. About our guest: Rachel Anne Williams is an HR and culture strategist who has worked with top Silicon Valley companies and currently lectures at UC Berkeley on meaningful career development for emerging professionals. Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagenpod Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration (https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/) #newepisode #millennial #podcast #comedy #genx #cordedphone #90s #cellphone #GenX #IntergenerationalCommunication #BridgingTheGap #CommunicationStyles #GenerationalInsights #YouthAndExperience #UnderstandingGenerations #ModernConversations

8. 

   23 Sept 2025

   Once In A Generation: Plus Size Youth Fashion (Episode 07)

   The aughts gave us low-rise jeans and size 2 everything - except if you shopped at Lane Bryant, where the fashion rules were completely different. This week we're diving into what it was like growing up plus size when your only style options came with a side of shame and weird fabrics that haunt our sensory nightmares. Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagen Join us on Patreon: / onceinageneration Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/)

9. 

   9 Sept 2025

   Once In A Generation: Fight Club (Episode 06)

   A movie made at the "end of history" spawned a million takes that we're still hearing today. This week we're sitting down with Jamie Cohen to get to the bottom of why so many get this story so wrong. About our guest: Jamie Cohen (he/him) holds a PhD in Cultural and Media Studies specializing in memes and digital culture and is an assistant professor at CUNY Queens College. Visit his website to read more of his writing: https://www.jamesncohen.com/ (https://www.jamesncohen.com/) Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagen Join us on Patreon: / onceinageneration Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/) #newepisode #millennials #podcast #comedy #nostalgia #fightclub #millennialcore #millennialcringe #davidfincher #movies #masculinity #moviereview

10. 

    26 Aug 2025

    Once in a Generation: The Palace and Dollz (Episode 5)

    The Internet used to be a lot smaller. In 1995 a new chat room platform changed the visual language of “going online” in ways we’re still experiencing. From moving pixel art to the Metaverse, we’re diving into the Palace Online and the Dollz craze. Follow us on Instagram: /onceinagen Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration (https://www.patreon.com/onceinageneration) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/)Sources: Dollz Mania: https://www.dollz.app/dollzmania/ (https://www.dollz.app/dollzmania/)PalaceChat: https://pchat.org/ (https://pchat.org/) Palace Legacy Project: https://web.archive.org/web/20170513151534/http://www.palaceaholic.com/history.php (https://web.archive.org/web/20170513151534/http://www.palaceaholic.com/history.php) #newepisode #millennial #podcast #comedy #nostalgia #oldinternet #millennialcore #millennialcringe #twitch #PalaceOnline #Dollz #MavisBeacon #KidPix #BarbieHorseAdventures #storybookweaver #oregontrail #numbermunchers

11. 

    12 Aug 2025

    Once in a Generation: The Mummy (Episode 04)

    The bisexual cinematic masterpiece that changed lives. We give it 5/5 canoptic jars for costuming, effects, and awakening something in us all. (But this is still a safe space to talk about Rachel Weisz's eyebrows!) Follow us on Instagram: / onceinagen Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/onceinageneration/) #millennials #podcast #onceinageneration #millenialculture #culturalcommentary #popculture #nostalgia #TheMummy #LGBTQ #moviereview #rachelweisz #brendanfraser #monstermovie #newepisode

12. 

    29 Jul 2025

    Once in a Generation: The Millennialization of the Renaissance Faire (Episode 03)

    Huzzah! This week: Renaissance Faires as collective therapy? We're diving into Renaissance Faires as the ultimate millennial coping mechanism - where the sweet treat economy meets quasi-historical escapism, and 'ye olde' anything sounds better than modern capitalism. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceInAGeneration (https://www.patreon.com/OnceInAGeneration) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/OnceInAGen/ (https://www.instagram.com/OnceInAGen/) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/OnceInAGeneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/OnceInAGeneration/)

13. 

    18 Jul 2025

    Once in a Generation: Participation Trophy (Episode 02)

    What does it mean to compete if everybody gets a prize? This week we're all winners just because we listened to the episode. Did you finish listening to episode 1? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/get-your-trophy-134422806 (https://www.patreon.com/posts/get-your-trophy-134422806) to claim your free participation trophy. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceInAGeneration (https://www.patreon.com/OnceInAGeneration) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/OnceInAGen/ (https://www.instagram.com/OnceInAGen/) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/OnceInAGeneration/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/OnceInAGeneration/)

14. 

    18 Jul 2025

    Once in a Generation: Midlife Crisis (Episode 01)

    What even is a Millennial midlife crisis? This week we dive in to how culture and economics have changed the ways we get to have a breakdown in our 40's. Subscribe to our Patreon: / onceinageneration (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHM3RGJRYnM1blgtQnpMajVpVGluVmQ5M1FOd3xBQ3Jtc0tubWxuV05wUTJHejN6WEI3VU5PbjY2Wl9qNU5wNDR1N3Z2aWJ3QVkzOXVOWXZjX2RvU0Z3WmVWNUNHZmw5cGJpdFltVE9taUpralpjaW05S3FXTTF1SFZBc3FOVmp2eC1EZmo4TnhXcW41eDljcW51OA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2FOnceInAGeneration&v=hU6eRuzCOL4) Follow us on Instagram: / onceinagen (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW8yc3hvYnRaeTdFaVZMWF8yeDVWS2FSMEpNUXxBQ3Jtc0trOVBzVHc1SmZYbVJhbGNhZ1dwWmJPSmQ2aUpRNjNpYUZjQUVWR3NxNDBuQ3BOdzBFbVhmOU9sNmhoY1Z6UkFiQUVQT01rS3EyZXcxNFlIX05YdTZCbm1JdnJUQS1ob091TXRwZWNSa05WblE1OXc3aw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2FOnceInAGen%2F&v=hU6eRuzCOL4) Buy our merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/OnceInA (https://www.bonfire.com/store/OnceInA)... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDEzam5FUEd4bTRUS0FGZW9VWW1FbW56aXVpUXxBQ3Jtc0tsbk9neERaY1BvN19FSkVrMFBsaEV2amE4dEJEeHZCMnVOUXRYcDhBRnZTZTBrczlOZ2NVUE5ZRWlnUTRLNU9rN1dqdXd5WVpyallHZENzdDVzRVRNMGxOaXlDTVpROVE5Q3IyZU1fdjEycHRya1VxTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonfire.com%2Fstore%2FOnceInAGeneration%2F&v=hU6eRuzCOL4)

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    17 Jul 2025

    Once In A Generation Podcast Trailer

    Remember when we thought we'd have our lives figured out by now? When "adulting" wasn't even a word and homeownership felt inevitable? Welcome to Once In A Generation - the comedy podcast that makes sense of "unprecedented" events through cultural touchstones and dark humor. Because if we don't laugh, we'll cry. What This Podcast Is: A comedy podcast about culture, economics, and growing up Millennial. Join Catie, Chace, and Liv as we make sense of "unprecedented" events through cultural touchstones and dark humor. From economic crashes to cultural shifts, we're connecting the dots between what shaped us and where we are now. What To Expect: 🎧 Bi-weekly episodes diving into Millennial culture with comedy and insight 📱 Cultural touchstones that defined our generation - from dial-up to TikTok 💼 Dark humor about economic realities and "unprecedented" events 🏠 Comedy that makes sense of growing up in constant crisis 🎮 Nostalgia mixed with sharp cultural analysis Why We're Different: This isn't just another comedy podcast making fun of avocado toast. We're combining cultural commentary with real business insights from our work at Unprecedented Agency, where we help brands authentically connect with millennial audiences. We know this generation because we ARE this generation.

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