Gen X, This is Why.

Join sisters and Gen Xers, Jennie and Amye, as they recap Little House on the Prairie S1:EP11 The Raccoon.After Mary makes a mess of things and destroys Laura's beloved doll, she grabs a rabid raccoon and gifts him to Laura as an apology gift.Pa immediately knows this is a horrible idea, but no one listens to him and people almost die.Follow and subscribe to Gen X, This is Why wherever you get your podcasts!Follow us on IG @genxthisiswhy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Amye and Jennie as they discuss the 2023 Netflix documentary Wham! This doc was light-hearted and fun and just what we needed. It’s a straightforward story of George and Andrew and how they took Wham! Across the globe with almost no drama. Follow us!Facebook: facebook.com/genxthisiswhy/Instagram at: @genxthisiswhy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After-School Special: What Are Friends For? (1980)This episode is from our Patreon archives and originally aired in February of 2021 and remains one of our favorites of all time!Twelve-year-old Amy Warner is the new kid on the block after she and her freshly-divorced mother move to California. All is fine until Amy meets Michelle Mudd, a tween who loves dogs, rainbows, shoplifting, and blood sacrifices. Amy grows concerned when Michelle attempts to cast a spell on her father’s new girlfriend and frames Amy for shoplifting at the local store. This is bonkers. We get an inside look at Jennie’s teenage bedroom, Amye revisits her brief life of crime, and we both agree that Charlie Chaplin posters have no place in a teenager’s bedroom. Oh, and there are a ton of creepy dolls. You’ve been warned.Please note:As of May, 2023, there will be NO NEW content on our patreon feed.You are welcome to sign up, listen to the archives- of which there are MANY, and then unsubscribe when finished.Follow Gen X, This is Why on Facebook: facebook.com/genxthisiswhy/Join our Facebook Group, The Me-Me B’s for extra content, giveaways, and some fun Gen X introspection: facebook.com/groups/genxthisiswhy/And find us on Instagram at: @genxthisiswhyYou can find Amye at: @amyearcherwriterYou can find Jennie, but good luck with that.Questions? Comments? Email us at info@genxthisiswhy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warnings for this episode include: child pornography, rape, sexual assault We are joined by Tess and Brooke from Psych Legal Pop Podcast to discuss Hulu’s Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.If you’re a Gen Xer, you might feel like you grew up with Brooke Shields, and in many ways you did. She was the quintessential 80’s icon complete with her bushy eyebrows and tight-fitted Calvin Kleins. But few knew what was happening behind the scenes as her mother’s drinking became out of control and a group of sleazy directors couldn’t respect the fact that she was a child. Don’t worry, Amye kept a “scumbag list” so we know who to avoid.Follow us on IG at: genxthisiswhyFollow Amye on IG at: amyearcherwriterFollow Brooke and Tess on IG at: psychlegalpop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warnings for this episode include: suicide ideation, murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, and rape. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare, the image of your child’s face helplessly peering out the rear window of a stranger's car as it drives away from you and slips into the unknown. For Kay and Dilbert Stayner, this nightmare became a reality when their seven-year-old son, Steven, was kidnapped on his way home from school in Merced, CA, in 1972. For seven long years, Steven’s family searched for him while he was living in northern California with his abductor, Kenneth Parnell. Steven’s story is one of tragedy, sorrow, and unexpected heroism as he plotted his escape and saved the life of Parnell’s newest victim, five-year-old Timmy White. Steven’s story was captured in the very popular 1989 mini-series, I Know My First Name is Steven.But the Stayner family’s story doesn’t end with them reuniting with their son after seven long years. In a bizarre twist, more tragedy befalls this family as Steven’s older brother sets out to make a name for himself in the most horrific way. Corrections:In the episode, we failed to mention the mini-series was written by Mike Echols who later turned the manuscript into a book. Movie first, book second.The mini-series first aired in November, 1989, not 1983.Sources for this episode include but are not limited to:https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-child-abductees-journey-back/https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/march-14-1980-interview-steven-stayner-60269400https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/04/molester.arrest/https://abcnews.go.com/US/steven-cary-stayner-tale-brothers-horror-heroism/story?id=60529944https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/inside-the-monster/Content?oid=1069138For 12+ hours on this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SEpITqnESI&list=PL6hM2D6rSybBXr597MN3H_lEkOaeDwgBL&index=15&t=0sWant ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month? Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! There are over 50 bonus episodes in our archive!Click here to join→https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook Group, The Me-Me B’s for extra content, giveaways, and some fun Gen X introspection: facebook.com/groups/genxthisiswhy/Follow us!Facebook: facebook.com/genxthisiswhy/Instagram at: @genxthisiswhy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ma and Pa leave town for a bang trip and leave the children in Edward’s care. What could go wrong? Edwards almost shoots the girls, never changes his clothes, shoots a snake and makes the girls eat it, and nails Carrie to the roof. Meanwhile on the bang trip, Pa is really frustrated as Caroline’s mind is on Walnut Grove and not much else. Bottom line: this is a wasted chance for hotel sex.Thank you to Pamela Bob, writer, creator, and star of Livin’ on a Prairie, a brilliant series of shorts about a woman whose life is affected by her love of LHOTP. Follow her on instagram @prairietv Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! There are over 50 bonus episodes in our archive!Click here to join→https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, here we are. It’s the end of our run. In this final TV movie, a big, bad band of capitalists reveal they actually own the town of Walnut Grove because of some questionable “laws.” Laura goes berserk and smashes up her house, Hey Everybody disarms himself before a big fight, Faux Pa and Sarah leave town unaware they almost lost everything, and Jason's Junior isn’t here for Jeb’s big brother energy.Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You spoke, we listened. Join us as we revisit Little House on the Prairie S3:EP19 The Music Box. Nellie starts a club for the sole purpose of making fun of Anna, a kind, quiet girl with a stutter. Fueled by her hatred of Nellie, Laura turns to a life of crime. Mary is useless as usual and does nothing but pile on as Laura tries to juggle being blackmailed and her guilt over abandoning Anna. Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! There are over 50 bonus episodes in our archive!Click here to join→https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You spoke, we listened. Join us as we revisit Little House on the Prairie S2:EP17 Troublemaker This one had it all! After Miss Beadle refuses to beat the crap out of the 40-year-old kids in her class, they bring in a stern d**kbag who is more than happy to exercise corporal punishment on no other than sweet little Laura. Pa gets wind of this and goes to bananatown, all while Nellie pulls the strings.Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You spoke, we listened. Join us as we revisit Little House on the Prairie S1:EP2 Country GirlsWell it’s so lovely to be back in season one where Pa was stunning and we could hate on Mary with ease. This is the episode that establishes all of the “beefs,” Laura and Nellie, Harriet and Caroline, and Pa versus anyone in WG who looks at Caroline sideways. Laura and Mary struggle to fit into their new school where Nellie calls them country girls, even though every single kid in the school is a country person. There is an egg fight between Caroline and Harriet, and Pa is at peak Pa.Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In season 9, episode 21, Hello and Goodbye, a very annoying writer, Mr. Montique, arrives in town to…oh wait, we have no idea why. After shunning Harriet, he moves into the Wilder boarding house where Manly is running around destroying precious antiques. Matthew’s dad returns to town to yank him away from Mr. Edwards because he can never have anything nice. This is the last episode! We made it!!Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In season 9, episode 20, May I Have This Dance? Willie is finally graduating! Just in time to get his AARP card and sign up for the Senior discount at his local grocery store. Just as he’s settling into retirement, we meet Rachel Brown, a rando who he’s already in love with and ready to marry. Harriet disapproves, of course. Amye has Covid, Jennie considers getting a Masters Degree in Wizardry, and we rant for quite a while about higher education. Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In season 9, episode 19, For the Love of Blanche, Michael Landon gets his final revenge on Victor French when he gives him the stupidest storyline ever. Blanche is an orangutan. That’s the joke. Amye is so mad she’s channeling Kody Brown, Jennie is again raving over Baby Rose’s performance, and we remind everyone that our grandmother was not an opioid addict. Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In season 9, episode 17, A Child with No Name, Victor French makes his directorial debut! Laura and Manly face a devastating loss and finally realize Doc Baker’s ocular pat downs haven’t been working. After Laura slanders Doc, he mopes around Low-Energy Jennie style. We work to decipher some of Edward’s expressions, Jennie tells us about some wild cathedral she visited, and once again Baby Rose steals the show AND gets packed in ice!!!Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In season 9, episode 16, Home Again Part 2, Doc finally figures out someone is stealing his morphine and they quickly figure out it’s Albert after he acts erratic for a week and then punches Etta Plumb. Charles takes him out to Edwards’ shack to dry out. Doc rubs his gums with morphine, Laura offers to help and quickly rescinds when Albert starts puking up milk, and Albert and Charles go for a midnight run through the woods set to circus music. We do a Gram vocab quiz, and end with a Macbeth fight.Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In season 9, episode 16: Home Again Part 1, We get a glimpse of Charles working his retail job. Nothing seems to be going well for them in the city, as Albert is thieving and getting arrested and Caroline is nowhere to be found.  After Albert is caught stealing again, he and Charles head back to Walnut Grove where Charles’ plan to ditch Albert off on Manly and Laura is thwarted by a morphine addiction. Amye is sick, so please don’t mind her scratchy voice!Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In season 9, episode 11: Alden’s Dilemma, a HOT new preacher shows up and causes a stir amongst the women of Walnut Grove. Manly and Faux Pa (John Carter) head into the bowels of humanity, a real hell on earth: San Francisco. Mr. Edwards is made a fool when he assumes the new preacher is hooking up with Laura and Sarah Carter. We have a new episode of House Hunters in the middle of this, and Jennie regales us with a tale of an actual California murder.  Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In season 9, episode 10, Love, Jane-a blind school student and Laura’s old childhood pal we’ve never heard of- comes back to town. She and Mr. Edwards strike up a friendship and after an afternoon date to Sleepy Eye seem to fall in love.  Everything is fine until Jane finds out she is a candidate for eye surgery which restores her vision causing Mr. Edwards to ghost her and act like a weirdo. Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In season 9, episode 9, Empire Builders, the evil overlord of the railroad enlists Manly and Edwards to help dupe the town. Turns out, Walnut Grove is the perfect site for a new rail station, but they will need to take the Carter and the Wilder farms. When the families try to resist, the railroad pulls out their eminent domain card. The Carters are NOT a replacement for the Ingalls family, and we do Jennie’s index card LIVE!Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In season 9, episode 8, The Return of Nellie, Nancy has a meltdown when Nellie returns to town. Nellie returns with a new Whoville hairdo and some fancy pictures of her twins. Everyone in town acts like they haven’t seen her in ten years. Nancy, jealous of the attention Nellie is getting, pulls a classic and runs away. We see a new, mature side of Willie- possibly a result of his scandalous affair.Want ad-free episodes PLUS 2 bonus episodes a month?  Become a Premium Subscriber! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook group, The Me-Me B’s.Follow us on Facebook for announcements and other fun stuff.Follow us on Instagram for hot Pa pictures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.