Too Young for This, Too Old for That

Welcome to Gen & 10, the little sister podcast series to ‘Too Young For This, Too Old For That’, where we explore generational topics in just 10 minutes.In our first Gen & 10 episode, we dive into nostalgia and ask why Gen Z seems to be bringing so many 90s trends back. From iconic films like Pretty Woman, to 90s fashion, music, and cultural moments, including the lasting influence of Princess Diana, we explore why the decade still resonates today.Are Gen Z reinventing these trends… or simply rediscovering what was already cool?🎥 You can now watch our episodes on Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

At some point — usually far later than we’d like to admit — we realise our parents are actual human beings.Not just “Mum” and “Dad”, but former teenagers, dreamers, professionals, people with full lives before we arrived.In this episode, we explore that strange shift: from being raised to slowly raising back. We talk about strict versus laissez-faire parenting, living at home in your twenties, cultural expectations, and what happens when you begin to notice your parents ageing. When do you stop being the child? Do you ever? And how do you navigate love, autonomy and responsibility when the roles start to blur?Whether you speak to your parents every day, live under the same roof, or are quietly grappling with their mortality — this one might hit home.

Send a textFear of Missing Out is usually talked about as something to fix, quieten, or grow out of. But what if FOMO is actually trying to tell us something important?In this first episode of Season Two, we explore FOMO across generations - from the pressure to “be on track” in your twenties to the looking-back and taking-stock that comes later in life. We talk about comparison, ageing, social media, missed opportunities, regret, and the quiet fear of choosing wrong.Along the way, we ask whether FOMO is really about other people at all - or whether it’s a signal pointing us back towards our own values, desires, and sense of meaning.A conversation about time, choice, and learning not to punish ourselves - at any age.Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textIn this final episode of Season One, we pause.Instead of diving into a new topic, we look back at what it’s been like to create this podcast - as two women from different generations who barely knew each other when we started. We reflect on the moments that surprised us, the conversations that stayed with us, and what we’ve learned about work, mental health, money, confidence and connection along the way.We talk honestly about what it felt like to open up — not just to each other, but to listeners — and how having these conversations has shifted how we see ourselves, our generations, and what’s possible across age.It’s a wrap-up, a thank you, and an invitation: to keep listening, to keep talking, and to have one real conversation with someone from a different generation.Season Two is coming.Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textIn this festive episode (also available in video on YouTube) Anji and Annie sit down to talk about what Christmas has meant to them across different stages of life. From childhood memories and family traditions to the pressures of presents, social media and modern expectations, they explore how Christmas evolves as we grow older. Together, they reflect on faith, community, generosity and the idea of creating meaningful moments - whatever Christmas looks like for you. Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textChristmas is meant to be magical… but somewhere between the Secret Santas, scented candles and panic-buying “tat,” the whole thing has got a bit commercial.In this episode, Anji and Annie sit down for an honest conversation about gifting - what feels meaningful, what we actually remember and why sometimes the best presents aren’t things at all.From PictureHouse memberships and National Trust cards to hand cream, cosy books, cameras, theatre trips, homemade drawings and even a surprise roll of kitchen paper… this is a warm, funny, chaotic chat about how two generations think about gifts, clutter, love languages, and what we really want this year.It’s thoughtful, it’s heartfelt, it’s unfiltered - and it might just change the way you buy presents.Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textAnji and Annie dive into the world of generational labels - Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, and the freshly-minted Alphas. Are these categories helpful, or just another way of putting people in boxes?From snowflake stereotypes and “out of touch” clichés, to early-2000s phones, COVID micro-generations, work ethic, entitlement, politics, and the tattoos that apparently give everyone away… this episode unpacks what actually shapes us.With real personal stories, a few emotional moments, and plenty of laughter, Anji and Annie explore the truth behind growing up in different times - and why curiosity (and the occasional reality check) matters more than any label.It’s honest, funny, revealing, and very Too Young for This, Too Old for That.Thanks for listening!Follow us - we'd love to hear from you.www.2young2old.comInsta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2oldThanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textOne cried in toilet cubicles, one grew up on TikTok therapy. Here's what happened next. In this episode, Anji and Annie dive into how mental health has shifted across generations - from crying in loo cubicles in the 90s to therapy TikTok, wellness trends and the pressure to constantly ‘do the work’. Annie opens up about her own mental health journey, Anji shares candidly about grief, family illness and finding strength through Eastern philosophy, and together they explore the fine line between insight and overwhelm.It’s honest, emotional, funny in places and very real - a wiggly-line conversation about what it actually means to be okay. Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textIn this lightning–round episode, Anji and Annie ditch the deep dives and put each other on the spot with ten completely unprepared, totally honest quick-fire questions. From celebrity crushes to disastrous first concerts to unexpected life advice, nothing is off-limits!Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textWho would’ve thought a 23-year-old actor and a 53-year-old osteopath would become besties?In this episode, Anji (53) and Annie (23) unpack friendship across generations: the roles we play, how fast bonds can form, curating vs collecting pals, “season and reason”, and what happens when friendships drift—or end. They swap stories from NCT mum-tribes to drama school mates, ask whether men and women can just be friends, and talk chosen family, social media boundaries, and the grief of losing a best friend. Plus: this week’s “Too Young / Too Old” moments, and a ginger-ale twist on Wilfrid’s. 🎧 Tune in for warmth, wisdom, and a reminder that some of the best friendships come when you least expect them.#friendship #femalefriendship #generationsThanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textThis week, Annie and Anji unpack the big one - confidence.From audition nerves to corporate boardrooms, they explore what it really means to own the room: is confidence something you’re born with, or something you bluff until it sticks?Anji shares stories from her banking days and a few unforgettable cringe moments, while Annie recalls the drama-school highs, lows and how teaching across wildly different schools has shaped her belief that confidence can be taught - and should be from a young age. They talk fake-it-till-you-make-it moments, confidence fails (hello, job application), and the strange relief of realising that, actually, no one’s thinking about you half as much as you fear.Plus, their “Too Young for This / Too Old for That” moments feature university visits, Ruby Wax and a healthy dose of bolshy bravery.Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textTwo women, three decades apart, two completely different Friday nights. 😅 In this episode, Annie (23, drama-school grad, proud non-clubber) spends the evening watching the Downton Abbey film with her parents and a cinema full of delighted OAPs, while Anji (53, osteopath, ex-banker, secret raver) is out at Annie Mac’s “Before Midnight” - dancing hard and still home by 10.30pm.From 90s nights out with no mobiles, night buses and hoping a random minicab was legit, to today’s WhatsApp group-chat pre-drinks, Uber safety features and drink-spiking worries, they compare what’s easier now, what’s scarier, and what never changes: going out is really about connection.In this episode:pre-drinks vs “we just met you at the pub”how on earth people arranged dates before phonesgetting home in London: then and nowwhy spiking has changed the vibe for Gen Zdancing in your 50s (and loving it)why it’s fine to be 23 and prefer a cosy pub to a club🎧 Too Young For This, Too Old For That — friendship across generations, with plenty of eye-rolling at each other’s references.Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old

Send a textAnnie (23, actor, just out of drama school) and Anji (53, osteopath and ex-banker) get honest about one of the messiest adult questions: do you pick the secure, sensible path… or the thing that actually lights you up?They swap origin stories - Annie ditching the uni conveyor belt to audition for drama school while all her friends headed to Exeter and Durham, and Anji leaving a well-paid, high-status banking career to retrain in her late 30s - and compare what it really feels like to work in an uncertain industry (acting) vs to walk away from a very certain one (banking).In this episode:what it was like to graduate straight into touring Jane Eyre in Chinawhy Anji’s 1994 Barclays grad scheme felt like “a job for life”side hustles that actually feed your creative workparents, privilege and permission to take a riskpassion vs security (and why you might be able to have both)“do your best, forget the rest” - their shared mottoPerfect listen if you’re 23 and panicking you don’t have it all sorted, or 53 and wondering if you’re “too old” to start again. (Spoiler: you’re not.)Thanks for listening! Follow us - we'd love to hear from you. www.2young2old.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/2young.2old