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Welcome to Strangers With Kittens, the ultimate Gen X comedy podcast celebrating the least parented generation in history. We might have been labeled the "slacker" generation, but we somehow raised ourselves, parented our kids, and are taking care of our aging parents.
Hosted by Eileen Kelly, this Society & Culture show brings you unfiltered comedy interviews and raw storytelling. We dive deep into childhood trauma, midlife crisis moments, relational struggles, and the dark humor required to survive the 70s, 80s, 90s and modern adulthood. Laugh through the breakdowns, toxic family dynamics, and chaotic memories. It's time to finally give credit where credit is due—here’s to Generation X-CELLENT!
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In this episode, Meghan Cox Gurdon shares insights from her childhood and her book, "Free Range Girl" exploring themes of independence, resilience, and the changing landscape of parenting in the digital age. She reflects on the chaos and charm of past eras and how they shape our understanding of childhood today. In this episode, Meghan Cox Gurdon and Eileen Kelly explore the power of memoir, childhood memories, and the importance of embodied experiences in a digital age. They share personal s...
In this Halloween bonus episode of Strangers with Kittens, host Eileen Kelly talks with Sandra Rose Salathe, journalist and host of the podcast Matriarchs of Horror. They look at why horror so often reflects women's real lives. Sandra explains how the genre deals with bodily autonomy, reproductive rights, motherhood and not being believed. That includes the gaslighting of Rosemary by her husband Guy Woodhouse in Rosemary's Baby. They also cover Carrie, Alien, The Exorcist, Jennifer's Body and...
Eileen is back, and fuming doesn't even begin to skim the surface. This week you waited an extra week for a Gen X fix, and this time it packs a punch. Eileen is joined by returning guest Audra Socinski, Licensed Therapist, Mom, and Elder Millennial, to talk about the collective female experience. Confronting the horrors concerning the Cornell Case and the many cases that have come to light recently. Women hear time and time again that it is "NOT ALL MEN"... and we know that to be ...
In this episode, Eileen Kelly and Emily Winter swap some ghost stories and share a little practical magic with pendulums and energy work. This paranormal episode lifts the veil dividing this realm and the next, although this realm is not without its horrors. Find out if modern culture has killed joy or if society as a whole is scarier than the things that go bump in the night. More About Our Guest: "Emily Winter is a former journalist turned comedian, TV writer, live show produc...
Eileen ruminates on her most recent slang episode. As it turns out, she’s more embedded in slang than she originally realized. She shares new thoughts about how slang continues to evolve over generations, noting how words have different meanings based on our experiences. Eileen shares her shock about how much slang is still frequently used in her everyday conversations. Remember **“heinous,”** which has less to do with crimes these days and more to do with bad haircuts?&nbs...
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