I Didn’t Know I’d Cry Over Groceries 🛒 | Adulthood Pending This week, Ellie and Julianna unpack the hilarious (and sometimes heartbreaking) reality of being a millennial trying to function in 2025. From grocery store meltdowns to the tiny chores that feel like Olympic achievements, we’re talking about all the little ways adulthood ambushes you.✨ In this episode:Sticker shock and why eggs cost as much as rentThe hidden costs of “just existing”Our biggest adult wins (and the fails we’d rather forget)The art of romanticizing errands you secretly hateThis Day in Millennial History — reliving July 18th moments that defined a generation🌟 Listener Question: What everyday adult chore makes you feel like you deserve a gold star sticker? Drop your “I’m a responsible grown-up” moments in the comments—we might read yours in the next episode!If you’ve ever cried over a receipt, considered budgeting a form of self-care, or wondered when you became the adult in the room…this one’s for you.👍 Don’t forget to: Subscribe, hit the bell, and leave a review so you never miss an episode!👕 Rep Your Millennial Chaos:Yeah, we made merch. Because if you can’t hang out in real life, you can at least wear the same hoodie and pretend we’re all still cool.👉 Grab your Adulthood Pending tees, hoodies, and other questionable life choices here:👉 ⁠https://adulthoodpending.myspreadshop.com⁠💬 Join our Discord! It’s like the group chat you actually want to keep up with.https://discord.gg/E7Ny6nPb📢 Subscribe & Stick Around:New episodes every week about nostalgia, millennial burnout, and why none of us feel like real adults yet—but at least we’re in this together.👀 Watch, comment, share, and help us feel less alone in this friendship purgatory.#AdulthoodPending #MillennialFriendship #AdultingPodcast #FunnyPodcast #FriendshipAfter25 #MillennialLife #PopCultureNostalgia #GrowingUpMillennial #FriendshipFails #StayConnected#MillennialPodcast #AdultingPodcast #GroceryInflation #FunnyMillennialStories #MillennialBurnout #AdulthoodPending

:👥 Adulthood Pending “Friendships After 25: Are We Still Cool?”

Remember when friendship meant sitting in someone’s crusty dorm room eating Hot Pockets at 2 AM? Or making a random road trip because gas was $1.50 and your spine didn’t hurt yet? Those were the days. Now, hanging out feels like coordinating a G7 summit.

This week, Zaga, Nick, and Copper break down the awkward, hilarious, and sometimes depressing truth about millennial friendships after 25. We’ll confess to flaking on plans (a lot), ghosting group chats by accident (or on purpose), and why seeing your best friend twice a year somehow counts as “quality time.”

If you’ve ever:

✔️ Said “Let’s catch up soon!” and never texted back

✔️ Had to put “HANG OUT” on your calendar three months in advance

✔️ Wondered if you’re a terrible friend because life is just…exhausting

—this one’s for you.

🎧 In This Episode:

💬 The sacred chaos of Group Chats & Growing Pains

📱 Long-distance friendships that survive on memes and FaceTime

🙈 Flaking without shame because staying in is self-care

🥲 The bittersweet realization that adult friendships take actual effort

🎬 A throwback to pop culture moments that made us feel like we’d be friends forever (The Marshall Mathers LP, Star Wars: Episode I, Frasier, and Xena)

🔥 Fun Fact: Adult friendships are basically like subscription services—if you don’t check in, you still get charged emotionally.

👇 Drop a comment and tell us:

😬 What’s your biggest friendship fail?

📼 What movie, album, or show still makes you think of your old crew?

🙌 What’s ONE thing you’d bring back from your 20s if you could?

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🎆 Adulthood Pending – “Stars, Stripes, and Overcooked Burgers” 🎆This episode is for every millennial who wore Old Navy flag tees, played slip ‘n slide Olympics, and believed Will Smith was the only thing standing between us and total alien domination.Zaga and Nick take you on a hilarious ride through 4th of July nostalgia: backyard BBQ chaos, summer blockbuster marathons (Independence Day, Men in Black, Spider-Man), and the Mandela Effects that shattered our collective memory.We’re talking about the cookout characters you’ll never forget (shout out to Fire Hazard Uncle), the foods that had no business in 90° heat, and why grown-up July 4th feels more like a chore than a celebration.🎤 Topics This Week:🔥 Backyard BBQ Olympics🔥 Summer blockbuster nostalgia🔥 4th of July fashion fails🔥 Grown-up BBQ anxiety🔥 Mandela Effects that will ruin your day👇 Tell us in the comments:💥 What’s your most chaotic 4th of July memory?💥 Which Mandela Effect blew your mind?💥 What BBQ food are you never eating again?🎧 Subscribe for weekly episodes about millennial life, nostalgia, and laughing through the existential dread of adulthood.Don’t forget to hit the bell so you never miss an episode!📱 FOLLOW US:Instagram: ⁠@Adulthood.Pending⁠TikTok: ⁠@AdulthoodPending⁠Tag us when you finally achieve that 5K… or just buy the ice cream you always wanted for breakfast.🛍️ MERCH DROP:Dream in style. Spiral in comfort.Snag your millennial-core gear here:👉 ⁠https://adulthoodpending.myspreadshop.com⁠DISCORD - if you wanna be part of the cool kids! https://discord.gg/E7Ny6nPb#AdulthoodPending #4thOfJulyPodcast #SummerNostalgia #MillennialPodcast #BBQFails #FunnyPodcast #BlockbusterMemories #MandelaEffect #MillennialLife #BackyardBBQLegends #BombPopEnergy #SlipnSlideOlympics #GrownUpProblems #4thofjuly #whiskerdoswhiskerdonts #joedirt

Ever dream of being an astronaut, NBA star, or owning 12 dogs and a gumball machine by age 25?Yeah… same. And also… ouch.

In this episode of Adulthood Pending, Zaga and Nick spiral into the dreams we forgot, the goals that ghosted us, and the random bucket list items we might still chase. From MTV Cribs fantasies to adult victories like “finally folding laundry,” we’re unpacking what happened to our childhood ambitions—and what we’re still holding onto (or barely hanging by a thread).

• 🚀 In This Episode:​ Wild kid dreams vs. adult reality checks• “Petty Goals” we SWORE we’d hit (where’s our limo-to-prom moment??)• A debate: Did we peak in 6th grade?• Our chaotic grown-up bucket lists• Listener pipe dreams rated: Still Possible, Shoot Your Shot, or Let it GO, boo.

🧠 FAN QUESTION:What was your childhood dream that totally didn’t happen?And what’s on your adult bucket list now?Drop it in the comments—we’re nosy.

📱 FOLLOW US:Instagram: @Adulthood.PendingTikTok: @AdulthoodPendingTag us when you finally achieve that 5K… or just buy the ice cream you always wanted for breakfast.

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#AdulthoodPending #DreamsDeferred #MillennialBucketList #ChildhoodDreamsVsReality #PettyGoals #StillPossible #MillennialSpiral #NickAndZaga #BucketListReboot #PodcastHumor #MillennialStruggles #StayPending

Ever vanished mid-text convo? Left a group chat on ‘Read’ for 6 months? Pretended your phone died just to avoid plans? We see you. And we are you.

This week, Ellie makes her glorious return to the pod and is joined by our FIRST guest Julianna, as they deep-dive into the art of ghosting—the millennial coping mechanism we pretend is “self-care.” Spoiler: it might be.

From unread messages to unsent goodbyes, we’re roasting ourselves, each other, and everyone who’s ever replied with a meme but not a full sentence.

📟 In This Episode:

• Why ghosting isn’t always cruel (sometimes it’s just cortisol)

• The “heart react and vanish” soft ghosting technique

• Dating ghost vs. friend ghost: what hurts worse?

• “Ghost Protocol”: the unspoken rules of disappearing in 2025

• Mini-game: “Fade Out or Speak Now?” 👻

• Fan stories that made us clutch our phones and scream “TOO REAL”

🧠 FAN QUESTION: What’s the pettiest reason you’ve ever ghosted someone? Did they say “expresso”? Use Comic Sans in an email? Confess in the comments. You’re among fellow avoidant queens.

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Tag us when you “accidentally” ignore a text for 17 business days.

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Support the pod, disappear in style.

#GhostedAndRoasted #AdulthoodPending #MillennialPodcast #ElliesBack #JuliannaDebut #ReadReceiptsAndRegret #HeartReactAndVanish #TooAnxiousToTextBack #CertifiedAvoidant #SeenAt432PM #NSYNCWasGhostingBeforeItWasCool #StayPending #AIMMemories #MillennialGhostProtocol #GhostEmojiEnergy

Ever cried over Mufasa? Felt something during the Neopets crash? Think AIM sounds should be in museums?Yeah. Same.This week, Zaga and Nick spiral into the emotional side quests of our millennial childhoods. From Game Boys to gut punches — it’s nostalgic chaos.📼 In This Episode:• “Cartoons gave us trauma” starter pack• VHS tapes that hit harder than therapy• Certified Core Memory vs Fever Dream showdown• Listener confessions that unlocked GENUINE emotional damage• The Disney Channel wand intro. Enough said.🧠 FAN QUESTION:What childhood TV or movie moment hit you WAY harder than it should’ve?Drop it in the comments. Bonus points if it’s Land Before Time, Iron Giant, or Ash turning to stone.We’re spiraling together.📱 FOLLOW US FOR MORE CHAOS:Instagram: @Adulthood.PendingTikTok: @AdulthoodPendingTag us & drop your wildest red flag stories in the comments.🛍 MERCH DROPGet your own millennial-core gear, and more:https://adulthoodpending.myspreadshop.comSupport the pod, confuse your boomer relatives.#CoreMemoryUnlocked #AdulthoodPending #MillennialPodcast #NickAndZaga #EmotionalDamage #CartoonTrauma #90sKidsFeelTooMuch #VHSVibes #CertifiedCore #GameBoyTears #BoyMeetsWorldWisdom #StayPending #MillennialMemories #NostalgiaHitsHard #DisneyChannelWand

Dating in 2025 feels like trying to make eye contact during a Hinge date while Mercury’s in retrograde. This week, Nick and Adrianne break down the chaos of modern love — from dealbreakers we used to ignore to the weird red flags we now treat like fire alarms.

🎙 Inside This Episode:

• First date horror stories

• The new rules of ghosting

• “Green flags” or just beige lies?

• Ne-Yo, The O.C., and the millennial heartbreak starter pack

• Fan confessions: “Is this a red flag… or am I just jaded?”

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Tag us & drop your wildest red flag stories in the comments.

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Support the pod, confuse your boomer relatives.

#MillennialDating #PodcastForMillennials #AdulthoodPending #DatingFails #ModernLove #RedFlags #DatingPodcast #SoSick #GhostedAgain #NickAndAdrianne #HingeFails #DumpsterFireLove #MillennialPodcast #RelationshipHumor #DatingStories #StayPending

This week, Zaga and Adrianne ask the question that every millennial has screamed into the void: “Am I doing this right?”

They swap hilarious stories about fake-it-til-you-make-it moments (hello, IKEA instructions), celebrate weird adulting wins (a budget that isn’t in their head!), and share embarrassing fails (RIP to that forgotten gym membership). Plus, they take you down memory lane with millennial throwbacks like Napster, The Sims, and Don’t Phunk With My Heart. 🎶

🎙️ Listener question of the week:
What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve confidently pretended to know how to do as an adult?
Leave a voice note, DM, or tag us—we want to hear it all.

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Dial-up internet. Digital pets. Dramatic MySpace music.Nick and Zaga are diving headfirst into the digital chaos of the early 2000s—and loving every second of it.

This episode is a love letter to the awkward, incredible, emotional mess that was growing up as a millennial. From pretending to code your MySpace profile to giving your computer 14 viruses thanks to LimeWire... it was the best of times, the worst of WiFi.

🎙️ In this episode:

• ​AIM away messages that were basically therapy
• ​The trauma of your Tamagotchi dying during math class
• ​Pop culture nostalgia from May 23–29 (Taylor, Nemo, Buffy, and more!)
• ​Cringe, chaos, and comfort in all the best ways

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Turning 30? Already there? You're not alone.
This episode is a reflective (and hilarious) breakdown of the most valuable lessons we learned in our 20s—and what we’re carrying into our 30s. From boundaries and budgeting to therapy and relationship realness, it’s all on the table.

✨ Featuring:

• Our biggest adulting wins (and fails)

• A nostalgic dive into this week in millennial history

• The difference between what we thought adult life would look like vs. the messy reality

Follow for more episodes every week about millennial life, chaos, growth, and all the moments in between.
Let’s figure it out… together.