Would We Screw It Up (or Just Screw It)?

When the universe finally calls, will humanity rise to the occasion—or collapse into memes, merch, and panic? This episode takes the absurd, cynical, and hopeful corners of Gen-X brains and applies them to first contact.

Gen X grew up on mix-tapes and midnight door knocks. Today, connection means doom-scrolling, digital ghosts, and endless noise. Join Bunny and Scot as they debate whether we’re truly connected—or just orbiting the world on satellite delay.

Gen X is hitting that age where hospital stays, nostalgia trips, and questions of identity collide. Are we preserving who we were—or bracing for who we’re becoming?

🌀 Flashback to where it all began! Our very first spin of Mega Wheel the Magnificent revealed Bunny’s spirit animal is… a gasping-for-air seahorse (majestic? not so much), while Scot scored the smug confidence of a cat.

From there, we dive into childhood cartoon nostalgia, absurd past-life theories, and a Gen X take on climate change—can we actually fix it, or are we just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?

The genesis episode of The Gen X Existentialists: unfiltered, hilarious, and just the right amount of existential dread.

We're on summer break, but this one’s too good (and too real) to stay buried in the archives. In this rerun, Bunny and Scot get personal about Gen-X’s complicated relationship with depression—how we were raised to “buck up,” how that screwed us up, and what’s changed (or hasn’t).

But it’s not all heavy talk. You’ll also hear about Bunny’s stubborn refusal to watch E.T. or The Karate Kid, Scot’s irrational hatred of Die Hard, and a deep dive into the worst things reality TV has done to our collective soul.

It's equal parts therapy and tirade. Come for the existential gut punches, stay for the media grudges and boomer-adjacent rants.

Just the thing to help you wind down from your summer meltdown.

(Originally Aired November 11th, 2024)

While we’re on a little summer break, we’re dusting off a gem from the archives! In this pop culture-packed episode, Bunny and Scot go full throttle into 80s nostalgia and life’s big (and bizarre) questions.

Is Thriller really the most influential album of the 80s, or does So by Peter Gabriel win out? Which 70s TV show deserves a comeback? When was the last time you saw a monkey?

Add in some detective drama, bar fight tactics, and a gut-vs-heart existential throw-down, and you’ve got one of our most unhinged (in the best way) episodes yet.

Perfect for poolside listening—just don’t drop your Walkman in the water.

(Originally aired April 7th, 2025)

Summer Rerun: What Halloween Was Really Like for Gen-X Kids? (Originally aired October 28, 2024)

We’re deep in the July heat, but Bunny and Scot are spinning the Pumpkin Wheel of Majesty one more time for a mid-summer spookfest! This underrated Halloween special is packed with ghoulish giggles, mortuary school misadventures, and the eternal debate: candy corn or chocolate?

From childhood Halloweens and creepy confessions to the weirdest trick-or-treat handouts ever (yes, someone really gave out pennies), this one’s worth dusting off—even in flip-flop season.

Grab a popsicle, crank the AC, and enjoy a little haunted hilarity from the vault!

As we embark on the next 100 episodes, Scot and Bunny stick with the theme of AI and invite a synthetic guest on board: Rain - a chatgpt Gen-Xer to share and answer questions alongside us. We discuss the idea of AI accuracy as well as answer more random queries from Mega-Wheel.

In this "Very Special Episode" - The 100th episode of The Gen Existentialists - Scot and Bunny discuss Gen X pop culture, specifically reacting to 50 AI-generated questions about iconic 80s television shows like Knight Rider, Miami Vice, and The A-Team. The duo shares their personal takes on classic sitcoms and cartoons, debating everything from character choices to cultural impact.

We also delve into the origin of the show and where we may go in the future.

We made it to 100 baby!

Take a wild ride down memory lane with The Gen-X-istentialists, where latchkey legends Scot and Bunny crack wise about everything from Trapper Keepers and pencil fights to porn stars and polycules. In this rapid-fire episode, the duo tackles nostalgic school supplies, arcade faves, the delicate dance between empathy and apathy, and whether monogamy still has a seat at the grown-up table. It’s sarcasm, sincerity, and side-splitting laughs—served with a side of existentialism and a whiff of scented markers.