What really scares millennials in 2025? Not ghosts — it’s dead WiFi, a declined debit card, and awkward small talk with your dentist. In this Halloween-themed episode, Zaga and Nick dive into the horrors of adulthood — haunted technology, social anxiety, and those everyday jump scares that make us question our sanity.

From Alexa acting possessed to ghosting messages that haunt your DMs, this one’s all about the real fear of being an adult. 👻

💬 If you’ve ever:

Panicked at “Card Declined” on a $6 charge

Accidentally answered a FaceTime looking like a cryptid

Waved at someone who wasn’t waving at you

Or lived through a haunted Alexa moment

Then you’re exactly where you belong — this is Adulthood Pending.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Cold Open: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Zaga’s hate-love rant

01:20 – Welcome & intro: “The Things That Really Haunt Millennials”

02:30 – The real horrors of adulthood (bills, subscriptions, and bank apps)

03:00 – Declined debit card jump scares

04:20 – Haunted tech: Alexa, Furbies, and random voice assistants

06:00 – WiFi nightmares & update purgatory

08:00 – Face ID & beard struggles

09:30 – Bluetooth betrayals and bathroom TikTok horror stories

11:00 – Taylor Swift vs. Travis Kelce part two (rage bait Nick moment)

13:00 – Logic’s “Golden Ticket” contest and Zaga’s dream win

20:00 – Adulting Horror Debate: No WiFi vs. No AC

25:00 – Millennial nostalgia tech (AOL, dial-up, speaker static)

27:00 – Urban Legends of Adulthood (laundry myths, charging phones, light laws)

33:00 – Life hacks that never worked (the can opener lie)

37:00 – Real-Life Jump Scares (FaceTime calls, “We need to talk” texts)

41:00 – Jehovah’s Witness revenge story

44:00 – Top 5 Real-Life Jump Scares

50:00 – Haunted Social Situations: awkward waves & failed daps

53:00 – The curse of small talk & ADHD conversations

56:00 – When your card declines mid-grocery run

1:00:00 – Final segment: Haunted social awkwardness and adult fails

1:05:00 – Adulthood Wins, Fails & Chills

1:07:00 – Next week’s teaser: Ghost stories and off-camera chaos

🎙 Listen to the podcast on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6M2NGbzarhLytxjoi3GucK?si=ADNyYlK6Tf2F4aBUX9Odpw

📲 Follow us:

🔗 All our links: https://linktr.ee/ADULTHOODPENDING

📱 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@AdulthoodPending

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/Adulthood.pending

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💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/rbVHTNeFbH

👕 Rep your millennial chaos:

Because you’re too old for regrets and too young for orthopedic shoes.

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🎵 Music Credit:

“LVL UP” — Luke Bodine, Luke Oxendale, Tosh Peterson & Adamm Mitchell

© Sleep Deprived Records / DistroKid

Used with permission.

Link to track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5pEs6Q1dzo

All rights reserved.

“I’m an adult (and life’s still a nightmare)” — CHILIØ

Recorded & Produced by Quinn Cyrankiewicz, Lyrics by Chris Wirth

Used with permission.

Link to track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osnYRTXimkw

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