About this episode

Will interviews Mark Mendenhall about his media empire and Gen X perspective.

In a special interview, Will speaks with Mark Mendenhall aka Gen X Dad about his media empire Gen X Talks. Over the last several years, Mark has cultivated a tremendous following by discussing everything (and anything) from his unique Gen X point of view. 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Interview Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Get our new book Totally Bogus (But True) Tales of the 1980s at Amazon . Check out Gen X Talks at https://genxtalks.com .

People in this episode

Host: Will Padilla

Guest: Mark Mendenhall

Topics covered

• Gen X
• media
• interview
• pop culture
• 80s nostalgia

Keywords

• Gen X
• Mark Mendenhall
• interview
• media empire
• 80s

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gen X Talks, Facebook, YouTube, Amazon

Products: Totally Bogus (But True) Tales of the 1980s

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