A Gen-Z crash course for Millennials | Ep. 85

About this episode

This episode serves as a crash course for Millennials on Gen Z trends, slang, and pop culture.

Send a text Welcome to your Gen Z crash course, hosted by none other than Viv (our unofficial youth translator) 🎓✨ This episode is your fast-pass into what’s trending, what’s confusing your parents, and why everyone’s suddenly obsessed with blind boxes and run clubs. From Robert Irwin’s thirst trap Bonds ad (yes, THAT one), to Crocs becoming fashion icons again, to decoding what the hell “brat summer” and “aura farming” mean, we’ve got you covered. Viv breaks down Gen Z slang, dating trends, Y2K fashion comebacks, and how Shrek somehow became a Gen Z meme god. It’s part pop culture breakdown, part therapy session for anyone trying to stay relevant without a TikTok account. Also featuring a quick parenting teaser from Kan (because #dadlife), and maybe a cheeky plug for starting our own Level Asian Run Club? 👀 Get ready for brain rot, blind boxes, and a LOT of opinions. As always, hit follow, drop your topic requests, and let us know if we should deep-dive into the Anna Paul/Michaela/Andrew Kim drama next time… ✨ If you have any suggestions of what YOU would like to see, LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS!! 🫶🏼 Check Out Our Other Eps: www.levelasianpodcast.com/ Our Merch Store…

People in this episode

Host: Viv

Topics covered

• Gen Z trends
• pop culture
• dating trends
• Y2K fashion
• slang
• parenting

Keywords

• Gen Z
• Millennials
• trends
• slang
• pop culture
• fashion
• dating

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Level Asian

Products: Crocs

Books & works: Shrek

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