Creativity, Community & Chaos: The 3 C's of Gen X

About this episode

Eileen Kelly and guest Taigi Smith discuss the complexities of Gen X through creativity, community, and shared trauma.

Send us Fan Mail This week GenXer Taigi Smith joins Eileen on Strangers With Kittens. The studio audience grows by one canine and doubles the drama, (or maybe trauma). Listen as these two dredge up some collective trauma, and some stories that feel unreal but are 100% true. Read More About This Week's Guest Here: Taigi Smith is a Television Producer for the award-winning ABC NEWS Show, 20/20. She has an incredible fascination with true crime and a passion for stories. Whe...

People in this episode

Host: Eileen Kelly

Guest: Taigi Smith

Topics covered

• Gen X
• creativity
• community
• trauma
• true crime
• storytelling

Keywords

• Gen X
• creativity
• community
• trauma
• true crime
• storytelling
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC NEWS

Books & works: 20/20

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