Are Millennials Officially Old Now?

Support !⁠⁠⁠ Visit Patreon.com/millennial to get exclusive bonus episodes, live stream access, and more! Visit our merch store: ⁠⁠ Follow the show in your favorite podcast app and leave us a review! This week, the Epstein file dump raises more questions than answers. We break down the DOJ’s disastrous failure to redact victim information, the political spin flying in every direction, and the first criminal investigation sparked by the release. Plus: Trump’s renewed obsession with relitigating the 2020 election, federal agencies being weaponized to “prove” conspiracies, Tulsi Gabbard’s very sketchy side quest, and why all of this is quietly poisoning confidence in the 2026 midterms. Then we shift gears with a big, slightly uncomfortable realization: this is the year millennials officially got old (at least according to this Op-Ed). We talk “established adulthood,” saying no without guilt, going to bed early on purpose, being called “Ms.” by a 20-something, and the weird limbo of feeling young while society insists otherwise. We unpack how aging feels internally versus how it’s treated culturally, especially online, and why many of us just… never went back to posting the way we did pre-COVID. Then we ask our PALs a deceptively simple question: what’s something you didn’t realize was optional until you saw someone just not do it? From not explaining your “no,” to ignoring unexpected door knocks, renegotiating deadlines, abandoning books mid-read, leaving places you don’t want to be, and realizing you don’t actually have to climb the corporate ladder, we talk boundaries, burnout, and the freedom that comes with unlearning expectations. Per usual, we've got recommendations on tap for y'all: Slingz (Andrew), checking your voter registration status (Laura), and hydrahyde gloves for all your gardening needs (Pam). And in this week's installment of After Dark: Andrew introduces a new segment, asking: Is this weird? In this installment, Andrew seeks advice from Pam, Laura, and our Discord community about the best way to approach a neighbor with a well-intentioned question without seeming creepy. PLUS: is creeping with the drone creepier than asking a simple question? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Are Millennials Officially Old Now? is an episode from #Millennial by mugglecast.

This episode is 57:20 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2026.

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