{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"I’m Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today!","title":"The Kids Are Not Alright: Tokyo Drift","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/237f1363\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3588,"description":"In the ‘youth in crises’ finale, Chris and Des hand the mic to two Gen-Zers — Julia Bevolo and Jayden Torres — and ask what it’s actually been like from March 2020 forward. COVID-disrupted college, Snapchat at 12, the looksmaxxing rabbit hole, $20 movie tickets, the lazy/entitled label, Scott Galloway’s drinking advice, and — against the odds — a closing argument for hope. Group therapy disguised as cultural commentary. Subscribe for new episodes weekly. ====================Subscribe, watch and listen to I'm Not Even Supposed to Be Here Podcast====================🖥️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeHerePod📱 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/im-not-even-supposed-to-be-here-today/id1867373928🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bypMpSmcoIjt4bHk0nvzz?si=18eab826d1394fd9====================Sponsored by Bearing 287 https://www.bearing287.com/https://substack.com/@chrisabevolo ====================Check out Jayden on spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YfwUW5w7MOErVEh0yhhRl?si=KvxwVuAJRAy3n1sLFm-SVwht#BeHerePod #NotEvenSupposedToBeHere #CulturalCommentaryTimestamps:0:00 — Open3:00 — Icebreaker: making music in Ableton, ’90s alt rock, Cities 97 deep cuts13:00 — What shaped Gen Z: Snapchat at 12, Kik, TikTok17:00 — Twitch, streamers, side-hustle culture22:00 — COVID: dropping out, going chronically online26:00 — Scott Galloway, drinking, and “you should go out more”30:00 — Run clubs and the sober social shift33:00 — Looksmaxing, hunter eyes, and bone-breaking38:00 — Body image, GLP-1s, and the body-positivity backslide44:00 — Male friendship, the male gaze, and St. Louis DTF47:00 — The labels: chronically online, lazy/entitled, snowflake, doomer53:00 — Nihilism vs. realism 56:00 — David Hogg, Mamdani, and the case for hopeSources: https://www.newsweek.com/gen-z-experiencing-major-drop-life-satisfaction-2119029 https://globescan.com/2025/05/21/insight-of-the-week-gen-z-climate-impact/...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YeDDZMOyrplk7z3MT1tJSpX66SB5fG_L756PcRBIGlc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNmI5/ZjgwZWVkOWIzZTU5/ZjY4ZmY0ZTNkNGY4/ZThmYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}