For Gen X, the holidays are equal parts comfort, chaos, and reruns. Bunny and Scot pick apart why Christmas hits so hard when you’re a latchkey kid turned middle-aged adult: the “magic” your parents pulled off behind the scenes, the weird guilt of not wanting more stuff, and what happens when there are no kids to pass the torch to. Along the way, they detour through aluminum-foil wrapping paper, cursed ‘80s sitcom holiday episodes, melancholy Christmas specials, and a plastic owl named Napalm who somehow became the family tree.

Gen X grew up with clear-cut white hats and black hats — Lone Ranger good, Sheriff of Nottingham bad. Simple. Then somewhere between The Dark Knight, Breaking Bad, and the rise of the algorithmic hellscape, everything went gray.

In this episode, Scot and Bunny dive into why modern storytelling keeps flipping the script — heroes who stall out, villains who make sense, and anti-heroes who get the job done. We talk Punisher, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Magneto, Thrawn, Tarkin, Conan, Flash Gordon, Indiana Jones, Obi-Wan, and yes… even Hitler shows up for a minute (because if you’re talking about villainy and perspective, you kind of have to rip the Band-Aid off).

It’s a sprawling Gen-X conversation about:

• Why competence is sexy
• Why “good” and “effective” aren’t the same thing
• Why kids used to idolize Superman and now idolize Deadpool
• When personal philosophy becomes a moral compass — or a moral blind spot
• How real-world disillusionment rewired our idea of heroes entirely
• And how every one of us is the villain in someone else’s story (sometimes even our own)

It’s philosophical, pop-cultural, a little spicy, very Gen X, and full of those “huh… never thought of it like that” moments.

If you’ve ever rooted for the empire, the underdog, or the guy who solves problems with extreme prejudice… welcome home.

Are you actually happy — or just not miserable? Ah, the eternal Gen X riddle.

In this episode, Scot and Bunny crack open the surprisingly slippery idea of happiness: what it is, what it isn’t, and why the internet keeps cosplaying it with big toothy grins and caffeinated jazz-hands. We dive into dopamine vs serotonin, the Hedonic treadmill, Bentham’s pleasure math (yes, really), contentment vs chaos, and why some of us chase battles while others chase flow.

There’s talk of tattoos, footlights, breakups, freedom, childhood expectations, and those moments you only recognize after the fact — when the dust settles and you suddenly realize, “Huh… that was happiness.”

It’s philosophical, personal, a little scruffy, very Gen X, and full of the kind of hard-won honesty you only get after 40+. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re actually happy or just finally caught a break, this one goes right for that sweet spot.