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ICYMI | How “Millennial Cringe” Became “Millennial Optimism”

12/13/2025 • 39 min

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Gen Z expert and After School writer Casey Lewis to talk about how Gen Z TikTok users are switching up on Millennials. After years of mocking the generation for being “cringe” online, now people are longing to return to the 2010s and the culture that came with it. But were Millennials really as “optimistic” as t… Play episode

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