Zen POP is a podcast about understanding ourselves through the music, movies, and moments that shaped us. With a distinctly Gen X sensibility, we use pop culture as a mirror, reflecting our emotional patterns, relationships, blind spots, and where we’re still learning. Each episode starts with something we all know and love, then uses humor, memory, and shared reference points to go deeper into what we watch and listen to, what it reveals about us, and how those stories shape our relationships and our sense of self. We organize conversations into categories, themes, and “best of” lists because remembering together helps us understand ourselves more clearly. Listeners can also access Zen Parenting LIVE!, our premium podcast focused entirely on parenting and self-awareness, along with exclusive episodes and deeper connection with other Team Zen members. https://zenpopparenting.com/#team-zen
Love Actually – Messy Love Stories About Decent, Interconnected People Episode# 848
The Family Stone: A Movie About Change, Loss, and Letting People In Episode# 847
Die Hard: The Great Christmas-Movie Debate- Episode #845
Toy Story — The Psychology and Nostalgia That Made It a Classic- Episode #844
Forrest Gump: A Paradoxical Parable- Episode #843
Cast Away: A Movie About Time, Control, and Surrender- Episode #842
Se7en: The Movie That Made Us Ask What’s in the Box- Episode #839
Scream: The Gen X Horror Movie About Gen X Horror Movies- Episode #836
Halloween: Gen X Suburban Fear and the Final Girl- Episode #835
Unknown Number- The High School Catfish- Episode #832
Gen X Feminism in “9 to 5” and “Working Girl” Episode #828
Gen X Feminism in “9 to 5” and “Working Girl” Episode #828
It’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood- Podcast #521
We choose what’s familiar and what it means to be a “sex-positive” parent
Speaking down to children and lessons from “Frozen”
