Megan Tan
Host of Millennial Podcast
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Millennial Podcast
@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
Hi Folks! I'm Megan Tan the host/producer/everything woman of the Millennial podcast, a show about maneuvering your 20s captured in real time.
I launched the show from the closet of my home in Maine, where the show is still currently made, back in January. It has been one of the hardest yet most satisfying things I've ever done and I'm happy to be here to answer any questions you have.
So let's begin. I'm all ears! Ask me anything!
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Welcome, Megan! What topic have you covered (or plan to cover) that you're most nervous to share or talk about on the show?
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@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
@rrhoover haha. What a great question! So recently Ben and I had this really awkward conversation about marriage because all of our friends are getting married or have gotten married -- and it was just such a funny, weird, uncomfortable conversation. I think it sets the tone for how millennials who don't want to get married feel. I'm not sure when I'm going to launch that but that's a sneak peak.
Teresa Hammerl
@colazionearoma · Socialmediapreneur
@hearmillennial Hi Megan, how did you keep yourself motivated when launching your own show?
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Millennial Podcast
@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
Hi @colazionearoma! I have hard deadlines that I've made for myself. And really try to stick to them. But to be honest -- sometimes when I'm feeling less motivated Ben often gives me a certain look and I'm like, "Oh yeah, I need to get my ass into gear." So it helps when you have a support system.
Andrew Ettinger
@andrewett · Product Marketing, Twitter (ex-PH)
@gravicle posted a photo in our team slack this AM with proposals for the next generation's name. Which is your favorite?
a. TwoKays (or 2K's)
b. Conflict Generation
c. Generation i (or iGens)
d. @ generation
e. swipe generation
f. tweenials
g. screeners
h. Dear God - please none of the above.
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Millennial Podcast
@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
@andrewmettinger I just laughed out loud when I read "Tweenials." iGens is interesting. Because I definitely didn't grow up with an iPhone but I think the next generation has. I recently read that there are kids going up to magazines and trying to "swipe" them because that's how they're been conditioned to act with publications. So that's fitting.
Alex Rodriguez
@aroduribe
What are great resources/websites if you want to start your own podcast?
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Millennial Podcast
@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
@aroduribe So it depends. If you want to make narrative-driven stories then I always use: http://transom.org/ and http://www.thisamericanlife.org/.... Right now I'm reading "Out On The Wire" by Jessica Abel. http://www.amazon.com/Out-Wire-S...
Erik Torenberg
@eriktorenberg · Former Product Hunt
Hey Megan!
What's your favorite interview question?
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@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
@eriktorenberg Hmmmm... I'm not sure. I think when people ask about how I transitioned from photo to audio.
Emily Hodgins
@ems_hodge · Community and Marketing, Product Hunt
Hey Megan! What has been the most memorable / surprising moment on the Millennial Podcast so far?
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Millennial Podcast
@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
Hey @ems_hodge ! Oh man. I think one of the most memorable moments for me, creating the podcast, has been the reaction from my mother. Like when I was making Episode 5 about Men, Moms and Money -- before I released the episode I remember calling her up and telling her about everything I was going to say -- about her relationship with money and my father and asking her if that was all accurate and if it was ok to say on the podcast -- and she
supported me.
Russ Frushtick
@russfrushtick
@hearmillennial What other podcasts do you listen to/love?
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@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
@russfrushtick I love StartUp, Radiolab, This American Life, Mystery Show, Reply All, Tape, Radio Ambulante, Longest Shortest Time, Another Round...
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Millennial Podcast
@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
@russfrushtick Pitch, Radio Diaries, 99% Invisible, Criminal, Planet Money... the list is really so so so long for me. In order to listen to them all I have to have a lot of dishes to clean or laundry to do.
Melissa Joy Kong
@melissajoykong · Content, Product Hunt
Hi Megan!!
What interview has had the greatest impact on you personally?
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@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
Hi @melissajoykong! What do you mean? What episode has had the greatest impact? Or what interview that I have participated in has had the greatest impact?
Melissa Joy Kong
@melissajoykong · Content, Product Hunt
@hearmillennial We'll simplify the question and say, "What person has had the greatest impact on you?"
Melissa Joy Kong
@melissajoykong · Content, Product Hunt
What are the 2-3 biggest things you think millennials should do/learn in their 20s that would best prep them for life in the 20s and beyond?
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@hearmillennial · Host/Producer, Millennial Podcast
@melissajoykong that's so hard to answer. Mostly because I still feel like I'm learning the 2-3 biggest things that other millennials should know. But the things that I'm learning is 1) Taking control of my money situation. I use to be afraid of money -- like I just thought dealing with money felt gross in every kind of sense, but now I just try to ask people straight forward questions about how they manage money, how much do they make, how do they save, etc. 2) Listening to your heart (I know this is super cliche) but in episode 2 -- when I decided not to take that internship with the LA Times -- it's still one of the best decisions I think I've made because had I done that I would have been miserable and I would have never made Millennial.