Act Your Age: Recent Episodes
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There have always been issues, styles and fads that have signified each new generation.  The kids feel the need to define themselves as something apart from their parents.  It's part of the search for independence and self-actualization.  But in these modern times, technology and social factors have combined to create enormous changes, the likes of which the world has never seen.  Some things are getting better, and some worse.  How does this affect young people?  Act Your Age is a conversational panel discussion that brings the generations together in the same room.  And then the old folks get to tell the young folks what's really wrong with them!
GEN Z's TURN - The age of the Millennial is over! Â Long live the teenager!
FINANCE - Where's the money coming from?
WORK SECRETS 12 - Do less to do more. Â Team-building activities. Manners still matter.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Robert Stevens, Rachael Griffen, Andrew Stevens and Elijah Broadbent.
FORGETFULNESS - Is modern technology demanding a perpetual state of forward-thinking at the expense of our connection to the past?
UNPLANNED TRIP - Spontenaiety is a wonderful thing, if it's balanced with conscientiousness.
WORK SECRETS 11 - LinkedIn - Your emergency isn't my emergency - Your emails make you sound like a psycho.
Panelists - Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Irene Hill, Derek Hill, Matt Benfell, Eli Miller
DOCTOR VISITS - What's worse, paying the outrageous medical bill or just staying sick?
DATING - How do you keep the love alive with a bunch of screaming kids around?
HOLIDAYS - Is societal peer pressure to maintain traditions making the holidays miserable?
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Jackie Tateishi, Lily Herrmann, Abbie Vance, Adrienne Cardon
TRAVEL SELFIES - The only reason for travel is to prove to others that you were there!
PHONE TALKING - Why do we call it a Smart Phone when no one wants to talk in to it?
WORK SECRETS 10 - You were hired for your human skills. Â We've always done it this way. Â Dress codes matter.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Andy Bay, Natalie McChesney, Asher Bay, Quincey Taylor
NARCISSISM - You are a precious flower who will someday be President of the Universe!
NEVER HEARD OF - Objects of nostalgia, or victims of natural selection?
WORK SECRETS 9 - We can tell when you're making stuff up. Waiting for you to tell us what we already know. Â The only person with your best interest at heart is you.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Randy Skinner, Kara Leavitt, Cameron Taylor, Will Ganschow
WORK FROM HOME - Turn off The Beverly Hillbillies and get to work!
NOMOPHOBIA - NO MObile PHOne phoBIA.
WORK SECRETS 8 - Don't bring up a problem until you've brainstormed solutions. Â Don't say you can't work with someone. Â Procrastination kills careers.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Bjorn Farmer, Ken Craig, Carly Callister, Austin Braun, Justin Roundy
CORRECT CHANGE - The horrors of the modern checkout line and dealing with a millennial cashier who failed math.
SUBSCRIPTIONS - Are you letting your monthly payments pile up because you love to be crippled by choice?
WORK SECRETS 7 - Despite what your parents told you, you are not a special snowflake. Â Stop Whining. Give bad updates as well as good ones.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Julie Rose, Miles Romney, Caulin Tanner, Alex Heiden, Quinn Nelson
CLASSIC BRANDS - Buying old, familiar brands gives young folks a sense of constancy in a turbulent world.
TEENS ON PHONES - Time spent on-screen makes them sadder. Â Time away from the screen makes them happier.
WORK SECRETS 6 - Learn to take criticism. Â Don't sneak in the back late. Â Learn to communicate your findings.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Dave Conger, Andrew Christofferson, Melissa Klingler, Eden Loveridge
LIVE BY PARENTS - A new study shows that young adults who live near their parents can get back on their feet sooner after losing a job.
COMMIT ALREADY! - I can't RSVP to your party until I'm absolutely sure their isn't a better party that night!
VIRAL OUTRAGE - Does our online outrage at injustice actually accomplish anything other than trying to impress like-minded people?
PANELISTS - Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Rob Sibley, Joe Belliston, Joe Stoddard, Diana Huhelska
MINDS HIJACKED - Even the tech engineers who addicted us to tech are weaning themselves from it!
PERMANENCY - We've been taught to upgrade our objects on a regular basis. Â Does that mentality even affect our relationships?
WORK SECRETS 5 - Promotions aren't simply about checking off a list of boxes. Â You get what you give.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Bruce Tregaskis, Ryan Trapp, Kyle Johnson, Tyson Lovell
READER COMMENTS - The very epitome of cultured, civil discourse.
SUCCESS SEQUENCE - The road to financial stability is marriage BEFORE baby carriage!
WORK SECRETS 4 - Covering up your mistake is the worst mistake you can make. And 15 minutes early is on time.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Dean Omori, Forest Pfatenhauer, Alex Gale, Derek Omori
MATERIALISM - Sorry I can't make it to your recital, but take my credit card and get yourself something nice.
WORK SECRETS 3 - It's your fault, even when it isn't. Don't ever say 'that's too hard.' Startups aren't glamorous money machines.
TV ALONE - Remember when we used to watch the same shows at the same time as a family?
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Steve Perry, Summer Weaver, Eden Garcia, Mariah Allen
WORK SECRETS 1 - Don't be such a downer. Stick to the point. Put your phone away.
INNOVATION - Why do menial tasks a machine can do for you?
WORK SECRETS 2 - Don't be a slouch. Remember who your meal ticket is. If you want to be a boss, act like a boss. Remember, bosses are people too.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Carl Sederholm, Robert Colson, Niels Christensen, Harmony Donnelly, Caroline Coppersmith
PHONES CHANGE US - They change us, we charge them. Are they having a fundamental effect on the human race?
INSTAGRAM - Sounds like some sort of quick 'n' easy breakfast!
FAMILY HISTORY - Social media for dead people.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Howard Fullmer, Leslie Randle, Lauren McMullin, Emily-Jane Proudfoot, Katie Dudley
GRATITUDE - Granted, I take you for granted. But I'm so grateful I have someone to take for granted!
FACEBOOK - Get your face out of that book and start surfing social media!
COLLEGE SCAMS - Believe it or not, it goes beyond tuition and textbooks!
Panelists: Mark Wait, Peter Duke, Zach Tippetts, Rachel Sherman, Nakai Salway, Kim Webb
SLOW TO MATURE - Oh, grow up already!
SNAPCHAT - A picture is worth more than 140 characters!
REAL MEAL - Is there anything green on that plate? Jello doesn't count!
Panelists: Mark Wait, Jon Anderson, Kirsten Sherman, Dara Anderson, Andrew Christofferson, Jessica McIff
LIBRARY USE - The homeless shelter was full.
TWITTER - It's for the birds!
MEDIA USE - Is your favorite medium large or small?
Panelists: Mark Wait, Gail Halvorsen, Martin Wright, Royce Bybee, Nicole Halvorsen, Randi Barton, Kooper Barton, Helmut Brenner
BLACK & WHITE - Any movie over a month old is boring garbage!
GET A FINSTA - Apparently a Fake Instagram account.
CUT KIDS OFF - The Victorians taught us that even 5 year olds have solid earning potential!
Panelists: Mark Wait, Mikilani Yamada, Greg Danklef, Steve Moody, Ana Vila, Kara Norton, Corbin Thurlow
SELF ESTEEM - A generation raised entirely on the intoxicating mantra of its own excellence.
MEMES MATTER - Is there such a thing as immaterial matter? Â Perhaps this is it!
TECH ANXIETY - Life too simple? Just wait for that next software update!
Panelists: Mark Wait, Arthur Brady, Thom Carter, Meagan Lloyd, Megan Williams, Amandah Hendricks
BINGE GUILT - Better stock up on pork rinds! You won't be prying yourself from the couch 'til Monday morning!
GOING TO WAR - I hope you dodge that bullet!
STUPID TECH - Bluetoothbrush???
Panelists: Mark Wait, Don Shelline, Tiffney Esplin, Karen Eagar, Ben Eagar, Bernadett Meservy, Camilla Cahill
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FACEBOOK MISERY - I judge my life by your vacation photos.
ONE HIT WONDERS - An entire career based on a 3 minute ditty.
MILLENNIAL SPLIT - The older, more established Millennials want some distance from the younger ones that give them a bad name.
Panelists: Mark Wait, Joe Parry, Keith Lawrence, Madalyn Gunnel, Hayden Gunnel, Elizabeth Melby
FAT DUMB MEAN - Is technology making our kids corpulent, obtuse and malevolent?
SELF BRANDING - It's an awkward reach to sear that hot iron on your own haunch!
MUSIC TASTE - Why does our taste in music freeze over in our youth?
Panelists: Mark Wait, Greg Wrubel, Deloy Cox, Ashlee Hatch, Sean Firmage, Simeon Toronto
WHERE'S MY MONEY - My money tends to disperse until there's nothing left to disburse. Â There's no money in 'dis purse!
GEN LABELS -Â More confusing than nutrition labels!
HOME FIX UP - Flood. Fire. Earthquake. Teenage party. Â You just can't keep anything nice anymore!
Panelists: Mark Wait, Kathryn Mace, Merri-Lu Jackman, Lauren Simpson, Brandon Christensen, Cameron Bronson
WORK STRATEGY - The young folks could teach the old folks a thing or two about the modern workplace.
TREAT YOSELF - Go on, you've earned this!
SHARING ECONOMY - Why buy it when you can borrow it and not return it?
Panelists: Mark Wait, Tennery Taylor, Bonner Ritchie, Josh Menden, Abi Nielson, Sylvia Cutler, Kelli Dougal
PROCESS MUSIC - Old brains still retain their ability to discern between harmony and dissonance.
TEXTS OR NOTES - Just because I'm typing on my phone doesn't mean I'm goofing off! Â Just because I'm writing with a pen on paper doesn't mean I'm paying attention!
WORK STYLES - Do the boomers and the millennials have a different approach to the workplace?
Panelists: Mark Wait, Peggy Woodruff, Leisa Roberts, Taylor Roberts, Peter Fuller, Matthew Godfrey