MILLENNIHEIRS EMBARK ON A NEW ERA
For the first time in history, multiple crises bind people under 40 together with all other generations – the pandemic, our crumbling healthcare system, record unemployment, a recession, glaring inequalities, systemic racism, climate change and a divisive but decisive election year.
MILLENNIALS ARE HEIRS TO SOMETHING OF GREAT VALUE
Generational stereotyping and griping is so 2008. It’s a pivotal time for us to get past cultural divides and build trust between generations. Season 2 of the #Millenniheirs podcast invites diverse thinkers to decipher the flaws of their inheritance and act with urgency to shift value systems.
EPISODE 6
NO GOING BACK TO NORMAL
As millions across the country wait for the COVID-19 vaccine to be rolled out, here’s a question you’re probably tired of hearing: when do things go back to normal? But have you ever stopped to ask yourself whether normal even exists? In Episode 6 of #Millenniheirs, a young intern and creative industry veteran riff on a range of topics, from their surprising experiences with isolation, to systemic racism and the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement. Host Jessie McGuire interviews Ben, a proud Gen X-er and longtime creative director at ThoughtMatter as well as Luisa, a high school student from New York and ThoughtMatter’s very first virtual intern. To hear more, click below and subscribe to ThoughtMatter on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud.
EPISODE 5
HOW SHOULD WE DOCUMENT THE MOMENT?
How we examine history today determines how we imagine a more equitable future. Who will help us make sense of this historic moment of reckoning? In Episode 5 of #Millenniheirs, we paired a Gen X-er with a Gen Z-er to discuss the ethics of archiving and storytelling as social media platforms gain power while public institutions continue to decline. Host Jessie McGuire interviews Mark Tebeau, a Gen-Xer and public historian working on “A Journal of the Plague Year” documenting Covid-19, as well as Ziad Ahmed, a Yale University student and social justice activist who founded JUV Consulting to help companies understand how to engage with Gen Z. To hear more, click below and subscribe to ThoughtMatter on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud.
EPISODE 4
NOTHING MOVES UNLESS POWER SHIFTS
Joe Biden is a member of the Silent Generation who just received over 81 million votes in the 2020 elections, at a time when millennials and Gen Z are poised to make up the largest voting bloc. How will the new administration center the next generation? In Episode 4 of #Millenniheirs, we brought together an old and young voter to debate and discuss rebuilding the American economy. Host Jessie McGuire interviews Richard A. Fazzone, who is part of the Silent Generation and has retired after a 30-year career in telecommunications at General Electric, as well as Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, a 24-year-old activist and writer who founded the Sadie Collective to get more black women to participate in economics, finance, data science and policy. To hear more, click below and subscribe to ThoughtMatter on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud.
EPISODE 3
ON CONNECTION IN THE ABSENCE OF INTIMACY
Can an email satisfy an inspiration chaser’s desire for the sights, sounds and smells of eating and drinking IRL? In Episode 3 of #Millenniheirs, a baby boomer and Gen X-er from the food and beverage industry discuss their post-pandemic distribution models. Host Jessie McGuire interviews Tulin Tuzel, a baby boomer and food industry veteran who continues to innovate within health and wellness, as well as Colin Spoelman, a Gen Xer and co-founder of NYC-based craft distillery Kings County Distillery. To hear more, click below and subscribe to ThoughtMatter on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud.
EPISODE 2
IN INFORMATION WE TRUST?
In an age where information is at our fingertips, how did we become so dumb about science? In Episode 2 of #Millenniheirs, a Gen Z-er and baby boomer discuss the spread of misinformation. Host Jessie McGuire interviews Alex Alben, a baby boomer who has served as chief privacy officer on the state level and now teaches Internet Law at UCLA, as well as Kavya Kopparapu, a junior at Harvard who is innovating healthcare through the use of AI. To hear more, click below and subscribe to ThoughtMatter on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud.
EPISODE 1
TALK LESS, YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR MORE
Is it a teacher’s job to talk or to listen? Season 2 of our #Millenniheirs podcast kicks off with two teachers from two very different generations finding common ground in the classroom. Host Jessie McGuire talks to Antoinette Byam, a baby boomer in Brooklyn who has been teaching for decades, as well as Ramon Tejada, a Gen X-er and design assistant professor at Rhode Island School of Design. To hear more, click below and subscribe to ThoughtMatter on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Why would a branding and design agency make a podcast anyway? ThoughtMatter is constantly experimenting to stay one step ahead and Managing director Jessie McGuire, client services director Martha Kirby, and design director Samantha Barbagiovanni come together for a virtual roundtable to discuss the making of Millenniheirs and the new and exciting work it has inspired.