Growing Up Millennial

It's the quintessential coming-of-age story of a boy who begins puberty and finds out that he's actually *checks notes* a merman?! Join Adri and Helene as they gab about the 1999 DCom, The Thirteenth Year. Filled with doppelgangers of actually more famous actors of the time, this gem of a movie also made Helene and Adri wonder... Are there mermaid (merthey/them?) OBGYNs? Is there such a thing as Mer Medical School? Join us on this ...

Join Helene and Adri as they visit 2047 with Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999). Helene and Adri talk about how this 1999 movie shows the future as a still capitalist nightmare where 13 year-olds are master hackers. Are they just born with all these technogical skills? If so, when does this start? Did this 1999 DCom foresee the future? And are we buying it? Give us a listen and find out. 

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Your hosts are kicking off Season 2 (covering DComs) by re-watching (and talking about) Chat GPT Incarnate, also known as Smart House (1999). Helene and Adri talk about how this film was horny, weirdly prophetic, and possibly the genesis of one of the greatest technological scams of the last ten years, Theranos. Did this 1999 DCom foresee the future? And are we buying it? Give us a listen and find out. 

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Welcome to the first ever Gummies, also known as the Gummy Awards. As we wrap up our Olsen twins-fueled journey through the past, we are discussing the best (and not so great) moments of the rewatch that we have studiously completed. Hosts Adri and Helene talk about the fashion we couldn’t stop thinking about, who the best parents were in these movies, our favorite (and not so favorite) characters, and all that. They ...

Here's the episode that was never supposed to happen: It Takes Two (1995). A departure from our Dualstar Entertainment Produced-Journey, this film starring the Olsen Twins is a throwback for the ages. Adri is joined by our resident White Man from our White Man's Corner, Seth, to talk about the shenanigans two identical strangers get up to when their world is threatened by adoption to what amounts to be a workhouse (Amanda) and an e...

One more for the road! We're back with an episode we originally didn't plan on making: Billboard Dad (1998). In this Dualstar/Tapestry production, tweens Tess (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Emily (Ashley Olsen) try to hook up their dad via a reliable dating service: billboards. Honestly, the premise is in the name of the movie. Join us for a romp through Venice (not Venice Beach, just Venice), where sundaes are served in the tallest possibl...

It had to happen sometime... No new episode today. That's the bad news. The good news? Initially, we planned to end this season with New York Minute (2004), BUT we’ve added two more movies to the roster of our seeing double season.

Next time, on Growing up Millennial, we’re embarking on a matchmaking group project as we try to find a date for the twins’ movie dad in the 1998 movie Billboard Dad.

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We're starting the new year with the 2004 Dualstar production, New York Minute. Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, this was the last movie that the twins made together. Join your hosts as they talk about cultural appropriation, Eugene Levy, Dr. Drew, Bob Saget, and Jack Osburne, among others. 

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Join Adri and your resident white man (from White Man Corner fame), Seth, as they talk about all the boyfriends we've seen in our Dualstar journey so far. They talk about challenging stereotypes, vacation movies, and engaging with local culture (or lack of engagement with the local culture, iykyk). Seth also learns a valuable geography lesson, which is surprising since he just casually let Adri know off mic that he won something ca...

Did you ever want to star in a reality TV competition? Well, this is your lucky day because Helene and Adri are talking about the 2003 Dualstar Entertainment Production The Challenge. Join your hosts in their spiritual (ahem, TV) journey to Mexico as teenagers (from 2003) battle it out for scholarship money (those student loans can be a drag, iykyk). Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, this movie has the same name as one of MTV's ...

Hope you like espressos because we're headed to Italy in When In Rome (2002). Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, this Dualstar Entertainment Group production centers on young mailroom interns from across the world who are competing for two New York summer internships. Adri and Helene talk Starbucks, lackluster boys, love of food, and The Lizzie McGuire Movie. 

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Behold, the longest ever advertisement for the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, Holiday in the Sun (2001). Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, this Dualstar Entertainment Group production is all about the boys, the music, and the fashion. Helene and Adri talk about cringe-worthy parental moments, private jets, krispy kreme, Meghan Fox, and boys with guitars.

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Cross the pond with your hosts, Adri and Helene, as they reminisce about our latest Dualstar Entertainment film, Winning London (2001), starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Helene and Adri talk about the tower of London, useless montages, Peter Pan, Shakespeare, toilet paper, British pizza, and hairstyles from the early aughts.

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Happy Thanksgiving! We weren't going to publish an episode today (what with the holiday and all), but Adri and the resident white man (Seth) recorded a bonus episode about that one joke in Our Lips Are Sealed (2000) that went over his head, as well as the movies we've rewatched so far, and what Seth has dubbed Chardonnay Rock. 

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G'day mate! Adri and Helene are headed to Australia as they talk about Our Lips Are Sealed (1999), starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Join them for an episode of reminiscing about the Kneel Diamond, Emil Hatchew (bless you!), and our favorite outfits in the Dualstar universe yet!

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Helene and Adri continue their nostalgia-filled Olsen twin journey with yet another Dualstar Entertainment production, Switching Goals (1999). Not known for our knowledge, or (frankly) passion, for sports, this episode is full of non-sporting observations with the occasional bone thrown at those of you who actually like sports. 

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Get your passports ready, we're headed to Paris! Well, more like Parisian streets with a heavy dose of California interior and exterior shots, but you get the picture. Join Helene and Adri as they dish all about the 1999 Dualstar Entertainment / Tapestry Films classic that made us want crossbody backpacks, Passport to Paris. 

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In this inaugural episode of the podcast, hosts Adri and Helene talk about how they grew up, how media impacted their lives, their hopes for season one of the podcast, and what the show will cover in the future.

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Season 1 is Launching November 1st, 2023

Season one of Growing Up Millennial holds a really special place in our hearts: the direct-to-DVD movies made by the Olsen Twins in the '90s and early aughts.

These films were a staple of our combined childhood (even with our seven-year age difference), and Adri and Helene are here to dissect, discuss, and reminisce about all of them. We go through the plot, the fashion, the feminism, and we...