Dear Millennial With Megan Tan
Navigating adulthood one question at a time. Hosted by Megan Tan.
Episodes
January 21, 2025 • 15 mins
When Megan moved to Los Angeles in 2019, she thought she would fall in love with her job, not the city where her job brought her.
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January 2, 2025 • 20 mins
Back in 2021, LA-born TV and podcast writer, director, and producer Erick Galindo and I worked together making podcasts and coming up with different ideas. We made pitches and pilots — some of them saw the light of day, others did not. Today, I’m sharing an idea for a show that was never published. “Close to the Sun” a show about real places and people in a magical city told in a magical way. Narrated by Erick Galindo.
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December 19, 2024 • 37 mins
In this episode of Dear Millennial, host Megan Tan answers a question from a listener who finds herself at a crossroads — eager to become a mom but unsure whether the timing is right, especially in a volatile career in media.
Joining Megan is Elvia Garcia, co-owner of the James Beard-nominated Evil Cooks, a dynamic culinary business that has overcome its own share of industry challenges. Elvia shares her personal journey of unexpe...
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December 12, 2024 • 25 mins
In this episode of Dear Millennial, Megan responds to a letter from a listener about a longtime friendship that has been tested by loyalty, boundaries, and new relationships. Senior Producer Amor Yates shares her own experience from over a decade ago, reflecting on how she faced a similar dilemma and found a way to heal after a friendship ended.
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November 28, 2024 • 34 mins
In this episode of Dear Millennial, host Megan Tan chats with a listener who wrote her a powerful email nearly ten years ago. Elyn Kazarian, a creative director in the music industry, shares her journey from a young artist grappling with family upheaval, financial burdens, and career instability, to navigating adulthood with her mother by her side. Together, they explore the challenges of balancing personal dreams with the responsi...
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November 14, 2024 • 32 mins
In this episode of Dear Millennial, host Megan Tan dives into the inevitable challenge of aging. From the pressures of youth-driven social media to real-life reflections on growing older, Megan explores how we navigate the complexities of age and identity.
Megan takes us halfway around the world to Singapore, where traditions and cultural attitudes toward aging provide a different perspective on how we view our later years.
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November 7, 2024 • 24 mins
In this episode of Dear Millennial, Megan Tan speaks with Maria, a former CBS employee who wrote to Megan ten years ago about taking a leap of faith in her career by quitting her salaried job to pursue her passion.
Together, they discuss how Maria went from creating a DIY podcast on a shoestring budget to landing a full-time job, where she now leads a team. Along the way, Maria talks about the financial and emotional challenges of ...
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October 31, 2024 • 32 mins
In this episode, Megan is joined by her mom, Susan Tan, as they tackle a letter from a listener grappling with the emotional weight of living far from family.
Amor, a millennial who moved from Los Angeles to New York City, shares her struggles with the guilt and the challenges of maintaining close family ties while pursuing her dreams. Discover insights on how to grow independently and maintain a long distance relationship with fam...
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October 24, 2024 • 34 mins
In June 2023, the unexpected became a harsh reality for Megan and her fiancé, Erick, when they both received layoff notices during a virtual meeting, 10 months after buying their first house and moving Megan’s father in to live with them.
Join us on this episode of Dear Millennial, where we dive deep into the emotional landscape of job loss and the journey to reclaiming your value.
Listen as Megan sits down with Amber, a filmmaker,...
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September 20, 2024 • 40 mins
In this episode, Megan explores the emotional journey of saying goodbye to her childhood home, unlocking family memories and healing along the way. Joined by Cari, whose family once owned the house Megan currently lives in, they reflect on the significance of spaces and the physical doors that connect us to our past. Dive into this rebroadcasted episode as it discuss family legacies, childhood memories, and the profound impact of p...
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September 5, 2024 • 18 mins
Megan Tan, creator of the award-winning podcast Millennial, is back with a new vision for 2024.
Listen now to reconnect with the heart of Millennial, and be a part of its exciting future by supporting the show on Patreon.
Go to www.patreon.com/dearmillennial.
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May 14, 2023 • 41 mins
Happy Mother’s Day!
This story is dedicated to my mother and is about my mother Susan Tan.
For the past nine years, I’ve recorded most of our telephone conversations. In 2019, when my mother found herself in her 70s, newly divorced after more than 40 years of marriage and looking for the next love of her life, I started to record more of our conversations.
What started as daughter-to-mother exchanges of advice, has turned into an ...
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May 4, 2023 • 32 mins
Erick continues telling Megan his wild rom-com love story. He’s excited about a trip to Mt. Rushmore, but he’s upset when one of Luna’s exes crashes the party. This is part two of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears. The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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May 4, 2023 • 33 mins
Erick Galindo tells Megan Tan the wildest thing he did for love. It all goes back to meeting Luna, a woman from Southeast Los Angeles. She could be the one. This is part one of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears. The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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May 4, 2023 • 45 mins
We made a rom-com! Megan Tan tells Erick Galindo a rom-com inspired by the time she fell in love during a wild time in her life when time itself felt distorted and sped up to an exponential degree. It’s a fiction meets non-fiction romantic comedy… sort of. Megan Tan explains.
The episode is intended for mature audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
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May 2, 2022 • 42 mins
Megan is back behind the mic with a brand new podcast Snooze by LAist Studios. She’s still tackling life and dreaming big. So big, that she’s made a podcast dedicated to helping others achieve their goals and dreams. How millennial.
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August 16, 2017 • 19 mins
When you’re saying goodbye to a big part of your life, where do you begin?
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August 2, 2017 • 20 mins
When life puts roadblocks in front of your dreams how do you recover?
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July 19, 2017 • 15 mins
On today’s episode, something we’ve never done before: a round table. How do you define yourself as an individual while also defining yourself as part of a couple?
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July 7, 2017 • 15 mins
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when it comes to making decisions. I sit down with Chuck, my boyfriend’s father and a 70-year old swift decision maker, to understand how he approaches big decisions.
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