BY ELIZABETH KESSEL
Maneuvering your 20s can be tricky, from
learning about bills and responsibility to
graduating college to moving back in with
the parents.
Megan Tan is an ordinary woman, who
shares her experiences as a young adult
in her popular podcast, “ M illennial,”
which is currently in its third season. Each
season is unique and offers the chance to
connect to others who are going through
an important time in lifeafter graduation.
The first season follows Tan through life
after college, and she explains how she
got the idea to make the podcast.
This season is relatable. Although her
podcast is directed to people who recently
graduated, it is also relevant for those
still in college. She addresses fears that
m ost college students have about life
after graduating.
Some o f th e issu es she addresses
include money/budgeting, going back
to minimum wage jobs, moving in with
her boyfriend, comparing herself to her
friends and their lives and how she can
be her own worst enemy.
“ W here to put our Coltrane poster,
th at’ s not a big decision,” Tan says in
a season one podcast. “ But there are
decisions that you make in your 20s that
feel like they could shape the rest of your
life. And they will, right? I am constantly
wondering, how do I know which choices
th at I’ m m aking now, w ill lead me to
become the person to what I want to be
in the future? And how do I not become
paralyzed by this fear? That one decision
could screw everything up.”
In the second season she brings the
stories of others, like you and me.
“ Millennial” is currently in the third struggles of daily life and how this might
season, during which Tan travels to Cuba help others. Currently free on iTunes,
and then talks about her experience there. this podcast is made for millennials who
The first season has 10 episodes and worry about how they are going to survive
her second season lasts for 22 episodes. on their own. Visit millennialpodcast.org
Each episode ranges from 12-39 mihutes. to tune in.
She offers advice and encouragement
throughout the podcast. One of the most
memorable moments has to do with “your
line.” Tan explaihs that yoiir line is like
a tightrope, and on this line are your
dream s and w hat success looks like to
you. This is the line everyone in their
20s is walking right now. She encourages
listeners to find their line and not to let
people push you off the line even though
Megan Tan’s work as a radio host has
it’ s not always easy to stay on.
“ M illennial” is all too real w hen it been recongized by multiple news
comes to life after graduation, but offers outlets such as The Guardian and
Refinery29.
in sight on how the host handles the
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