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Today, Explained

Millennials are getting old

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

It's 2016 on the internet again. The nostalgia is a reminder that many Millennials are starting to hit their first "aging cliff." This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Drake poses with his awards during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images. Further Reading: Falling off the aging cliff at 44 Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The chain smokers, Triggs One Dance, King Kylie.

0:05.6

I don't know if I've ever been on a podcast before.

0:08.3

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard.

0:11.2

The internet has decided that 2016 was the best year ever.

0:15.2

Summer of 2016, why was it so good?

0:17.8

Why do we all love it so much?

0:19.2

It was even better than what you think it was.

0:21.9

And I know because I was there.

0:23.4

But what's behind all these throwbacks?

0:25.4

Well, millennials are in their 30s and 40s now.

0:28.4

And increasingly, our generation is having to wrestle with the realities of getting older.

0:34.4

Now, that could mean more nostalgia, but it could also mean more anxiety about the years to come,

0:40.0

particularly in a society that seems less secure than the one our parents or grandparents grew up in.

0:45.7

The millennial midlife crisis and what to do about it.

0:49.0

That's up next on Today Explain from Box.

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