A show about the forgotten generation, and everything you’ve forgotten about Generation X.

Waiting to X-hale Podcast

A Gen X-themed show with podcast veterans Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh and Karen Tongson. W2X revisits the pop culture & social issues that defined Gen X from a (queer) woman-of-color perspective in a way that sheds new light on the pop culture from both then, and now.

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Waiting to X-hale Podcast

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Welcome to Tangent Island
Dec. 18, 2023

Welcome to Tangent Island

I've been dreaming of this very journey for a few years. I turned 40 during COVID and was hit with speed bump after speed bump. Situations I have never anticipated experiencing and in some cases it will be my first time shar…
Ep. 114: Second Acts: The Waiting to X-Hale Finale
Dec. 8, 2023

Ep. 114: Second Acts: The Waiting to X-Hale Finale

It’s the final episode, and there are tears shed, and personal revelations made as Karen and Wynter contemplate their favorite “second acts” in popular culture. Amidst it all, Wynter also discusses her new project dropping i…
Ep. 113: Favorite Finales
Dec. 4, 2023

Ep. 113: Favorite Finales

In our penultimate episode, Wynter and Karen prepare for the end by reflecting on their favorite series finales including Mad Men, Six Feet Under, The Good Place and The Americans among others. Before they do, Karen insists …
Ep. 112: Special Guests
Oct. 7, 2023

Ep. 112: Special Guests

This week we present our second "best of" episode featuring a collection of the lovely guests we've had over the years. You'll hear & make their first appearance since the end of (3:28), talk about the L.A. punk scene an…
Ep. 111: Ahead of Our Time
Sept. 23, 2023

Ep. 111: Ahead of Our Time

We present our first "best of" episode featuring clips or topics that were ahead of the curve. From the prediction of the movie, the ahead of her time and Wynter's discovery of to darker predictions of COVID conspiracy th…
Ep. 110: My favorite disaster
Aug. 19, 2023

Ep. 110: My favorite disaster

Wynter flies solo again as she discusses her favorite natural disaster movies as Hurricane Hilary is set to bring the rain to SoCal. She shares her thoughts on guilty pleasures she’s indulging like Baywatch Nights and gettin…
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About the Hosts

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Karen Tongson

Cultural critic, writer and queer studies scholar

Karen Tongson is the author of Why Karen Carpenter Matters and Relocations: Queer Suburban Imaginaries. In 2019, she received Lambda Literary’s Jeanne Córdova Award for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction for her body of writing. She is Chair of the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies and Professor of gender & sexuality studies, English and American studies & ethnicity at USC.

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Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh

Content strategiest, writer and podcaster

Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh is a content strategist, writer and podcaster. Through her company Pablo Jobs, she has contributed her decades’ worth of journalism and social media experience to campaigns and strategies for well-known brands, celebrities and influencers.