Co-host · Podcasting since 2025
The Gen X/Z Exchange
A life navigation podcast where a Gen X dad and his Gen Z daughter work through the same questions from opposite ends of adulthood – career, purpose, relationships, wellbeing and the changing world of work.
Two generations, the same questions.
My daughter Lily is working out early career decisions, identity and adulthood in a fast-changing world. I’ve been through layoffs, career pivots and the realities of midlife change. We assumed we’d be comparing notes across a gap. Mostly, we find we’re asking the same things.
These aren’t expert lectures or quick fixes. They’re candid conversations about figuring life out – and they’re the same territory I coach in, which is why the podcast sits here alongside the rest of my work.
Your hosts
Chris Perkins
Gen X. Midlife coach, and the one who’s already made most of the mistakes being discussed.
Lily Perkins
Gen Z. Figuring out early career, identity and adulthood in real time – and unimpressed by received wisdom.
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