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Boomers, millennials, Gen Beta: Why do we name generations?

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What’s in a name? For the past century, people have clamoured to categorize people by their age and the life events they’ve gone through – but how and why did we get so preoccupied with generations?

The Globe’s Generations Reporter Ann Hui joins the show to break down where the names came from and how they play out online and in popular culture.

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