Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
Zen POP is a podcast about understanding ourselves through the music, movies, and moments that shaped us. With a distinctly Gen X sensibility, we use pop culture as a mirror, reflecting our emotional patterns, relationships, blind spots, and where we’re still learning. Each episode starts with something we all know and love, then uses humor, memory, and shared reference points to go deeper into what we watch and listen to, what it reveals about us, and how those stories shape our relationships a...
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Episodes (1790)
What Do You Think About When You Wake Up? Episode # 813
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Leave Things Better Than We Found Them- Episode # 812
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Choose Your Three Words- Episode # 811
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The Unseen Work of Regulating Others- Episode # 810
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Strong Enough to Connect: Masculinity, Humility, and Responsibility Episode# 809
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Raising Kids Who Enjoy Learning- Episode# 808
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“Adolescence” Episode 3- #807
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Not Tuning Out—Just Engaging Differently Episode #806
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Holding It Together- Episode #805
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End of Discussion- Episode #804
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This Is So Awkward, Modern Puberty Explained- Episode #803
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How an Open Mind Strengthens Our Relationships- Episode #802
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Flood the Zone: Staying Calm When Things Get Loud- Episode #801
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The Ten Best Moments- Episode #800
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5 Things to be Optimistic About- Episode # 799
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The Nuance of “Let Them” The Importance and Pitfalls of Self-Help- Episode #798
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10 Quotes to Change Your Life- Episode#797
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New Practices for 2025- Episode#796
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Elf, The Movie- A Holiday Deep Dive Episode #795
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One-Way Connection- Episode #794
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Do Your Teens Wait Until Night To Open Up- Episode #793
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Teens Helping Teens Navigate Mental Health- A Conversation with the Founders of...
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Adapt- Parenting Through The Lens Of Spiral Dynamics- Episode #791
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Helping our Kids Feel Less Alone- Episode # 790
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30 Minutes of Calm- Episode #789
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The Election is One Week From Today- Episode #788
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Love Bombing- What It Is And Why You Should Know The Signs- Episode #787
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Disrupting Anxiety Spirals Episode # 786
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Comparison Culture- Episode # 785
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“Know Me”- The Danger of Labels & Conversations That Shape Our Daughters- Episod...
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Navigating Teen Turbulence- Experimentation, Lack of Motivation, & Technology Ad...
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The 8 “C’s” of IFS- Episode #782
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You, Me, We- Caring for Aging Loved Ones- Episode #781
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7 Habits that Create a Healthy Partnership- Episode #780
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Navigating Milestones- Episode #779
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It’s All Your Projection (Unless It’s Not)- Episode #778
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What is “Tonic” Masculinity? – Episode# 777
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Normalizing Anxiety- Episode #776
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Life Trajectories- Episode #775
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Balancing Cognitive Labor- Episode #774
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Balancing Presence, Thought, and Action in Parenting- Episode #773
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The Pressure to Conform- Episode #772
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Difficult Conversations- Episode #771
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Novelty & Ordinary- Episode #770
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Who is in the Brat Pack?- Episode #769
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Women Unfolding- Episode #768
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Working Toward Acceptance- Episode #767
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Reactive Conversations- Episode #766
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Love on the Spectrum- Episode #765
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Gen X & Gen Z Slang- Episode #764
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