Klein/Ally Show: The Podcast - Generation Wars

Episode Date: September 10, 2026

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Not at San Bernardino International Airport. And now we send you on a direct flight into our podcast, which starts right now. Only one generation can be the best generation. Perhaps you believe it's when you were born or you're jealous because you were born 10 years too early or 10 years too late. Regardless, we like to prove each and every week which generation reigns supreme. It's time for Generation Wars. This is Generation Wars. Hey, are we busting or what?

You kids and your TikToks, Gen Zers, lazy. Coming off of a Gen X win, I believe. And now here we are, four new contestants representing the same four generations on KROQ. And you have a chance just by listening to yell answers into the air and root for your generation to go ahead and hold your head a little higher today in this round of Generation Wars. We say hi to Billy. Billy is a boomer. Billy the boomer, born in 1964. He gets mad when people enter his lawn

And that is a stereotype But Billy, you don't like it when people go on your lawn Is that true? That's true I've been pooping on there And I deliver that right back to their home So if someone poops on your lawn You'll pick it up and bring it over to their place

And leave it there? That's what I do I love the passive aggressive Well, it's just regular aggressive, actually I get it Boomers like to protect their lawn And that is important Billy, if you know the answers to the questions

And some of these will be tailored towards you in your Boomer ways, please make sure to answer by yelling out Boomer. Wait for Allie to call on you and then you get a chance to lock in. We go back in time now as we say hi to our Gen X, born in 1974. This is Andrew who claims that he used to write

all of his essays in cursive. Oh, man, I miss cursive. I'm not even sure they teach anymore. Andrew, good morning. Welcome to KROQ. Good morning. You still using that cursive or that's something that's kind of gone away? Oh, man. I hope I still remember, but, yeah, my 11-year-old daughter has no idea what that's like.

Yeah. Yeah, it's good. It used to be able to spell in front of kids. Like, if you had to say something, like, you know, let's have S-E-X, they wouldn't know what you were talking about. But now, if you need to go ahead and get secret messages, just write them in cursive. Just write them in cursive. No one will know. They won't know.

Weirdly. Gen X code. Yep, Gen X code. Yeah, it is Gen X code. Matthew from, oh, no, let's say hi to Miriam. She is a millennial, born in 1982, who is a big fan of sipping on matchas. Hello, Miriam. Welcome to KROQ.

Hello. Thank you. You will be representing all millennials. Millennials are a very loud, very proud generation, and they are rooting for you. So please do them justice. And we say hi to Matthew from Gen Z, who was born in 2006, and he loves ripping packs of cards. He's a ripper, just like me. Matthew, what do you rip?

Matthew, cool? Are you ripping Pokemon or are you ripping real sports cards? Sports cards. Sports cards all day. Nice. Love it. How much money do you think you've spent buying sports cards? This year, probably like $500.

Oh, that's not much. What's your biggest pull? Did you get a Cooper Flag rookie or something? No, some angel's autograph card. That's too bad. All right, here we go. Let's get into it, guys. This is our crop of contestants.

It's Generation Wars. Hands on your buzzer. And here we go. If someone describes someone as fat, as in P-H-A-T, what does that actually stand for? Oh, God. I think that was millennial first. Millennial? Super cool.

Now, the question is, what does fat, P-H-A-T, stand for? Gen X, you are next to lock in. sweet, good-looking, beautiful. No. Come on. What does it stand for? That's P-H-A-T. Gen Z?

Yes, Gen Z. They got a big butt. All right. That is a good guess as well, and that would be used potentially to describe someone with a big ass, but the words we're looking for... Boomer, want to take a shot at this?

They're fat. They didn't lose weight. Okay. Jesus. We're just actually fat. We spelled it different. They're so fat, we need to add more letters. Pretty hot and tempting.

Pretty hot and tempting is the actual acronym for fat. We move on to your next question, Generation Wars. Score is 0-0-0-0. In the Matrix, what color pill does Neo take? X. I heard X. Gen X. He takes the red pill.

That is correct. Here we go. On the board. And we go to your next question right now. Generation Wars. If you were renting a video from a video rental store, you had the opportunity to rent in two different formats. One was VHS.

What was the other one? Gen X. Gen X. Gen X? Yes, Gen X. HD. No. Millennial.

Boomer. Millennial, you were next. DVD. No. Boomer. Yes, Boomer. Beta? That is correct.

Whoa. Beta. Ooh, yeah. Max. VHS or Beta Max? Beta. That was the other one you could do. It was a slightly smaller.

No, Beta Max is bigger. I think it was smaller. The box is smaller. I see them all the time at the VHS store I go to. Jake, you're wrong again. Well, the boxes they come in were bigger. Oh, my God. You are.

Can you just say you're wrong? That's what I mean. That's what I mean is that the box is bigger? Oh, Jesus Christ. You are a ridiculous human. All right, Allie, what's the score right now? That's also the truth. Boomer and Gen X are tied with one.

Whose famous catchphrase was, I pity the fool? Boomer. Gen X, I heard you first. It's a T. Correct. We move on to your next question in Generation Worship. If someone said, gag me with a spoon, what are they actually saying? Millennial.

Millennial. That's gross. That is a correct answer, Millennial. Good job. Stealing slang from a totally different generation. Congratulations. On the board. What is Jane Fonda known for?

Boomer. Millennial. Boomer. Exercise videos. That is correct. You watched them. Boomer. We move on to your next question.

It's Generation Wars right now. Boomer and Gen X now tie, but two apiece. How could kids create a pretty crappy picture by turning knobs side to side? Boomer. Boomer. Go ahead. Etch-a-Sketch. Correct.

Boomer. In a few in a row, we move on to your next question now in Generation Wars. Very exciting. Those things were so ridiculous. They suck. But for some reason, we kept buying them. They still sell for some reason now. I mean, I still see those things for sale.

Because one person is like, I bet I can draw a good picture. If someone were to send you a request on the Be Real app, what did you have exactly two minutes to do back? Gen X. Yes, Gen X. Send a picture. More specific, Gen X. Send a message back. No, cannot accept.

Millennial. Yes, Millennial. Send an ID? No. Gen Z. Yes, Gen Z, this is your question. You should get this. Your location?

No. Be Real was the app where you had to show them exactly what you look like in the moment. So it had to be an unfiltered, unedited picture of you in the exact second to show that you were not. This was a big thing that lasted for a month, and then everyone realized we're very ugly with that filter. We don't want to be real. We go to your next question right now. In Generation Wars. Allie, it's still pretty close, huh?

Yeah, it is. Well, Boomer's in the lead now with three points, followed by Gen X with two and Millennial with one. This is the next question now in Generation Wars. This three-word website would allow you to upload a picture of yourself and instantly have determination if you were attractive or ugly. Millennial. Gen X. Yes, Millennial. Hot or not.

Hot or not. It's a real throwback. Allie, how'd you score on hot or not? I don't think I ever put my picture on hot or not. Is it still there? I can upload it now. I think they took it down. I think there was too much bullying going on.

Which cigarette brand used the slogan, Alive with Pleasure? Millennial? Yes, Millennial. Newport? That is correct. Wow. Millennial.

Oh, good job. Newport. Now you're tied with Boomer with three points. Always Alive with Pleasure. There's only three questions left. I don't think anyone's alive anymore that smoked Newport's. No, they're all dead with pleasure. We go to your next question.

Man, Newport's were full. What store was famous for their blue light specials? Gen X. Yes, Gen X. Kmart. That is correct. Nice job. Now we've got a three-way tie, Gen X, Millennial, and Boomer.

Oh, my God, with two questions left. What athlete had the nickname Broadway Joe? Boomer. Gen X. Joe Namath. That is the correct answer. All right, Gen X is now in the lead. But a lot of people on the text line are rooting for Billy the Boomer,

finally doing well in a not-all-Boomer Gen Wars. Before Harry Styles was simply Harry Styles, he was a part of what group? Boomer. Boomer. Boomer. That was... I have it.

Give me one second. It's going to be... You need an answer. Three, two, one. Having a senior moment. You know where you are, Billy? Anyone wants to steal this one, go ahead. Who's up next?

Gen Z. Yes, Gen Z. One Direction. That is correct. One Direction. I can't believe that was not a unanimous. I'm surprised by that. I was really impressed that Boomer was going to pull that one.

I know. Because that is not a Boomer question. I was going to say One Republic. I had it wrong. I thought Boomer was going to say, the four seasons. All right, Allie, at the end of it all, where are we at? Do we have a winner? Yes, we do.

Gen X Andrew with four points has won this Generation Wars. Well, Miriam, you put in a good effort right there. Matthew from Gen Z, it was nice to meet you. Billy the Boomer, one of the strongest Boomer contestants we've had in a long time, and congratulations. But it all comes down to Andrew, who was able to get an X before anyone else. Born in 1974 His cursive is going to be written a little bit crisper today

With the victory in Generation Wars And of all of the songs we play on K-Rock What song can we play for you right now For your entire generation Go ahead, Andrew Your request will go on the airwaves right now Oh, man Black by Pearl Jam

It's a great pick Good pick I saw Pearl Jam opening up the NFL season last night On some electric guitar It was pretty impressive to see Pearl Jam out there in Seattle. It wasn't Pearl Jam. It was Mike McCready by himself. You're wrong.

That was also kind of like a wild. Thank you, Jake. I know who it was because I watched it. Oh, really? That's why you say Pearl Jam? Yes, because it said on. It's a member of Pearl Jam. And they actually introduced him on TV by saying, and now Pearl Jam is going to play the.

What do you name the band that actually did play? God, Jake. Jake, are you upset about Betamax still? You mean Soundgarden? You want to see Soundgarden? You have to throw a little hissy fit about it. Those are bigger boxes. Okay.

Here's your song, sir. Thanks, sir.