Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Millennial Mike

Before there was a mic, there were voice memos. Ridiculous, unhinged, song-filled videos between two internet strangers who became best friends before they ever met in person — and then finally did, running toward each other in slow motion to Chariots of Fire in the middle of Paris. (Yes, really.)

For the very first episode of Millennial Mike, I sat down with the person who basically dared me into starting this podcast: Jenna Jean Davis — gymnastics coach turned "Juicy J" the Australian juice-shop girl turned social media agency owner turned viral content creator turned yoga teacher turned actual French resident. We go full memory lane: the backflip she still hasn't landed, the TikTok that went viral by accident, the dating-with-IBS series that built her first 100K followers and turned her most embarrassing moments into a whole support group, and the one-way ticket to Nice that turned into a whole new life.

It's messy, it's hilarious, it's oddly moving and it's the conversation that convinced me to hit record in the first place. Grab your headphones, this one's a ride.

⚠️ Gamer warning: this one's got VR headsets, Warzone lobbies, and a genuine Gamescom full-circle moment, but don't skip it if you've never touched a controller. It's really a story about turning a hobby nobody took seriously into a full-time career, staying yourself when it'd be easier to fake it, and what happens when you knock on the right door.

He pretended to play Call of Duty in a VR headset as a joke and the joke went viral. Three years later he's eating dinner with the YouTubers who taught him how, sitting there as a peer instead of a fan.

Episode 3 of Millennial Mike sits down with Mack Falconer. VR content creator, former Call of Duty guy nobody watched, and (turns out) Mike's own neighbor from the building with the rooftop everybody knew about. This one's for anyone who grew up gaming through a Toronto winter, moved downtown broke and split rent with a buddy who didn't even have a job yet, or wants to hear about celebrity sightings. Whether you're deep in the Mac Pack or you've never picked up a controller in your life, there's a lesson in here about betting on the weird thing nobody else is doing yet.

Welcome to Millennial Mike — The podcast for anyone who burned a CD for a crush, worked a job that smelled like regret, or remembers exactly which Top 40 station got you through a traffic jam. Episode 1 is Mike's own story: meat counters, molten butter, marshmallow mishaps, and the late-night radio ads that made downtown Toronto feel like magic. Whether you grew up riding the DVP at rush hour or just remember what it felt like to hear "your song" come on the radio at exactly the right moment, this one's for you.