How to survive a millennial midlife crisis | It's Been A Minute

Many millennials either are already in their 40s or are staring them down. Are they having a midlife crisis?

As this generation enters midlife, their lives look really different from their parents' livesMillennials are more educated ()  and have a higher median net worth ('%20net%20worth%20is%20higher,baby%20boomers'%20at%20those%20ages.) , but the generation is also more unequal ()  than previous generations, has higher debt ()  and has lower rates of homeownership ()  and marriage () . How does that all shape what millennial midlife crises are starting to look like?

Brittany finds out with Vox senior correspondent Alex AbadSantos () , who recently wrote an article ()  about the millennial midlife crisis, and Sara Srygley () , research associate at the Population Reference Bureau.

This episode originally aired on June 20, 2025.

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