Is your childhood a moral compass or just a collection of lies and sadness? In this episode of The Gen-x-istentialists, Bunny and Scot tackle the "Adult Fairy Tales" that keep us sane in a consumerist world. It starts with the heartbreaking childhood realization that Cookie Monster can't actually swallow cookies and spirals into a heavy debate on the morality of wealth, the theology of Star Trek, and the responsibilities of the "Latchkey" generation.

Inside the conversation:

• The Puppet Epiphany: Why the mess left by Cookie Monster is a perfect metaphor for the fantasies we outgrow (and the ones we shouldn't).
• Utopia vs. Greed: A deep dive into why Star Trek offers a better theology than Star Wars by imagining a human ra ...