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Episode: Teenagers Have Their Own Language | Everyday is a Story
Host: Shannon Cason
Date: March 26, 2026

Episode Overview

In this episode, Shannon Cason reflects on his experiences as a parent observing the unique and rapidly evolving language of teenagers. Through a blend of humor and personal stories, he explores generational shifts in speech, his own memories of adolescent slang, and the subtle ways in which language shapes relationships. The episode uses Shannon’s typical blend of conversational insight and openness to invite listeners to both laugh and relate.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Watching a Teen’s Language in Action (00:00–03:00)

Shannon describes his early morning routine driving his teenage daughter to school.
- “It’s like, I’m her Uber driver. But even an Uber driver gets a ‘good morning’” (Shannon, 00:33)
He feels invisible in the mornings; his daughter is silent, withdrawn, and wrapped in her hoodie, with headphones on.
The dynamic shifts when her friend joins for carpool:
- The girls erupt into animated conversation, marked by a new and unfamiliar vocabulary (“bruh” used in rapid succession).

The “Bruh” Phenomenon and Teen Vernacular (03:01–05:50)

Shannon notices “bruh” dominating their conversation.
- “It was a triple bruh. A few times, you know, I’d be like, they like ‘bruh’ in it. I thought ‘girl’ was the thing. But bruh, I guess bruh is the thing right now.” (Shannon, 04:13)
He muses that this slang might eventually bleed into inappropriate contexts, like business meetings, questioning if that’s simply how language will evolve.
Shannon asks his daughter candidly about cursing and she shares a story about standing up for herself during a group project confrontation.

Parental Reflections and Generational Shifts (05:51–08:00)

Shannon expresses both worry and amusement when his daughter slips into calling him “bruh.”
- “‘I’m not your bruh. I’m your dad. I’m not bruh, I’m dad.’” (Shannon, 06:30)
He reflects on his own youthful use of repeated catchphrases like “you know what I’m saying,” admitting he’s still working to cut it out of his adult vocabulary.
- “So you’ll see me working on that over the course of this… But the ‘you knows’, I want to get those totally out my vocabulary.” (Shannon, 07:00)
Observes that each generation retains some form of habitual, filler language; for Gen Z it’s “bruh,” for his was “you know.”

Turning the Question to Listeners (08:01–End)

Shannon wonders if listeners have observed similar code-switching with their own kids, or with themselves looking back at old habits.
He references online culture, noting that even popular YouTubers and hip hop personalities have their own overused verbal tics.
- “You know what I’m saying, they’ll say a triple, ‘you know what I’m saying.’ And I’d be like, come on, come on.” (Shannon, 08:36)
Ends on an open note, inviting further discussion and reflection.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“Even an Uber driver gets a good morning. In the morning, I don’t even get that.” (00:33)
“It was a triple bruh… I thought ‘girl’ was the thing. But bruh, I guess bruh is the thing right now.” (04:13)
“I’m not your bruh. I’m your dad.” (06:30)
“I had the ‘you know what I’m saying’ in my vocabulary for a long time…” (06:50)
“Have you ever noticed, like, a different language with your kids? Like, been around them and they don’t know you there, or you just being silent and listening and just listening to their language?” (07:45)

Important Segments with Timestamps

00:00–01:15 – Shannon’s school drop-off routine and silent mornings
01:16–04:00 – Carpool transformation and the “bruh” vocabulary explosion
04:01–06:00 – Daughter’s story about cursing and standing up for herself
06:01–07:15 – Shannon’s reflections on generational slang (his “you know what I’m saying” vs. her “bruh”)
07:16–End – Open questions to listeners about language, parenting, and observing teenage speech

Tone & Style

Warm, reflective, and genuinely curious
Self-deprecating humor about parental relevance and aging
Open, relatable storytelling that blurs lines between personal anecdote and universal experience

Summary:
Shannon Cason delivers a heartfelt and humorous meditation on the ever-changing language of teenagers, using the lens of his own family to consider broader issues of generational change, language, identity, and parenting. The episode is both a snapshot of daily life and an invitation for all listeners to reflect on their own evolving speech habits—past and present.

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[00:00]
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I heard my daughter speak in a different language that was foreign to me. Every day is a story. I'm Shannon Case. I drive my teenage daughter to school. Most mornings it's either driver or pick her up. But most times I like to drive her because I'm an early morning person. So I drive. You got to be up at like 6:30 and then drive her at 7:30. It's a whole routine. I'm sure you know about it if you got kids. But it's like, I'm her Uber driver. But I would say this. Even an Uber driver. I can't say Uber driver. Say Uber driver. Even an Uber driver gets a good morning. In the morning, I don't even get that. There's no greetings, no conversation. She'll ball up in a ball with her hoodie on, listening to what? With headphones on. I tried to start a conversation. What? Dad? What? You know, heavy breathing. But yesterday, okay, I had to pick up one of her friends that lives in the neighborhood. Like a carpool thing. One of the mothers couldn't take her kid to school, so she called and can we take her friend to school? So I go to pick up her friend, and her friend gets in the car. And my daughter turns into a new person with a new vocabulary all of its own. It's just. It's just a new her. And this is how the conversation went. It went, bruh. Did you hear about kenneth Bruh? Bruh. Ms. Allen is crazy if she thinks bruh, Bruh, bruh. It was a triple bruh. A few times, you know, I'd be like, they like bruh in it. I thought girl was the thing. But bruh, I guess bruh is the thing right now. I asked my daughter not too long ago, I asked her if she cusses, like when I'm not around. You know, me and Zoe are pretty open. She'll be honest with me. And she says she cusses only when she has to. She had a. Zoe's very studious. She's serious about her work. So she had a group project with some kid. Well, she tells me she had a group project with some kid and he wasn't pulling his weight. And Zoe was asking him, you know, about doing more for the group project. And under his breath he called her a bitch. Wrong thing to do because Zoe let out a. She told me. This is what she. She let out a tyrant accussing at the kid, like she cussed him out. But even the teacher said, well, you shouldn't have called her a bitch. You know, so she didn't get in trouble. The teacher even agreed with it. Oh, you know, we call it her a bitch. You won't get cussed out. So she told me that. But the only worry about all this bruh and all these bruh that it bleeds into her regular conversation over the years, and it comes out at the wrong times. She said that to me a few times. We having a conversation, and she like, bruh, I'm like, I'm not your bruh. I'm your dad. I'm not bruh, I'm dad. So that's the only thing. I don't want her to be in a. In a business meeting. But maybe that's. Maybe that's gonna be the. The new thing for the next generation. You know, they call it each other bros. But I'm old. I'm still trying to remove some of the vocabulary from my teenage years. I had the you know what I'm saying in my. In my vocabulary for a long time. I was always, you know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying now is shaved down to, you know, But I even want to get those you knows out of my vocabulary. So you'll see me working on that over the course of this, you know, doing these stories. But the you knows, I want to get those totally out my vocabulary. But she got the bruhs. Have you ever noticed, like, a different language with your kids? Like, been around them and they don't know you there, or you just being silent and listening and just listening to their language? Do you do that, or have you had, like a past teenage vocabulary, you know what I'm saying? And you trying to get that out of your. Your regular everyday language is do you deal with that as well, or did you just accept it? Like, I'm just going to accept, you know what I'm, man, I listen to some of these YouTube people because I listen to Hip Hop YouTube. Sometimes the. You know what I'm saying, they'll say a triple, you know what I'm saying? And I'd be like, come on, come on. But let's talk about it. Let's talk about it. All right, brother.