Hello and Welcome! This is
ZENECIST CHRONICLES
A Podcast Featuring Stories About What Gen-Z Can Expect In Today’s Reality.
Hosted and Produced by Tom Lanen, Spiritual Adventurer, Musical Opportunist and Aspiring Zenecist
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AN IDEA THAT CAME OUT OF 95+ CONCERTS IN 3 YEARS.
A Mission of Encouragement
The summer of 2022 was first year I had my lawn seat season pass at the Xfinity Center, a 20,000 seat outdoor concert venue in Mansfield, MA, I went to 34 shows that season, each one giving me the sense of a week’s vacation. I was 70.
As great as the music was, the real joy I’ve had in my 3 seasons has been the eclectic mix of young show-goers, most from Gen Z, who engaged me not as an old guy but as a friend.
Very importantly, they came from a place of love. And they gave me the first hints of the meaning of a word I coined, and whom I’ve since come to call Zenecists™.
Beings whom, in the moment, are light.
They shared many chill sensibilities, and were intensely curious and passionate seekers. And they all had what David Bryne and the Talking Heads once called “a face with a view.” Rarely model beautiful, but always interesting and with a clear and caring presence, and sparkling eyes that confirmed someone is home.
The ZENECIST Chronicles Podcast features stories and ideas from guests from Gen-Z and from all generations and backgrounds. It’s about helping people find a path to happiness and self-respect in this confusing and divisive world. It’s about friends, good company, and great music. And mindful strategies to help us find our way.
Because happiness is a choice. And at any moment, anyone can be a Zenecist.
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Season 2—2025 Episodes
NEW! February 19, 2025
Season 1 2024—9 Episodes
If you come from a place of love, kindness, and understanding, you’re a Zenecist. And yeah, enthusiasm matters too—it’s infectious! At any given moment anyone has it in them. And being one brings a chance at happiness.
The idea is simply to encourage each other as we proceed on our life paths. Just imagine a world where everyone extends a simple kindness to another, even just once a day, but every day. A smile. A nod of recognition. A wave. A simple acknowledgment. A kind word.
It never takes much. But it’s local. it’s where we are.
Were this to happen, we might not feel so alone on this planet. Or in this country. Even within our families. And the beauty is kindness is a two way-street. You get what you give.
The Zenecist movement of kindness. Welcome.
You’re A Zenecist.
Giving = Love (see below)