The Nostalgia Bone (2021)
Podcast |
Throughline
Publisher |
NPR
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Documentary
History
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Dec 01, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:57:18
The global pandemic spawned a different type of epidemic, one of an entirely different nature: a nostalgia outbreak. Longing for 'simpler times' and 'better days', many of us turned to 90s dance playlists, TV sitcoms, and sports highlights. We looked for comfort and safety in the permanence of the past, or at least, what we think the past was. But, when it first appeared, nostalgia itself wasn't considered a feeling; it was a deadly disease. This episode traces the history of nostalgia from its origins as an illness to the dominating emotion of our time. And in doing so, we wrestle with its eternal paradox to both hold us back and keep us going.

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