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The Nostalgia Bone

The Nostalgia Bone

Released Thursday, 14th October 2021
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The Nostalgia Bone

The Nostalgia Bone

The Nostalgia Bone

The Nostalgia Bone

Thursday, 14th October 2021
 3 people rated this episode
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The global pandemic has 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 have been turning to 90s dance playlists, TV sitcoms, and sports highlights. We're looking 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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