Silent Generation
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Silent Generation is a Chicago-based cultural analysis podcast that surveys the cultural consequences of car-oriented development in the mid-20th century. It explores what was lost between the Silent Generation and Generation Z. Topics discussed include aesthetics, fashion, history, and urbanism.
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- Ep. 120: Frasurbane · 1 h 18 min · Episode 126Frasurbane is a consumer aesthetic popular from the late-1980s to mid-1990s best exemplified by the 1993 sitcom Frasier. It was first identified by CARI co-founder Evan Collins…
- Ep. 119: Transplant Culture [EXTENDED TEASER] · 31 min · Episode 125Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration The term “transplant” refers to domestic migrants who move to major cities from small towns and…
- Ep. 118: Yuppies 2 w/ Dylan Gottlieb · 1 h 16 min · Episode 124This week’s episode of Silent Generation revisits the subject of one of our most popular episodes: yuppies. These are the “young urban professionals” who flooded into finance…
- Ep. 117: São Paulo · 1 h 10 min · Episode 123On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Sebastien interviews Nathan about his most recent trip to Brazil. Nathan begins by sharing his impressions of São Paulo’s metro…
- Ep. 116: Settling Down w/ Sam [TEASER] · 4 min · Episode 122Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration What does it mean to “settle down”? What is the difference between “settling down” and “committing”?…
- Ep. 115: Landscape Architecture · 1 h 21 min · Episode 121Over the course of the 19th century, the field of landscape architecture emerged as the practice of gardening became increasingly professionalized. The first person to call…
- Ep. 114: National Park Service Rustic · 56 min · Episode 120National Park Service Rustic, also known as “parkitecture,” was the dominant architectural style of national parks from roughly 1916 to 1942. Many early examples of the “rustic”…
- Ep. 113: Shoegaze [TEASER] · 11 min · Episode 119Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration Shoegaze is a subgenre of rock and roll that first emerged in the British Isles in the late 1980s. The…
- Ep. 112: Exurbs · 1 h 10 min · Episode 118Beginning in the mid-1990s, developers began building new low-density housing developments on the edge of major metropolitan areas: exurbs. These communities were even further…
- Ep. 111: Streetcar Suburbs · 1 h 16 min · Episode 117Prior to the rise of the automobile, streetcars were the dominant form of transportation in American cities from roughly 1900 to 1930. Realizing their economic potential…
- Ep. 110: Post-9/11 Country [TEASER] · 5 min · Episode 116Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration Although country music is often viewed as a conservative genre today, many of its early stars held…
- Ep. 109: American Manufacturing w/ Alex · 1 h 40 min · Episode 115On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Nathan is joined by Alex, an industrial engineer, to explore the enduring resonance of American manufacturing in the nation’s…
- Ep. 108. Freak Folk w/ Madeline Rupard · 1 h 41 min · Episode 114Freak Folk was a subgenre of folk music popular from the early to late 2000s that emerged after younger indie musicians took inspiration from 1960s psychedelic folk. Initially…
- Ep. 107: Frutiger Aero [TEASER] · 10 min · Episode 113Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration Frutiger Aero is a consumer aesthetic prevalent from the mid-2000s to early 2010s that can trace its…
- Ep. 106: Algorave · 57 min · Episode 112“Algorave” is a portmanteau of “algorithm” and “rave” that describes an electronic music event where people watch live coding performances. The term was originally coined by Alex…
- Ep. 105: The Information Age w/ Juniper · 1 h 42 min · Episode 111The Information Age is a historical period, beginning in the mid-20th century, that is characterized by an accelerated shift from analog technologies to digital ones. On this…
- Ep. 104: The Clear Craze [TEASER] · 5 min · Episode 110Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration The “Clear Craze” was a marketing fad from the late 1980s to early 2000s that led to an influx of…
- Ep. 103: Those Characters From Cleveland · 1 h 12 min · Episode 109Those Characters From Cleveland, which first launched in 1981, was the character development division at American Greetings. Tasked with licensing existing greeting card…
- Ep. 102: Soft Countriana w/ Evan Collins · 1 h 23 min · Episode 108Soft Countriana is a consumer aesthetic that flourished from the 1970s to early 1990s that is composed of pastels, country geese, storybook creatures, and homages to the…
- Ep. 101: Water Transportation [TEASER] · 5 min · Episode 107Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration For roughly seven decades from 1790 to 1855, water transportation was the dominant form of…
