Revisiting Some News: The Negative Effects of Toxic Nostalgia

Hi. Today on the podcast feed we're re-releasing our September 2025 episode "The Negative Effects of Toxic Nostalgia," with a new introduction from Cody Johnston about how great it is that we're already nostalgic for an episode we made in the before-times of... September 2025. Watch the original episode: https://youtu.be/qEddowzqOQEYou may think things were better in the '80s or '90s – when things weren't so gosh darned political – but what you're forgetting is that you were 12. Nostalgia, while fine in small doses, is also readily used as propaganda for fascists.Hosted by Cody JohnstonExecutive Producer - Katy StollDirected by Will GordhWritten by Thomas ReimannProduced by Jonathan HarrisEdited by John ConwayPost-Production Supervisor / Motion Graphics & VFX - John ConwayResearcher - Marco Siler-GonzalesGraphics by Clint DeNiscoHead Writer - David Christopher BellSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.