Season 5: The Long Seventies Episode with Alex and Matt

Inside this episode with Mitch Hampton: When first I became interested and finally, obsessed with the 1970s it was but a few years away, in the 1980s. Had you told me that I would one day be involved with an entire show devoted to the subject I would never have know what you would have been talking about. Alex and Matt not only have a podcast where they remind is that "it is always the 70s somewhere", but most importantly it is the way they discuss their subject that make for a great podcast: they approach every topic with an attempt at full comprehension and best of all always have what I would call  a philosophic approach.  They never condescend to their subjects and their episodes find an all too rare balance between an average person's lay curiosity and an expert's knowledge.  You might notice that this might be the longest running times thus far of any of our episodes.  This is simply what happens you see when the subject of the 70s comes up with any seriousness or devotion: there is simply too much there for any easy and condensed summaries.  More about the Long Seventies: We’re Matt & Alex We love the 70s. We love the 70s so much that for us they last an extra six years, from about August 1968 (the DNC Convention debacle) to 1984 (Reagan’s re-election landslide).  This is a concept called the long seventies, and we first came across it in Bruce J. Schulman’s book The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics. Schulman’s book offers some compelling arguments as to why this is a coherent concept, including demographic shifts, political alienation, and the rebirth of conservatism.  In this podcast we won’t rehash these arguments.  We aim to look at the myriad of other events and trends, large and small, that are worth delving into and investigating, It turns out the 1970s might be the most important decade of the 20th century for coming to an understanding of our current society.  Links to the Long Seventies Socials: Website: https://www.thelongseventiespodcast.com/about Twitter: https://twitter.com/longseventies #cyramcfadden #serial #talesofthecity #armisteadmaupin  #differentstrokes #gordonjump #garycoleman #toddbridges #marytylermoore #evangelicalism #catholicism #protestantism #christianity #marincounty #california #starskyandhutch #newreligiousmovement #cult #steveallen #thelovefamily #brianallen #thefamilyinternational #childrenofgod #mosesberg #oshon #oregon #rajneesh #charlesmanson #tomo'neill #chaos #cia #fbi #sexuality #polyamory #polygamy #quentintarantino #bradpitt #margotrobbie #leonarddicaprio #1969 #1970s #fondue #disco #anarchism #occupywallstreet #adbusters #marxism #socialism #conservatism #liberalism #capitalism #haroldramis #ghostbusters #billmurray #danackroyd #normanlear #television #wernererhard #landmark #est #doriswishman #42ndstreet #grindhouse #halashby #johncassavetes #genarowlands #romanpolanski #dustinhoffman #straighttime #janefonda #cominghome #bh90210 #beverlyhills90210 #torispelling #lukeperry #aaronspelling #darrenstar #buffythevampireslayer #sarahmichellegellar  #donaldsutherland #alvinsargent #edwardbunker #davidshire #ulugrosbard #garybusey bruceschulman #newyork #vietnam #protest #daysofrage #sds #weathermen #underground #bernadinedohrn #baadermeinhof #redarmyfaction #westgermany #eastgermany #germany #berlinwall #italy #redbrigades #bobavakian #revolutionarycommunistparty #progressivelaborparty #onceuponatimeinhollywood #joandidion #thewhitealbum #slouchingtowardsbethlehem #funk #soul #r&b #jazz #punk #rock