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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 25 MIN

Why are we yearning for 2016? and Hilary Duff's comeback

from Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

If Instagram feels like a time-machine right now, you’re not alone. A lot of people are waxing nostalgic for the lives we were living a decade ago. So why are we obsessed with 2016? Culture critics Vinson Cunningham and Madison Malone Kircher talk about the trend with host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and what it tells us about this cultural moment. And pop culture writer Emilie Hanskamp talks about Hilary Duff's first real comeback with new music in more than a decade.

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