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/qEddowzqOQE You 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 Johnston Executive Producer - Katy Stoll Directed by Will Gordh Written by Thomas Reimann Produced by Jonathan Harris Edited by John Conway Post-Production Supervisor / Motion Graphics & VFX - John Conway Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales Graphics by Clint DeNisco Head Writer - David Christopher Bell See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.