About this episode

Hasan Minhaj discusses Gen Z's fascination with the 90s and their resistance to Big Tech with guest Gowanus from The Luddite Club.

Hasan sat down with Gowanus, the spokespuppet for The Luddite Club, to better understand why Gen Z is so obsessed with the 90s and the larger backlash to Big Tech. They also successfully convince Hasan to delete an app from his phone (but not Instagram).Right now at AT&T, ask how you can get iPhone 17 Pro for $0 on them with eligible iPhone trade-in, any condition.Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with an exclusive offer of 15% off online with the code HASAN15 at https://www.huel.com/hasan15. New customers only.Join the millions who are already banking fee free today. Head to https://chime.com/HASAN. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan MinhajCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth VenkataramanujamExecutive Producer/Director: Tyler BabinExecutive Producer/Showrunner: Scott VroomanProducer: Kayla FengProducer/ Copywriter: Annie FickCinematographer: Austin MoralesEditor: Hobson FeltusAssistant Editor: Zae JordanTalent Coordinator: Tanya SomanaderExecutive Assistant: Samuel PilandCreative Consultant: Andrew DursoYOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. Thanks so much for listening to Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to…

People in this episode

Host: Hasan Minhaj

Guest: Gowanus

Topics covered

• Gen Z
• Luddites
• Big Tech
• 90s nostalgia
• technology backlash

Keywords

• Gen Z
• Luddites
• Big Tech
• 90s
• technology
• Hasan Minhaj
• interview

Sponsors

AT&T, Huel, Chime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Luddite Club, CNN, Lemonada Premium

Products: iPhone 17 Pro

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