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Ep. 109: American Manufacturing w/ Alex
Jun 23, 2026
1h 40m 27s
Ep. 108. Freak Folk w/ Madeline Rupard
Jun 16, 2026
1h 41m 44s
Ep. 107: Frutiger Aero [TEASER]
Jun 9, 2026
10m 29s
Ep. 106: Algorave
Jun 1, 2026
56m 46s
Ep. 105: The Information Age w/ Juniper
May 18, 2026
1h 42m 04s
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() Ep. 109: American Manufacturing w/ Alex | On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Nathan is joined by Alex, an industrial engineer, to explore the enduring resonance of American manufacturing in the nation’s political and cultural landscape. The two begin with a discussion about whether they buy American-made and how different generation cohorts “vote with their dollar” through ethical consumption. They then survey the history of American manufacturing, beginning with the birth of the American textile industry in the 1700s to NAFTA in the 1990s. Finally, they examine the intertwined histories of American Apparel and Los Angeles Apparel before debating whether Americans truly want manufacturing jobs to come back. Links: Car Free Keith Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. by Rachel Slade The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan Interchangeable Parts This Next Billion-Dollar Startup Wants To Save American Manufacturing Waymo Says Its Robotaxis Get Help From Workers Overseas by Aiden Vaziri “Made in America” Never Meant More Ethical by Derek Guy The new American Apparel: claims of 'ethically made' abroad clash with reality by Noor Ibrahim Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel (2025) It's Not Just Shein: Why Are ALL Your Clothes Worse Now? American Factory (2019) The World Bank's 2024 Ranking of Countries by Industrial Output Americans Think Increased Manufacturing Employment Would Be Good for the Country but Not for Themselves by Colin Gabrow Artwork: Aerial view of the Gary Works (1973) Paul Sequeira, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Recorded on 4/8/2026 | 1h 40m 27s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() Ep. 108. Freak Folk w/ Madeline Rupard | Freak Folk was a subgenre of folk music popular from the early to late 2000s that emerged after younger indie musicians took inspiration from 1960s psychedelic folk. Initially defying characterization, people started to label their music “Freak Folk” beginning in 2004 after Devendra Banhart curated a compilation CD titled The Golden Apples of the Sun that unintentionally anthologized the subgenre. Most Freak Folk artists rejected the label, but it described a cohesive sound best characterized by childlike vocals, unusual musical instruments, and lo-fi production quality. This week, Nathan is joined by professor and painter Madeline Rupard (from Ep. 84: Rest Stops) to discuss the subgenre in depth. The two begin by tracing Freak Folk’s origins to Vashti Bunyan and Davendra Banhart, detailing how the two collaborated. They then dedicate a large portion of the episode to singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, discussing all four of her albums: The Milk-Eyed Mender, Ys, Have One On Me, and Divers. They then briefly cover the work CocoRosie and Animal Collective before concluding the episode with a speculative discussion about why most Freak Folk musicians received Waldorf educations in their youth. Links: Madeline Rupard - Instagram Page https://www.madelinerupard.com/ Joannna Newsom is not on Spotify The Sprout and the Bean by Joann Newsom Bridges & Balloons by Joann Newsom Emily by Joanna Newsom Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom Sapokanikan by Joanna Newsom Terrible Angels by Cocorosie Winters Love by Animal Collective Rejoicing in the Hands by Vashti Bunyan & Davendra Banhart The Golden Apples of the Sun (2004) Devendra Banhart is Not a Freak Freak Folk’s Very Own Pied Piper by Alec Hanley Bemis BiRd-BrAiNs by Tune-Yards - Pitchfork Review Joanna Newsom, the Changeling by Jody Rosen Joanna Newsom interview on Triple J Meeting CocoRosie - Interview with Bianca and Sierra Casady - Talking Records New Film Documents 2004 Devendra Banhart/Joanna Newsom Tour by Tom Breihan The Family Jams (2009) Highest Rated Freak Folk Albums of All Time - Pitchfork Magazine The Sound of Freak Folk Artwork: Harp Inspires Hyperbole by Helgi Valur Recorded on 5/16/2026 | 1h 41m 44s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() Ep. 107: Frutiger Aero [TEASER]✨ | Frutiger Aeroconsumer aesthetics+4 | — | Windows LonghornWindows Vista+5 | Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex | Frutiger Aeroconsumer electronics+6 | — | 10m 29s | |
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Ep. 106: Algorave✨ | Algoravelive coding+3 | — | PolymatersTidalCycles+1 | Chicago | Algoravelive coding+7 | — | 56m 46s | |
| 5/18/26 | ![]() Ep. 105: The Information Age w/ Juniper✨ | Information Agedigital technology+4 | Juniper | AtopiaThe Verge+8 | — | Information AgeClaude Shannon+6 | — | 1h 42m 04s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Ep. 104: The Clear Craze [TEASER]✨ | consumer electronicsmarketing trends+3 | — | Conair Clear PhoneiMac G3+4 | — | Clear Crazetransparent products+3 | — | 5m 12s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() Ep. 103: Those Characters From Cleveland✨ | character developmentchildren's media+4 | — | Holly HobbieStrawberry Shortcake+7 | Cleveland, OH | American GreetingsCare Bears+6 | — | 1h 12m 12s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Ep. 102: Soft Countriana w/ Evan Collins✨ | consumer aestheticsSoft Countriana+4 | Evan Collins | Consumer Aesthetics Research InstituteLaura Ashley+5 | — | Soft Countrianaconsumer aesthetics+5 | — | 1h 23m 54s | |
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Ep. 101: Water Transportation [TEASER]✨ | water transportationinfrastructure+3 | — | Silent GenerationNYC Ferry+2 | United StatesErie Canal+6 | water transportationErie Canal+3 | — | 5m 04s | |
| 4/7/26 | ![]() The Silent Generation Thesis✨ | generational attitudesultraprocessed food+3 | Joseph | Crystal Castles | Podlasie ClubDetroit+2 | Silent Generationultraprocessed food+3 | — | 3m 29s | |
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| 4/7/26 | ![]() Ep. 100: Witch House 2 w/ Pictureplane✨ | witch housemusic+3 | Travis Egedy | Pitchfork MagazineZombelle+6 | — | witch housePictureplane+3 | — | 58m 10s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() Ep. 99: Rockabillies✨ | rockabillysubculture+4 | — | Silent Generation | — | rockabilly1950s+5 | — | 1h 00m 56s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() Ep. 98: Art Deco✨ | Art DecoInterwar Modernism+3 | — | Art Deco Pinterest boardArt Deco of the 20s and 30s by Bevis Hillier+5 | FranceBuffalo City Hall+3 | Art Decodesign style+3 | — | 1h 20m 09s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Ep. 97: Early Skyscrapers✨ | early skyscrapersChicago architecture+4 | — | Home Insurance BuildingMonadnock Building+4 | Buffalo, New York | skyscrapersChicago+7 | — | 1h 10m 32s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Introducing Sebastien✨ | cohostingurbanism+3 | Sebastien | Silent Generation | Buffalo | SebastienNathan+4 | — | 10m 48s | |
| 3/12/26 | ![]() Ep. 96: Fine Dining✨ | fine dininghistory of restaurants+3 | — | Michelin GuideMamani | Dallas | fine diningMichelin stars+3 | — | 1h 21m 48s | |
| 2/16/26 | ![]() Ep. 95: Dinner Parties✨ | dinner partieshosting+3 | — | Nothing FancyEtiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home+11 | — | dinner partieshosting+3 | — | 1h 15m 42s | |
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Ep. 94: Soft Colonial Wanderlust | Soft Colonial Wanderlust is a Victorian-inspired consumer aesthetic that was popular from the late 1980s to mid 2010s. It consists of black and white photographs, hand-colored photographs, antiquated technology, chinoiserie, japonisme, and general orientalism. Nathan and Breanna detail the aesthetic in this week’s episode of Silent Generation, from its murky origins in ‘60s/‘70s British animation to its eventual identification by CARI in 2017. They discuss how Twee is the “girl version” of Soft Colonial Wanderlust, how hand-colored photographs serve as the foundation for the aesthetic’s color scheme, and how Soft Colonial Wanderlust differentiates itself from Steampunk by eschewing digital technology. Links:Soft Colonial Wanderlust Pinterest Board: https://www.pinterest.com/silentgeneration/soft-colonial-wanderlust/Soft Colonial Wanderlust CARI PageSoft Colonial Wanderlust Aesthetics Wiki PageWhat is Soft Colonialist Wanderlust? Facebook GroupSoft Colonialist Wanderlust Are.na Pagehttps://anemptyblissbeyondthisworld.neocities.org/CARI/soft-colonialThe surprising evolution of hipsters in the 2000sThe Mysterious Geographic Explorations Of Jasper Morello Artwork:Hendrick's Gin "Escape" Recorded on 01/31/2026 | 1h 19m 21s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Introducing Breanna | In this special announcement, Nathan welcomes Breanna as the newest cohost of Silent Generation! The two kick things off by reflecting on their time in Dallas and the activities they shared the day before. Nathan then interviews Breanna about her background (who she is, where she has lived, and what lenses she uses for cultural analysis) before outlining the future of Silent Generation. Links:Breanna’s InstagramLabyrinth of ArtBreanna’s TikTokBreanna’s Letterboxd Artwork:Photograph by Studio Solaire Recorded on 01/31/2026 | 16m 50s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 | ![]() Bidding Farewell to Joseph | In this important announcement, Joseph shares his plans to leave Silent Generation and Nathan shares his plans to continue it. The podcast will relaunch in two to three months with a new co-host that is familiar to the community. Nathan also shares that he is open to adding other regular contributors, and that a Discord member named Juniper is going to make a commemorative zine for the first iteration of the podcast. Links: Nathan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathan_knize/ Silent Generation’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silent.generation/ Recorded on 12/3/2025 | 4m 15s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | ![]() Ep. 93: Bicoastal Lifestyles w/ Nevadastyles | Nevada (also known as Nevadastyles on Instagram) is a hair artist from New York City who has lived a bicoastal lifestyle for the last half decade. For the majority of that time she has lived and worked in both New York City and Los Angeles, but her career as a hair artist has brought her all over the world. On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, she joins Nathan for a conversation about why she and other creatives aspire to live bicoastal lifestyles. They begin with a conversation about the pros and cons of New York City and Los Angeles, focusing on key geographic and cultural differences. Nathan then argues that the rise of bicoastal living represents the latest stage in the elite’s drift toward rootlessness and cosmopolitanism, a pattern described by Christopher Lasch in The Revolt of the Elites. The episode concludes with a discussion about whether having roots (and not being bicoastal) is a status symbol and the common traits shared by big city natives. Links: @nevadastyles - Instagram Profile https://www.nevadaraffaele.com/ New Data Tool and Research Show Where People Move as Young Adults by Nathaniel Hendren, Sonya R. Porter and Ben Sprung-Keyser The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan The Revolt of the Elites by Christopher Lasch The messy, viral fight over America's fourth 'major' city by Tessa Mclean What are the 4 major US cities? The internet can't decide. Vote for your picks by Melina Khan Artwork: New York 1971 by Hans-Peter Balfanz CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Boyle Heights, 1979 by John Humble Recorded on 11/19/2025 | 1h 00m 21s | ||||||
| 11/17/25 | ![]() Ep. 92: Adult Contemporary | Adult contemporary is a radio format and marketing category originally created by Billboard magazine. It has encompassed many genres, starting with easy listening in the 1960s. What could be considered adult contemporary changed over the decades as genres like rock and roll and electronic music grew older, and older listeners found their sounds more palatable. But what does “adult contemporary” mean, and why do the songs that get grouped into the category appeal to adults so much? This week’s episode of Silent Generation focuses on adult contemporary music in the 1990s and 2000s. Joseph and Nathan begin by outlining the history of the radio format before discussing the common features of adult contemporary songs. They then review the music of U2, Vanessa Carlton, The Verve, Zero 7, Ivy, and After. The episode concludes with a discussion of what happened to adult contemporary, focusing on why the radio format no longer has a distinct sound. Links: Adult Contemporary Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/… Adult Contemporary Music Guide: What Is Adult Contemporary? The Adult Contemporary Billboard Chart When Rock Bands Become Adult Contemporary (part 1) by Eduard Banulescu 90s Adult Contemporary - Totally 80s and 90s Recall Clocks by Coldplay Beautiful Day by U2 A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve Destiny by Zero 7 Disappointed by Ivy Deep Diving by After Most craziest American Idol contestant ever, Mary Roach U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere The Story of 'A Thousand Miles' by Vanessa Carlton White Chicks (2004) - A Thousand Miles Terry Crews Scene The greatest songwriting theft of all time - David Hartly Ivy Talks Making the Seminal Y2K Dreampop LP ‘Long Distance’ by Myke Dodge Weiskopf Meet After, the L.A. Duo Making Y2k-Inspired Pop That Feels Like Right Now by Jeff Ihaza You’re deep diving - @aftertheband Gen X Soft Club - CARI page List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2025 Adult Contemporary 100 week of 11/09/2025 Where Have All the Adult Contemporary Artists Gone? - Daniel Montoya Jr. Artwork: U2 at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, Summer 2000 Recorded on 11/12/2025 | 1h 04m 40s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | ![]() Ep. 91: Fraternities | Prior episodes of Silent Generation have focused on secular social movements that emerged around the turn of the 20th century. Fraternities technically predate this era, but they occupy a similar niche, and Joseph shares an important connection to them as a former fraternity brother. Why did they first emerge, and why do universities continue to tolerate them on campus? This week’s episode of Silent Generation addresses those questions. The boys begin with a survey of the history of fraternities and related groups (social fraternities, professional organizations, secret societies, and fraternal orders). They then discuss commonalities between fraternities, the architectural characteristics of fraternity houses, the prevalence of hazing and hazing deaths, and the 1978 sex comedy Animal House. Links: Fraternity by Alexandra Robins The Founding of the North-American Fraternity and Sorority System Fraternity and Sorority Mies van der Rohe’s Forgotten Frat House Design Is Resurrected and Repurposed by Lauren Moya Ford The Sorority Quad at Northwestern University by Fran Becque Join HOTEL KAPPA for PC ‘25! - #RushTok IN DG WE TRUST: Empowering Community Engagement - #RushTok Lorax - #Sorority - #RushTok Mr. Bobinsky Halloween Costume Tik Tok Video It's Time for Congress to Ban Fraternities—Sororities, Too by Matt Robinson Here’s how much more money you could make just from joining a frat by Yoni Blumberg Why Colleges Tolerate Fraternities Houses of Horror: Secrets of College Greek Life (2024) My son was blindfolded, led to the basement and left to die on a couch by Ruth Bashinsky Animal House (1978) Gay History of Men’s Fraternities Image archive of the Theta Chi chapter at Penn State University Artwork: Theta Chi of Penn State - Spring 1988 Initiation Recorded on 11/5/2025 | 1h 20m 30s | ||||||
| 10/31/25 | ![]() Ep. 90: Cryptids [TEASER] | Full episode available on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration The field of cryptozoology emerged in the mid-20th century as people began to investigate sightings of mysterious creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster using pseudoscientific methods. On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Joseph and Nathan begin by theorizing that cryptozoology emerged as a way for the United States and other Anglosphere countries to generate their own folklore. They delineate why it is a primarily American phenomenon, pointing to the country's huge swaths of undeveloped land. They then discuss several famous cryptids such as Bigfoot, Mothman, the Michigan Dogman, the Flatwoods Monster, the Loch Ness Monster, and Thunderbirds. They conclude with a discussion of how paranormal media “slopified” cable television in the early 2010s, and how the rise of AI has made photo and video evidence of cryptids even less believable. Links:What is a cryptid?CryptomundoThe Cryptid Zoo: Satyrs (or Fauns) in CryptozoologyOn the Track of Unknown Animals by Bernard Heuvelmans The Discovery of the Okapi, Part 1Backwoods HorrorThe Maryland Snallygaster: Devil of Racist Politics by Jake SeboeThe racist roots of Maryland’s mythical Snallygaster monster by Julie Scharper Patterson-Gimlin Film HD 60fpsThe Mothman Prophecies by John A. Keel The Mothman Revisited - Unsolved MysteriesEpisode 14: Chicago Tales - Otherworld podcastEp. 113: The Michigan Dogman Pt. 1 - Otherworld podcastEp. 114: The Michigan Dogman Pt. 2 - Otherworld podcast#70: Flatwoods Monster - Cryptonauts podcastFlatwoods Monster - Cryptid WikiThe Flatwoods MonsterThe Cryptid Collector’s TrioScooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004)Thunderbird - Cryptid WikiMonsterQuest (2007-2010)Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004)The Truth is out there” the Alan Champagne Morro Bay Disappearance by Katya Cengel Artwork:unknown Recorded on 10/29/2025 | 5m 14s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | ![]() Ep. 89: Witch House | Witch house is a music genre and internet aesthetic that emerged in the late 2000s as bands combined occult imagery and sounds. On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Joseph and Nathan begin by noting that it was the very first internet aesthetic, with the earliest example being the 2005 blog Runawaytoday. They then talk about common witch house aesthetic elements such as horror, “the woods,” and occult symbols (particularly inverted crosses). The conversation then shifts to music, with a survey of several witch house bands such as SALEM, Pictureplane, CRIM3S, and Crystal Castles. The episode concludes with discussion of witch house’s legacy and what it was trying to express. Links: Pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.com/silentgeneration/witch-house/ witch-house.com Witch House - Aesthetics Wiki OG Witch House Spotify Playlist True Witch House Only Spotify Playlist Sick by SALEM Trapdoor by SALEM Better Off Alone by SALEM Goth Star by Picturplane Hyper Real by Picureplane Salt by CRIM3S Pumpkin Pumpkin by Zombelle Runawaytoday (2005) GODBLESS - Untitled (2008) by Ponyboy Guest List: Best of 2009 by Tyler Grisham Got any witch house? Why I'm on the genre-mongers' side | Music by Tom Ewing https://www.blairwitch.com/ Making of The Blair Witch Project— From a $35k Budget to $250 Million Box Office Phenomenon The surprising evolution of hipsters in the 2000s - Brad Troemel Alek Morgan’s Facebook page (NVRMND archive) Witch House Band Iceberg Infographic Witch House Music History Lana del Rey/ Jack Donoghue Cook County Penitentiary photo SALEM: The Midwest's Most Wanted (Documentary) This is the CRIM3S Biography Tik Tok video CRIM3S SQUATT RAVE @Rourotfan Rou Rot and Alice Glass MTV CRIBS: pictureplane gives a tour of Rhinoceropolis shout out to male producer female lead witch house duos Reddit post Witch House: The Ghostly Genre of The Music Industry by Clara C. Steemer Which house for witch house? Pictureplane’s goth beats are taking flight by P. J. Nutting Witch House: An Intro To The Microgenre That Influenced Everyone From Tyler, The Creator To ASAP Rocky by Kyle Garb The Occult Genre Known As "Witch House" - Pad Chennington Whatever happened to witch house? by Al Horner Artwork: Mexico City’s Dark Electronic Music Project Ritualz Releases Dual Video Premiere for “Nothing” and “Testify” by Alice Teeple Recorded on 10/22/2025 | 57m 01s | ||||||
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