EP. 873: THE CREATION OF THE TEENAGER ft. LAUREN FAIDMAN

EP. 873: THE CREATION OF THE TEENAGER ft. LAUREN FAIDMAN

From THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast by bitterlake

April 30, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 1498

About this episode

The episode discusses the historical context and creation of the modern teenager, featuring guest Lauren Faidman.

Read Lauren's article in Jacobin magazine here: https://jacobin.com/2026/03/the-making-of-the-teenager The teenager we know today came of age in the postwar era — but she owes her existence to the New Deal. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497 Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll... Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here…

People in this episode

Host: bitterlake

Guest: Lauren Faidman

Topics covered

  • teenager
  • postwar era
  • New Deal
  • youth culture
  • social history

Keywords

  • teenager
  • New Deal
  • postwar
  • youth culture
  • Jacobin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jacobin, Current Affairs Magazine, Damage Magazine, Black Agenda Report

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