Nostalgia & Political Power

Now & Then

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Society & Culture, History, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

What are the political purposes of nostalgia? Why does the GOP idealize the American past? And what can this backward-looking perspective give or take away from our collective future? On Now & Then, Heather and Joanne discuss the role of nostalgia in American political history, from Puritan Jeremiads, to the 1913 Gettysburg and Fort Wagner reunions, to the emergence in the 1970s of a cultural obsession with the 1950s. Join CAFE Insider to listen to “Backstage,” where Heather and Joanne chat each week about the anecdotes and ideas that formed the episode. Head to: cafe.com/history For more historical analysis of current events, sign up for the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, featuring Time Machine, a weekly article that dives into an historical event inspired by each episode of Now & Then: cafe.com/brief For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/nostalgia-political-power Now & Then is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, Heather here.
0:03.6	And Joanne too.
0:04.9	As we approach the holidays, the news keeps coming.
0:08.5	And cafe continues to offer political, legal, and historical context to help make sense
0:13.8	of it all.
0:14.8	Cafe Insider helps you stay informed about important issues so you can make sense of
0:19.8	the latest headlines not just in your head, but also at the dinner table.
0:24.6	Members get access to exclusive content, including the Cafe Insider podcast, hosted
0:29.9	by Pete Barara and Joyce Vance, as well as bonus content from StayToon with Pete and from
0:35.5	our podcast now and then.
0:38.0	From now through the end of November, you can get 50% off the annual membership price by
0:43.2	heading to cafe.com slash history.
0:47.2	That's cafe.com slash history.
0:50.5	We hope you'll join the conversation and become a member of the Insider community.
0:59.2	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
1:02.6	This is now and then.
1:07.0	I'm Heather Cox Richardson.
1:08.6	And I'm Joanne Freeman.
1:10.4	Today's topic in a sense will make perfect sense once I state what it is and why it came
1:16.2	to our minds.
1:17.2	What we want to talk about today is nostalgia.
1:21.6	And the reason that that came to mind in part is because we're at this weird moment where
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