Some More News: The Negative Effects Of Toxic Nostalgia

Some More News

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🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Hi. 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. Get the world's news at https://ground.news/SMN to compare coverage and see through biased coverage. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access through our link.

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

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0:00.0	Yo, yo, yo, it's Rad Cody, Roady.
0:06.0	Here's some rad-rody news.
0:08.0	Remember Rollerblades?
0:10.0	Why aren't the kids today always on rollerblades like we were?
0:14.0	They're just about the coolest thing you've ever seen.
0:17.0	I've ever seen.
0:19.0	I had ever seen when I was 12.
0:21.6	Boy, do I miss being 12.
0:24.6	The future was so bright, your rollerblades had to wear shades.
0:28.6	Oh, and here's some more news.
0:30.6	Gosh, the old days were just so, you know?
0:35.6	Am I right? And kids today, boo!
0:40.3	Seems like kids aren't even 12 anymore.
0:42.7	Have you seen a single 12 year old?
0:44.7	They don't exist.
0:46.5	Remember when TV was better too?
0:48.4	Oh, we had so many shows like, I don't know.
0:53.4	Evening Shade, I guess. B Bert Reynolds used to visit us at home every
0:57.9	week. These new shows on streaming put out like six episodes every two years, and Bert Reynolds
1:03.2	is in almost none of them. You used to be able to depend on your favorite TV show friends
1:08.4	and also the TV show friends to be there for you nine
1:12.4	months out of every year with some reruns and breaks for summer and sweeps week.
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