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Silent Generation

by Silent Generation

Silent Generation is a Chicago-based cultural analysis podcast that surveys the cultural consequences of car-oriented development in the mid-20th century. It explores what was lost between the Silent Generation and Generation Z. Topics discussed include aesthetics, fashion, history, and urbanism.
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100 episodes
EN language
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1
Ep. 101: Water Transportation [TEASER]
5:04 Apr 14, 2026
2
The Silent Generation Thesis
3:29 Apr 7, 2026
3
Ep. 100: Witch House 2 w/ Pictureplane
58:10 Apr 7, 2026
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Ep. 99: Rockabillies
1:00:56 Mar 30, 2026
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Ep. 98: Art Deco
1:20:09 Mar 23, 2026
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Ep. 97: Early Skyscrapers
1:10:32 Mar 16, 2026
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Introducing Sebastien
10:48 Mar 16, 2026
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Ep. 96: Fine Dining
1:21:48 Mar 12, 2026
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Ep. 96: Fine Dining
1:21:48 Feb 25, 2026
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Ep. 95: Dinner Parties
1:15:42 Feb 16, 2026
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Ep. 94: Soft Colonial Wanderlust
1:19:21 Feb 10, 2026
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Introducing Breanna
16:50 Feb 10, 2026
13
Bidding Farewell to Joseph
4:15 Dec 8, 2025
14
Ep. 93: Bicoastal Lifestyles w/ Nevadastyles
1:00:21 Dec 1, 2025
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Ep. 92: Adult Contemporary
1:04:40 Nov 17, 2025
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Ep. 91: Fraternities
1:20:30 Nov 10, 2025
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Ep. 90: Cryptids [TEASER]
5:14 Oct 31, 2025
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Ep. 89: Witch House
57:01 Oct 27, 2025
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Ep. 88: Privately Owned Rail
1:04:49 Oct 15, 2025
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Ep. 87: Civil Servant Culture [TEASER]
10:04 Oct 8, 2025
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Ep. 86: Finance Bros
1:09:33 Sep 25, 2025
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Ep. 85: Father Figures [TEASER]
10:25 Sep 16, 2025
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Ep. 84: Rest Stops w/ Madeline Rupard
1:06:55 Sep 3, 2025
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Ep. 83: Infrastructure Aesthetics
1:21:58 Aug 27, 2025
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Ep. 82: Disney Adults w/ Tiffany Wright [EXTENDED TEASER]
30:34 Aug 20, 2025
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Ep. 81: Men's Fragrances
1:12:45 Aug 13, 2025
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Ep. 80: Gorpcore
1:06:07 Aug 5, 2025
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Ep. 79: Bohemianism [TEASER]
5:16 Jul 30, 2025
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Ep. 78: Krakow & Prague
58:36 Jul 16, 2025
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Ep. 77: Manouche Jazz w/ Significant Lovers
1:03:11 Jul 3, 2025
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Ep. 76: Malls [EXTENDED TEASER]
30:58 Jun 24, 2025
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Ep. 75: Beachwear
1:16:25 Jun 17, 2025
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Ep. 74: Gayborhoods [TEASER]
5:10 Jun 9, 2025
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Ep. 73: Normcore w/ Solana
53:49 May 28, 2025
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Ep. 72: Utopian Scholastic
1:07:02 May 20, 2025
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Ep. 71: IKEA [TEASER]
5:12 May 14, 2025
37
Ep. 70: Scene Kids
1:10:21 May 7, 2025
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Ep. 69: Vernacular Architecture w/ Brick of Chicago
1:39:15 Apr 30, 2025
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Ep. 68: Historical Dressing & Reenactment [EXTENDED TEASER]
30:07 Apr 24, 2025
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Ep. 67: The World’s Fair
1:30:35 Apr 15, 2025
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Ep. 66: Metrosexuals
1:20:47 Apr 1, 2025
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Ep. 65: Air Travel [TEASER]
5:02 Mar 25, 2025
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Ep. 64: Whimsicraft w/ Evan Collins
1:50:00 Mar 17, 2025
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Ep. 63: Cheerleader Rock w/ Christine
1:30:05 Mar 11, 2025
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Ep. 62: Pulaski Day [TEASER]
5:08 Mar 3, 2025
46
Ep. 61: Urban Wildlife
1:18:02 Feb 25, 2025
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Ep. 60: Early Internet Humor
1:05:46 Feb 17, 2025
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Ep. 59: Outerwear [TEASER]
5:15 Feb 4, 2025
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Ep. 58: The Brutalist
1:16:30 Jan 29, 2025
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Ep. 57: The '60s
1:35:16 Jan 24, 2025
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