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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.
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Checking In (opens the original)
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In this announcement Nathan shares some recent health changes that are going to affect podcast output in the short term. Links:Ep. 1: Flâneur [UNLOCKED]Ep. 37: Male Desire w/ Charles Livingston [UNLOCKED]Ep. 59: Outerwear [UNLOCKED] Artwork:Photographed by Katie Recorded on 8/24/2026
Ep. 116: Settling Down w/ Sam [TEASER] (opens the original)
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Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration What does it mean to “settle down”? What is the difference between “settling down” and “committing”? Does the phrase “settling down” have negative connotations, and do those negative connotations come from men? Do men fear “settling” down more than women? How does “settling down” differ between straight men and gay men? Why do so few gay men struggle to find partners, let alone get married? Are fewer and fewer people ach
Ep. 115: Landscape Architecture (opens the original)
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Over the course of the 19th century, the field of landscape architecture emerged as the practice of gardening became increasingly professionalized. The first person to call themselves a “landscape architect” and popularize the term in the United States remains the only landscape architect that most Americans know by name: Frederick Law Olmsted. Unbeknownst to many, his career was heavily intertwined with the English-American landscape architect Calvert Vaux, with the two having collaborated on m
Ep. 114: National Park Service Rustic (opens the original)
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National Park Service Rustic, also known as “parkitecture,” was the dominant architectural style of national parks from roughly 1916 to 1942. Many early examples of the “rustic” style were commissioned by private railroad companies, such as the Fred Harvey company, in order to lure tourists out west to fledgling national parks. The style came to be characterized by harmony with the natural environment, locally sourced materials, and vernacular features. On this week’s episode of Silent Generatio
Ep. 113: Shoegaze [TEASER] (opens the original)
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Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration Shoegaze is a subgenre of rock and roll that first emerged in the British Isles in the late 1980s. The term was coined by Andy Ross, a British music executive, who observed shoegaze artists “shoegazing” (looking down at their feet to play with guitar pedals) during a 1991 show in London. Interest in the subgenre peaked shortly thereafter with the release of My Bloody Valentine’s sophomore album Loveless, and shoegaze eff
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