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190. What’s the Point of Nostalgia?
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Is it dangerous to live in the past? Why is Disney remaking all of its classic movies? And why does Angela get sentimental over a cup of soup and a free roll?
- SOURCES:
- Julie Beck, senior editor at The Atlantic.
- Danielle Campoamor, freelance writer and reporter.
- Kyle Chayka, staff writer at The New Yorker.
- Amelia Dennis, research associate in psychology at the University of Bath.
- Erica Hepper, lecturer in personality/social psychology at the University of Surrey.
- Lucy Hone, director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience.
- Imran Rahman-Jones, freelance journalist.
- Florence Saint-Jean, executive director of Global Trauma Research.
- RESOURCES:
- "Pancultural Nostalgia in Action: Prevalence, Triggers, and Psychological Functions of Nostalgia Across Cultures," by Erica Hepper, Constantine Sedikides, Bettina Zengel, et al. (Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2024).
- "From Rosy Past to Happy and Flourishing Present: Nostalgia as a Resource for Hedonic and Eudaimonic Wellbeing," by Erica Hepper and Amelia Dennis (Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023).
- "Locating Nostalgia Among the Emotions: A Bridge From Loss to Love," by Wijnand A.P. van Tilburg (Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023).
- "Hindsight is 2022: The Psychology Behind Our Cultural Nostalgia," by Kyle Chayka (Town & Country, 2022).
- "Why We Reach for Nostalgia in Times of Crisis," by Danielle Campoamor (The New York Times, 2020).
- "Mulan: Disney Remakes and the Power of Nostalgia During Coronavirus," by Imran Rahman-Jones (BBC, 2020).
- "The Three Secrets of Resilient People," by Lucy Hone (TEDxChristchurch, 2019).
- "When Nostalgia Was a Disease," by Julie Beck (The Atlantic, 2013).
- EXTRAS:
- Big Five Personality Inventory, by No Stupid Questions (2024).
- Zoom, by Istvan Banyai (1995).
- Peter and Wendy, by J. M. Barrie (1911).
241 episodes
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Is it dangerous to live in the past? Why is Disney remaking all of its classic movies? And why does Angela get sentimental over a cup of soup and a free roll?
- SOURCES:
- Julie Beck, senior editor at The Atlantic.
- Danielle Campoamor, freelance writer and reporter.
- Kyle Chayka, staff writer at The New Yorker.
- Amelia Dennis, research associate in psychology at the University of Bath.
- Erica Hepper, lecturer in personality/social psychology at the University of Surrey.
- Lucy Hone, director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience.
- Imran Rahman-Jones, freelance journalist.
- Florence Saint-Jean, executive director of Global Trauma Research.
- RESOURCES:
- "Pancultural Nostalgia in Action: Prevalence, Triggers, and Psychological Functions of Nostalgia Across Cultures," by Erica Hepper, Constantine Sedikides, Bettina Zengel, et al. (Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2024).
- "From Rosy Past to Happy and Flourishing Present: Nostalgia as a Resource for Hedonic and Eudaimonic Wellbeing," by Erica Hepper and Amelia Dennis (Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023).
- "Locating Nostalgia Among the Emotions: A Bridge From Loss to Love," by Wijnand A.P. van Tilburg (Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023).
- "Hindsight is 2022: The Psychology Behind Our Cultural Nostalgia," by Kyle Chayka (Town & Country, 2022).
- "Why We Reach for Nostalgia in Times of Crisis," by Danielle Campoamor (The New York Times, 2020).
- "Mulan: Disney Remakes and the Power of Nostalgia During Coronavirus," by Imran Rahman-Jones (BBC, 2020).
- "The Three Secrets of Resilient People," by Lucy Hone (TEDxChristchurch, 2019).
- "When Nostalgia Was a Disease," by Julie Beck (The Atlantic, 2013).
- EXTRAS:
- Big Five Personality Inventory, by No Stupid Questions (2024).
- Zoom, by Istvan Banyai (1995).
- Peter and Wendy, by J. M. Barrie (1911).
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