Y2K: The Future That Never Was
On this episode of American Prestige, Colette Shade on the advent of the Internet and how it shaped a generation.
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Y2K: The Future That Never Was w/ Colette Shade | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek speak with Colette Shade, who just released her debut collection of essays Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was). They discuss the fine line between ordinary nostalgia and lamenting the decline in material conditions, the advent of the internet and how it shaped a generation, how the millenials who grew up with the promise of the 90s compare with Gen Z and Alpha, the reality of globalization, how 9/11 magnified some of the more unfortunate trends of the 90s, the '08 recession, and more.
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Y2K by Colette Shade
On this episode of American Prestige, we speak with Colette Shade, who just released her debut collection of essays Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was). They discuss the fine line between ordinary nostalgia and lamenting the decline in material conditions, the advent of the Internet and how it shaped a generation, how the millenials who grew up with the promise of the 1990s compare with Gen Z and Alpha, the reality of globalization, how 9/11 magnified some of the more unfortunate trends of the ’90s, the ’08 recession, and more.
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Trump’s Gulf Tour & Deals, Gaza Updates, US Habeas Corpus | American Prestige
Alex Jordan rejoins the show to see if he can impersonate Danny as well as he impersonated Derek a couple of weeks ago. He and Derek discuss the India-Pakistan ceasefire, Donald Trump’s big Persian Gulf tour (filled with Deals, Bribes, and announcements about Syrian sanctions and Iranian nuclear talks), the latest developments in Gaza, the US-China tariff pause, the PKK’s major disarmament announcement, a new round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks, major clashes between militias in Libya, the arrival of the first group of Afrikaner refugees to the US, Luis Arce’s decision to quit the Bolivian presidential race, the sacking of US National Intelligence Council staff for daring to contradict President Trump, and whether or not the US is still going to have habeas corpus for much longer.
You can watch Alex Jordan on the Quincy Institute’s inaugural episode of the YouTube program “Always at War," which he co-hosted with Courtney Rawlings.
Topics:
01:23 India-Pakistan ceasefire announcement.
04:18 Trump's Persian Gulf tour and deals.
07:49 Trump's announcement regarding Syria sanctions.
10:40 Efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal.
15:28 Israeli efforts to displace Palestinians in Gaza.
17:24 New US-led humanitarian foundation for Gaza.
21:27 Release of American-Israeli hostage by Hamas.
26:46 US-China trade war detente.
29:13 PKK announces major disarmament.
32:19 Diplomatic efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war.
35:45 Major clashes between militias in Libya.
39:33 Arrival of the first group of Afrikaner refugees to the US.
41:17 Luis Arce’s decision to quit the Bolivian presidential race.
43:09 Sacking of US National Intelligence Council staff for contradicting President Trump.
46:04 Potential suspension of habeas corpus in the US.
48:47 Habeas corpus suspension and executive power.
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