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The Suburban/American Scream

The Suburban/American Scream

Update: 2024-12-13
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Thoughts on the history and future of the American suburbs (loosely) inspired by four books:


Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs by Benjamin Herold


The Fifties by David Halberstam


Outside the Gates of Eden: The Dream of America from Hiroshima to Now by Peter Bacon Hales


The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson


Special Guests: Monty Python, Bill Cosby, Rush, Descendents, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Edward Scissorhands, Arcade Fire, Dead Milkmen, Malvina Reynolds, Helen Keller, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Bruce Springsteen, and The Who.

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