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The Long Seventies Podcast

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Jul 1, 2023 • 2h 7min

The Twin Crises of Continuity & Progress -- Decade of Dystopia

We discuss why the Long Seventies gave birth to so many dystopian creative works, specifically in the context of crises of continuity and progress. 
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Jun 14, 2023 • 1h 56min

Logan’s Run: There Is No Sanctuary

We discuss the 1976 dystopian sci-fi classic film Logan's Run, societal symbolic illiteracy, announce the Decade of Dystopia series and much more. 
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Jun 1, 2023 • 2h 23min

The Atrocity Exhibition: J.G. Ballard’s Syncromystical Masterpiece

We discuss acclaimed author JG Ballard’s 1969 experimental piece of transgressive syncromystical literature. Love, death, loss, trauma, tragedy, eroticism, car accidents as immanent mystical experiences, JFK, Ralph Nader, Elizabeth Taylor, WWII, Vietnam, art etc. 
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May 14, 2023 • 2h 38min

Top Ten: Audio and Musical Gear

We each choose ten pieces of audio and musical gear that we think were important to the audio/musical landscape of the Long Seventies. 
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May 1, 2023 • 1h 58min

Rollerball (1975): Skate or Die

We discuss the eerily prescient 1975 dystopian film Rollerball, starring James Caan. Skates, motorcycles, fire, blood, murder, drugs, multivision tv and more!
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Apr 23, 2023 • 1h 51min

The Americanization of the South -- Part Two

We finish our discussion of John Egerton’s 1974 book The Americanization of the South, focusing on Politics, Industrialization, City growth and Culture. 
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Apr 3, 2023 • 2h

Bareknuckle Boxing Movies

We discuss some of the best bareknuckle boxing movies from The Long Seventies, in particular Charles Bronson's Hard Times and Clint Eastwood's Every Which Way But Loose. 
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Mar 19, 2023 • 1h 51min

The Americanization of Dixie -- Part One

We discuss the meaning of "Americanization" the first three chapters of John Egerton's fascinating 1974 book "The Americanization of Dixie." 
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Mar 5, 2023 • 2h 19min

Thief (1980): A Faustian Heist

We talk about the 1980 Michael Mann film Thief, starring ultimate tough guy James Caan as a besieged jewel thief working the mean streets of Chicago. 
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Feb 19, 2023 • 2h 6min

Paperbacks From Hell: Hi-Octane Horror

We discuss the flourishing of the horror genre during the long seventies as hauntology and Grady Hendrix's fantastic book Paperbacks From Hell. 

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