In this special holiday episode we bring in the new year by being complete and total haters! We keep it real light and breezy for this short little convo. We drag Auld Lang Syne, the concept of New Years’ resolutions, the very notion of historical dates, and also for some reason the city of Boston. At one point the discussion turns into an unboxing video, which is great content for a podcast, famously a visual medium. Oh and we read Antonio Gramsci’s 1916 essay “I Hate New Year’s Day”. We’re just having some fun with it! Happy new year to you all!

(Sorry about the spotty audio quality—we all called in to record from our various holiday locales and didn’t have our best hardware on us!)

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References:

Antonio Gramsci, “I Hate New Year’s Day”, trans. Alberto Toscano, Viewpoint Magazine | https://viewpointmag.com/2015/01/01/i-hate-new-years-day/

Music:

Vintage Memories by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com

Auld Lang Syne by Guy Lombardo (1947) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SID1FS7Rclg

Auld Lang Syne - Bad Recorder Cover by Brizzy Brit | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcrIvOmoxRc