<p>Tom takes listeners through a micro-history of "wayward youth" in America, ending with a surprising twist as pandemic-traumatized Gen Z reportedly cower from social life and eschew parties, dating and sex. Will Hollywood make B-movies about wild older "Boomers" like us like in  1950s drive-in films about teenage juvenile delinquents?  And will humans die out from lack of reproduction?</p>

Tom takes listeners through a micro-history of "wayward youth" in America, ending with a surprising twist as pandemic-traumatized Gen Z reportedly cower from social life and eschew parties, dating and sex. Will Hollywood make B-movies about wild older "Boomers" like us like in 1950s drive-in films about teenage juvenile delinquents? And will humans die out from lack of reproduction?

episode 828

The podcast that's 40 years in the making, because they're both procrastinators. Comedy writer Tom Saunders and political comedian Scott Blakeman help you navigate The New Normal, which is The Old Normal for them, since their comedy careers already require that they spend huge amounts of time at home. Their show peers back into the past, stares unflinchingly at the present, and imagines a more hopeful future, with flights of fancy and many tangents as well.

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episode 828

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