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Silent Generation is a Chicago-based cultural analysis podcast that surveys the cultural consequences of car-oriented development in the mid-20th century. It explores what was lost between the Silent Generation and Generation Z. Topics discussed include aesthetics, fashion, history, and urbanism.

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  • Ep. 119: Transplant Culture [EXTENDED TEASER]

    Ep. 119: Transplant Culture [EXTENDED TEASER]
    Oct 13 2026
    Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration The term “transplant” refers to domestic migrants who move to major cities from small towns and suburbs. Closely related terms like “yuppie,” “PMC,” and “gentrifier” suggest high salaries, but the term “transplant” is indifferent to wealth, getting applied to anyone viewed as an outsider by locals. Failing to immediately integrate into their newfound communities, transplants quickly form bonds with one another and create their own “transplant culture.” But what does “transplant culture” look like? On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Nathan and Sebastien begin by identifying several important components of transplant culture: city subreddits, localisms, meetup groups, neighborhood nicknames, and urbanism. Particular focus is paid to Jeppson's Malört and Red Hot Ranch, with the two pointing to them as evidence of transplants’ propensity to overstate the importance of most local traditions to local culture. Nathan then coins the term “neighborhood classism” to describe the prejudice that transplants feel toward people who live in non-transplant neighborhoods. The episode rounds out with a survey of the most popular transplant neighborhoods in Chicago (Lincoln Park, Lake View, West Loop, and Wrigleyville) followed by a discussion about “nashvillification.” Links: Transplant - Urban Dictionary What we really mean when we call someone a "transplant" by Cece Xie HEY CHICAGO - There is a difference between being a transplant and having grown up in the suburbs Chicago Party Aunt - Twitter Chicago Party Aunt Tweets How ‘Chicago Party Aunt’ made the jump from Twitter to Netflix by Zach Long Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt” by Ryan Zickgraf How Swedish Malort Became Chicago's Mascot Bitter Drink by Melissa McEwen How Jeppson’s Malört became Chicago’s drink by Adriana Cardona-Maguigad Malört’s unlikely rise from a joke to Chicago’s drink by Adriana Cardona-Maguigad Why is Malört such a cultural thing in Chicago? malort.com Dollar Store Vernacular - CARI Chicago neighborhood names but if a transplant came up with them Artist dreams up 'A New Yorker's Guide to Chicago' by Blanca Rios A New Yorker’s Guide to Chicago A New Yorker’s Guide to Los Angeles A New Yorker's guide to DC A New Yorker's guide to SF People when they find out you don’t live in the “cool young” part of town ‘I Could Really See Myself Living Here,’ Says Woman in Most Expensive Neighborhood of City She’s Visiting. Why Does Wrigleyville look like Nashville? By Emily Mack Nashville-ification of Wrigleyville by citycastchicago on IG Ep. 87: Civil Servant Culture Ep. 119: Yuppies 2 w/ Dylan Gottlieb Artwork: Federales Tacos & Tequila - Fulton Market, Chicago Recorded on 10/5/2026
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    31 min
  • Ep. 118: Yuppies 2 w/ Dylan Gottlieb

    Ep. 118: Yuppies 2 w/ Dylan Gottlieb
    Sep 29 2026

    This week’s episode of Silent Generation revisits the subject of one of our most popular episodes: yuppies. These are the “young urban professionals” who flooded into finance, law, and politics during the 1980s. While the original episode on yuppies (Ep. 116: Yuppies) offered a comprehensive analysis of yuppie fashion, it neglected to address other important signifiers of yuppie taste like jogging and fine dining.

    To dive deeper into the topic, Nathan interviews college professor and historian Dylan Gottlieb about his recent book Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York. Nathan begins by asking Dylan about the inspiration behind the book and the story behind the “yuppie couple” featured on the cover. Dylan then offers insights into why deregulation (rather than individual greed) was responsible for the emergence of yuppies, why yuppies drew parallels between their arduous careers and the marathons that they ran, and why fine dining became such an important way for yuppies to express their identity and status.

    Links:

    Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York by Dylan Gottlieb

    Dylan Gottlieb’s Website

    Dylan Gottlieb’s Twitter

    Making Cents Podcast

    Artwork:

    Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko and Daryl Hannah as Darien Taylor in Wall Street (1987)

    from The Style of Wall Street by Victor Besnard

    Recorded on 9/18/2026
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    1 h et 16 min
  • Ep. 117: São Paulo

    Ep. 117: São Paulo
    Sep 22 2026

    On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Sebastien interviews Nathan about his most recent trip to Brazil. Nathan begins by sharing his impressions of São Paulo’s metro system and of the nearby railroad town of Paranapiacaba. He then details his time in Curitiba, where he rode the city’s bus rapid transit system, took the Serra Verde Express to Morretes, and saw capybaras in Parque Barigui. He concludes by sharing his insights into Florianópolis, a picturesque capital city in the south of Brazil, where he went on a disastrous hike.

    Links: Silent Generation 3rd Anniversary Party: https://partiful.com/e/0s2nRB7Xgo99JPjMnd5m?

    Artwork: São Paulo, 1970 by Cartorama

    Recorded on 9/15/2026
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    1 h et 10 min
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