{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6626c0bb5dd0140012ca4c11/699ddfbe123f974082eaf37b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Happens to Youth Culture When Everyone’s Old?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6626c0bb5dd0140012ca4c11/1773943833804-9a4fd79c-751d-4459-8777-1ba086661167.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We dive into Greg Ip’s <a href=\"https://www.wsj.com/economy/over-65-congratulations-you-own-the-economy-5acea4c4?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdHnD-_4QdIsE79XFphO10IqvNr5Lx4k_YNjlj01Ns1xVde8YPByeBPfggW1Wg%3D&amp;gaa_ts=699dc463&amp;gaa_sig=HixDuk3t-ZsfEAmqfkWr8wat9vDPGSe0apuxd_z-aEuLc4nzAxlCTR9eOeT3iQ42j-FWW2a1spxnaCj3SVAlyg%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">article in the <em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> talking about how<em> </em>people aged 65 and older are healthier, wealthier, and, essentially, propping up the entire American economy. We also discuss if brands are going to shift their attention towards the “silver economy,” stretched adolescence, rotisserie chicken, books as cultural signals, and the death/end of the mass-market paperback.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Recommended this week:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Faltering-Tristan-Taylor/dp/1069924903\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Faltering</em> by Tristan Taylor</a></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronin_(film)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ronin</em></a> (dir. John Frankenheimer)</li><li><a href=\"https://music.apple.com/us/album/canada/1853996076\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Canada</em> - John Beltran and Placid Angels</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"with Clara Malley, Eli Williams, and Trey Taylor"}