{"podcast":{"title":"Silent Generation","slug":"silent-generation-6734898","podcast_index_feed_id":6734898,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/silentgeneration/feed.xml","website_url":"https://silentgeneration.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17628020/Podcast_Artwork_1.jpeg","author":"Silent Generation","episode_count":114,"summary":"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. Find us on Instagram: silent.generation","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T00:17:31.203873+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/silent-generation-6734898"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 94: Soft Colonial Wanderlust","slug":"ep-94-soft-colonial-wanderlust","published_at":"2026-02-10T12:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/silent-generation-6734898/ep-94-soft-colonial-wanderlust","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/silent-generation-6734898","url":"https://silentgeneration.podbean.com/e/ep-104-soft-colonial-wanderlust/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3eiz9bbtrfpg2fvs/Soft_Colonial_Wanderlust_Final_Edit.mp3","summary":"Soft Colonial Wanderlust is a Victorian-inspired consumer aesthetic that was popular from the late 1980s to mid 2010s. It consists of black and white photographs, hand-colored photographs, antiquated technology, chinoiserie, japonisme, and general orientalism. Nathan and Breanna detail the aesthetic in this week’s episode of Silent Generation, from its murky origins in ‘60s/‘70s British animation to its eventual identification by CARI in 2017. They discuss how Twee is the “girl version” of Soft Colonial Wanderlust, how hand-colored photographs serve as the foundation for the aesthetic’s color scheme, and how Soft Colonial Wanderlust differentiates itself from Steampunk by eschewing digital technology. Links:Soft Colonial Wanderlust Pinterest Board: https://www.pinterest.com/silentgeneration/soft-colonial-wanderlust/Soft Colonial Wanderlust CARI PageSoft Colonial Wanderlust Aesthetics Wiki PageWhat is Soft Colonialist Wanderlust? Facebook GroupSoft Colonialist Wanderlust Are.na Pagehttps://anemptyblissbeyondthisworld.neocities.org/CARI/soft-colonialThe surprising evolution of hipsters in the 2000sThe Mysterious Geographic Explorations Of Jasper Morello Artwork:Hendrick's Gin \"Escape\" Recorded on 01/31/2026","meta_description":"Soft Colonial Wanderlust is a Victorian-inspired consumer aesthetic that was popular from the late 1980s to mid 2010s. It consists of black and white phot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4761,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/silent-generation-6734898/episodes/ep-94-soft-colonial-wanderlust/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/silent-generation-6734898/ep-94-soft-colonial-wanderlust.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}