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Episodes · 12 months
15
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Dec 2025
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 1 of 3,584, 4 of 3,862, 0 of 4,115, 3 of 4,226, 3 of 4,731, 2 of 4,438, 2 of 4,230, 0 of 4,319, 0 of 4,515, 0 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
All time
42
+15 via 13 narrower
On record
27
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
4mo ago
Jul 3, 2026
via Nostalgia and Memory
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp13 people
54%
46%
- Nostalgia as problematic distortion7 people · 54%
- Nostalgia as psychological benefit6 people · 46%
Nostalgia as problematic distortion
Nostalgia is a negative or dangerous force that exploits consumers, obscures reality, or allows people to avoid accountability.
7 people · 4 episodes
Joey Bizinger views nostalgia as a negative emotion because it is often manufactured by corporations to exploit a desire for the past.
“I don't like it is cuz I feel like it's manufactured to make me miss things of a better time.”
Trash Taste · May 2026 · 3 episodes · 2.5M views on this topic
Connor Colquhoun agrees with the characterization of nostalgia as a negative emotion based on the formal definition of the term.
“I agree with you about nostalgia being negative emotion though.”
Trash Taste · May 2026 · 3 episodes · 2.5M views on this topic
Mark claims that people should focus on the present rather than mourning the past because nostalgia is counterproductive.
“I don't really miss that much I really don't miss much about you know you could get nostalgic about the things of childhood but I feel like that's like a universal feeling no matter what but also at the same time I really like the now”
Distractible Podcast · Dec 2024 · 6 episodes · 1.7M views on this topicNostalgia as psychological benefit
Nostalgia functions as a positive psychological resource that provides meaning, emotional regulation, and personal enjoyment.
6 people · 6 episodes
CR
Nostalgia serves as a psychological resource that helps individuals regulate their emotions and find meaning by connecting with meaningful past experiences.
“what happens is you're not running to the past and hiding you're reaching into the past to pull into the present experiences that will help guide you and then that puts you on the path forward”
Jordan B Peterson · Nov 2021 · 1 episode · 339K views on this topic
The speaker finds the return to playing games like To The Moon to be a very nostalgic experience.
“Man it's so nostalgic to be back playing a game like this”
PewDiePie · Dec 2017 · 2 episodes · 8.8M views on this topicS
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Nostalgia acts as a powerful psychological force that can override established storytelling in wrestling, as seen with the reaction to the Rock versus Hogan match.
“This thing that they were supposed to follow of Rock the Good guy, Hogan the bad guy got completely thrown out the window because of the power of the dopamine that is gathered from nostalgia.”
Insight with Chris Van Vliet · Sep 2025 · 1 episode · 346K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topicIncludes episodes tagged with a narrower subject. Each is marked with the subject it came in through.
We Went to the Hannah Montana 20th Anniv. Premiere! + SLOMW: Jessi’s Husband Files Restraining Order
75%
Dark Carmen Salinas Secret, School Pictures Tied To Epstein Files & McDonalds Conspiracies! - Ep.186
85%
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Aug 2017