Remember the 2000s? A podcast about the dumbest decade in western history. So dumb most of it passed right through us without leaving us anything to think about...
Loiterers will not be prosecuted. Another ‘very special episode’ from Remember Shuffle, looking at the largest disruptor of military orthodoxy in the 2000s: Predator Drones. Predators give the ability to watch targets endlessly–before, during, and after strikes from hellfire missiles or operator raids. Obama ramps up the drone program significantly after his election as drones offer a technocratic solution to war that appeals perfectly to Obama’s liberal sensibilities.
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1:29:25
300: E67 Mullah-holland Drive
It’s Satrap! Leonidas and 299 of his closest platonic friends make the ultimate sacrifice for western civilization by beating back Globo Homo. One of the 2000s most famous graphic novel adaptations features a not-so-implicit reference to our war in the middle east to fight for freedom. When analyzing this very dumb movie, The Shuffle Bois discuss the various binaries underlying the Clash of Civilization narrative (freedom vs slavery, democracy vs autocracy, East vs West, sexual degeneracy vs probity) and its long-lasting impact on the Alt Right and Manosphere ethos and imagery.
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Producer Dillan can be reached at [email protected]
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1:25:24
Y2K Aesthetics: E66 Luigi’s McMansion | with Colette Shade
Let’s fall into a Y2K-Hole. The Shuffle bois turn to the world of pop culture and consumer aesthetics with expert guest Colette Shade, author of “Y2K: How the 2000’s Became Everything.” Colette walks us through what the defining features of the Y2K era were, the history of the dot com bubble, some of the period’s most iconic styles and movements (Y2K Futurism, Frutiger Aero, Blobject, 2K1, Techno-orientalism, McBling), as well as various manifestations of the intense sexism of the time.
Follow Colette on Twitter (@MsShade) and check her website out here: https://www.coletteshade.com/. Her tour dates are as:
1/8/2025 • 7:00 PM • Baltimore, MD
1/9/25 • 6:30 PM • New York, NY
1/15/25 • 6:00 PM • New Haven, CT
1/17/25 • 7:00 PM • Cambridge, MA
1/22/25 • 7:00 PM • Los Angeles, CA
1/24/25 • 7:00 PM • San Francisco, CA
2/1/25 • 6:00 PM • Washington, DC
2/6/25 • 7:00 PM • Baltimore, MD
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2000s Aestetics websites:
https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Category:2000s
https://cari.institute/
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1:00:35
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: E65 Talk Quirky To Me
Joined once more by Sam of @Thank_u_for_shopping (Follow her here: instagram.com/thank_u_for_shopping )
Our 5th entry in our ‘type of guy’ series. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl archetype and real life people are examined in our breakdown of Elizabethtown, The Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 500 Days of Summer, and Scott Pilgrim vs the World.
We break the criticism into 2 different qualities that we have opposing feelings about:
A woman that helps a man not be depressed anymore by helping him feel life again (stupid).
A quirky, independent free spirit that is fun and does exist in real life (good)
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1:03:58
Harry Potter: E64 MoneyQuaffle
We finally turn to the Boy Who Lived and discuss the Harry Potter franchise. The shuffle bois remind you of the plot of each of these seven books/films before turning to discuss their strength (their whimsical world) and their many weaknesses (their politics, their flat characters, and their complete lack of internal logic). En route, they discuss neoliberalism, racism, the corporatization of media, and most the lasting legacy of these books, turning an entire generation of people annoying.
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Btw, the term ‘Foreverism’ I mentioned is from Grafton Tanner
Remember the 2000s? A podcast about the dumbest decade in western history. So dumb most of it passed right through us without leaving us anything to think about, until now! We look at the most popular movies, subcultures, political movements, books, and video games of the decade and wonder what made them so popular to audiences in the 2000s, and how their legacy can still be seen today.
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