EXP Podcast #616: In Search of the Y2K Aesthetic

Archival image of me as a teen in the year 2000

It's time to travel back to the far flung past to analyze a pseudo-future that never came to pass.  But don't worry, you have expert guides at your disposal: Jorge and I came of age in this world of virtual insanity.  Ah, yes: Y2K (and the adjacent years).  Inspired by a recent article from Fanbyte, we don our cyber goggles and strap on our fish-eye lenses to examine the Y2K aesthetic, its legacy, and its rediscovery.

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Show Notes:

- Runtime: 38 min 35sec

- "Video Games Are Leading the Return of the Y2K Aesthetic," by De'Angelo Epps, via Fanbyte

- Music by Brad Sucks