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Before Google Drive, Gen X processed artifacts the way we handled most everything else: by burying it and hoping future people would care. Yup, you guessed it - this episode is all about time capsules — a concept so ironically Gen X it practically comes with a side of Twinkie and the sense of impending doom. From bicentennial school projects we definitely forgot about, to NASA flinging a gold record into deep space like 'here, aliens, have some Chuck Berry,' to Nickelodeon's pop culture treasure trove sitting somewhere underground until 2042, get comfy. We have a ton to talk about. Tune in like, NOW.

Episode links

A Brief History of Time (Capsules)
Time in a Box
Blasts from the Past: 7 Cool Historical Time Capsules
30 Interesting And Cool Historical Time Capsules
Time capsules are more popular than ever, as Americans take history into their own hands
How to create a time capsule
Andy Warhol’s Time Capsules
For America’s 250th Year, a Time Capsule to Stay Buried for 250 More
How engineers designed the America250 time capsule to last a quarter millennia

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Burying more than our feelings: the time capsule episode