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8 Sep 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why We’re Hooked on Nostalgic TV

Popular Culture, Social Sciences, Society & Culture, TV & Film

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why We’re Hooked on Nostalgic TV

From comfort rewatches to streaming fatigue, old 2000s favourites are pulling us back more than ever. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne explores why nostalgia feels so good and what this trend reveals about today’s media landscape.

Guest: Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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