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How “You’ve Got Mail” Explains '90s Internet Culture

How “You’ve Got Mail” Explains '90s Internet Culture

FromOffline with Jon Favreau


How “You’ve Got Mail” Explains '90s Internet Culture

FromOffline with Jon Favreau

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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Leave it to Tom Hanks to make internet catfishing seem so darn charming! This week, Offline’s Movie Club is watching “You’ve Got Mail,” the cozy, capitalist, and kind of creepy 90s classic. Remember when being online was a choice? When online dating was stigmatized? When Meg Ryan flounced around with unparalleled charisma? Max is joined by Crooked Executive Producer Kendra James and Jon Lovett (title unknown) to soak up the nostalgia of AOL, a roaring economy, and a time before Amazon.
Released:
May 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Offline with Jon Favreau is a different kind of Sunday show – a chance to step away from our Twitter-fueled news cycles to hear smarter, lighter conversations about all the ways that our extremely online existence is shaping everything from politics and culture to the how we live, work, and interact with one another. After more than a dozen conversations with guests like Stephen Colbert, Monica Lewinsky, Jia Tolentino, and Roxane Gay, it’s clear that people want these conversations to continue – that they’re interested in figuring out how we can regain control over our chaotic, hyperconnected world. That’s why Offline is here to stay. In the coming months, Jon will dig deeper into the internet abyss and beyond, exploring new topics with new guests from the worlds of news, politics, entertainment, sports, business, and more. Join Jon each week as he asks us to put down our screens, grab our headphones, and figure out how to live happier, healthier lives, both on and offline.