Swords & Starships

Childhood Nostalgia Books

August 27, 2021 Brittney & Joshua Season 1
Swords & Starships
Childhood Nostalgia Books
Show Notes

Join Brittney and Joshua for a deep dive into the history of the word nostalgia and rekindle old feels for some beloved childhood books.

Brittney's Picks:

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede
Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

Joshua's Picks:

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, ill. by Stephen Gammell
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander   
  
Some articles I referenced in researching our history with nostalgia:

All in the Mind podcast with Sana Qadar and guest Dr. Krystine Batcho
When Nostalgia Was a Disease from the Atlantic article by Julie Beck
How Nostalgia Works from How Stuff Works by Julia Layton

Any word nerd worth their salt knows to get their etymology from etymonline


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