190. What’s the Point of Nostalgia?
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Is it dangerous to live in the past? Why is Disney remaking all of its classic movies? And why does Angela get sentimental over a cup of soup and a free roll? 

• SOURCES:

• Julie Beck), senior editor at The Atlantic.

• Danielle Campoamor), freelance writer and reporter.

• Kyle Chayka), staff writer at The New Yorker.

• Amelia Dennis), research associate in psychology at the University of Bath.

• Erica Hepper), lecturer in personality/social psychology at the University of Surrey.

• Lucy Hone), director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience.

• Imran Rahman-Jones), freelance journalist.

• Florence Saint-Jean), executive director of Global Trauma Research.

• RESOURCES:

• "Pancultural Nostalgia in Action: Prevalence, Triggers, and Psychological Functions of Nostalgia Across Cultures)," by Erica Hepper, Constantine Sedikides, Bettina Zengel, et al. (*Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, *2024).

• "From Rosy Past to Happy and Flourishing Present: Nostalgia as a Resource for Hedonic and Eudaimonic Wellbeing)," by Erica Hepper and Amelia Dennis (*Current Opinion in Psychology, *2023).

• "Locating Nostalgia Among the Emotions: A Bridge From Loss to Love)," by Wijnand A.P. van Tilburg (*Current Opinion in Psychology, *2023).

• "Hindsight is 2022: The Psychology Behind Our Cultural Nostalgia)," by Kyle Chayka (*Town & Country, *2022).

• "Why We Reach for Nostalgia in Times of Crisis)," by Danielle Campoamor (*The New York Times, *2020).

• "Mulan: Disney Remakes and the Power of Nostalgia During Coronavirus)," by Imran Rahman-Jones (*BBC, *2020).

• "The Three Secrets of Resilient People)," by Lucy Hone (*TEDxChristchurch, *2019).

• "When Nostalgia Was a Disease)," by Julie Beck (*The Atlantic, *2013).

• EXTRAS:

• Big Five Personality Inventory), by *No Stupid Questions *(2024).

• Zoom)*, *by Istvan Banyai (1995).

• Peter and Wendy)*, *by J. M. Barrie (1911).