In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee reads a passage from Cathy Porter's excellent biography of Alexandra Kollontai about the events of the year 1922 when Kollontai turned 50. Her standing in the Party was at its worst and her marriage to Dubenko was falling apart. It was during this time that she wrote her "Letters to Working Youth," trying to share her experience and advice with the younger generations. On this episode, Ghodsee discusses generational politics with her daughter and why Millennials and members of Generation Z (the Zoomers) are so resentful toward the Baby Boomers and Gen X.
Mentioned in this episode is Baz Luhrmann's 1999 song "Everyone is free to wear sunscreen."
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