The Cool: A 20th Century Phenomenon

Host Nate Wilcox talks with Ted Gioia about the birth of "the cool" in the jazz scene of the 1920s and 30s, its explosion into the mass consciousness in the 1950s, its reign through the rock era and its eventual death at the turn of the millennium, drowned in commercial hype. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices