SPECIAL EP: Leftist Teen Drama In Conversation with Colette Shade

Leftist Teen Drama

In our second Special Episode of Leftist Teen Drama featuring a writer talking about her related body of work, Maria welcomes Colette Shade to the podcast to discuss her brilliant book of essays, Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was), just released on January 7, 2025. We deep dive into Colette’s essay collection, chatting about all things Y2K pop culture and leftist politics, including Colette’s affinity for DAWSON’S CREEK (1998-2003) and the fact that Y2K activists like Emma Nelson on DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION (2002-2015) were seen as “annoying.”

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ABOUT US:

MARIA DIPASQUALE (she/her; host/editor) is a Brooklyn-based union communicator, organizer, and writer who watches too much TV. She splits her free time between devouring teen dramas, creating this podcast, tenant organizing, and writing and reading (fan)fiction. Follow Maria on Twitter @Maria_DiP26, IG @mdzip, and tiktok @marialovesunions.

COLETTE SHADE (she/her, guest)’s writing has appeared in The New Republic, The Nation, Teen Vogue, Interview Magazine, The Baffler, and Gawker. Y2K: How the 2000's Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was) is her debut collection of essays, out now from Dey Street, an imprint of HarperCollins. Social media: @msshade on Instagram and Twitter; @coletteshade on Bluesky

JEFF MCHALE (he/him; producer) is an extremely online guy who plays games, works in the cannabis industry, and loves talking old TV.

Logo art by Maddy Wiryo

Maria and Jeff’s good union cats CLARENCE and VINNY may make an appearance and/or be mentioned.

intro song: Stomping the Room by Delicate Beats

All opinions shared on this show are that of individuals and do not represent the views of any organization we may be affiliated with.

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SOURCES DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• Pick up a copy of Y2K! Bookshop link to buy book and Audible link to buy audiobook. You can also check out excerpts published in Slate and UserMag!
• Catch Colette Shade on tour! Dates and locations listed on her website.

• November 29, 2024, The Nation, 25 Years Ago, the Battle of Seattle Showed Us What Democracy Looks Like by Colette Shade
• No Logo by Naomi Klein
• March 10, 1997, The New Yorker, The Cool Hunt by Malcolm Gladwell
• The Merchants of Cool documentary
• Girl Model documentary
• This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein
• The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America by Greg Grandin

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SUGGESTED FURTHER READING:

• December 16, 2024 Teen Vogue, The Great Recession: What Happened and How the Aftermath Explains Trump’s Political Success by Colette Shade
• November 14, 2024, The New Republic, Elon Musk Has Always Been Like This. So Has Silicon Valley. by Colette Shade