The Cold War roots of the denim wars, with Taylor DeClue

Dr. Saaka sits down with decoder and pattern-analyst Taylor DeClue: the Cold War roots of the Sydney Sweeney vs. Gap denim wars, Levi's Stadium, Plato's cave, robots from Metropolis to Westworld, Drake and AI, Project Texas, and how to stay informed without getting stuck in fear. Part 1 of 2. Chapters: 0:00 Meet Taylor DeClue 5:00 Doomsday decoding vs. pattern recognition 9:00 The Cold War and the denim wars 15:30 Milk, trad wives and Levi's Stadium 21:00 Turning Point and the power grid 30:00 America as a pyramid and Plato's cave 35:00 Robots, AI and Westworld 45:00 Lindsay Clancy and trauma loops 53:20 Drake, Spirit and AI 1:00:40 Freedom, fear and Project Texas Website: https://subtleurbansexappeal.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WDJjs8... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... RSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/... Submit a question: subtleurbansexappeal@gmail.com Visuals: the SUSA lamb artwork from subtleurbansexappeal.com with real, credited photos and logos. No AI-generated imagery; the audio is the original episode. Image credits: • Sydney Sweeney at Berlinale 2023.jpg: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) • Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989, people walking.jpg: Raphaël Thiémard from Belgium., CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) • Jeans Jeans Jeans.jpg: Jcjeansandclothes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) • Levi's Stadium interior 1.jpg: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) • Pyramid of Cheops - side.jpg: kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) • Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, Plato's Cave, 1604, NGA 62542.jpg: After Cornelis van Haarlem / Jan Saenredam, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) • Boris Bilinski (1900-1948) Plakat für den Film Metropolis (1).jpg: Boris Bilinsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)