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First published in 1962, this wonderfully provocative book introduced the notion of "pseudo-events" - events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order to be reported - and the contemporary definition of celebrity as "a person who is known for his well-knownness". Since then Daniel J. Boorstin's prophetic vision of an America inundated by its own illusions has become an essential resource for any listeners who wants to distinguish the manifold deceptions of our culture from its few enduring truths.

Americans have come to tolerate, embrace, and even champion many things that would have horrified their parents' generation - from easy divorce and unrestricted abortion on demand to extreme body piercing and teaching homosexuality to grade schoolers. Does that mean today's Americans are inherently more morally confused and depraved than previous generations? Of course not, says veteran journalist David Kupelian.

Pseudo Millennial is a podcast for the ones caught between the ‘99 and 2000s. Pseudo Millennials are a taste too young to be a millennial but definitely don't identify with 'Gen Z', year parameters be damned. But above all, Pseudo Millennial is an audio diary and space for personal anecdotes, reflection, societal and cultural discussion, and interviews by host, resident 20 something, and Pseudo-Millennial-in-Charge, Jerusalem Truth.