How to make nostalgia your psychological superpower

The 1990s are back — especially for Gen Z. CDs, flip phones, and '90s beauty trends are all having a moment among people in their teens and 20s. To understand why this generation is nostalgic for a past they didn't experience, Apple News In Conversation guest host Sam Sanders talks with psychologist Clay Routledge. Routledge is the author of Past Forward: How Nostalgia Can Help You Live a More Meaningful Life and executive vice president and COO at the Archbridge Institute. He explains what's fueling Gen Z's fascination with the '90s, when romanticizing the past can be harmful, and how looking back can make your future brighter.

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How to make nostalgia your psychological superpower is an episode from Apple News In Conversation.

This episode is 27:59 long.

This episode was published on Apr 16, 2026.

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