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The Fourth Turning Is Here What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

Neil Howe

The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon Twenty-five years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new theory of American history. Looking back at the last 500 years, they’d uncovered a distinct pattern: modern history moves in cycles, each one lastin...

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Good Hang with Amy Poehler

The hosts expressed strong enthusiasm for the title, noting that it explained an 80‑year historical cycle and forecast that millennials would become the next generation of heroes. They highlighted the book’s insight into how each generation resolves periods of chaos, framing it as a compelling framework for understanding the current era.

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Episode: Jennifer Lawrence

They said the book explained 80year historical cycles and predicted millennials would be the next generation of heroes, expressing strong enthusiasm for its ideas.

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There's this book that I'm obsessed with called The Fourth Turning. And it's all about how 80 years of history just keep repeating itself. And we're kind of getting at the end of the chaos era, which makes sense, right? For the past like 20 whatever years. But it's like each generation throughout the years have come forward to save like, you know, different eras from peril. And the millennials are going to be the heroes in the next, the next.

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

It was described as a book that examines the cyclical nature of history, suggesting that societies go through distinct seasons--spring, summer, autumn, and winter--and Tony used it to explain the current societal climate.

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There was a book I read it. I think it came out in the early 90s. It's called The Fourth Turning and it's it has a the conceit of the book is that there are seasons in history.

— Episode: Tony Robbins ON: Breaking Negative Think...

Episode: Tony Robbins ON: Breaking Negative Thinking & Unlo...

It was described as a book that examines the cyclical nature of history, suggesting that societies go through distinct seasons--spring, summer, autumn, and winter--and Tony used it to explain the current societal climate.

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There was a book I read it. I think it came out in the early 90s. It's called The Fourth Turning and it's it has a the conceit of the book is that there are seasons in history.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

This book by Strauss and Howe explains generational theory and how life is cyclical, and includes historical examples from the past.

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So if you read Strauss Howe about generational theory, there's a book called the fourth turning. I interview these guys.

— Episode: E477 Tony Robbins

Episode: E477 Tony Robbins

This book by Strauss and Howe explains generational theory and how life is cyclical, and includes historical examples from the past.

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So if you read Strauss Howe about generational theory, there's a book called the fourth turning. I interview these guys.

It's a book worth reading because what you'll be reading about how life is and it's like right now, and then they reveal it from 80 years ago from the New York Times.

Timcast IRL

The book "The Fourth Turning" was mentioned as a possible prediction of an economic collapse in 2028, which could lead to a fork in the road where Americans would have to choose between communism and fascism.

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If you read like "The Fourth Turning" and if you think that maybe we're on the verge of an economic collapse 2028, I'm very much concerned about the fork in the road that we will be at whereas a count...

— Episode: Timcast IRL #1031 Biological ATTACK On R...

Episode: Timcast IRL #1031 Biological ATTACK On Republican...

The book "The Fourth Turning" was mentioned as a possible prediction of an economic collapse in 2028, which could lead to a fork in the road where Americans would have to choose between communism and fascism.

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If you read like "The Fourth Turning" and if you think that maybe we're on the verge of an economic collapse 2028, I'm very much concerned about the fork in the road that we will be at whereas a country we're going to choose, I think much like the Weimar Republic had to choose, Germans had to choose at the end of the Weimar Republic between communism and fascism as the solution.

REAL AF with Andy Frisella

It was mentioned as a book theorizing that every 80 years, history repeats itself, which Andy Frisella agrees with and believes will ultimately end with a genocide.

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Have you read that book the fourth turning no so there's a basically the theory is every 80 years there's basically a repeat of history right and you know and I agree with what you're saying the pendu...

— Episode: 669. Andy, Andy Stumpf & DJ CTI: Outrage...

Episode: 669. Andy, Andy Stumpf & DJ CTI: Outraged American...

It was mentioned as a book theorizing that every 80 years, history repeats itself, which Andy Frisella agrees with and believes will ultimately end with a genocide.

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Have you read that book the fourth turning no so there's a basically the theory is every 80 years there's basically a repeat of history right and you know and I agree with what you're saying the pendulum goes back and forth and that's you know I'm around the same age as you I'm 44 and are in my life I've seen it go back and forth right and you have to and I the thing that concerns me is that I see it going further left yeah and then further right and at the end at some point in time over the course of history that usually ends with a genocide of some sort and so that's what scares me it's like you know when we were in the covid stuff and everything was going crazy you know there was no shortage of people who were on the covid bandwagon who were calling for the removal of somebody who wasn't vaccinated from society we had just in true dough one of the world one of the leaders of the world I mean comically but he's the fucking main dude up there in Canada talking about hey we don't know what we what are we going to do with these people they're a danger to society they were building literal camps so like it concerns me when you go back and like look at the things that how they behave during that time and then like what's the result gonna be now that's yeah dude and that's like that's kind of concerning

The Daily Stoic

This book was briefly mentioned during a discussion about the influence of historical events on individual lives and choices, illustrating the unpredictability of life circumstances and the importance of adapting to them.

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I was listening to a great book the other day I'm not sure if you've heard the fourth turning

— Episode: Why Reflection is a Super Power | Lt Col...

Episode: Why Reflection is a Super Power | Lt Colonel Mike...

This book was briefly mentioned during a discussion about the influence of historical events on individual lives and choices, illustrating the unpredictability of life circumstances and the importance of adapting to them.

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I was listening to a great book the other day I'm not sure if you've heard the fourth turning

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