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Did anyone else see Season 11, Episode 01 of "The X-Files" (aired Jan. 3, 2018), where the Cigarette Smoking Man name-checked the Fourth Turning, and made it part of his personal canonical beliefs?

That was the first time I'd ever heard the Strauss & Howe theory mentioned in mainstream popular culture.  Not that the creators/directors gave us much understanding of its nuances.

The idea was bound to seep in sooner or later.