Wesley Morris - MAGA’s Cultural Moment | Raging Moderates

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Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Wesley Morris joins Jessica for a sharp, funny, and deeply thoughtful conversation about the intersection of politics and culture. They unpack the rise of right-wing aesthetics, why the left feels adrift, those weird rings that adult men suddenly started wearing, and how trans rights became a political flashpoint. Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov. Follow Prof G, @profgalloway. Follow Raging Moderates, @RagingModeratesPod. 00:00 Intro 01:55 The 2016 episode of “Still Processing” was raw and deeply resonant. What was on your mind as you recorded it? 07:53 Politics doesn’t seem to hit like it did in 2016. What does that say about our culture now? 15:30 What do you make of the fact the right is having a cultural renaissance moment, and the left is kind of adrift? 24:50 Ad Break 25:46 Has the left, in spotlighting trans rights, partly fueled the right’s backlash? 46:02 What’s one issue that makes you rage, and one thing you think we should all calm down about? #scottgalloway #politics #trump #tarrifs #republicanparty #democraticparty #tradewar #medicare #socialsecurityretirement #kamalaharris #trumpnews #trumppresidency #republicanparty #democrats #jessicatarlov