How Trump’s America Is Changing Pop Culture

Описание: A year into the second Trump administration, popular culture continues morphing to match the moment. From Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad and GQ interview to fan reactions following Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” and the Trump-themed NBA YoungBoy tour, stars and their audiences are working out where the lines are now.

The Popcast hosts Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli were joined by their colleague Ross Douthat, an opinion columnist and the host of the video podcast “Interesting Times,” to discuss how culture and politics collided in 2025.

00:01:50 Intro to the NYT podcast team up
00:04:55 Trump and popculture
00:06:12 Cultural consolidation
00:09:09 Sydney Sweeney’s genes/jeans
00:14:30 Gender, conservatism, and Taylor Swift
00:24:50 Celebs and the republican label
00:27:20 Trump and rap music
00:30:20 Conservative coalitions
00:35:40 Historical context
00:37:30 Cancel culture, Red Scare and Nick Fuentes
00:44:15 Project vs performance
00:56:03 Super Bowl
00:59:10 Snack Time!

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