It’s Not Just Politics: Trump Has Reshaped Pop Culture
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Is Donald Trump the chicken or the egg? On the cusp of his second administration, the hosts of dissect whether the president-elect is a cause or symptom of trends in popular culture.

Plus, Michelle brings all the nostalgia to the Christmas party.

*(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) *

Recommended in this episode:

• “The Shape of Water)” directed by Guillermo del Toro
• “Yellowstone)” created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson
• “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism)” by Robin DiAngelo
• ‘Erasure)” by Percival Everett
• “American Fiction)” directed by Cord Jefferson
• ‘The Elementary Particles)” by Michel Houellebecq
• “The Plot Against America)” by Philip Roth
• “It Can’t Happen Here)” by Sinclair Lewis
• “Reagan: His Life and Legend)” by Max Boot

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