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Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

333: Gaudy and Banal with Paul Goldberger

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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News, News Commentary, Politics, National, Government

4.63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

James and Al hype Trump’s falling approval ratings, explain why even die-hard Republicans are starting to abandon him, and call out MAGA’s war on higher education, before giving us some good news about why there might be reasons for hope and change.  Then, they welcome architectural expert Paul Goldberger to discuss Trump’s war on our nation’s heritage as represented by our historical structures, and lay out why these buildings are so crucial to our sense of self and trust in our institutions.  They also dive into why our public buildings represent our democracy, and why their preservation is so important to our ideals and future..

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0:00.0

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0:17.9

Visit sumup.co.uk to learn more. Hello and welcome to Politics World Room with James Carville and I'm Al Hunt.

0:36.0

This week our guest is Paul Goldberger, one of the great

0:40.5

architectural critics of America. Remember, we love taking your questions, so write to

0:45.8

PoliticsWorroom at gmail.com for next week's show. Now we're going to get to as many as we can,

0:51.4

but don't forget to tell us where you're from. You can also get text updates about what's next for Politicon and Politics Warroom by shining

1:00.4

up at Politicon.com. Tell your friends about us and remind them to subscribe on Apple Podcasts,

1:07.6

Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast.

1:18.0

And please check out the links to our sponsors, Quince and Green Chef in our episode show notes.

1:23.4

We thank you for supporting these sponsors because it really helps make this podcast happen. Hey, James, you know, the White House believes that Americans are going to rally behind Trump as a global statements.

1:37.1

He claims he's resolved nine, ten wars, whatever.

1:40.7

I soon expect him to claim credit for ending the Peloponnesian wars.

1:45.3

But let's look at the Associated Press poll out last week.

1:49.5

Voters gave him credit for his role in the Gaza truce.

1:53.3

There's still a way to go, but he does deserve credit.

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