'Hawk tuah,' the Zynternet, & the bro-vote; plus, cowboys are having a moment

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🗓️ 12 July 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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What did the raunchy joke say to the podcast host? That we might need to pay attention to the "zynternet." Host Brittany Luse is joined by Slate's Luke Winkie and sex and culture writer Magdalene Taylor to understand why the "hawk tuah" phenomenon is emblematic of a corner of the internet that's both culturally and politically powerful.

Then, we're breaking down one of the most potent symbols in America: the cowboy. Brittany revisits her conversation with New York Times culture critic J Wortham, and Museum of Contemporary Art Denver director Nora Burnett Abrams to unpack the history of the symbol and explain why it continues to lasso Americans.

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0:00.0	Christian nationalists want to turn America into a theocracy, a government under biblical rule.
0:07.0	If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.
0:12.0	I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely American
0:16.0	I'll take you inside the movement. Listen to Extremely American from Boise State Public
0:21.2	Radio, part of the NPR Network.
0:24.0	Hello, hello, I'm Brittany Loose and you're listening to
0:30.0	It's been a minute from NPR.
0:32.0	A show about what's going on in culture and why it
0:34.8	doesn't happen by accident.
0:37.0	A warning, This segment includes sexual references and Frank Talk about sex.
0:47.8	This week we're connecting the dots between a podcast network, one girl' triple X advice, and one million beers.
0:56.7	I know, I know.
0:58.3	How are all these things connected?
1:00.6	Well, we're going to find out with Slates Luke Winky and writer Magdalen Taylor, who covers sex and culture.
1:06.0	Luke, Magda, welcome to it's been a minute.
1:08.0	It's good to be here.
1:09.0	Thanks much for having me.
1:10.0	That's good to have you both.
1:12.0	All right, when I say Hawk, you say Tuh. You got it, Luke. That, of course, is a reference to the viral sensation known as Hawk Tua, which if you missed it, I'm going to try and
1:27.1	give you the most public radio explanation for it that I can.
1:31.7	Do y'all think I can do it with no bleeps?
1:33.0	I mean you're the professional so I assume this is not your first rodeo with stuff like this.
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