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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

MAGA’s Cultural Moment (feat. Wesley Morris)

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6673 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Reging Moderates. I'm Jessica Tarlov. Scott and I talk a lot about politics, of course,

1:06.6

and tangentially the impact it has on culture and vice versa. Today I'm joined by Wesley Morris, who's been thinking, writing, and podcasting about culture for decades.

1:15.2

He's a Pulitzer Prize winning critic at The New York Times, and in fact, he's the only person to have ever won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism twice.

1:22.7

He's also a great friend, and I'm thrilled to have him here.

1:25.5

And just to be clear, we recorded this conversation

1:27.8

on Tuesday of last week. Thank you for joining me, Wesley. I cannot believe I'm on this show.

1:34.5

Is it like career achievement better than the Pulitzer? Or? It's just like I'm sitting in your living

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