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Kurt Andersen & Michael Hirschorn: Reality Used to be a Friend of Mine
Podcast Episode | 78 min | News
John is joined by writer/editor/producers Kurt Andersen and Michael Hirschorn-longtime friends, former business partners, and intellectual entrepreneurs extraordinaire-to take stock of the Trump Era in our politics and culture. The three ...See moreJohn is joined by writer/editor/producers Kurt Andersen and Michael Hirschorn-longtime friends, former business partners, and intellectual entrepreneurs extraordinaire-to take stock of the Trump Era in our politics and culture. The three old friends discuss the once and future president's reelection, his cabinet picks (one of whom, Kurt reveals, was his college cocaine dealer), and the ways in which the spread of the logic and reality TV not only explains the Trump phenomenon but that of Elon Musk, RFK Jr, and Luigi Mangione. Kurt and Michael also riff on the books, movies, and TV shows that floated their boats this year, from Wicked and Somebody Somewhere to Kendrick Lamar's GNX. See less
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Updated Dec 16, 2024
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Dec 16, 2024 (United States)

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