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

July 12, 2024

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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