Episode

Will It Ever Be Cool to Be Conservative?

Podcast: Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
Published: Dec 18, 2025
Duration seconds: 4068
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Summary

Edgelords, Groypers, Sydney Sweeney’s jeans. American pop culture is having a right-wing moment. Ross recently joined the “Popcast” hosts Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli to debate whether it will ever be truly cool to be conservative in Hollywood.