Episode
Trump Gives DC Architecture A MAGA Facelift (with Heather Cox Richardson)
- Published
- Feb 19, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3847
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://audioboom.com/posts/8863045
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/runaway-country-with-alex-wagner-485012/episodes/trump-gives-dc-architecture-a-maga-facelift-with-heather-cox-richardson/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/runaway-country-with-alex-wagner-485012/trump-gives-dc-architecture-a-maga-facelift-with-heather-cox-richardson.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
President Trump has torn down the East Wing of the White House, re-named the Kennedy Center, and proposed an “Independence Arch”. This week, Alex speaks to architect Neil Flanagan about the damage being done to Washington’s historic buildings, as well as the feasibility of his future projects. Then, she’s joined by Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author of the Substack, “Letters from an American” to analyze how the remaking of America’s capitol lines up with the tried and true methods of authoritarian leaders.