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Podcast: What Next | Daily News and Analysis
Episode: The Arts of the Deal
Description: How Donald Trump is attempting to shape the arts to his own liking, from installing himself as head of the Kennedy Center to canceling grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, throwing organizations and projects of all sizes into uncertainty and chaos.
Guests:
Alisa Solomon, director of the Arts & Culture concentration at the Columbia Journalism School
Katy Waldman, staff writer for the New Yorker.
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