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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: Is this just the worst era of American pop culture … ever?
Description: Writer and critic Spencer Kornhaber just published a similarly-titled piece in The Atlantic: “Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?” According to Betteridge’s law of headlines, the answer to both versions of that question is just, plain, “No.” And maybe it is. Maybe even probably it is. But maybe it’s more complicated than that, too. This hour, we wonder just how bad things actually have gotten with our popular culture. GUESTS: Taneisha Duggan: Director of arts, culture, and entertainment for the city of Hartford Xandra Ellin: A producer a...