A conversation with Oliver Lee Bateman, a writer and academic who has written for Vice, Teen Vogue, The American Conservative, Al-Jazeera, The Ringer, The Atlantic, and more. He also served as co-host of the podcast, What's Left, which examined politics and culture in the US.

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(0:00) Intro
(11:55) Doing movie extra work in Pittsburgh
(27:00) How the Trump era compromised journalism / writing
(44:02) How Trump’s 2016 campaign mirrors the Dusty Rhodes “hard times” promo
(1:02:54) The concept of “punching down”
(1:23:11) “Yacht Man,” the subject of Oliver’s favorite article that he’s written
(1:43:26) “Kids in Cages” and the opportunism of politics
(1:57:44) Greatest wrestlers of all time