This year, right-wing groups at home and abroad were animated by wistful recollections of the past. On this week's On the Media, hear how nostalgia is weaponized in politics. Plus, a deep dive into newspaper archives reveals that we’ve been having the same debates for over a century.
1. Sophia Gaston [@sophgaston)], social researcher and the Head of Foreign Policy & UK Resilience at UK think tank Policy Exchange, on the use of nostalgia as a cultural and political force in Europe. Listen).
- Adam Serwer [@AdamSerwer)], staff writer at The Atlantic, and the author of “The Cruelty Is the Point," on weaponized nostalgia in American discourse. Listen).
3. OTM correspondent Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger)] speaks with political scientist Paul Fairie [@paulisci)] about at some of the big media narratives that felt representative of 2022 and how little has changed in our political discourse. Listen.)
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Berceuse in D Flat Major by Ivan Moravec
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