Podcast: Roseanne, Donald Glover and Desperate-Class TV – Roll Call

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Podcast: Roseanne, Donald Glover and Desperate-Class TV

Political Theater, Episode 20

Glover, left, and Barr (Getty Images)

By Jason Dick and Clyde McGrady

Posted May 23, 2018 at 5:00pm

President Donald Trump is a television fan and a polarizing figure in American culture. Two critically acclaimed television shows that just wrapped up their seasons reflect the political, cultural and economic anxieties of the era of Trump, CQ Staff Writer and cultural observer Clyde McGrady tells Jason Dick in this week’s Political Theater podcast.

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Opinion: Hollywood Discovers America!

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