The US Presidential Election
Roger L. Simon and Moustafa Bayoumi on the Trump effect on culture; Michael Friedman sings the State of the Union; Amanda Hess on emojis as art; Sigal Samuel's literary ancestry.
Following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, we discuss the implications for arts and culture with screenwriter and novelist, Roger L. Simon, author of The Perils of Coming Out Conservative in Hollywood, and writer and academic Moustafa Bayoumi, author of This Muslim American Life.
Composer Michael Friedman talks us through his State of the Union Song Book, a musical odyssey that saw him travel to 12 US states during the presidential campaign.
In an emotionally charged week in politics, New York Times journalist Amanda Hess tells presenter Tina Daheley why a New York gallery has acquired the original digital emoji symbols.
And, after months of identity politics dominating public discourse in America, Sigal Samuel goes on a literary quest to trace her Jewish ancestry among the hidden bookshelves of Brooklyn.
(Photo: American football fans wearing emoji masks. Credit: Norm Hall/Getty Images)
Presenter: Tina Daheley
Producer: Kirsty McQuire
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