From Donald Trump to Taylor Swift, the same names still run culture and politics
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From Donald Trump to Taylor Swift, the same names still run culture and politics
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August 29, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)
Rahm Emanuel, Taylor Swift, Enes Kanter Freedom, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Shannon Finney / Win McNamee / Christian Bruna / Jared Siskin / Patrick McMullan / Jamie McCarthy)
First hour listeners to Swift on the New Heights podcast almost double what Trump saw on Joe Rogan.
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