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The apolitical politics of 'hawk tuah'; plus, cowboys are having a moment : It's Been a Minute What did the raunchy joke say to the podcast host? That we might need to pay attention to the "zynternet." Host Brittany Luse is joined by Slate's Luke Winkie and sex and culture writer Magdalene Taylor to understand why the "hawk tuah" phenomenon is emblematic of a corner of the internet that's both culturally and politically powerful.

Then, we're breaking down one of the most potent symbols in America: the cowboy. Brittany revisits her conversation with New York Times culture critic J Wortham, and Museum of Contemporary Art Denver director Nora Burnett Abrams to unpack the history of the symbol and explain why it continues to lasso Americans.

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'Hawk tuah,' the Zynternet, & the bro-vote; plus, cowboys are having a moment

'Hawk tuah,' the Zynternet, & the bro-vote; plus, cowboys are having a moment

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Hailey Welch, also known as the "hawk tuah girl" who some argue is meme from the "zynternet" via Tim and Dee TV/YouTube hide caption

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Hailey Welch, also known as the "hawk tuah girl" who some argue is meme from the "zynternet"

via Tim and Dee TV/YouTube

What did the raunchy joke say to the podcast host? That we might need to pay attention to the "zynternet." Host Brittany Luse is joined by Slate's Luke Winkie and sex and culture writer Magdalene Taylor to understand why the "hawk tuah" phenomenon is emblematic of a corner of the internet that's both culturally and politically powerful.

Then, we're breaking down one of the most potent symbols in America: the cowboy. Brittany revisits her conversation with New York Times culture critic J Wortham, and Museum of Contemporary Art Denver director Nora Burnett Abrams to unpack the history of the symbol and explain why it continues to lasso Americans.

This episode was produced by Barton Girdwood and Liam McBain with support from Corey Antonio Rose and Alexis Williams. Engineering support came from Phil Edfors. It was edited by Jessica Placzek. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sangweni.