Inauguration of Joe Biden

The inauguration was a jamboree of digital pomp, and saw the making of a star in Amanda Gorman. Zoe and Tom discuss the pageantry and celebrity and where it all fits within American political culture, plus their thoughts on the 'unity' message.

Om Podcasten

A podcast for the culturally curious that turns a critical eye on some of the most-hyped plays, books, films and music in recent years and asks where they came from and what they tell us about culture today. Zoe Strimpel is a historian of gender and intimacy, Sunday Telegraph columnist and sincere contrarian. Tom Stammers is a fair-minded historian of 19th century France and a lecturer in European history at Durham University - who nonetheless knows how to turn the screw when necessary. They've been yammering about culture together since university.