2024 Leaves No Doubt: The Television Age Is Over

Our politics is catching up to a cultural transformation.

At the New York Times, Ross Douthat takes note of one of the signal features of the 2024 election cycle:

In 2024, the media future . . . [is] embodied by the sex-and-relationships podcaster and the bro comedians who scored important interviews with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this month — with the host of “Call Her Daddy,” Alex Cooper, tossing Harris questions about abortion and student loans, while the comics Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh chatted with Trump about his nicknaming strategy on their show, “Flagrant.” . . . The nominees and their running mates have consistently submitted to interviews with shows and personalities who were barely on my radar screen.