Has MAGA Culture Peaked?

Has MAGA Culture Peaked?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595929/fan_mail/new] It's not enough that MAGA controls all three branches of government, it wants to control the culture too. But what exactly is MAGA culture? Your favorite Boomer aesthetes trace the Republican cultural revolution, covering movies and TV, music, comedy and cultural institutions. From The Sound of Freedom and Gutfeld to the UFC and NFL, we’ll give you the lowdown of the high points of the grievance aesthetic and ask the question: how long can it last? Boomer Has It!  The transatlantic podcast you never knew you needed. About the Hosts Boomer Has It! brings together two seasoned writers from two different worlds to find common ground (or a good-natured argument) in the middle of the Atlantic through an unfiltered boomer lens. Join the Conversation We don’t just want to talk at you; we want to hear from you. Whether you agree with our take or think we’ve missed the mark entirely, get in touch: * Instagram: @boomer.has.it [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/boomer.has.it/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast] Support the Show If you enjoyed this episode, the best way to support us is to follow the show on your favorite app and leave a 5-star review. It helps us stay visible in a "fractured age" and keeps the conversation going. Two writers. Two cities. Two opinions. One perspective you won't find anywhere else.

Is Male Friendship in Crisis?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595929/fan_mail/new] Dude Desert? Guy Gridlock? Brocopalypse? A 2025 Gallup study revealed a disproportionate 25% of young American men suffering from severe daily isolation. JB and Jim trace the cultural evolution of male bonds—from the post-WWII "strong, silent" to the vulnerable "bromances" popularized by Judd Apatow and Ted Lasso to today’s "strong, violent type" idealized in the modern manosphere. If the male friendship deficit is real, do Boomers bear responsibility? Were they absent parents? Did they deliberately extract wealth from the economy, leaving behind a wasteland of financial destitution and unemployment? Or is it an imagined crisis?  Boomer Has It!  The transatlantic podcast you never knew you needed. About the Hosts Boomer Has It! brings together two seasoned writers from two different worlds to find common ground (or a good-natured argument) in the middle of the Atlantic through an unfiltered boomer lens. Join the Conversation We don’t just want to talk at you; we want to hear from you. Whether you agree with our take or think we’ve missed the mark entirely, get in touch: * Instagram: @boomer.has.it [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/boomer.has.it/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast] Support the Show If you enjoyed this episode, the best way to support us is to follow the show on your favorite app and leave a 5-star review. It helps us stay visible in a "fractured age" and keeps the conversation going. Two writers. Two cities. Two opinions. One perspective you won't find anywhere else.

Crime Novelist Charles Salzberg on Why We Can’t Get Enough

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595929/fan_mail/new] Why has crime (true and fictional) seized the culture? From books, plays, docs, features, series, and podcasts, crime is on a spree. This week Jim and JB talk to veteran crime novelist Charles Salzberg (author of the popular Swann series) about how everyone is a criminal at heart. As a bonus, Charles shares his top crime books and films.  Also, JB celebrates the centenary of a living British national treasure and salutes a woman in a café who has her two young kids reading books instead of phones. Readership lives! Boomer Has It!  The transatlantic podcast you never knew you needed. About the Hosts Boomer Has It! brings together two seasoned writers from two different worlds to find common ground (or a good-natured argument) in the middle of the Atlantic through an unfiltered boomer lens. Join the Conversation We don’t just want to talk at you; we want to hear from you. Whether you agree with our take or think we’ve missed the mark entirely, get in touch: * Instagram: @boomer.has.it [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/boomer.has.it/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast] Support the Show If you enjoyed this episode, the best way to support us is to follow the show on your favorite app and leave a 5-star review. It helps us stay visible in a "fractured age" and keeps the conversation going. Two writers. Two cities. Two opinions. One perspective you won't find anywhere else.

Luigi Mangione: Folk Hero or Villain?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595929/fan_mail/new] What does it mean to be a "folk hero?” While figures like Robin Hood and Paul Bunyan once inspired ideals, like wealth redistribution and frontier progress, today’s larger-than-life characters carry the scent of cynicism. Jim and JB trace the evolution of the folk icon, starting with the 1970s mystery of D.B. Cooper—the enigmatic hijacker who vanished into the clouds with a bag of loot— to the obsessive revival of the Unabomber manifesto and the zealous courthouse support for Luigi Mangione. We ask: Do today’s "folk villains" signal a legitimate breakdown in our social institutions or a reckless descent into nihilism? Boomer Has It!  The transatlantic podcast you never knew you needed. About the Hosts Boomer Has It! brings together two seasoned writers from two different worlds to find common ground (or a good-natured argument) in the middle of the Atlantic through an unfiltered boomer lens. Join the Conversation We don’t just want to talk at you; we want to hear from you. Whether you agree with our take or think we’ve missed the mark entirely, get in touch: * Instagram: @boomer.has.it [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/boomer.has.it/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast] Support the Show If you enjoyed this episode, the best way to support us is to follow the show on your favorite app and leave a 5-star review. It helps us stay visible in a "fractured age" and keeps the conversation going. Two writers. Two cities. Two opinions. One perspective you won't find anywhere else.

How Bad Was Queen Elizabeth II?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595929/fan_mail/new] As the UK commemorates the late Queen’s centenary and King Charles is scheduled to visit the US, Jim and JB discuss whether maybe the late Liz maybe wasn’t such a great queen after all, leaving a right royal mess in her wake. Was it all due to bad parenting? And Jim bewails the utter chaos represented by the recent gunfire at the White House Correspondents Dinner, as JB recommends a brilliant BBC satire called W1A — about the BBC itself. Break out the toast and marmalade! Boomer Has It!  The transatlantic podcast you never knew you needed. About the Hosts Boomer Has It! brings together two seasoned writers from two different worlds to find common ground (or a good-natured argument) in the middle of the Atlantic through an unfiltered boomer lens. Join the Conversation We don’t just want to talk at you; we want to hear from you. Whether you agree with our take or think we’ve missed the mark entirely, get in touch: * Instagram: @boomer.has.it [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/boomer.has.it/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BoomerHasItPodcast] Support the Show If you enjoyed this episode, the best way to support us is to follow the show on your favorite app and leave a 5-star review. It helps us stay visible in a "fractured age" and keeps the conversation going. Two writers. Two cities. Two opinions. One perspective you won't find anywhere else.