Listen "What Game of Thrones Has Taught Us About Politics"
Episode Synopsis
"Winter is coming," they warned us, and the seventh season of Game of Thrones might have proved them right. But no one mentioned that winter in Westeros would coincide with so many troubling events in real-world politics. In this episode, Megan Garber, staff writer for The Atlantic, joins Radio Atlantic cohosts Alex Wagner and Matt Thompson for a conversation about lessons from the show, and other recent pop culture.
- If you're not a Game of Thrones fan, or don't want to be spoiled, worry not: the second segment of our conversation (around the 16:30 mark) turns beyond the show to discuss recent movies, books, and TV shows with political lessons to offer.
- If you are a Game of Thrones fan, be forewarned: we discuss spoilers up to and including the final episode of season 7.
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- If you're not a Game of Thrones fan, or don't want to be spoiled, worry not: the second segment of our conversation (around the 16:30 mark) turns beyond the show to discuss recent movies, books, and TV shows with political lessons to offer.
- If you are a Game of Thrones fan, be forewarned: we discuss spoilers up to and including the final episode of season 7.
For links and other show notes, go here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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