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How "Low Culture" Captured Politics with Ross Benes

How "Low Culture" Captured Politics with Ross Benes

Update: 2025-08-20
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What if the cultural quirks of the late ’90s weren’t just nostalgia, but the blueprint for today’s America?


Join Atlas CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 265th episode of Objectively Speaking, where she interviews author Ross Benes about his new book “1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times,” which demonstrates how many of the strangest cultural features of 1999 have signaled and paved the way for the coarsening of American life today.


Ross Benes is an author, journalist, and research analyst who has written for outlets, including Huffpost, The Nation, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, and has also written several books, including The Sex Effect and Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold.

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How "Low Culture" Captured Politics with Ross Benes

How "Low Culture" Captured Politics with Ross Benes

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