1043 - The Obamalisk feat. Kate Wagner (6/8/26)

About this episode

Kate Wagner joins to discuss the design and implications of the Obama Presidential Center.

McMansion Hell writer and architecture critic Kate Wagner joins us for an early review of the Obama Presidential Center. We talk about its design, its architecture, its cloying message of “HOPE” that feels like Ludovico conditioning, and what it means as a final, definitive end of the Obama era and the Long 2010s. Check out McMansion Hell: https://mcmansionhell.com/ Follow Kate Wagner on X: https://x.com/mcmansionhell?lang=en And Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/katewagner.wehwalt.net

People in this episode

Host: Chapo Trap House

Guest: Kate Wagner

Topics covered

• architecture
• Obama Presidential Center
• design critique
• Obama era
• Long 2010s
• McMansion Hell

Keywords

• Obama Presidential Center
• Kate Wagner
• architecture
• design
• McMansion Hell
• Obama era
• Long 2010s

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McMansion Hell, Obama Presidential Center

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