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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 46 MIN

Fighting the Pope

from The Politics Lab · host Philip Barker

This week, Bill and Phil take on Donald Trump’s escalating clash with the Pope—from social media provocations and questionable theology to a broader question about faith, power, and political messaging. They then turn to Hungary’s elections as a test of populism’s durability and close with a look at Iran’s viral AI-generated LEGO-style propaganda videos, which are unexpectedly winning the online narrative war.

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