Is global culture dead? | The Economist
June 14, 2026
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as posted by the channelAmerica’s grip on popular culture is loosening. Many predicted that globalisation would lead to a stale, worldwide monoculture, where everyone watched and listened to the same things. But new analysis says otherwise.
Tom Wainwright, The Economist’s media editor, joins Adam Roberts, foreign editor, to unpack what he’s discovered and explain why there’s been a revival of home-grown content across music and television.
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