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Books by Thomas Frank mentioned on podcasts

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3 books across 15 episodes on 8 podcasts.

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  1. What's the Matter with Kansas?

    11 mentions · Breaking Points, Interesting Times, Modern Wisdom

    What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank is a penetrating political analysis that investigates why working-class voters in conservative heartlands frequently support political platforms and economic policies that appear to run counter to their own financial self-interest.

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    “So, there is an element of it where I mean remember what's the book Thomas Frank What's the Matter with Kansas?”
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  2. Listen, Liberal

    9 mentions · The Ezra Klein Show, The Tucker Carlson Show, The Book Review

    Listen, Liberal by Thomas Frank is a critical examination of how the Democratic Party abandoned the working class in favor of professional elites.

    Recommended
    “Um, and then listen liberal. Listen liberal by Thomas Frank who wrote What's the Matter with Kansas? Who had a call to arms about the future of the Democratic Party about 10 years ago.”
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  3. The Conquest of Cool

    1 mention · The Ezra Klein Show

    The Conquest of Cool by Thomas Frank is a cultural history that examines how the anti-consumerist counterculture of the 1960s was co-opted by the advertising industry and mainstream business.

    Recommended
    “so the first one is the conquest of cool by Thomas Frank one of my favorite books of all time”
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