Why people recommend it
Listen, Liberal by Thomas Frank is a provocative political critique examining how the Democratic Party abandoned the working class in favor of professional elites. The book featured prominently on several podcasts, receiving high praise from Zephyr Teachout on The Ezra Klein Show, where she described the work as a vital call to action concerning the future trajectory of the Democratic Party and noted its thematic ties to the author's previous writing. On The Book Review podcast, host Pamela Paul welcomed Thomas Frank to discuss his provocative release, eventually reminding listeners of the complete subtitle and the core question regarding what happened to the party of the people. Throughout the interview segments, Thomas Frank directly addressed the central arguments of his work, emphasizing to listeners the heavy political and social costs of refusing to confront these uncomfortable truths square in the face. The guest and hosts dissected the broader implications of these political shifts, exploring how the leadership's focus shifted away from traditional labor constituents. These discussions highlighted the enduring relevance of the text, presenting it as an essential reading for anyone seeking to understand modern political alignments and the ongoing debates within progressive political circles today.
Who recommended it
- Pamela Paul Recommended
- Thomas Frank Discussed
- Zephyr Teachout Recommended
Pamela Paul — 3 mentions
“Thomas Frank is here to talk about his new book listen liberal”
“and that's pretty much the way Thomas Frank means you to say the title of his new book listen liberal or whatever happened to the party of the people”
“the book again is called listen liberal or whatever happened to the party of the People by Thomas Frank for some crazy reason”
Thomas Frank — 2 mentions
“but this the point that I making in listen liberals that they have a cost you know there's a cost to uh not looking this thing Square in the face”
“and this is this is the point of of listen liberal that that I really want your listeners to understand”
Zephyr Teachout — 1 mention
“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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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“he's the author of uh what's the matter with Kansas and uh and he has a new book called listen liberal”