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Every book Ben Wickler recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Ben Wickler has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of July 26, 2024.
- Ben Wickler has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of July 26, 2024.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of July 26, 2024.
- The 3 books Ben Wickler has mentioned in the most episodes, as of July 26, 2024: Finding Freedom, The Reasoning Voter and The Sum of Us.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Ben Wickler aired on July 26, 2024.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Ben Wickler appears on, in one place, not just one.
Ben Wickler appeared on various podcasts to discuss politics, elections, and historical activism. On The Ezra Klein Show, Wickler shared his top book recommendations, beginning with Samuel L. Popkin's The Reasoning Voter, which he stated he could not recommend strongly enough to the audience at the end of the interview. For his second recommendation, he highlighted Finding Freedom: The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Freedom Seeker by Ruby West Jackson and Walter T. McDonald, a work focusing on Wisconsin history and abolitionism. Later, during an appearance on Pod Save America, Wickler brought up Heather McGhee's book The Sum of Us. He used McGhee's insights to illustrate his political analysis, arguing that Republicans deliberately attempt to divide people by race in order to drain swimming pool economics and pull money out of the public sphere and away from essential goods that people need. Wickler utilized these books to emphasize voter behavior, local history, and economic arguments surrounding public resources.
Books Ben Wickler recommended or discussed
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Finding Freedom
Recommended“it's a book called Finding Freedom the untold story of Joshua Glover Freedom Seeker it's by Ruby West Jackson and Walter McDonald”
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The Reasoning Voter
Recommended“so the first book is one that I mentioned that I cannot recommend strongly enough the reasoning voter”
Where to get it
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The Sum of Us
Discussed“and i think being explicit that that's his strategy and that republicans try to divide people by race in order to you know as heather mcgee said on the pot let's drain the swimming pool economics to to pull money out of the public sphere out of the goods that people need”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Is Key to Election Victory. Can Kamala Harris Win It? | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-07-26 | 2 |
| How to Keep Wisconsin Blue in 2022 and Beyond | Pod Save America | Pod Save America | 2021-04-06 | 1 |