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Every book Jared Abbott recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • Jared Abbott has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of October 24, 2025.
  • Jared Abbott has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 24, 2025.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of October 24, 2025.
  • The 2 books Jared Abbott has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 24, 2025: Rust Belt Union Blues and We're Still Here.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Jared Abbott aired on October 24, 2025.

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Guest on The Ezra Klein Show · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Jared Abbott appeared on The Ezra Klein Show in October 2025 to discuss economic populism and the Democratic Party. To illustrate broader economic and social shifts in American politics, Abbott recommended two insightful sociological books. First, he recommended Rust Belt Union Blues by Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, pointing out that the book explores the hollowing out of associational life in the Rust Belt and how those changes have influenced the political shift to the right in those communities. Second, Abbott recommended Jennifer M. Silva's We're Still Here, describing it as a beautiful book examining working-class life in Northeast Pennsylvania. He emphasized that the work reveals the profound depth of working-class disillusionment with all major institutions. These recommendations aligned closely with Abbott's analytical focus on labor, institutional decay, and the socio-economic grievances driving contemporary political realignments across America's working-class regions.

Books Jared Abbott recommended or discussed

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  1. Rust Belt Union Blues

    Lainey Newman; Theda Skocpol · Recommended · 1 episode

    Rust Belt Union Blues by Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol is a sociological study that investigates the hollowing out of community organizations and associational life across the American Rust Belt, examining how these economic and social shifts have fueled a political move toward the right in those regions.

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    “So, one is, um, very similar to the point I was just making, this book by the Scotch Pole and and Laney Newman called Rust Belt Union Blues, which talks about the hollowing out of associational life and in the rust belt and the ways that's affected um, you know, the move to the right in those areas.”
    The Ezra Klein Show Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party? | The Ezra Klein Show 2025-10-24 Listen at 1:05:01
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    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. We're Still Here

    Jennifer M. Silva · Recommended · 1 episode

    We're Still Here by Jennifer M. Silva is a sociological non-fiction book that investigates working-class life, economic anxiety, and social alienation in industrial communities.

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    “Another one is this beautiful book that's a few years old now um called We're Still Here by Jennifer Silva, which looks at working-class life in Northeast Pennsylvania and just shows the utter disillusionment that working-class people have with all institutions and the the depth of the problem that we have in trying to rebuild trust in institutions.”
    The Ezra Klein Show Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party? | The Ezra Klein Show 2025-10-24 Listen at 1:05:16
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party? | The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein Show2025-10-242