Ep. 170 - Thomas Frank - The Rob Burgess Show

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 170th episode, our guest is Thomas Frank. Thomas Frank is the author of “Listen, Liberal,” “Pity the Billionaire,” “The Wrecking Crew” and “What's the Matter with Kansas?” A former columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Harper's, Frank is the founding editor of The Baffler and writes regularly for The Guardian. He lives outside Washington, D.C. His new book, “The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism,” was published Tuesday. Join The Rob Burgess Show mailing list! Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message. Also please make sure to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available, including iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Twitter, Internet Archive, TuneIn, RSS, and, now, Spotify. The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com. You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com. If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email. Also, if you want to call or text the show for any reason, the number is: 317-674-3547.

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This episode was published on July 15, 2020.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 170th episode, our guest is Thomas Frank. Thomas Frank is the author of “Listen, Liberal,” “Pity the Billionaire,” “The Wrecking Crew” and “What's the...

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