John McWhorter – 2024's Seismic Sociopolitical Shift

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennlourysubstack.comVideo Links0:00 Intro1:10 John feels Glenn’s pain2:36 Glenn: “I’m tired of being the black guy who has to call b******t on the race narrative”9:21 The monotonous groove of the race discourse12:35 John: “This is the most seismic sociopolitical shift of my lifetime”19:17 Ground News ad21:10 The H-1B conflict on the right26:24 The hard truths of global competition30:09 Luigi Mangione, folk hero?36:09 ACTA ad38:22 Glenn and John’s 2025 status44:52 Living on the edge of a weekly deadline46:45 Why did Al Jolson wear blackface?Recorded January 5, 2025Links and ReadingsCharles Sheeler’s painting, “River Rouge Plant”Coleman Hughes’s book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind AmericaJD Vance’s book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in CrisisMatt Taibbi on coverage of Luigi Mangione’s personal styleGlenn’s forthcoming book, Self-CensorshipRichard Bernstein’s book, Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz SingerTrailer for Al Jolson’s film, Mammy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe