The Michael Moore Podcast3 Dec 2020

Ep. 143: What's The Matter With Populism? (feat. Thomas Frank)

Thomas Frank is a historian and author behind classic books such as "What's that Matter With Kansas?" and "Listen, Liberal." His work has exposed the cynicism and corruption behind the conservative movement and Republican party, the cataclysmic failures of the liberal establishment and the Democratic party, along with the corporate elite that they all serve. He joins Michael to discuss the necessary defeat of Trump, what to expect from the Democrats, and how our only hope for real, positive change is through mass, democratic, citizen-led movements and not through the current political system or the Democratic party. The people must lead the politicians, not the other way around.

Recent Thomas Frank articles:

Ding-dong, the jerk is gone. But read this before you sing the Hallelujah Chorus
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/07/trump-defeat-election

We need to reclaim populism from the right. It has a long, proud leftwing history
‘Populist’ has become shorthand for racist authoritarianism. But the first populists were progressive labor activists who fought for democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/12/we-need-to-reclaim-populism-from-the-right-it-has-a-long-proud-leftwing-history

Read his books!

The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781250798480

Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781250118134

What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9780805077742

Music in the episode:

"This Land Is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZjrfGcb3A2PMGA1vRNgSk

"This Land Is Your Land" @OccupyLA - Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman)
https://youtu.be/E1ImQ7Ylvdo

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(256)

Ep. 329: The Tables Are Turning and It's About Time

It’s the eve of the 2024 election, with just about 36 hours to go until the polls close, and Michael Moore is feeling… honestly… pretty damn good. And who knows — if we keep our foot on the gas and G...

4 Nov 202427min

Ep. 328: “I’M NOT JOE BIDEN” Prove it. Please.

With just two weeks left until the election, Vice President Harris still won’t clearly say what she’ll do differently from Biden to end the U.S. taxpayer-funded slaughter of Gaza’s civilian population...

21 Okt 202445min

Ep. 327: Trump Is the American Bibi. The World Does Not Need a Double Bibi.

Even One Bibi, Who After the Slaughter of October 7th Then Created the Slaughter of October 8, 2023-October 7, 2024, Is Too Much. The Current Slaughter Is the One You and I Fund and Arm. Who Will Forg...

7 Okt 20241h 6min

Ep. 326: Does Trump Think That All Sharks Are Catholic?

Or is it just Hannibal Lecter? Or just the ones in Springfield, Ohio? For some bizarre, candidacy-ending reason, Trump is frightened mostly by visitors from Catholic countries. Is it the germs? Or ...

30 Sep 202433min

Ep. 325: First Gaza, Then the West Bank, Israel Expands the Ethnic Cleansing

The killing of Palestinians continues. We are the bank. We are the arms dealer. President Biden, more blood on your hands. Please. Please. Stop. For more of Michael's work, subscribe to his Substack ...

9 Sep 202414min

Ep. 324: Michael Moore is Feeling Pretty Damn Good

Michael Moore can't believe how the tables have turned. Two months ago, the result of our upcoming 2024 presidential election seemed a foregone conclusion, and a second Trump presidency seemed inevit...

26 Aug 202447min

Ep. 323: HERE IS THE PLAN TO REMOVE TRUMP, ELECT HARRIS. Steps 1, 2, and 3

The first steps in using Michael Moore’s 2024 Election Toolkit are easy: 1. Get your head on straight and put your game face on. Own this one important fact: YOU belong to the Majority! Most American...

5 Aug 20241h 12min

Ep. 322: Now, We Crush Trump: 100 Days to a Better World

Michael Moore sounds the bugle! Election Day is just 100 days from today. Does Trump even know what happened this week? Welcome to the New American Majority, Mr. Trump. There are more of us than there...

29 Juli 202442min