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The Jungle

Book • 1905

Published in 1906, 'The Jungle' follows the life of Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and his family as they navigate the brutal realities of working-class life in Chicago's meatpacking district, known as Packingtown.

The novel highlights issues such as public health hazards, extreme poverty, and the cruel treatment of workers and animals.

Despite Sinclair's intention to expose labor abuses, the public reaction primarily focused on the sanitation issues in the meatpacking industry, leading to significant legislative changes, including the passage of the U.S.

Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.

Mentioned by

Rund Abdelfatah

Michael Moynihan

Mackenzie Martin

Blindboyboatclub

Mentioned in 37 episodes

Mentioned by

Daniel Barcay

as an example of how society confronts harms caused by industries.

Weaponizing Uncertainty: How Tech is Recycling Big Tobacco’s Playbook

Mentioned by

David Mamet

when discussing Chicagoan authors.

Mentioned by

Cindy Kam

when discussing the impact of disgust on decision-making and public policy.

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Mentioned by

Mackenzie Martin

as a book that impacted the public's perception of ground beef.

The White Castle System of Eating Houses

Mentioned by

Liv Boeree

when discussing the impact of factory farming.

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Mentioned by

Jonah Goldberg

as the book Upton Sinclair is known for.

Your Stuff Is Mine Now | Solo

Mentioned by

Rund Abdelfatah

as the book Upton Sinclair was researching while based at Hull House.

The Woman Behind The New Deal

Mentioned by

Krystal Ball

in the context of discussing the history of American industrialization and worker treatment.

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Mentioned by

Blindboyboatclub

while discussing the meat industry in Chicago.

The history of unsustainable meat

Mentioned by

Robert Barnes

to describe the state of the corporatized industrialization of food.

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Mentioned by

Newt Gingrich

when discussing the early days of tobacco hearings.

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Mentioned by

Phil Gramm

, discussing its inaccuracies regarding the Chicago slaughter industry.

Reagan Rolls Over

Mentioned by Greg Mitchell, who wanted a socialist revolution led by Upton Sinclair in the United States.

Nihilists on Parade

Mentioned by

Michael Malice

for running as governor of California.

Michael Malice - Stalin: The Devil That Won’t Die & Why The West Fell In Love With Communism

Mentioned by

Anya Steinberg

in the context of his gubernatorial campaign and the EPIC plan.

California's 'Bum Blockade'

Mentioned by

Rhiannon Hamam

while discussing the impact of Upton Sinclair's novel on food safety regulations.

United States v. 95 Barrels of Vinegar

Mentioned by

Wayne Hsiung

, referencing Upton Sinclair's fieldwork in Chicago which inspired the book.

WAYNE HSIUNG: the legal challenges of animal liberation

Mentioned by the narrator as a writer who exposed the horrific conditions in Chicago's meatpacking plants.

The Progressive Era | The Shame of Cities | 2

Mentioned by

Michael Moynihan

as an example of journalism from the early progressive era.

Semafor EIC Ben Smith on populist conspiracy and new media elites | The Moynihan Report

Mentioned by

Larry Arnn

as a very important progressive tract that describes the meatpacking industry in Chicago and the squalor of the people who worked in it.

Larry Arnn: The Progressive Assault on the American Idea

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