Episode 3: Thomas Frank

1

Introduction

00:00 • 3min

2

Trump's Impeachment

02:57 • 2min

3

The Republican Party Is Screwed

05:06 • 2min

4

The Republican Civil War Is Inevitable

07:14 • 4min

5

The Democrats' Backpedaling on the $2,000 Checks

11:15 • 3min

6

The Virtue Signal Package Is a Waste of Time

13:59 • 2min

7

Thomas Frank on the Future of Populism

16:04 • 2min

8

The Negative Connotation of Populism

17:48 • 4min

9

The History of Social Democrats

21:39 • 2min

10

The History of the Democratic Party in America

23:13 • 3min

11

The Black Populists in the South

26:34 • 3min

12

The Military Coup in North Carolina

29:34 • 2min

13

The Class Conflict in Society

31:19 • 2min

14

The Best Case Scenario for Populist Movements

32:54 • 4min

15

The False Populist Argument

36:27 • 2min

16

The Demographics of the Tea Party Movement

37:59 • 4min

17

The Fear of Trumpism

41:30 • 5min

18

What Happens to a Middle Class Society When the Party of the Left Gives Up on Its Traditional Role?

46:44 • 3min

19

The Left's Fear of the Media

49:57 • 3min

20

The Rise and Fall of Roosevelt

53:10 • 3min

21

The American Liberty League and the Fascist Coup

55:50 • 3min

22

The Fall of the Elite

58:23 • 3min

23

The Myth of Bill Clinton and Obama

01:01:42 • 6min

24

The Importance of Biden in the Democratic Party

01:07:35 • 2min

25

The Drama of Morning Joe

01:09:16 • 2min

26

The Importance of FDR Successes in American History

01:11:13 • 2min

27

Herbert Hoover and the Crisis in America

01:12:49 • 5min

28

The Trumpist Party and the Republican Civil War

01:17:57 • 2min

29

The Dangers of COVID

01:19:46 • 2min

30

Trump's Appeal: The Vulgarity of Political Correctness

01:21:56 • 5min

31

The Fallacy of the Democratic Party Strategy

01:26:35 • 3min

32

The Good News: Trump May Have Taken It a Bridge Too Far

01:29:22 • 3min

33

Joe Biden and the FCC

01:32:09 • 4min

34

The Importance of Unions in American Politics

01:36:18 • 3min

35

The Importance of Biden in the Democratic Party

01:39:22 • 5min

36

The Trumpest Culture War Stuff

01:44:03 • 2min

37

The Revolt of the Elites

01:46:25 • 4min

38

The Importance of Direct Cash Aid

01:50:10 • 4min

39

The Optimism of the President

01:54:16 • 2min

40

The Danger of Elites in the Secular Talk

01:55:58 • 2min