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Cutting Class

Cutting Class

FromThe Gist


Cutting Class

FromThe Gist

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On The Gist, crackers, rednecks, hillbillies—Nancy Isenberg explains the persistence of these terms and why they can’t be called ethnic identities. Her book is called White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America.Where’s the Spiel? Check back Thursday morning for another a.m. Spiel on the Republican National Convention.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jul 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Slate's The Gist with Mike Pesca. A daily afternoon show about news, culture, and whatever else you'll be discussing with friends and family tonight.