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Lindy West: Live at Politics and Prose

Lindy West: Live at Politics and Prose

FromLive at Politics and Prose


Lindy West: Live at Politics and Prose

FromLive at Politics and Prose

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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Lindy West, New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Shrill, provides a brilliant and incisive look at how patriarchy, intolerance, and misogyny have conquered not just politics, but American culture itself in The Witches Are Coming. With her signature wit and in her uniquely incendiary voice, The Witches Are Coming lays out a grand theory of America that explains why Trump's election was, in many ways, a foregone conclusion. Whether it be the notion overheard since the earliest moments of the #MeToo movement that feminism has gone too far or the insistence that holding someone accountable for his actions amounts to a "witch hunt," this book exposes the lies that many have chosen to believe and the often unexpected figures who have furthered them. Along the way, it unravels the tightening link between culture and politics, identifying in the memes, music, and movies we've loved the seeds of a reactionary movement now surging through the nation

https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780316449885
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Released:
Nov 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Readings and discussions featuring today's best authors, recorded live at Washington DC's famous Politics & Prose bookstore and presented by Slate.com.