Lily Geismer wrote an incredible book called Left Behind. Unf*ckers who listened to our three part series on the Clinton years are familiar with it and know how important it was to framing this series. We had some follow up thoughts and questions for this esteemed author and are thrilled she obliged. Max and Lily have a wide ranging conversation about her book and the long tail effect of Clinton’s brand of neoliberalism in the second installment of Phone a Friend.

Resources

UNFTR Episode: The Clinton Years (Parts One, Two, and Three)

Lily Geismer: Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality

Lily Geismer: Don’t Blame Us: Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party

Nathan J. Robinson: Superpredator: Bill Clinton’s Use and Abuse of Black America

UNFTR Episode: The Economics of Racism: Bootstraps, Black Banks and Redlining

Michelle Alexander: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Mehrsa Baradaran: The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

Richard Rothstein: The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Gary Gerstle: The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era

Lily on Twitter

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Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’

Lily Geismer wrote an incredible book called Left Behind. Unf*ckers who listened to our three part series on the <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr70?hsLang=en">Clinton years</a> are familiar with it and know how important it was to framing this series. We had some follow up thoughts and questions for this esteemed author and are thrilled she obliged. Max and Lily have a wide ranging conversation about her book and the long tail effect of Clinton’s brand of neoliberalism in the second installment of Phone a Friend.
Resources
UNFTR Episode: <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr70?hsLang=en">The Clinton Years (Parts One, Two, and Three)</a>
Lily Geismer: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781541757004">Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality</a>
Lily Geismer: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780691176239">Don’t Blame Us: Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party</a>
Nathan J. Robinson: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780692736890">Superpredator: Bill Clinton’s Use and Abuse of Black America</a>
UNFTR Episode: <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr29">The Economics of Racism: Bootstraps, Black Banks and Redlining</a>
Michelle Alexander: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781620971932">The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness</a>
Mehrsa Baradaran: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780674237476">The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap</a>
Richard Rothstein: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781631494536">The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America</a>
Gary Gerstle: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780197519646">The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/lgeismer">Lily on Twitter</a>
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Visit our bookshop.org page at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod">bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod</a> to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at<a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations"> bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations</a>.
Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at<a href="https://www.unftr.com/accessibility"> unftr.com/accessibility</a>.
Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (<a href="https://www.mannyfacesmedia.com">mannyfacesmedia.com</a>). Original music is by Tom McGovern (<a href="http://www.tommcgovern.com/">tommcgovern.com</a>). The show is written by Max and hosted by 99.
Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 

Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 

As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 

Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 
Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 
As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 
Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

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