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Apr 2019
39m 16s

Mini-cast: Kingdom Came (w/ Tarence Ray)

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We chat with Tarence Ray, writer and 1/3 of the Trillbilly Workers Party, about his recent article in The Baffler about what liberal pundits like Paul Krugman get wrong about rural America.  

 

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Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)

  • Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"
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