Jeff Sharlet and The Undertow
The Bob Cesca Show | Politics Podcast, News & Commentary
Bob Cesca
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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[Explicit Language] Jeff Sharlet's must-read new book The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War is one of the most important volumes of our time, documenting Trumpism and the rise of fascism throughout the Trump Country. Jeff literally put himself in harm's way, visiting some of these megachurches and Trump rallies – on the ground – while engaging with many of the disciples along the way. Please follow Jeff on Twitter and don't forget to buy a copy of the book, especially since it's exactly the sort of thing we've been covering on the podcast. Meantime, don't forget to support this podcast by subscribing us on Patreon – bobcescashow.com. Music by Matt Jaffe. (This post contains promotional links to Amazon.)
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| 1:12.1 | From our nation's capital, it is Wednesday, October 25, 2023, and this is the Bob Susque |
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| 1:38.2 | attention for the last several months of shows, you know that I've been plugging this brand new book |
| 1:42.8 | by Jeff Charlotte called The Undertoe, scenes from a slow civil war. I swear to God, it's one of |
| 1:48.9 | the most important volumes of our time documenting Trumpism, the rise of fascism throughout Trump |
| 1:53.9 | country. So of course, my guest today is the author of that book, Jeff Charlotte. He's conducted |
| 1:58.8 | some of the best reporting I've read in a long time and his prose. Oh my God, it's beyond awesome. |
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