Phone A Friend: Nathan J. Robinson of Current Affairs.
Unf*cking The Republic
UNFTR Media
4.9 • 683 Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Nathan J. Robinson is the author of 10 non-fiction books and four illustrated books. He defied modernity by launching a magazine (yes an actual physical magazine), called Current Affairs which blends eye-popping and fun illustrations with scathing prose and real, authentic journalism. Nathan and Max have a wide-ranging conversation from education to socialism in our Phone A Friend.
Resources
Current Affairs: The Intellectual We Deserve
Current Affairs: Admit Everybody
Current Affairs: The Great American World War II Story
Nathan J. Robinson: Why You Should Be a Socialist
Nathan J. Robinson: Superpredator: Bill Clinton's Use and Abuse of Black America
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes when we talk, we don't know what the fuck, so we have to call and ask, |
| 0:11.0 | so we have to call and ask a friend. |
| 0:19.0 | I want to know the things you know |
| 0:22.8 | It'll make a better show |
| 0:26.6 | You're the one on whom we all depend Hey everyone, it's Max. |
| 0:45.4 | I'm excited for our conversation today and to bring our phone of friends segment from the podcast over to YouTube. |
| 0:51.1 | And our guest today does not disappoint. |
| 0:53.8 | Born in the UK, reared in Florida, |
| 0:56.2 | and currently residing in the Big Easy. |
| 0:58.4 | Our phone and friend guest today is, |
| 1:00.4 | let's just say, a little difficult to put in a box. |
| 1:04.0 | Now for my money, and I'm not sure how he'll feel |
| 1:06.0 | about this characterization, |
| 1:07.5 | he's this generation's answer to Gore Vidal. |
| 1:10.5 | A prolific writer, comfortable |
| 1:12.0 | raconteur, keen polemicist, and seemingly capable of speaking on any topic under the sun, |
| 1:17.3 | he's a throwback to another time. Nathan J. Robinson is the author of 10 nonfiction books |
| 1:22.9 | and four illustrated books. He defied modernity by launching a magazine, yes, an actual physical magazine |
| 1:29.9 | called Current Affairs, which blends eye-popping and fun illustrations with scathing prose |
| 1:35.5 | and real authentic journalism. Nathan and I have a wide-ranging conversation from education to |
| 1:41.6 | socialism in our inaugural video and audio phone a friend. |
| 1:45.2 | And I can't wait to bring you in. So enjoy. |
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