Why Revolutions Ignite or Flop

The Political Orphanage

Andrew Heaton

Comedy, News, Politics

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Why do some activist movements change the world, when others make a big bang and then fizzle out? Gal Beckerman is the author of "The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas."

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the political orphanage, a home for plucky misfits and problem solvers. I'm your host Andrew Heaton.
0:16.1	And today we're going to talk about reform, revolution, and activist movements, specifically. Why do some radical ideas percolate into a proper
0:26.0	boil with lasting changes, whereas other movements make a big loud noise, then fade away
0:31.6	into obscurity.
0:33.0	What makes the difference between a barn burner and a flop?
0:38.0	We will talk to my guest who is delightful.
0:40.0	You're going to like him.
0:41.0	About just that.
0:42.8	But first, the political orphanage
0:46.5	is made possible by its own listeners on Patreon.
0:50.0	You can join them by going to Patreon.com slash Andrew Heaton.
0:54.0	You'll not only support pithy, nuanced, independent media,
0:57.5	you'll also get regular doses of bonus episodes.
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1:09.8	So become a senior elite orphan and go to patreon.com
1:13.8	slash Andrew Heaton to see how you can personally
1:16.6	make the world a little bit smarter
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1:20.0	that's patreon dot com slash and drew heaten thanks That's Patreon. Patreon. Thank you.
1:23.0	My guest today is Mr. Gald Beckerman.
1:28.3	He is an editor at the New York Times Book Review.
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