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Richard Helppie's Common BridgeEpisode 171- The People, No. with Thomas FrankIn this repeat episode from 2021, Rich sits down with Thomas Frank, the prophetic author of the now-classic What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal, to talk about his book, The People, No, which explores the idea that everything we think we know about populism, is wrong.Support the showEngage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!2022-09-041h 10Richard Helppie's Common BridgeEpisode 100- Part 2 of Populism Yesterday, Today and Now What? with Thomas FrankPart 2 of a two-part interview where Rich welcomes veteran author Thomas Frank, whose study and writings on American history, and more specifically American Populism, has made him an authority on gauging polities from the right, left and everything in-between. Rich and Frank have a great conversation about the political climate today, and how things are repeating themselves some 140 years after the first great American Populism rage.Support the showEngage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!2021-05-0230 minRichard Helppie's Common BridgeEpisode 99- Populism Yesterday, Today, and Then What?- With Tom FrankRich welcomes veteran author Thomas Frank, whose study and writings on American history, and more specifically American Populism, has made him an authority on gauging polities from the right, left and everything in-between. Rich and Frank have a great conversation about the political climate today, and how things are repeating themselves some 140 years after the first great American Populism rage.Support the showEngage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!2021-04-2643 min