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Sitting down with our host Anna Oakes, Griscom discusses his new book, The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South
A timely call for Texas—and the South—to reclaim its radical history, drawing lessons for today’s struggle from the populists and socialists of yesteryear.
Get the book:
orbooks.com/catalog/the-myth-of-red-texas
David Griscom is a writer and political commentator with a focus on working-class politics and history, especially in the South and Texas. His work on Southern labor history can be found in Jacobin. David is also the host of The Jacobin Show and co-host of the podcast Left Reckoning. Formerly a producer on The Michael Brooks Show, he now lives in his hometown of Austin, Texas.
Listen to the first episode of ORdio—our new podcast—available wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, and more)
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5pq1xkSCTTDOQ4UDCB7AEl?trackId=1FlL8ycld6uVDDyhV7P5FA
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-myth-of-red-texas-with-david-griscom/id1890478817?i=1000761281130
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Sitting down with our host Anna Oakes, Griscom discusses his new book, The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South
A timely call for Texas—and the South—to reclaim its radical history, drawing lessons for today’s struggle from the populists and socialists of yesteryear.
Get the book:
orbooks.com/catalog/the-myth-of-red-texas
David Griscom is a writer and political commentator with a focus on working-class politics and history, especially in the South and Texas. His work on Southern labor history can be found in Jacobin. David is also the host of The Jacobin Show and co-host of the podcast Left Reckoning. Formerly a producer on The Michael Brooks Show, he now lives in his hometown of Austin, Texas.
Listen to the first episode of ORdio—our new podcast—available wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, and more)
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5pq1xkSCTTDOQ4UDCB7AEl?trackId=1FlL8ycld6uVDDyhV7P5FA
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-myth-of-red-texas-with-david-griscom/id1890478817?i=1000761281130
Others: pod.link/1890478817/episode/OTA0MDlhNWMtYWRjMC00ZDZjLWJjOWMtNmYzNTRkZDliNTA1
