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Thomas Frank, Radmila Topalovic, Tom Kerss and Lauren Collins

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16 October 2016

Episode 380

55 minutes


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US political writer and cultural historian Thomas Frank joins us to discuss the US presidential race and his book ‘Listen, Liberal’. We also hear from astronomers Radmila Topalovic and Tom Kerss about the basics of stargazing, and ‘New Yorker’ journalist Lauren Collins talks us through Francophile culture and her book ‘When In French’.

16 October 2016

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Chapter 1

Introduction

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Daniel Giacopelli joins Andrew Tuck and Tom Edwards to look forward to the forthcoming week.

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Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

Thomas Frank

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In his new book ‘Listen, Liberal’, US social-critic Thomas Frank argues that the Democrats have largely abandoned the party’s traditional commitments to the working class.

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Radmila Topalovic and Tom Kerss

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Radmila Topalovic and Tom Kerss from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, discuss their heavenly new volume, ‘Stargazing: Beginners guide to astronomy’, with Monocle’s Robert Bound.

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Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

Lauren Collins

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Lauren Collins is a staff writer for ‘The New Yorker’ but a move from the US to Europe has provided the inspiration for her latest work, ‘When In French’. It’s a humorous look at her journey to become more au fait with French language culture.

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