Ep 80: Guest Jared Yates Sexton on why "Roseanne" is a problem - Teaser (6 Apr 18)

Author Jared Yates Sexton joins us for a discussion of the concept of "toxic masculinity" and how it's destroying American culture and politics in the age of Trump and Roseanne.
We delve into a lot of issues, as this is one of our longest interviews yet, starting with a long discussion of the "Roseanne" reboot and how Jared got into a Twitter fight with the eponymous star after he criticized the show for whitewashing Trump's racism. That takes us into a larger conversation about Jared's theory of "the knot" that plagues much of America -- as Jared puts it: "The idea that over time, all of our problems become interconnected [like one big knot]. And you don’t even know where to start, there’s no idea of which strand to start tugging. It’s gender, it’s race, economics, world views, money and politics."
That leads us into a discussion of: Trump's election; Obama's re-election in 2012 and whether a black man winning the presidency was an aberration or a sign of hope; Jared's take on the "Alt Right"; and then a rather interesting discussion of whether the Internet has been a force for good or bad (Jared thinks more bad than good). Jared also talks about his most recent book, "The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage," and its themes permeate the entire podcast discussion.
And finally, we close with Jared telling us a hilarious anecdote about his rural Indiana mom and the stray chicken she just adopted.
Overall, one of my favorite episodes. I hope you enjoy.
This is a 15-minute snippet of the 80-minute-long interview -- listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/18021261
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