4/27 Foiled Correspondence Assassination Attempt; The Myth of Red Texas w/ David Griscom (M)

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent shooting incident, features an interview with David Griscom about his book, and covers various media reactions to current events.

FUN HALF: https://youtube.com/live/oRvk6FHNzow?... It's Fun Day Monday on The Majority Report On today's program: After the shooting outside the White House Correspondent Dinner, Donald Trump goes on 60 minutes for an interview about the incident. 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell reads to the President a brief excerpt from the shooters manifesto that mentions Trump being a rapist and pedophile, Trump responds in the way the guilty people do - by hurling insults. David Griscom , author of The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism and Class War in the Radical South joins the program for a conversation about his book. Check out's David's podcast - both of which feature Majority Report's own Matt Lech , The Jacobin Show and Left Reckoning . In the Fun Half: Russell Brand is on a book tour, and it is not going well. Brand flounders on Piers Morgan , failing to find a Bible passage he intends to read on air at Piers’ request. In another interview, Megyn Kelly expresses skepticism about the sexual assault allegations against him, saying she believes he is being railroaded by the media. In response to Kelly, Brand goes on to admit things that Kelly was attempting to dismiss. Footage from the…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Seder

Guest: David Griscom

Topics covered

• political commentary
• media analysis
• current events
• interview
• book discussion
• populism
• class war

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• shooting
• White House Correspondent Dinner
• David Griscom
• Red Texas
• Russell Brand
• Megyn Kelly
• Piers Morgan
• politics
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Jacobin Show, Left Reckoning

Books & works: The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism and Class War in the Radical South

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