The Accelerating Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet

In this week’s show Fred speaks with New York Times and national bestselling author Jeff Sharlet on the underpinnings of the growing authoritarian movements in the U.S. Sharlet is a multi-award winning author of 8 books, and many articles in top journals. His newest book, THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, is a travelogue of the slow march to violence in America. He is the Frederick Sessions Beebe '35 Professor in the Art of Writing at Dartmouth College, a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and editor-at-large for VQR. He is a frequent commentator on MSNBC and NPR. Jeff has been on the ground in the MAGA movement for years now and offers one of the most unique insights into that world today. Head to REELPAPER.COM/FRED and sign up for a subscription using my code FRED at for 30% off your first order and FREE SHIPPING! Turn your food waste into dirt with the press of a button with Lomi. Use the code FRED to save $50 at www.lomi.com/FRED. Head to Tryfum.com/FRED to save an additional 10% off your order today. Head to Zbiotics.com/FRED to get 15% off your first order when you use FRED at checkout.