156. Has the Protest-Industrial Complex Collapsed?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy talks about the protests outside Democratic National Convention, where the expected hordes did NOT show. After ten-plus years of fashionable dissent, have we moved beyond the activism moment? We discuss the limits and rewards of protest: big on catharsis, light on real change.Also on the docket:* Sarah’s birthday bash at Nancy’s* The secret sartorial life of Steve Kornacki* When pink was for boys …* “It’s like masturbating when you can’t get off.”* The man who will always be Sarah’s president* When did the Dems hatch the Kamala plan? A debate!* Martin Luther King Jr. writes one hell of a letter* DON’T FORGET! Forty Bucks and a Dream available for pre-order