The Triumph of the Conservative Underground

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Thomas Frank, journalist and author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, explores the conservative counter-culture movement in America, and its unlikely leader, Glenn Beck. His article "The Triumph of the Conservative Underground," in the December issue of Playboy magazine, traces the rise of Glenn Beck from his early days as a comedian to his place as the conservative voice in America.

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