Michael Stewart Foley - celebrated historian of American political culture. With a family history of labor activism and political campaigning, this Bostonite has turned his All-American upbringing into a lifelong study of America and all of her flawed charms. His totally fucking marvelous book, Citizen Cash: The political Life and Times of Johnny Cash, is a must read for Dirty Moderates, but truly should be required reading for the masses who have only read or been fed the cliff’s notes version of the soul of this country. He and Adam have a helluva chat that you won’t want to miss.
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Episode 40. Johnny Cash was a Dirty Moderate with Michael Stewart Foley