S.2 E.05 Radical Minds - Chris Cutrone (1-18-18 radio show)

Radical Minds is a show that airs every Thursday at 2 PM on WHPK 88.5 FM Chicago. Aired January 18th, 2018, this episode features a reading of "The end of the Gilded Age: Discontents of the Second Industrial Revolution Today" by its author, Chris Cutrone, followed by a discussion with the hosts, Erin Hagood and Stephanie Gomez.
Cutrone's article can be read in Platypus Review #102 here
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Interesting analysis but I don't think it's a good idea to conflate the petit bourgeois and "middle class" (ie higher income working class). Now, small businesses and independent contractors are the small proprietors and artisanal workers of the past century.