Reading Between the Assembly Lines: Writers Reclaim the Power of the Working Class

Plenty has been written about industrial communities and the
"flyover states," but the portrayal of these communities too often
reduces to stereotypes. According to Georgetown University English
Professor Sherry Lee Linkon, author of "The Half-Life of
Deindustrialization", the most accurate portraits of the working
class can be found in fiction. In this episode, host Scott Paul and
Linkon explore the role of fiction in reclaiming the voice and
power of industrial communities.