{"product_id":"newsfail-climate-change-feminism-gun-control-and-other-fun-stuff-we-talk-about-because-nobody-else-will-9781476783413","title":"Newsfail: Climate Change, Feminism, Gun Control, and Other Fun Stuff We Talk about Because Nobody Else Will","description":"A \"feisty, literate, and uncompromising\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) primer on the most urgent issues of our day, from the creators and co-hosts of \u003ci\u003eCitizen Radio\u003c\/i\u003e, a listener-supported show whose slogan is \"independent radio that won't lead you to war.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e#Newsfail\u003c\/i\u003e is definitely not your grandmother's comedic-memoir-slash-political-manifesto. From page one (in a preface titled, \"In Which the Authors Interview Ralph Nader in the Bathtub\"), comedian Jamie Kilstein and journalist Allison Kilkenny pledge to give you the news like you've never gotten it before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn issues ranging from feminism to gun control, climate change to class war, foreign policy to net neutrality, they tell you how the mainstream media gets it left, right, and utterly, unforgivably, irresponsibly wrong--think Noam Chomsky as channeled by Fred and Carrie from \u003ci\u003ePortlandia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003e#Newsfail\u003c\/i\u003e is all this, plus the story of Allison and Jamie's own DIY foray into independent media via their podcast, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Radio\u003c\/i\u003e, which has featured guests such as Jeremy Scahill, Sarah Silverman, Glenn Greenwald, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, and been downloaded millions of times by people all over the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e#Newsfail\u003c\/i\u003e, they \"make a strong case that a greater range of voices needs to be part of the national media discussion, including theirs\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e). Their mission is truth-telling above brainwashing. All you have to do is listen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Kilstein,Allison Kilkenny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476783413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamie Kilstein is a stand-up comedian, who has been featured on \u003ci\u003eThe Conan O'Brien Show\u003c\/i\u003e, Showtime, \u003ci\u003eUp With Chris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCountdown with Keith Olbermann, \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. One time, Glenn Beck called him a doofus, which is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAllison Kilkenny has previously reported for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and has appeared on MSNBC's \u003ci\u003eMelissa Harris-Perry Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUp With Chris, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now\u003c\/i\u003e. One time, G. Gordon Liddy told Allison that her writing \"makes him want to vomit,\" which is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to her.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45142360752243,"sku":"9781476783413","price":19.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d9766357-1cbf-4502-bea8-aea40aba6a6f.jpg?v=1782819069","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/newsfail-climate-change-feminism-gun-control-and-other-fun-stuff-we-talk-about-because-nobody-else-will-9781476783413","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}