Two best friends discuss topics and Delaware County. This episode’s topic, Class in Delaware County.

Episode 71, Class in Delco

More than one in four people in the UK, from solidly middle-class backgrounds, mistakenly think of themselves as working-class. Why is this? In this episode of Extra iQ, a shorter style of the LSE iQ podcast, Sue Windebank speaks to Sam Friedman, a sociologist of class and inequality at LSE to find out more. Sam spoke to the podcast in November 2022 for an episode which asked, ‘How does class define us?’ The whole interview was fantastic but we couldn’t include it all in the original episode. This episode features some more of the thought-provoking content from that interview. 

 

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Sam Friedman 

 

Research 

Deflecting Privilege: Class Identity and the Intergenerational Self by Sam Friedman, Dave O’Brien and Ian McDonald

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Why do so many people mistakenly think they are working class? | Extra iQ

060624 Scott Adams Show, Open Border, Defund Police, Lawfare, and Inflation is War on Middle Class

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‘I urge you to read Bad Habit' PEDRO ALMODÓVAR

‘An engulfing novel’ AVNI DOSHI

‘Believe the hype!' OKECHUKWU NZELU

‘The book that everyone is reading’ NEW YORK TIMES 

 Beautifully written and told in an irresistible voice, Bad Habit is a powerfully moving coming-of-age novel following a young trans woman in 1980s Madrid.

An unnamed young trans woman grows up in a working-class suburb that has no place for her. She discovers community and kinship in downtown Madrid, amid a dazzling party scene animated by charming junkies, glamorous pop divas, and fallen angels. With each step she takes forward in the city, she finds herself confronted by an antagonism she does not yet know how to counter. In this thrilling and yet often frightening place each decision can have the highest of stakes and yet she knows that only she can forge a path forward to the life she truly wants to live.

Beautiful and deeply moving, Bad Habit by Alana S Portero is translated by Mara Faye Lethem, and deftly illuminates the search for identity and the power of chosen family. Bad Habit is an unforgettable story of self-realisation that speaks to the outsider in all of us.

'A work of deep humility’ GUARDIAN

‘A revelation … made me weep more than once’ SABA SAMS

‘Infused with camp humour, pathos and the spirit of resilience’ AMELIA ABRAHAMS

'Affecting and evocative' OBSERVER

'Painful yet unquestionably hopeful' NICOLA DINAN

‘Portero’s elegant storytelling catches a celestial light’ ELOGHOSA OSUNDE

‘Leaves you stunned’ TRAVIS ALABANZA

‘Obliges the reader to hold back (or unleash) their feelings chapter after chapter’ VOGUE SPAIN

‘The most talked-about debut of the year’ TIME OUT SPAIN

Bad Habit, By Alana S. Portero, Read by Alexandra Grey, Translated by Mara Faye Lethem

In this week’s RLA radio interview, host Dennis Tubbergen speaks with Michael Pento. They discuss the current state of the stock market, with Pento predicting a recession and expressing concern about the middle class being hollowed out due to negative interest rates and asset bubbles. Pento criticizes the Federal Reserve's potential rate cut and the push for emergency bailouts for Wall Street. He also mentions the unaffordability of homeownership and the increase in corporate bankruptcies. Pento believes that the middle class has been severely affected by inflation and debt, leading to a massive credit bubble, housing bubble, and equity bubble. He predicts more significant market drops in the future.

Michael Pento is the President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies, with more than 27 years of investment experience. He was the portfolio creator and consultant to Delta/Claymore's commodity portfolios that raised more than $3 billion, distributed through Claymore/Guggenheim's sales network. He produces the weekly podcast “The Mid-Week Reality Check” and is the author of the book “The Coming Bond Market Collapse.”  

For more information about our guest, Mr. Michael Pento, please visit http://pentoport.com.  For more information about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.

2024-08-11 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Michael Pento

On this episode, social psychologist and lecturer at Brighton University Dr Jamie Chan speaks with Nadia about body image and social class.

We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did!

For more on Jamie:
https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/jamie-chan

To read Jamie's Thesis:
https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/thesis/Beyond_resources_how_social_class_contexts_shape_women_s_body_image_in_the_United_Kingdom/25574445?file=45565752


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93: Body Image And Social Class

FUCK MY LIFE. PEACE OUT. PART TWO DROPPING NEVER. 

FUCK MY LIFE PT. 1

"Middle Class" is a soulful sad song that captures the struggles, emotions, and dreams of a middle-class heart. With deep lyrics and a desi vibe, this song reflects the pain of unfulfilled desires and the fight to survive in this world. 💔🎻

🎵 Song Name: Middle Class
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🎻 Genre: Sad, Desi, Emotional
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Some thoughts on that majority element of top-quintile US society that persistently refers to itself as "the middle class."

The Disconnected 20% That Runs It All

040325 Scott Adams Show, Trump Tariffs Boost Main St., Hurt Wall St., and restore the Middle Class

Ballin’ on a budget never sounded this good. “Middle Classy” is a comedic trap anthem for Costco kings, Target queens, and anyone who flexes their financial reality with style.

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Middle Classy

This song plays when the average middle class white family hosts a barbeque in their backyard

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Jump inside the painting like Blue's Clues
Bug flew in my mouth Ima (Hawk Tuah)
Went out to Miami I got bit by a gator
Mom said "HELP CALL 911 I'VE BEEN SHOT!!"
I said "Ehhh maybe later"

[Saxophone Break]
MOONBEAM ICE CREAM
TAKING OFF YOUR BLUE JEANS 
DANCING AT THE MOVIES
MOONBEAM ICE CREAM
TAKING OFF YOUR BLUE JEANS 
DANCING AT THE MOVIES

Suburban Backyard Barbeque Theme Song

Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union.

The pair first discusses a new piece that Scott wrote for 'Industry Week' that finally puts to rest one of U.S. manufacturing naysayers’ favorite lines: “Who wants to work in a factory anyway?”

Next, they explore what progress has the Trump administration made on all of their attempted trade deals after the White House extended its reciprocal tariff pause to August 1st, with the hope of securing more deals.

Third, Scott and Leslie explain why Americans should be pleased about a new 10-year end to 'the de minimis exemption,' a Customs loophole that Chinese e-commerce behemoths like Temu and DHGate had been exploiting.

Fourth, Leslie asks Scott about an FTC letter sent on the same day Amazon launched its Prime Day sale this week, which called on the e-commerce giant (and Walmart) to put a stop to false “Made in USA” claims on its website. This comes after Amazon’s marketplace has increasingly become a Wild West of products from third-party vendors as it seeks to emulate SHEIN and Temu. 

Finally, both Leslie and Scott applauded Senator Elissa Slotkin for a recent speech she gave outlining her “Economic War Plan."  They also found this particular line from the speech very timely: "As a CIA officer and Pentagon official by training, I believe that the single, greatest security threat to the United States is *not* coming from abroad. It’s the shrinking middle class here at home."

Here is where you can find more of Scott and the AAM's work:

WEBSITE: AmericanManufacturing.org

YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@AmericanMfg (where you can watch episode's of AAM's podcast, "The Manufacturing Report")

X: 1. AAM - @KeepItMadeInUSA  2. Scott Paul - @ScottPaulAAM

BlueSky: @keepitmadeinusa.bsky.social


The Leslie Marshall Show - "Made in America - Manufacturing, Trade, and the Fight for the Middle Class"

A song about women's rights, love and the future.

Nocure

Be Zealous and Repent - If Jesus stands at the door and knocks - they don't have Jesus.

10 28 2025 Revelation Study  Chapter 3 part 4 - Dream Red Bayonet

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