#1652: Your 2017 Survival Guide
Raquel Cepeda, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby bring you their best recommendations for preparing for 2017, from books, to podcasts, to literal survival gear. Happy New Year!
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The table below is by default in roughly the same order as featured in the episode (with additions not mentioned toward the end). The table can also be sorted by clicking on the headers.
| # | Medium | Recommended By | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOK | Raquel |
Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance |
| 2 | ARTICLE | AC |
J.D. Vance, the False Prophet of Blue America by Sarah Jones | The New Republic |
| 3 | BOOK | Tanner |
Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild |
| 4 | BOOK | Baratunde/Tanner |
White Trash: The 400 Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg |
| 5 | BOOK | Baratunde |
Sapiens: A brief history of humankind by Yuval Noah Harari |
| 6 | BOOK | Raquel |
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl |
| 7 | VIDEO | Raquel |
Atlanta | FX |
| 8 | VIDEO | Raquel |
Baskets | FX |
| 9 | VIDEO | Baratunde |
Insecure | HBO |
| 10 | VIDEO | Baratunde |
Grover Waiter | YouTube |
| 11 | VIDEO | Baratunde |
Carpool Karaoke | YouTube |
| 12 | VIDEO | Raquel |
Michael Che Matters | Netflix |
| 13 | BOOK | Tanner |
Reflections on the Revolution In Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West by Christopher Caldwell |
| 14 | BOOK | Raquel |
The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story of Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom in Old New Orleans by John Bailey |
| 15 | VIDEO | Baratunde |
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | PBS |
| 16 | VIDEO | Baratunde |
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | Netflix |
| 17 | VIDEO | Baratunde/Raquel |
Queen Sugar | OWN |
| 18 | Self-Care | Raquel | Pop that Bubble: set out to make an acquaintance that is totally different from yourself. |
| 19 | Self-Care | Raquel | Renew, Refocus, Recommit: I do that by inviting people over to party. It's important to have fun and get together with people who share your intentions. |
| 20 | Self-Care | Raquel | Set one Intention Before Stepping Out of Bed Each Morning. |
| 21 | Self-Care | Raquel | De-clutter |
| 22 | Self-Care | Raquel | Media Fast: 3 weeks on, 1 week off |
| 23 | Self-Care | Raquel | Send handwritten notes to people you care about for absolutely no reason. |
| 24 | Self-Care | Raquel | Women, take self-defense classes and be aware, stay woke, The man who is going to run the country for the next 4 years is an advocate of "pussy grabbing." |
| 25 | Self-Care | Baratunde | Buy a fire extinguisher |
| 26 | Self-Care | Baratunde | Get outside and connect with nature |
| 27 | WEBSITE | Raquel |
De-escalation and Intervention Resources |
| 28 | ARTICLE | Raquel |
How to Help if Someone Is Being Harassed | The New York Times |
| 29 | PODCAST (Conservative) | Tanner |
The Ricochet Podcast |
| 30 | PODCAST (Conservative) | Tanner |
The Federalist Podcast |
| 31 | PODCAST (Conservative) | Tanner |
Party People | CNN |
| 32 | VIDEO | Baratunde |
The OA | Netflix |
| 33 | VIDEO | Baratunde |
Sense8 | Netflix |
| 34 | PODCAST | Baratunde |
Off Message Podcast | Politico |
| 35 | WEBSITE | Baratunde |
Sarah Jones Online |
| 36 | Baratunde |
Sarah Jones on Twitter |
|
| 37 | MUSIC | Baratunde |
Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper |
| 38 | VIDEO | Baratunde |
Trump vs. Bernie • Debate for America (Full Special) | YouTube |
| 39 | PODCAST | AC |
The Axefiles Podcast with David Axelrod |
| 40 | PODCAST | AC |
The Long Form Podcast |
| 41 | BOOK | AC |
Xenogenesis by Octavia Butler |
| 42 | Baratunde |
Baratunde live tweeting his emergency landing |
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| 43 | VIDEO | Raquel |
The 13th | Netflix |
| 44 | PODCAST | Baratunde |
Radio Ambulante | NPR |
| 45 | PODCAST | Baratunde |
Invisibilia | NPR |
| 46 | PODCAST | Baratunde |
Reply All | Gimlet |
| 47 | GAME | Baratunde |
SpaceTeam: a cooperative game played with 2-8 people in the same room |
| 48 | ARTICLE | Baratunde |
A post-election reading (and listening) list for religious progressives | Think Progress |
| 49 | ACTION/EVENT | Baratunde |
Movement To Oppose Trump |
| 50 | ACTION/EVENT | Baratunde |
Injustice Boycott Catchup Day Dec 29 |