‘Dignity,’ with Chris Arnade

Chris Arnade joins Andrew, Derek, and Alastair to talk about his book 'Dignity.'

Chris Arnade

Chris Arnade joins Andrew, Derek, and Alastair to talk about his new book, “Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America,” where he tells the stories of how America’s poor find dignity and identity in their forgotten communities.

Timestamps

0:00
Intro + the story behind the book, “Dignity” [0:00 – 6:12]
6:12
Divisions of society and the heuristic device of “back row” and “front row”
9:05
Arnade’s understanding of the most fundamental divides in society
11:50
The differences between the generations of people in the “back row”
16:55
The way the church figures into the stories of those in the “back row” and “front row”
30:00
How the “back row” finds ways to bring dignity to their life
37:05
Arnade’s hopes for those who read “Dignity” + Conclusion

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