The Liberal Redneck Manifesto, Trae Crowder
The Liberal Redneck Manifesto, Trae Crowder
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The Liberal Redneck Manifesto
Draggin' Dixie Outta the Dark

Author: Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan, Corey Ryan Forrester

Narrator: Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan, Corey Ryan Forrester

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2016


Synopsis

The Liberal Rednecks—a Southern-based stand-up comedy group known for their scathing political satire—celebrate all that’s good about Dixie while leading a progressive revolution toward a New South.

The American South is home to some of the best music, cuisine, athletics, whiskey, and weather the country has to offer, but its reputation as a haven for its “right-wing, Bible-beatin’, assault-rifle-totin’” citizens precedes it—and, according to the Liberal Rednecks, rightfully so. Yet, as they explain it, the situation in the South is far more complex than “hypocritical, nose-up-in-the-air Yankees” give it credit for. And they should know—they are native sons.

Whip-smart, hilarious, and incisive, the Liberal Rednecks are lifelong, down-home Southern boys who aren’t afraid to call out the outdated traditions and intolerant attitudes of their native land—while also shining a proud light on the most misunderstood region of the country. Their mission: to provide a manifesto for young progressives south of the Mason-Dixon line to rise up and claim their homeland—without abandoning the best of their culture.

Exploring race, class, guns, religion, drug addiction, alcoholism, and homophobia, the Liberal Rednecks tell it like it is while challenging stereotypes at every turn. Fresh, funny, and surprising, The Liberal Redneck Manifesto gives us a vision of Dixieland as it exists now—and what it could become.

About Trae Crowder

Trae Crowder grew up in rural Tennessee and has been writing and performing comedy for six years while also working for the federal government. He was the first person in his family to graduate from college and earn an MBA. After his Liberal Redneck videos went viral, he appeared on a number of television and radio shows. He lives in East Tennessee with his wife and two young sons.

About Drew Morgan

Drew Morgan is a stand-up comedian, writer, and husband from rural East Tennessee. He draws on his experiences as a small-town son of a preacher man and former public defender to weave together stories with jokes and observations on culture, religion, and identity. He splits time between New York City and Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife Andi and dog Mick Jagger Pup.

About Corey Ryan Forrester

Corey Ryan Forrester has been writing and performing stand-up comedy since he was sixteen and hails from North Georgia. He helped his mother and sister run their family bakery in his hometown of Chickamauga while hawking jokes at night in dingy bars and has an affinity for Southern wit and storytelling.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Debi on December 31, 2016

YOU! You need to read this book. That's my start. Please read why I think so. And when I say YOU? I mean my ultra-liberal Seattle friends. I mean my ultra-conservative Southern relatives. I mean ANYONE caught up in the us-versus-them struggle. People don't believe me when I say I grew up in "Lower Ala......more

Goodreads review by Leo on September 01, 2017

I first heard of The Liberal Redneck Manifesto on Bill Maher, where co-author Trae Crowder threw down and made me laugh... and then think. And the book made me laugh harder and think deeper. It starts with a shocking revelation: the south is poor. Infact the ten poorest states in the nation, save NM......more

Goodreads review by Alberto on January 12, 2021

Un exhaustivo repaso por el sur de los EEUU: de sus costumbres, música, comida, racismo, drogas, uso de armas, religión etc. Contado desde dentro por tres monologuistas autodenominados liberales (izquierdistas en USA) orgullosos de su paletismo intolerante. El lado oscurorojo del imprescindible tam......more

Goodreads review by K. on August 07, 2017

4.5 stars, y'all. In their words, this book hits. "Men claiming superiority over women because men make more money than they do is like claiming you're stronger than a lion that you tranquilized and put in a cage. Sure, you're in a better spot now- but how 'bout you unchain the beast and see what happ......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 21, 2017

This is not the type of book which I normally read but after seeing one of Trae's porch talk videos, I was intrigued enough to download the audio book. All three of these men are intelligent, well read and innately hilarious which surely makes for an entertaining comedy show. The book has moments of......more