Nickel & Dimed 25-years later

Creators

• Justin W. Angle, University of Montana - Missoula

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Interviewer(s)

Justin Angle

Interviewee(s)

Alissa Quart, Anne Larson

Description

This week’s guests are Alissa Quart and Anne Larson of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Alissa built the organization with the legendary Barbara Ehrenreich, whose landmark book, Nickel and Dimed, is now 25 years old. Alissa, Anne and several others recently published a retrospective in The Nation commemorating Ehrenreich’s enduring impact.

In this conversation, Alissa and Anne touch on Barbara’s legacy and their wish for her to be remembered among the likes of Gloria Steinem and George Orwell. They discuss redefining the middle class, the broken social contract and the idea of collective action as a solution.

Date Published

10-15-2026

Language

eng

Run Time

28 minutes, 31 seconds

Digital File Format

audio/mp3

Document Type

Podcast

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Angle, Justin W., "Nickel & Dimed 25-years later" (2026). A New Angle Podcasts. 465.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/465