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At The Great Hall at Union Station

Educational Talk

Thomas Frank

October 28 at 7:30pm

At The Great Hall at Union Station

Downtown Seattle, Seattle

"troubling X-ray of postwar American business and political culture"
Optional book add-on with ticket

Ever wonder how "innovation" became America's favorite excuse? Thomas Frank, with his signature acerbic wit, dismantles the creativity cult from Sputnik to Silicon Valley.

What are you into?

  • Cultural criticism talk
  • Acerbic wit
  • Bestselling author
  • Political economy
  • The Great Hall at Union Station
  • Downtown Seattle
  • Seattle

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