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Mar 29, 2010
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The philosophy of bumper stickers
Long before there were tweets and blogs, there was another way people expressed their opinions and philosophies to the public. The ubiquitous bumper sticker was, and still is, a way for people to make their views, voting choices, and sense of humor available to the world—or at least anybody who happens to be stuck behind them in traffic. In his book, If you Can Read This: the Philosophy of Bumper Stickers, writer Jack Bowen entertains with a look at some of the most popular bumper stickers and what they say about the people who sport them.

Long before there were tweets and blogs, there was another way people expressed their opinions and philosophies to the public. The ubiquitous bumper sticker was, and still is, a way for people to make their views, voting choices, and sense of humor available to the world—or at least anybody who happens to be stuck behind them in traffic. In his book, If you Can Read This: the Philosophy of Bumper Stickers, writer Jack Bowen entertains with a look at some of the most popular bumper stickers and what they say about the people who sport them.

Long before there were tweets and blogs, there was another way people expressed their opinions and philosophies to the public. The ubiquitous bumper sticker was, and still is, a way for people to make their views, voting choices, and sense of humor available to the world—or at least anybody who happens to be stuck behind them in traffic. In his book, If you Can Read This: the Philosophy of Bumper Stickers, writer Jack Bowen entertains with a look at some of the most popular bumper stickers and what they say about the people who sport them.

Guest:

Jack Bowen, author of If You Can Read This: the Philosophy of Bumper Stickers (Random House)

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