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The Big Sort Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart

Bill Bishop

The untold story of why America is so culturally and politically divided

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Stuff You Should Know

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Stuff You Should Know

It was discussed as a book that uses the idea of 'red' and 'blue' states as shorthand for lifestyle, not just political leanings, which was described as a good point.

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And one of these writers in here, what's his name, Bill Bishop, he's from Texas. He wrote a book called The Big Sort.

— Episode: What's the deal with swing states?

Episode: What's the deal with swing states?

It was discussed as a book that uses the idea of 'red' and 'blue' states as shorthand for lifestyle, not just political leanings, which was described as a good point.

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And one of these writers in here, what's his name, Bill Bishop, he's from Texas. He wrote a book called The Big Sort.

Episode: What's the deal with swing states?

It was discussed as a book that highlighted how political leanings have become shorthand for a certain lifestyle, influencing how people identify and perceive others based on their state or community.

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And one of these writers in here, what's his name, Bill Bishop, he's from Texas. He wrote a book called The Big Sort. And he kind of makes a really good point that it's become a shorthand of not just a leaning of a state, but sort of a lifestyle.

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

It was discussed as a book that delved into how like-minded people were clustering in the same places, possibly leading to a lack of exposure to diverse views.

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There was a book written by Bill Bishop, The Big Sort.

— Episode: 5/9/24: Trump Massive Legal Wins, Trump...

Episode: 5/9/24: Trump Massive Legal Wins, Trump Floats Abo...

It was discussed as a book that delved into how like-minded people were clustering in the same places, possibly leading to a lack of exposure to diverse views.

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There was a book written by Bill Bishop, The Big Sort.

The NPR Politics Podcast

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The NPR Politics Podcast

The hosts referenced the book as a description of how Americans increasingly cluster with like‑minded neighbors, noting that this pattern has only grown stronger since its publication. They highlighted the concept of the “big sort” coined by the author and used it to frame current political polarization.

Episode: Love In The Time Of Politics

The hosts referenced Bill Bishop's book that describes how Americans increasingly cluster geographically with likeminded neighbors, noting that the trend has only intensified since the book was published.

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something colloquially called the big sort, which was a phrase coined by the author Bill Bishop... And this has only escalated since Bishop's book came out.

The Bulwark Podcast

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The Bulwark Podcast

This book, referenced as being about 15 years old, described how people were moving closer to those who think like them, leading to political sorting.

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There was a great book about 15 years ago called The Big Sort where people are just moving closer to people who think like them.

— Episode: Tom Nichols: The Kook Bench

Episode: Tom Nichols: The Kook Bench

This book, referenced as being about 15 years old, described how people were moving closer to those who think like them, leading to political sorting.

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There was a great book about 15 years ago called The Big Sort where people are just moving closer to people who think like them.

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