Podcast
The Ezra Klein Show
The host recommended the title, emphasizing that it examined how attention functions as a critical resource in politics, shaping leaders' ability to persuade and set agendas. He highlighted that the book argues the most important element of politics is the public’s willingness to listen, making attention an endangered resource.
Episode: What the Shutdown Is Really About
He recommended The Siren's Call, noting that it focuses on how political attention shapes leaders' ability to persuade and guide the public.
Siren's Call by Chris Hayes. And here it's very slightly different. But I think the thing and you've talked a lot about this. The most important element of politics is attention. We talk a lot in politics about political leaders' biography and geography and their ideology. But, like, fundamentally, their ability to convince people of their position and what they--where they want to take the country and defend against attacks and have a vision for the future all depend on, you know, how much people want to hear and listen and be led by them.