In 1939, Dorothy Thompson was on the cover of Time, the ‘First Lady of American journalism’ and a major celebrity. By 1945, she’d been widely dismissed as a crank.Deborah Friedell joins Tom to discuss Thompson’s enormous influence in interwar America, and her idiosyncratic mix of prescience and short-sightedness.See further reading on the podcast page: https://lrb.me/dorothythompsonSubscribe to Close Readings: https://lrb.me/closereadingsGet in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.