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Episode 2.20. Myth America with Dr Kevin Kruse and Dr Julian Zelizer
Episode 2.20. Myth America with Dr Kevin Kruse and Dr Julian Zelizer
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
America is experiencing a crisis of “bad history,” with fake history being used to justify regressive policy decisions while real history is being removed from schools and libraries. Why is it happening, and what are the dangers of fake history? For the Season 2 finale, our guests are Princeton history professors Dr Kevin Kruse and Dr Julian Zelizer, editors of New York Times Bestseller Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past. This episode covers everything from the Civil Rights Movement to current protests, from the “Lost Cause” and Reagan to gun control and Trump’s indictment. It’s a big episode that covers a lot of ground, attempting to answer, “Is history inherently political?” We’ll be back with Season 3 on May 10th.
Released:
Apr 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (73)
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