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The American Taliban

The American Taliban

FromYou're Wrong About


The American Taliban

FromYou're Wrong About

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

“He’s been punished even more than the American prison system can aspire to punish anyone”: Mike tells Sarah how John Walker Lindh became a terrorist in the media, a freedom fighter in his own mind and something between the two in reality. Digressions include “Newsies," Bruce Willis and “Candide.” Sarah sneakily reveals her lifelong affection for Howard Stern.

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Released:
Jun 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

Mike and Sarah are journalists obsessed with the past. Every week they reconsider an event, person or phenomenon that's been miscast in the public imagination.