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Episode 73 - Greg Grandin on the American Frontier
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60 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2019
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This time we've got historian Greg Grandin on to talk about his new book The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America, about the history of the American frontier, how it has functioned politically over the years, and how Trump is drawing on that legacy today. (Also listen for an interlude about whether it was appropriate for Bernie Sanders to oppose Reagan's death squad policy in Central America.)
Released:
Jun 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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