115: Marion Stokes

About this episode

This episode explores the life of activist Marion Stokes and her efforts to archive television history to combat fake news.

This week we learn how activist Marion Stokes archived 30 years of television in an effort to protect the truth from fake news. A listener voice memo suggests a novel way to clone Richard Nixon. Episode Tabs: The Remarkable Story of a Woman Who Preserved Over 30 Years of TV History https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/marion-stokes-television-news-archive Listener Tabs: This man has held onto Richard Nixon's half-eaten sandwich for 60 years https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.5735767/this-man-has-held-onto-richard-nixon-s-half-eaten-sandwich-for-60-years-1.5737750 Email your closed tab submissions to:  500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki:  https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide):  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to  nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kaveh Taherian, Hannah Hillam

Topics covered

• activism
• television history
• fake news
• archiving
• cultural preservation

Keywords

• Marion Stokes
• television archive
• fake news
• Richard Nixon
• activism

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