About this episode

Host John Biewen reflects on the Trump Administration's attempts to control the national narrative and the implications for factual history.

Host John Biewen reads an essay from his newsletter, Keeping ScOR. Reflections on the Trump Administration's attempt to wrangle control of the national story and how it's told. Will this attack on factual history succeed? Music by goodnight, Lucas. To read see the Keeping ScOR newsletter archive or subscribe to receive it, go here: https://buttondown.com/KeepingScOR#subscribe-form The video of David Joy referred to in the episode is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0g_6uidwcE Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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