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Podcast: We Effed Up
Episode: Episode 29: Joseph McCarthy
Description: In the 29th episode, we take a look at a man synonymous with fearmongering and baseless accusations: Joseph McCarthy.SourcesAdams, John G. Without Precedent: The Story of the Death of McCarthyism. W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1983.Belfrage, Cedric. The American Inquisition, 1945-1960: A Profile of the McCarthy Era. Thunder’s Mouth Press, St. Paul, 1989.Doherty, Thomas. Cold War, Cool Medium: Television, McCarthyism, and American Culture. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2005.Fried, Albert. McCarthyism, The Great American Red Scare: A Documentary History. Oxford U. Press, Oxford, 1997.Tye, Larry. Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of...