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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: The Americans Fighting In Spain (1938) w/ Adam Hochschild
Description: It’s October 31st. This day in 1938, hundreds of thousands gather in Barcelona, Spain, to say thanks and bid farewell to the thousands of foreign volunteers who had come to join the fight in the Spanish Civil War.
Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by author Adam Hochschild to discuss why so many Americans were drawn to the battle in Spain, and how the anti-fascist fight there set the stage for WWII.
Adam is the author of many brilliant books, including “American Midnight,” “King Leopold’s Ghost” and “Spain In Our Hearts.”
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