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Podcast: Hypnotic History
Episode: E91: Federal Theatre Project
Description: America’s first federally-funded theatre, but was it spreading un-American ideas?Sources:Shapiro, James. “The theater project that sparked a congressional probe — and culture war.” The Washington Post, 26 May 2024, https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/05/26/federal-theatre-project-dies-committee/.Tyson, Charlie. “Stealing the Show: Why conservatives killed America's federally funded theater."” The Yale Review, 10 June 2024, https://yalereview.org/article/charlie-tyson-james-shapiro-the-playbook.“The WPA Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939 | Articles and Essays | Federal Theatre Project, 1935 to 1939 | Digital Collections.” Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/collections/federal-theatre-project-1935-to-1939/articles-and-essays/wpa-federal-thea...