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Podcast: KPFA - Hard Knock Radio
Episode: Celebrity, History, and the Politics of Misinformation
Description:
On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with political scientist Dr. James Taylor for a powerful and timely conversation about celebrity influence, historical truth, and the growing impact of political disinformation. Sparked by recent comments from Nick Cannon and Amber Rose, the discussion unpacks a widely circulated but misleading claim about the political parties and their historical ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
Rather than treating the moment as celebrity gossip, Davey D frames it as a deeper reflection of a national issue: the erosion of civic knowledge in an era where...