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E49: The New Paper Jul 14, 2020

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The News as a Broken System • The New Paper • Bias and Sensationalism • The Medium is the Message • Ad-driven News and the Subscription Model • Social Media and the Democratization of Media Are you interested in fixing the way you get news? Try The New Paper risk-free by using the exclusive link for Dirty History listeners: https://thenewpaper.co/dirtyhistory

E48: A Gaudy Circus (The White Slave Traffic Act Considered) Jun 30, 2020

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Preface • The White-Slave Traffic Act Considered • The Everleigh Club Case Study • Party with Prince Henry of Prussia • The Murder of Marshall Field Jr. • Jack Johnson and the Mann Act • The Overwhelming Tide of Anti-Vice Activism • Conclusions "Chicago, a gaudy circus beginning with the two-bit whore in the alley crib." - Theodore Dreiser Gau·dy (adjective) ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented Cir·cus (noun) a public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity. Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media Thank you to all of our supporters on Patreon. This show would not be possible without your support. If you value this show as an educational resource please consider supporting it at Patreon.com/dirtyhistory Dirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto Feliz Intro Track: Crooked Straight by Mild Wild is licensed under an Attribution License. Artwork by Woodrow Cowher

E47: The Cynical Historian (YouTube and Public History) Jun 10, 2020

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YouTube and Academia • The Cynical Historian • Journalistic Sensationalism • An Obligatory Discussion of Dan Carlin and Hardcore History • Pop History/Public History • Defacing the Culture • On the Limits of YouTube • Comment Sections • On the Uses of a Comment Section • "Based on a True Story" • The Death of Stalin The Cynical Historian "Favorite Episodes" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wXpzeuEdneQkCdVPB8rqx8_ Thank you to our Patreon supporters! We couldn't do this without you.

E46: Open Access and Digital Piracy Jun 02, 2020

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Science Journalism • Sci-Hub • Alexandra Elbakyan • Popular and Academic Science • Carl Sagan • The Big Five Academic Publishers • Broader Implications • Misinformation • Henry Ford and Anti-Semitism at the Dearborn Independent In this episode of Dirty History, I sit down with science journalist Ian Graber-Stiehl to discuss a variety of topics around the Open Access movement and Sci-Hub. If you want to read his work and stay up to date, follow Ian on Twitter @StiehlPointPen Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media. Find other great shows at muckrakermedia.org Thanks again to our patrons. If you value te show, help keep it running at Patreon.com/dirtyhistorypod

E45: Army of Principles (Anti-intellectualism in the United States) May 05, 2020

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Skeptics • Radicals • Popularizers • Socialists • Isaac Asimov • Essentialism • Robert Green Ingersoll • History at the Primary and Secondary Level • American Anti-intellectualism • “My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” In this episode of Dirty History, I sit down with public historian Justin Clark to discuss exactly what you see in the title, anti-intellectualism in the United States. However, our conversation does not end there as we discuss a wide range of topics. This is definitely an episode I will revisit. If you have not already, please listen to Justin's appearance on Plato's Cave, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZBc6-OgWQw I consider the two podcasts to be companion pieces. If you want to read more of Justin's work, you can do so on his website, justinclark.org Conversely, Muckraker Media also posts Justin's writing and more which you can find at, muckrakermedia.org/blog

E44: How Psychedelics Became Dangerous (Part 3 - Psilocybin) Apr 28, 2020

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Shrooms • LIFE Magazine • “mushrooms that cause strange visions" • Timothy Leary • The Harvard Psilocybin Project • Concord Prison Experiment • The Miracle at Marsh Chapel • Leary Fired • Crackdown • A Renaissance? “Psychedelic drugs cause panic and temporary insanity in people who have not taken them.” - Timothy Leary

E42: How Psychedelics Became Dangerous (Part II - Mescaline) Mar 24, 2020

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Defining Hallucinogen • Peyote and Jungian Archetypes • The Inquisition • San Pedro • Huxley and the Doors of Perception • Military Testing and a "Truth Serum" • The Native American Church and Present-Day Mescaline Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media Dirty History is made possible by our Patrons. If you value the show as an educational resource consider supporting it @ Patreon.com/dirtyhistory

E41: How Psychedelics Became Dangerous (Part I - LSD) Feb 25, 2020

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“A friend of immemorially long-standing” • Drug Schedules and the Controlled Substances Act • Psychedelics and PR • Synthesizing LSD • Sandoz Pharmaceuticals • Osmond and Hoffer • “The Johnny Appleseed of LSD • Fear and Loathing LSD (“Thrill Drug Warps Mind, Kills” Thank you to Dirty History's patrons. This show is not possible without you. If you value the show as an educational resource please consider supporting it on Patreon. Find out more @ Patreon.com/dirtyhistory

E38: Moral Panics, Witch-Hunts, and Sexual Psychopaths (Oh My) Oct 23, 2019

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Happy Halloween! In this episode, we will be taking a look at witch-hunts, the Satanic Panic, and McCarthyism as we explore the genealogy of fear and the cycle of moral panic. Thank you to patrons like Anwen Thomas Billy Littlefield & Ronnie New Find out how you can become a patron at Patreon.com/dirtyhistory

E37: Dust to Dust - Burial Rites and Practices II (The Cultural Side of Things) Sep 22, 2019

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On this episode of Dirty History, we'll discuss the ways in which cultures treat the remains of the dead from mummification and ship and sky burial to embalming catastrophes and the ethics of the ossuary. This episode is the conclusion of Dirty History's unified theory on what happens to our bodies when we die. A shout out to our newest Patron, Anwen Thomas. Thank you so much for your support! And as always, thank you to all of our listeners for wanting to know that which you shouldn't.

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