Part One: How Orange County Incubated American Fascism
Behind the Bastards
English - January 09, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB - ★★★★ - 13.6K ratingsSociety & Culture History comedy fitness culture interview business news entrepreneurship health politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Robert sits down with Francesca Fiorentini to talk about how Orange County, California gave birth to the modern Republican Party, thanks to some arms dealers and a howling fascist named John Schmitz.
(2 Part Series)
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