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The Truth About Obama: A Conversation with Dr. David Garrow
Culture Wars with Jonathon Van Maren
English - June 13, 2017 19:47 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In "Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama," Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Garrow successfully upends the entire narrative of Obama's life, calling his memoirs "historical fiction" and explaining, through hundreds of interviews, how Obama created a narrative in order to win political power. He joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss that fascinating story.