126: Christmas Special 6: Jacob Riis’ “Is There a Santa Claus?”
History That Doesn't Suck
English - December 19, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - ★★★★★ - 4.5K ratingsHistory Education ushistory history americanhistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“Now, how would you like to be a reporter, if you have got nothing better to do?”
This is the story of a reporter–a muckraker–answering a boy who wants to know if Santa Clause actually exists. And somehow, it’s an answer that manages to mention Theodore Roosevelt.
This is Jacob Riis’ Is There a Santa Clause?
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“Now, how would you like to be a reporter, if you have got nothing better to do?”
This is the story of a reporter–a muckraker–answering a boy who wants to know if Santa Clause actually exists. And somehow, it’s an answer that manages to mention Theodore Roosevelt.
This is Jacob Riis’ Is There a Santa Clause?
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