Jake and Baby school Lisa on what defines a "real" tragedy which led me on a long journey into the history of Jim Crow. Featuring an interview on the Southern Jewish experience with author TK Thorne.
+ Walk Like A Hieroglyph + With what to wear with coral shoes? + A very mysterious joke + The moral authority of Jake Housman
TK's book:
Behind the Magic Curtain: Secrets, Spies and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham’s Civil Rights Days by TK Thorne
Other resources: Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963 by Taylor Branch
The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam by Max Boot
Close-Up on War: The Story of Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam by Mary Cronk Farrell
For your scene 2 thoughts: ellie@buttoutbaby.com
Music by Claire Whitehead
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