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Rachel Maddow PresentsDéjà News - Ep. 2: Florida’s First War on WokeLong before Governor Ron DeSantis declared a new war on wokeness, Florida lawmakers in the 1950s and 60s tried going after the NAACP, suspected communists and gay people in Florida schools and universities. The lawmakers upended life for countless numbers of their fellow Floridians before being upended themselves by their own zeal for the cause. Now that DeSantis is bringing this playbook to a presidential campaign, Rachel Maddow and Isaac-Davy Aronson ask what we can learn from the last time Florida went down this path.Featuring guests:Stacy Braukman, author of Communists and Perverts Under...
2024-11-2642 min
Welcome to FloridaEpisode 189: The Johns CommitteeThe Florida legislature is attempting to make it more difficult for home inspectors to do their jobs in securing the safety of residents moving into new construction. The era of the Johns Committee was one of the darkest in Florida's history. Stacy Braukman's book "Communists and Perverts Under the Palms: The John's Committee 1956-1965" details the political witch hunt for Communists and gays centered on the University of Florida in Gainesville. She joins us to discuss.Nature DisturbedMother Nature is one weird ladyListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
2024-01-3044 min
Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà NewsEpisode 2: Florida’s First War on WokeLong before Governor Ron DeSantis declared a new war on wokeness, Florida lawmakers in the 1950s and 60s tried going after the NAACP, suspected communists and gay people in Florida schools and universities. The lawmakers upended life for countless numbers of their fellow Floridians before being upended themselves by their own zeal for the cause. Now that DeSantis is bringing this playbook to a presidential campaign, Rachel Maddow and Isaac-Davy Aronson ask what we can learn from the last time Florida went down this path. Featuring guests:Stacy Braukman, author of Communists and P...
2023-06-1942 min
BanishedThe Sunshine State Descends into Darkness (Again)Worse than McCarthyism? In this episode of Banished, we explore the all-out assault on academic freedom in higher education in Florida. Turns out there’s a long history of campus witch-hunts in the state. We spoke with Robert Cassenello (history professor at University of Central Florida), Paul Ortiz (history professor at the University of Florida), James Grossman (executive director of the American Historical Association) and Ellen Schrecker (professor emerita at Yeshiva University). Episode transcript available here. References & Links:* Will Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" Hold Up in Court?, Banished podcast episode, November 1, 2022. * Stacy Braukman, Co...
2023-01-2313 min
Wait Five MinutesOrange BirdWhen the Orange Bird was originally conceived, his reach and connections could not have been comprehended. He was made to sell an idea. What came next changed American history forever.
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Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Hey Go by Lobo Loco
Speedy Delta by Lobo Loco
Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
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The Orange Bird Song
Walt Disney Studios Presents The Story an...
2019-05-2425 min