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- Jonathan Goldstein
- Username: Goldstein
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Joined PRX: Jan 05, 2004
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- "Great American Scandals"
- Summary: Program features an interview with Michael Farquhar on some historical scandals, a commentary and history in the news
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Review of Great American Scandals
Jonathan Goldstein
Posted on December 31, 2004 at 10:10 AM
Did you know that Warren Harding just couldn’t say no? That Eleanor Roosevelt and her mother-in-law couldn’t get along? "Scandals" bridges the gap between gossip and history, presenting the former as a valuable historical artifact. What’s heard here also makes you realize that political scandal is nothing new. Hearing about all the quirks of historical figures puts a human face to history lessons that can sometimes feel generic. It’s sort of like if the writers of US magazine wrote U.S. History textbooks. It moves along at the pace of reading the Page Six, but it’s also educational. No easy feat.