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As the nation grapples with a volatile culture war over just what version of American history our children will grow up learning, in this episode we will see that the Public School has always been a complicated, explosive, sometimes bizarre socio-political battleground. We’ll look at the messy transformations of children’s curricula through the conservative and progressive clashes over the bible, evolution, Black anti-literacy laws, Indian boarding schools, anti-commie-patriotism, good suburban morals, multiculturalism, and a radical public television program called Sesame Street.
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American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith
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Research and co-writing by Riley Smith
Voice acting by Will Rogers
Co-produced and edited by Miranda Zickler
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