American Friction
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From Pilgrims to Trump: How America Became 'Fantasyland' | History | American Friction
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36:14Now PlayingThe United States of America is strange. It’s easy to blame it on Trump, but has it ever been normal? Author and journalist Kurt Andersen wrote Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire – A 500-Year History, to track how the nation became so weird.
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Written and presented by Chris Jones and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Chris Jones. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk
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