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Deborah Cohen | The Reporters Who Took on A World at War


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Following WWI, five American journalists carved out their legacies abroad as foreign correspondents. These five, referred to as the "Inner Circle" by Professor Cohen, were paramount to reporting on the dismaying rise of dictators and fascism in the early-mid 20th century.

From uncertain interviews with Hitler to friendly letters with Nehru, listen in as Professor Cohen and Luke discuss the experiences that helped the Inner Circle warn fellow Americans of a looming war in Europe, and how their duties as reporters overlapped with their personal lives.

Intro/Outro Song: "The World is Waiting for the Sunrise (1922)" by Isham Jones & The Benson Orchestra of Chicago (Link)

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The Botstiber PodcastBy Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies