Historian Kristen du Mez on her bestselling cultural history, "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation."

Check out Kristin's book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631499050

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Jesus and John Wayne / Kristin Kobes Du Mez

News

Correspondent Brian Mier on the Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting article, “‘I Knew They Had Fabricated a False Narrative’: An Interview with Estela Aranha on 'Twitter Files Brazil.'” Estela Aranha is former secretary of digital rights in the Brazilian Justice Ministry. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. We also announce this week's best answer to the Question from Hell!

Check out Brian's interview with Estala Aranha here: https://fair.org/home/i-knew-they-had-fabricated-a-false-narrative/

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Musk, Greenwald, et al. Campaign Against Brazilian Democracy / Brian Mier

The Anti-Palestinian Racism Research Group's Jess Ghannam, who is co-author of the just-released "Anti-Palestinian Racism Survey Preliminary Report," joins This Is Hell! to discuss anti-Palestinian racism and its effects in the United States. Following the interview, we will hear some fresh "Rotten History" and a listener email.

Check out the report here: https://medium.com/@aprresearchgroup/anti-palestinian-racism-survey-preliminary-report-april-2024-11cfed327d85

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Anti-Palestinian Racism Is Today's Accepted Racism / Jess Ghannam

Jodi Dean on her Verso column, "Palestine Speaks for Everyone." Following the interview, we hear feedback from listeners like you.

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Palestine Speaks for Everyone / Jodi Dean

Laura Robson on her article at The Baffler Magazine, "Assistance as Containment; A historical take on defunding the UNRWA." Plus a Moment of Truth from Jeffrey Dorchen.

Check out Laura's article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/assistance-as-containment-robson

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Defunding UNRWA: From Containment to Destruction / Laura Robson

Loretta Napoleoni returns to discuss her new book, “Technocapitalism: The Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good.” "Rotten History" follows the interview.

Check out Loretta's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4601-technocapitalism

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Jesus and John Wayne / Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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