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The Last Archive

The Last Archive is a show about the history of truth, and the historical context for our current fake news, post-truth moment. It’s a show about how we know what we know, and why it seems, these days, as if we don’t know anything at all anymore. The show is written & hosted by Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, and was created by the historian Jill Lepore. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

Episodes

The history of doubt and the evolution of psychological warfare reveal how state-sponsored propaganda during World War II fundamentally altered public perception. Broadcasters like Axis Sally and Tokyo Rose utilized shortwave radio to sow discord, forcing the U.S. government to grapple with the legal and moral boundari...

Believe It

06 May 2021

45m

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Radio in the 1930s fundamentally reshaped the American relationship with truth, functioning as both a tool for democratic engagement and a medium for mass manipulation. While programs like Believe It or Not and minstrel shows exploited the medium’s authoritative tone to broadcast fakes, local Spanish-language broadcast...

Monkey Business

29 Apr 2021

46m

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The Last Archive

Episodes

Trial by Teenager, Part 2

Information, Please!

Trial by Teenager, Part 1

Coming Soon: Season Three

Introducing: The Last Archivist

The Evening Rocket: Robin Hood

The Evening Rocket: Baby X

The Evening Rocket: Iron Man

The Evening Rocket: Planet B

The Evening Rocket: Dimension X

The Last Archive Presents: The Evening Rocket

Epiphany

Hush Rush

Children of Zorin

It Came From Outer Space

Remote Control

Repeat After Me

The Inner Front

Believe It

Monkey Business