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Kurt Andersen's last book, Fantasyland, looks at America's "centuries-old weakness for the untrue and irrational, and its spontaneous and dangerous flowering since the 1960s" and how it got us where we are today.

His new book, Evil Geniuses, is a kind of sequel, a companion. It's a parallel history, really, that looks more closely at "the quite deliberate reengineering of our economy and society since the 1960s."

This hour, public radio great Kurt Andersen on "the unmaking of America."

GUEST:
Kurt Andersen - Co-founded Spy magazine and he was the host and co-creator of Studio 360; his newest book is Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America -- A Recent History

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<a href="https://wnpr.org/post/hour-kurt-andersen">Kurt Andersen's last book,&nbsp;Fantasyland</a>, looks at America's "centuries-old weakness for the untrue and irrational, and its spontaneous and dangerous flowering since the 1960s" and how it got us where we are today.
His new book,&nbsp;Evil Geniuses, is a kind of sequel, a companion. It's a parallel history, really, that looks more closely at "the quite deliberate reengineering of our economy and society since the 1960s."
This hour, public radio great Kurt Andersen on "the unmaking of America."
GUEST:
<ul>
<li>Kurt Andersen&nbsp;- Co-founded&nbsp;Spy&nbsp;magazine and he was the host and co-creator of&nbsp;Studio 360; his newest book is&nbsp;Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America -- A Recent History</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
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Kurt Andersen On The Unmaking Of America

South Carolina. The clinic offered MMR vaccinations as the South Carolina Department of Health reported 876 cases of measles earlier in the week, most centered in Spartanburg County.

This hour, we look at the spread of measles in the United States. We also talk to health and science communicators who are working to tell the story of that disease in new ways.

GUESTS:
Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo: Director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown School of Public Health, and a Professor of Epidemiology
Brinda Adhikari: Award-winning executive producer, showrunner and journalist, who is Co-Host of the "Why Should I Trust You?" podcast
Teri Mills: Retired nurse educator, grandmother, and Board member and Vice President of Media for Grandparents for Vaccines

Music featured (in order):
Sickness – runo plum
Contagious – Ani DiFranco
Cat’s Got the Measles – The New Lost City Ramblers
Catch My Disease – Ben Lee
Soul Vaccination – Tower of Power
Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers

South Carolina. The clinic offered MMR vaccinations as the South Carolina Department of Health reported 876 cases of measles earlier in the week, most centered in Spartanburg County.
This hour, we look at the spread of measles in the United States. We also talk to health and science communicators who are working to tell the story of that disease in new ways.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo:&nbsp;Director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown School of Public Health, and a Professor of Epidemiology</li>
<li>Brinda Adhikari:&nbsp;Award-winning executive producer, showrunner and journalist, who is Co-Host of the "<a href="https://www.whyshoulditrustyou.net/">Why Should I Trust You?</a>" podcast</li>
<li>Teri Mills:&nbsp;Retired nurse educator, grandmother, and Board member and Vice President of Media for&nbsp;<a href="https://grandparentsforvaccines.org/">Grandparents for Vaccines</a></li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfFH1qT1B8">Sickness</a>&nbsp;&ndash; runo plum</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5wAJLiJjpM">Contagious</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Ani DiFranco</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnwXABj8Is">Cat&rsquo;s Got the Measles</a>&nbsp;&ndash; The New Lost City Ramblers</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enhQYHxoNMY">Catch My Disease</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Ben Lee</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/fY7CKdW6ioU">Soul Vaccination</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Tower of Power</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NCwB9J14sE">Grandma&rsquo;s Hands</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Bill Withers</li>
</ul>

What do rising measles cases say about public health and trust?

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This hour we take a look at the state of immigration policy, after a week of ICE activity in Connecticut. We discuss what Americans actually want when it comes to immigration, the challenges of keeping track of immigration enforcement data, and a look at how the history of immigration policy in the United States is informing this present moment.

GUESTS:
Sister Mary Ellen Burns: Executive Director and Attorney at Apostle Immigrant Services in New Haven
Sarah Pierce: Director of Social Policy at Third Way
David Hausman: Assistant Professor at Berkeley Law who co-directs the Deportation Data Project
Nancy Foner: Distinguished Emerita Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is author or editor of over 20 books, most recently Immigration: How the Past Shapes the Present

Music featured (in order):
One Body, One Blood – Tigran Hamasyan
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Dolly Parton
Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) – K'Naan (The Hamilton Mixtape)
Carwasheros / Lava Coches – Los Jornaleros Del Norte
Immigration Man – Graham Nash, David Crosby
City of Heroes – Billy Bragg

This hour we take a look at the state of immigration policy, after a week of ICE activity in Connecticut. We discuss what Americans actually want when it comes to immigration, the challenges of keeping track of immigration enforcement data, and a look at how the history of immigration policy in the United States is informing this present moment.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Sister Mary Ellen Burns:&nbsp;Executive Director and Attorney at Apostle Immigrant Services in New Haven</li>
<li>Sarah Pierce:&nbsp;Director of Social Policy at Third Way</li>
<li>David Hausman:&nbsp;Assistant Professor at Berkeley Law who co-directs the Deportation Data Project</li>
<li>Nancy Foner:&nbsp;Distinguished Emerita Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is author or editor of over 20 books, most recently&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wiley.com/en-us/shop/general-introductory-history/immigration-how-the-past-shapes-the-present-p-9781509557912">Immigration: How the Past Shapes the Present</a></li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/yGsXGM8f0WA">One Body, One Blood</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Tigran Hamasyan</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEPUxpR64YE">Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Dolly Parton</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrtD9uQ9jq4">Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; K'Naan (The Hamilton Mixtape)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wDHto-C-9w">Carwasheros / Lava Coches</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Los Jornaleros Del Norte</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKrhCNmBvC8">Immigration Man</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Graham Nash, David Crosby</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW2ZikGW8">City of Heroes</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Billy Bragg</li>
</ul>

When it comes to immigration policy, what do Americans want?

We’ve been doing these shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing.

This hour, the conversation winds around to the detestable Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park, Brandi Carlile, Declan the Dog, the pronunciation of Pupienus, frustration with the Hartford region … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.

Music featured (in order):
The Tom And Jerry Show – Hiromi
To Love Somebody – Robin McKelle and the Flytones, Lee Fields
Peg – Nerina Pallot
Obvious Child – I’m With Her
Just the Two of Us – Stacey Ryan
Until You Come Back to Me – Aretha Franklin
Ain’t Nobody – Jen Allen

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Colin McEnroe, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

We&rsquo;ve been doing these shows where we don&rsquo;t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing.
This hour, the conversation winds around to the detestable Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park, Brandi Carlile, Declan the Dog, the pronunciation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupienus">Pupienus</a>, frustration with the Hartford region &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.
These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HcKrd3K8_A">The Tom And Jerry Show</a> &ndash; Hiromi</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfH69fP5nCg">To Love Somebody</a> &ndash; Robin McKelle and the Flytones, Lee Fields</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLaaCRaTqYE">Peg</a> &ndash; Nerina Pallot</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/Weaurv3hH8Q">Obvious Child</a> &ndash; I&rsquo;m With Her</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_y1USes6iM">Just the Two of Us</a> &ndash; Stacey Ryan</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbokg0KM-n8">Until You Come Back to Me</a> &ndash; Aretha Franklin</li>
<li><a href="https://trrstore.bandcamp.com/track/aint-nobody">Ain&rsquo;t Nobody</a> &ndash; Jen Allen</li>
</ul>
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-colin-mcenroe-show/id714179884">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-colin-mcenroe-show-connecticut-public-lXR08dxQSM5/">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!
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Colin McEnroe, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

Kurt Andersen On The Unmaking Of America

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