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MWN Episode 054 – Richard Nixon Wants Jack Anderson Dead!

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Author and Professor of Broadcast Journalism MARK FELDSTEIN joined S.T. Patrick to talk about Jack Anderson, one of the most important and influential journalist/columnists of the 20th Century. Not only did Anderson and his mentor Drew Pearson move the needle on so many stories and issues, but their muckraking style also put the fear of... the fear of Anderson into politicians. … [Read more...]

MWN Episode 053 – Colodny vs Woodward on Nixon vs Trump

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LEN COLODNY joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the recent CNN comparisons of Donald Trump to Richard Nixon. CNN has used Washington Post writers Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who are best known for their two books on Watergate. Colodny, the author of Silent Coup: The Removal of a President, spends time discussing the validity of the comparison, the media's desire to make the … [Read more...]

MWN Episode 043 – The Tet Offensive – Vietnam in 1968

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LT. COL. JAMES WILLBANKS (Ret.) joins the show to talk about The Tet Offensive and its impact on the turning tide against the Vietnam War. Lt. Col. Willbanks answers questions on the Tet holiday, the surprise nature of the attack, the Tet Offensive's objectives, the U.S. military's reaction, the turn of Walter Cronkite, an influential New York Times article, Sen. Eugene … [Read more...]