Podcast appearances and mentions of Joseph R Mccarthy

Thank you for your patience with our getting this episode up a day late - we battled end of year stresses and a migraine to bring you this delightful entertainment today!In this episode we finally get more (but not better) information about being ~Divergent~ from both Four and Tori!  We also have more information about how deep the cult programming in this compound runs!  We get introduced to another character who's not like other girls because he's a dolphin!Also notable, fun, and relevant fact - today I, Rebecca, learned that Joseph R McCarthy died in 1957.  Tune in to see how we connect those dots.

Episode 101: From 1950 to 1954, as a part of his rabid anti-Communist crusade, a notorious liar and habitually drunk Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy, led a crusade against homosexuals in the American government that would influence anti-gay policy all the way up until the 1990s. What was the Lavender Scare, why did it happen, and what does it say about the nature of propaganda?Hidden History Patreon: LinkSources and Further ReadingU.S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy Speaks in Wheeling: LinkThe Reagan administration's unbelievable response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: LinkThe Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government: LinkAmerica’s Cold War Empire: Exporting the Lavender Scare: LinkCommunist and Homosexual: The FBI, Harry Hay, and the Secret Side of the Lavender Scare, 1943–1961: LinkJoe McCarthy and the Press: LinkFifties Feds, Fags, and Femmes: LinkPERVERTS CALLED GOVERNMENT PERIL; Gabrielson, G.O.P. Chief, Says They Are as Dangerous as Reds--Truman's Trip Hit Gabrielson Warns Industry: Link

DECEMBER 2 1804 Napoleon crowned emperor Link to full episode on this 1823 During his annual address to Congress, President James Monroe proclaims a new U.S. foreign policy initiative that becomes known as the “Monroe Doctrine." 1859 Militant abolitionist John Brown is executed on charges of treason, murder and insurrection. 1917 A formal ceasefire is proclaimed throughout the battle zone between Russia and the Central Powers. 1954 The U.S. Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Senator Joseph R. McCarthy for conduct unbecoming of a senator. DECEMBER 3 1912 Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro sign an armistice with Turkey, ending the first Balkan War. DECEMBER 4 1783 On December 4, 1783, future President George Washington, then commanding general of the Continental Army, summons his military officers to Fraunces Tavern in New York City to inform them that he will be resigning his commission and returning to civilian life. 1942 In Warsaw, a group of Polish Christians put their own lives at risk when they set up the Council for the Assistance of the Jews. 1952 Heavy smog begins to hover over London, England, on December 4, 1952. It persists for five days, leading to the deaths of at least 4,000 people. 1992 President George H.W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia, a war-torn East African nation where rival warlords were preventing the distribution of humanitarian aid to thousands of starving Somalis. DECEMBER 5 1872 The Dei Gratia, a small British brig under Captain David Morehouse, spots the Mary Celeste, an American vessel, sailing erratically but at full sail near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was seaworthy, its stores and supplies were untouched, but not a soul was onboard. 1945 At 2:10 p.m., five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers comprising Flight 19 take off from the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida on a routine three-hour training mission. Flight 19 was scheduled to take them due east for 120 miles, north for 73 miles, and then back over a final 120-mile leg that would return them to the naval base. They never returned. 1964 The first Medal of Honor awarded to a U.S. serviceman for action in Vietnam is presented to Capt. Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York, for his heroic action earlier in the year. 1978 In an effort to prop up an unpopular pro-Soviet regime in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union signs a “friendship treaty” with the Afghan government agreeing to provide economic and military assistance. 2013 Nelson Mandela, the former activist who overcame a nearly three-decade prison stint to become president of South Africa, passes away after years of struggling with health issues. He was 95. DECEMBER 6 1884 in Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid atop a tower of white marble, completing the construction of an impressive monument to the city's namesake and the nation's first president, George Washington. 1921 The Irish Free State, comprising four-fifths of Ireland, is declared, ending a five-year Irish struggle for independence from Britain.

In our 68th episode, Julia shines a big red spotlight on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the namesake of that whole system of baseless defamation and demagoguery. Refresh your knowledge of 1950s America and the Communist Party USA, the HUAC,  and the Army-McCarthy Hearings [oh, and a few more Speeches You Should Know].  Later, enjoy a quiz called “Communism is Just a Red Herring!” . . . [Music: 1) The Crew Cuts, “Sh-Boom,” 1954; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

Your host for this edition is Joseph R. McCarthyIt is entitled There is No Andrew StevensThe ContentFirst Sequence:Earthquake - Hit the FloorThe Paley Brothers - Come Out and PlayChris Bell - I Am the CosmosThe Scruffs - My MindFlash Cubes - Christi GirlSecond Sequence:Steppenwolf - Sookie SookieLena Horne - Love BugDon Covay - Pony TimeThe Wailers - Mercy MercyBilly Fury - Letter Full of TearsThird Sequence:The Boys - First TimeThe Heartbreakers - Born to LoseGeneration X - Your GenerationThe Avengers - We Are the OneStiff Little Fingers - Suspect DeviceFourth Sequence:Neil Christian - You're All Things Bright and BeautifulSettlers - Major to MinorSchadel - Goodbye Thimble Mill LaneThe Montanas - That's When Happiness BeginsConsortium - All the Love in the WorldSummation:Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot