Chapter
The Story of John Birch and the John Birch Society
47:12 - 49:29 (02:16)
Learn about the life of John Birch, a Christian missionary who cared about helping people, and how the John Birch Society, an ultra-conservative organization named after him, would not reflect his values according to his friend.
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The guest, Brian Dunning, provides an overview of the history and ideologies of the John Birch Society, a group initially founded to combat communism in the United States, and its lasting impact on American politics.
47:12 - 47:37 (00:25)
Summary
The guest, Brian Dunning, provides an overview of the history and ideologies of the John Birch Society, a group initially founded to combat communism in the United States, and its lasting impact on American politics.
ChapterThe Story of John Birch and the John Birch Society
EpisodePart One: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The podcast hosts discuss the life of John Birch and a debated fact about his views on the John Birch Society.
47:37 - 48:09 (00:32)
Summary
The podcast hosts discuss the life of John Birch and a debated fact about his views on the John Birch Society.
ChapterThe Story of John Birch and the John Birch Society
EpisodePart One: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The real John Birch was born in India in 1918 to Christian missionaries.
48:09 - 49:29 (01:19)
Summary
The real John Birch was born in India in 1918 to Christian missionaries. The young man who cared about helping people stayed in India, while the Birch family moved back to Georgia, where his parents' evangelical zeal conflicted with the more material progress being pursued by the missionary Sam Higginbottom, their boss at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute.