McCarthyism: The Fall Of Joseph McCarthy (Ep5)

What happened when Joseph McCarthy turned his communist-catching energy on the army? What film, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando, is viewed as an allegory for the McCarthy hearings? In what ways did the ‘Lavender scare’ subtext influence the investigations into Roy Cohn? What famous line brought down the reputation of this ‘red-scare’ fuelling demagogue? Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga look at the Army-McCarthy hearings and the spectacularly public downfall of Joseph McCarthy. ✅ Subscribe Here: / @journeythroughtimepod ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/journeythroughtime ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: X: https://x.com/ThroughTimePod TikTok: / journeythroughtimepod Instagram: / journeythroughtimepod Facebook: / journeythroughtimepod Threads: https://threads.net/@journeythroughti... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/throughtimep... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Social Producers: Emma Jackson Assistant Producers: Alfie Rowe, Alfie Norris Producer: Alice Horrell Head of History: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor