S1. Ep 2: Dirty Books

Things Fell Apart - Podcast autorstwa BBC Radio 4

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1974. A church minister's wife in West Virginia learns of a brand new curriculum being introduced into her children's school. So she decides to read all 325 new textbooks herself. What she discovers horrifies her so much she instigates a State-wide insurrection. But were some of her concerns based on a misunderstanding?

Written and presented by Jon Ronson Produced by Sarah Shebbeare Assistant Producer Sam Peach Original music by Phil Channell

With thanks to Trey Kay for helping us tell this story.

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