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Family of Secrets and Who What Why Plugs

from Dead President with Russ Baker · #125

Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.

3 min

SponsorWho What Why / Family of Secrets

Tim continues promoting Family of Secrets and the journalism site whowhatwhy.org, praising its independence and urging listeners to donate, before setting up the interview topic.

In this bit8 moments
  • 0:48Tim recommends giving Family of Secrets to the know-it-all relative who won't shut up about politics.
  • 1:02The book is paradigm-shifting regardless of your ideology, according to Tim's assessment.
  • 1:26What makes it work: the book stays absent of ideology while covering JFK, Watergate, and the Bush family's hidden history over fifty years.
  • 1:59Russ Baker broke the story about Bush potentially going AWOL from the Texas Air National Guard—the incident that got Dan Rather pulled from air.
  • 2:22Tim prefers physical books for nightstand reading but the book is available on Kindle and Audible for lazy listeners.
  • 2:41WhoWhatWhy.org is Tim's recommended source for independent journalism without a predetermined agenda.
  • 3:06Most sites jumping to conclusions lack real money in sober-minded, rational journalism—but outlets like WhoWhatWhy matter if democracy is to survive it.
  • 3:29Tim urges comedians and listeners to donate to WhoWhatWhy because independent journalism affects everyone.
Mentioned here

Family of SecretsGeorge W. Bushwhoswhothere.orgDan RatherBush familyJohn F. KennedyWatergateRuss

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