Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2026-05-19
Books mentioned on Part Three: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk
Robert concludes the story of H.L.
Robert Evans discussed What's Fair on the Air? by Heather Hendershot and Alpaca by H. L. Hunt.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What's Fair on the Air?
What's Fair on the Air? by Heather Hendershot is an academic study examining the historical intersections of broadcast media, political ideology, and regulatory policies in the United States.
Discussed“In what's fair on the air, Hendershot writes, Joseph Welch's famous rhetorical question, "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?" was not only televised live by both ABC and DuMont on day 30 of the hearings, but also repeated dozens of times on radio and TV that night.”
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Alpaca
Discussed“So, in 1960, he publishes his first novel, Alpaca, which is a work of right-wing utopian fiction. The book took place in an ideal society that Hunt's plan for a wealth-based voting system. Hendershot describes, "In his perfect world, political discussion could only take place via the printed word.”
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