Presidential historians Tim Naftali and Tim Walch join Ben Kieffer to discuss how fear of the unknown and apprehension about the future give rise to theories that many believe — from the Salem Witch Trials to McCarthyism — and how these instances relate to current conspiracy thinking.
This episode was originally produced in November 2022.
Guests:
- Timothy Naftali, presidential historian and founding director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum and associate professor of history and public policy at New York University
- Tim Walch, director emeritus of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
