Season 3: Open Up the Gates premieres September 3! Ahead of its release, catch up on all episodes of seasons one and two now. About Season 2: In 1938, as fascism continued to spread across Europe and Asia, the Dies Committee was formed to investigate “subversive activities” within the United States. The committee, headed by Texas Democrat Martin Dies, was tasked with targeting Nazi sympathizers, but soon shifted its primary focus to rooting out those they believed to have communist ties, and paved the way for a second American red scare. In this season of The Wreckage, we’ll go into the archives of the American Jewish Historical Society and hear from historians, political experts, and those who found themselves named “American subversives." Join host Rebecca Naomi Jones and special guests including Matthew Dallek, Thomas Doherty, Jelani Cobb, Martin J. Siegel, Larry Tye and more for a brand new story of The Wreckage. Jones is best known for her performances in the Broadway rock musicals Passing Strange, American Idiot, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, as well as being the first woman of color to play Laurey in Oklahoma! on Broadway. She most recently starred in the hit musical Stereophonic.
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