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Borat Before Borat (1970) w/ Jill Lepore

Published: June 15, 2021, 1:02 p.m.

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It\u2019s June 15th. This day in 1970, Russian television reporter Valentin Zorin aired an episode of his series \u201cMasters Without Masks.\u201d For decades, Zorin was the primary source by which Russians understood what life in America was like.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by historian Jill Lepore to discuss Zorin\u2019s influence and his mix of truth-telling and propaganda \u2014 and whether there are any voices like his today.

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Zorin\u2019s story is the subject of an episode in the latest season of Jill Lepore\u2019s excellent podcast \u201cThe Last Archive.\u201d Check it out here: http://podcasts.pushkin.fm/thisday

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