“This is the story of two elections, both of them unlike anything else—except each other.”
The invention of new media, conspiracies of fraud, rogue politicians bucking the system.
The election of Donald Trump in 2016 shocked the nation, but in 1960, John F. Kennedy won the presidency with the exact same playbook. The precedents set and tactics invented in that historic election are still in use to this day.
If 1960 is so important, why don’t you know more about it?
News dies and becomes history. But tonight? We Raise The Dead.
Raise The Dead is a 6-part series on the 1960 election and its stunning parallels to 2016.
Also available as an ebook and extended audiobook soon.
Raise the Dead is available on major podcast directories.
New episodes premiering weekly.
Justin Robert Young is a podcaster and writer based in Oakland, California.
He’s previously worked as a reporter at The Sun-Sentinel and The Morning Call. Along with Brian Brushwood, he’s debuted at #1 twice on the Billboard Comedy charts with their comedy duo Night Attack. He covers modern politics on his podcast Politics! Politics! Politics!
Justin likes to do his research in loud Oakland bars because it helps him focus.