About this episode
Charlatans and magical thinkers aren't new to this country; they helped shape it. So goes the thesis of Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire . Author Kurt Andersen joins Mike to consider religious quacks, the wackadoodles of the left and right, and the shrinking authority of the academy. Andersen is the host of Studio 360 . In the Spiel, we're long overdue for another Lobstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices