America Freaks Out
For many of us, summer in New York means Coney Island…and for a lot of people, Coney Island means the freak show. We speak with Fordham English professor Leonard Cassuto about the history of the American freak show, why we liked it and why we stopped liking it…and why Oliver Sacks might be a kinder, gentler PT Barnum.
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This episode was published on April 5, 2008.
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