Howard Dean's Scream, Revisited

A "Dean Scream" is shorthand for a campaign disaster. But did Howard Dean's 2004 shriek even happen the way it's remembered? And did the moment really doom his campaign? In this excerpt of a documentary from FiveThirtyEight and ESPN Films, producer Galen Druke investigates the post-Iowa call to action through interviews with Howard Dean, his former campaign staffers, and OTM's own Jennifer Munson -- who uses her technical expertise to analyze why the Dean Scream sounded so strange on the airwaves. You can hear the entire documentary and see a short accompanying film here. The Howard Dean Scream documentary was edited by Jody Avirgan, Chloe Prasinos, and Steven Jackson.  Song: "Roary's Waltz" by John Zorn