Carol Stabile (Clark Honors College, University of Oregon) joins moderator Patrice Petro for a discussion of "CBS and the 1950s Blacklist," a program that included an episode of the television sitcom The Goldbergs and William N. Robson's radio broadcast titled "Open Letter on Race Hatred." They discuss the history of anti-communist activism in the U.S. and how CBS capitulated to the FBI and its blacklisting campaign. Stabile also outlines how the FBI targeted public intellectuals and artists. Recorded on 01/16/2025. (#40918)