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Americana: 26/09/2010

26/09/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Americana, 26/09/2010

Americana examines the enthusiasm, faith, myth and making of the Tea Party movement.

As the Tea Party campaigns towards elections, political analyst Michelle Bernard and political columnist John Heilemann examine what changes may be coming to Washington D.C.

As members of the Tea Party movement campaign enthusiastically ahead of this year's midterm elections, the political analyst Michelle Bernard and the national political columnist John Heilemann parse what members, supporters and scholars have to say about the Tea Party.

Keli Carender is credited with organising one of the first Tea Party rallies - she reflects on how the movement has blossomed. The Tea Party candidate Joe Miller from Alaska explains his hopes for change in America. A Harvard University Professor, Jill Lepore, explains how she thinks the Tea Party has crafted a fable from American history in order to propel its message.

And the presenter Matt Frei talks to the American crime novelist and creative writer, James Ellroy, about his newest book, The Hilliker Curse, a memoir.

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