One Year: 1955 - Siberia, USA

When Alaskans wanted their own mental-health facility, a rumor took
hold all over America. This week, Evan Chung traces the origins of
that far-right conspiracy theory: that the government was building
a concentration camp where Americans would get imprisoned for their
political beliefs. Get ready for a strange tale that involves a
brainwashing manual, Scientology, and a vast network of
Communist-hunting housewives. Josh Levin is One Year’s editorial
director. One Year’s senior producer is Evan Chung. This episode
was produced by Kelly Jones and Evan Chung, with additional
production by Sophie Summergrad.  It was edited by Josh Levin,
Joel Meyer, and Derek John, Slate’s executive producer of narrative
podcasts.  Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director.
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