DH Ep:57 The McCarthy Hearings: America's Reign of Fear
Published: January 12, 2026
Duration: 1:24:54
In the spring of 1954, Wyoming Senator Lester Hunt walked into his Senate office with a rifle hidden beneath his overcoat. Weeks of blackmail by allies of Joseph McCarthy had broken him. The gunshot that followed should have warned America about the darkness that had descended upon the nation. It didn't.
This episode of The Disturbing History Podcast takes you inside one of the most troubling chapters in American history.
Senator Joseph McCarthy's four-year reign of terror destroyed thousands of lives, drove good people to suicide, and held an entire nation hostage to paranoia. From his infamous 1950 W...
This episode of The Disturbing History Podcast takes you inside one of the most troubling chapters in American history.
Senator Joseph McCarthy's four-year reign of terror destroyed thousands of lives, drove good people to suicide, and held an entire nation hostage to paranoia. From his infamous 1950 W...