The project began on Halloween night of 1932. Moraine at one point says they collect 10,000 pages of data. He creates intricate maps of what the community looks like. Do we believe these maps? Let's say, do we think he is actually accurately capturing the patterns of relationships and influence within the community? I think he misses a lot.
Malcolm talks with Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, host of The Last Archive, about the forgotten origins of a major social science, the missing chapter in Ella Fitzgerald’s life, and what it all has to do with the prison just down the street from Malcolm’s office. Listen, and check out the brand new season from Pushkin’s The Last Archive.
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