Mickey’s guest for the hour is Nolan Higdon; their subject is fake news and Higdon’s forthcoming book,
“The Anatomy of Fake News.” Their discussion includes a look at the long history of fake news,
as well as Higdon’s proposed checklist for identifying a story as fake news.
Nolan Hidgon teaches teaches history and media studies at California State University, East Bay,
and is a frequent contributor to the annual Project Censored books. He and Mickey Huff are the authors
of the recent book “United States of Distraction.”