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The title refers to the January 6, 2012 episode, beginning about halfway through the article: > “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory” is mesmerizing and flawlessl
by pards 2y ago
The title refers to the January 6, 2012 episode, beginning about halfway through the article:
> “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory” is mesmerizing and flawlessly produced. It became the most-downloaded episode of This American Life. There was only one problem. In almost every salient detail, the story was a fabrication.
On March 16, 2012, This American Life, aired the “Retraction” covering Rob Schmitz’s deconstruction of Daisey’s piece (he uncovered at least thirteen lies).
“Immediately after that we started working with professional fact-checkers,” said Glass.
- pstuart 2y agoThat they were horrified by the mistake and set out to address it publicly and work to prevent future mistakes is telling. This American Life is a treasure.
- testing22321 2y ago> This American Life is a treasure In the running for best podcast of all time. As Canadians though, we just can’t listen anymore, it is too depressing and dystopian. There was the episode about the nice folks who got new neighbours who started some nut job paramilitary thing with automatic weapons. The nice folks live everyday in fear. There are the episodes of regular women unable to get basic medical treatment because Roe v Wade. The list is endless, sadly. We don’t want to live in that world, and we don’t want it taking over our thoughts either.