On 100th Anniversary of Scopes Monkey Trial, Role of WGN Radio Echoes with Impact

On 100th anniversary of Scopes Monkey Trial, role of WGN Radio echoes with impact

In the summer of 1925, a high school biology teacher in Tennessee named John T. Scopes was arrested for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to his students. At the time, Tennessee law required the teaching of divine creation and prohibited Darwin’s scientific explanations. A newsreel announcer intoned, "The issue was no longer the innocence or guilt of Scopes, but rather the final death struggle between two basic human philosophies. Fu…

Pepperdine Law's Pulitzer Winner Edward Larson on 100th Anniv. of Scopes Monkey Trial

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/3809857/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67356690/thelearningcurve_edlarson.mp3 Read a transcriptThe Learning Curve Edward Larson [00:00:00] Albert Cheng: Well, hello everybody and welcome to a brand new episode of the Learning Curve podcast. I am Albert Cheng, one of the co-hosts for this week’s episode and co-hosting with me this week is Justice Barry Anderson. Hey Judge. Good to have yo…