Most of it was junk race science, but some of the research and researchers were arguably legitimate so that if someone accused them of being a racist, they could point to legitimate research they funded. Wow, William Shockley. Episode 4from the Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race series. Germany modeled its involuntary sterilization laws on ours. This is an episode from the spring of 1990. WebDonahue is joined by the cast of "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of The Desert", as well as the Family Research Institute's founder, Paul Cameron, and drag performer CoCo Even though, to be frank, it's also bad science. So which is bigger, long or fat. Hope it will be revived. People were throwing money at him. The Price is Right? If a white supremacist wanted to discredit what you have to say, they, they might say, "Barry Mehler is a unreliable narrator because look at what happened." The Bell Curve was one of The Pioneer Fund's greatest hits for two reasons. 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This is an episode from the spring of 1990. Rigo:It seems like it's, like, um, kind of click bait-y television for the time. She says that this is something anthropologists have been saying for years, that the category of race itself wasn't a real scientific category but race scientists weren't ready to let it go. Lisa:I really take Mehler's point there. Find thousands of books, manuscripts, visual materials and unpublished archives from our collections, Rigo:So just to give you an update on what Mehler's been up to recently, I asked him about some hot water he got into, and I'll play you some tape. Barry:Here was, uh, a guy who subscribed to The Thunderbolt. Lisa:Welcome to Innate: How science invented the Myth of Race: This is episode three: Keepers of the Flame. Rigo:Why do you think that is? Rigo:And since then, Mehler has always operated under the assumption that Nazis never really went away, and as it turns out, he's right. They had to have two talking heads, and, and somebody had to speak for the other side for them to get their message out, and not only did I understand that, but I don't think that we run this. WebDescription: Talk show host of the 1980s. That is that your genes, your genetics, determine not only your biological makeup but your character, personality, intelligence level, and so on. Phil Donahue Book Rigo:Right, exactly. Barry:I want you to know that it was extremely important to me to make the connection to Nazis because that's what people understood. Barry: The Pioneer was looking for scholars who were willing to take a stand, and that's what Jensen was willing to do. Rigo:Yeah. Here's $100. Please tell me someone noticed that this was happening. He had his own moment on the Phil Donahue Show in 1980. Now, while the video, the language in that video is profane. Paul: And then writes about it in an, a newspaper article that is syndicated and sent to a number of places around the country. Rigo:Yeah. There's a cost to negative publicity, and that maybe he's learned that, uh, there is a way of funding the kinds of, um, activities that he's, uh, in favor of without making them very prominent. The Science History Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in the U.S. under EIN: 22-2817365. They printed and mail unsolicited propaganda to scientists, politicians, and other influential people. They painted the swastika backwards." Search the history of over 797 billion The group behind it bombed a synagogue in 1958, just to give you a sense of who they were. Bill:I figured, okay. So up until this point, The Pioneer Fund is secretly funding race scientists who are on the fringes who needed financial support, and a place to publish, like the Mankind Quarterly. American media personality Phil Donahue is famous for pioneering and hosting "The Phil Donahue Show," later known as "Donahue." You see, I don't see it in terms of we're making progress, and these people are on the run. WebEmployment at the Library & Archives. Lisa: Okay. I mean, I annoyed them a lot, and so, the- they're calling up civil rights groups, the people that might know me, and trying to, uh, get information, and they said this in their investigation, you know, uh, for a possible lawsuit. There's a load of absolute rubish. In 1936, Draper paid to reprint 1,000 copies of the book called White America to send to politicians. The white race is absolutely endangered, and the Jews have absolutely control over the mind of Americans. All together, he received about a million dollars. William Shockley wasn't really producing anything new with their money, and he had a really prickly personality, so when his character got in the way of the message, The Pioneer Fund actually cut him off. Rigo:One of the people to receive the most money from Draper and the Pioneer Fund was the founder of the Mankind Quarterly, Roger Pearson. In April 2017, author and neuroscientist Sam Harris published an episode on his popular podcast called Waking Up with an alluring title, Forbidden Knowledge. This was also done to make it seem like there were more race scientists than there actually were. Lisa:Okay, let me zoom out a little bit. Rigo:It was a journal for racists by racists, a home for race scientists who had been rejected by other more mainstream journals. And as I got up, uh, a question began to form that really took me really the rest of my life to contemplate, which was why do they hate me? Family (2) Trade Mark (3) His deep, smooth, authoritative voice. the video in question is 14 minute long course introduction that he sent out to his students students earlier this month. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The collections and research newsletter brings you the latest on our acquisitions, library events, and programs. Rigo:So Laughlin comes up with their first endeavor. And on the other hand were the political people who did the actual exploiting. Rigo:Right. He accuses Mehler of character assassination, bias, and of being a left wing nut. Title of Larger Work The Phil Donahue Show Collection Title Collected Works of Milton Friedman Project records Guest Friedman, Milton (1912-2006) Host Donahue, Phil Publication Type(s) Interviews & TV Appearances. Rigo:Yeah. Barry:So I got a mailing from Canada from Ernst Zundel. Recently, you were, uh Ferris State University suspended you for publishing a profanity based video. Hagley Library is engaged in ongoing efforts to address and responsibly present evidence of oppression and injustice in our collections. He fired almost all of the current faculty, and made openings for other neo Nazi scientists. 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Rigo:Roger Pearson was a British guy who starting in 1958 ran a neo Nazi publication called Northern World out of a British tea plantation in Kolkata, India. He also shares the story of meeting wife Marlo Thomas, how he feels about being parodied on Saturday Night Live, and what he really thinks of Oprah Winfrey. He openly endorsed it. Nobody wants to know that stuff, and nobody is really offended by it. Bill:Draper guarded his own identity very, very carefully so that very few people knew of who was this, uh, multimillionaire who behind the scenes was putting up the money. Lisa:Wow, this is delightful daytime content. You have a position at Johns Hopkins. So Rigo, you're one of our producers on our show, Distillations, and you've come in with a story today for us, right? 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So I want to take you back to the 1990s with this video that I found on YouTube. Signed, photo. Despite what most people would agree were really problematic endeavors, Pearson did not have trouble finding a job in academia. Lisa:Ah, charming. Angela:And the consensus was set in stone really by UNESCO, um, in the 1950s in a set of declarations in which they essentially stated that race is a social construct, it doesn't have any biological validity, and that was signed by a number of scientists, anthropologists, policymakers all over the world. So now my anti racism was, was visible, very visible. Rigo:One of the things that I really appreciate is how he pivots from being funny to serious very quickly, like the humor gets people's attention, and then he sneaks in some truth. James E. Woods Be the first one to, The Phil Donahue Show with John Wayne (1976), Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). WebPhil Donahue Show Transcripts (Transcripts), 1981-1982 Scope and Contents The Lectures, Speeches, Interviews series primarily consists of material related to the many lectures, Lisa:What is this, Wheel of Fortune? Rigo:Right, and Murray and his coauthor also credited Richard Lynn for providing expertise on the book. I mean, that's some classic, "Oh, at least these guys tell it how it is." WebPhil Donahue Show Date Created 1981-03-24 Summary Telecommunications Discussion Former owner MCI Communications Corporation Originator Luce Press Clippings Subject They also share the same funding source. To me, it seems like he's trying to present himself as a reasonable, well spoken guy who's just asking questions, all in the name of academic curiosity, of course. Actually, this brings something up for me. He took off his kippah and pretended he wasn't Jewish, and he embedded himself with neo Nazis. Rigo:Right. 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