# 250 years of the American experiment

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Podcast: [The EI Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ei-podcast-916386)
Published: 2026-07-02T17:15:57+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8923526
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## Resource

Paul Lay speaks to Phil Tinline , author of ' Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax that Duped America and its Sinister Legacy' , about the variety and violence of a country built on high ideals and low conspiracies. Image: The interior of the United States Capitol. Credit: Alamy

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