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Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy.

And each week, you tell us if we got it right.

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and this is The Aftermath.

Hey, everyone.

Thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath.

Today, we're speaking with guest expert Ed Rampel.

Ed is a Los Angeles-based film historian and critic.

Ed is the author of the 2005 book Progressive Hollywood,

a People's Film History of the United States.

He was also the co-organizer of the 70th anniversary

commemoration of the Hollywood Blacklist in 2017.

Let's hear what he has to say about The Hollywood 10.

Hi, Ed.

Thank you so much for joining us today.

Happy to be with you.

So we're excited to have you on the show

to talk about The Hollywood 10.

I'm hoping you can start off by setting the stage for us.

It's the 1930s, the United States is in the midst of a depression.

How is the Hollywood industry being affected?

Well, like the rest of America, there was a lot of labor unrest

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