How did Tokyo Rose, a woman who never existed, become one of WWII’s most well known Japanese figures?  Who was Iva Toguri, the American citizen caught up in the myth?  How did sensationalist journalists weaponise the story of Tokyo Rose to create a vicious narrative about post war Japan?  To find out more about Find My Past visit: <a href="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/journey-through-time">https://www.findmypast.co.uk/journey-through-time</a> Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: <a href="https://x.com/ThroughTimePod">@ThroughTimePod</a>Blue Sky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/throughtimepod.bsky.social">@ThroughTimePod</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/throughtimepod">@ThroughTimePod</a> Assistant Producer: Alice HorrellProducer: Callum HillSenior Producer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

8. The Myth of Tokyo Rose: Truman and the FBI Witch Hunt (Ep 2)

Forgotten stories from history and how they shaped the way we live today.

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