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	Podcast:		Sidedoor
	Episode:		Will the Real Uncle Sam Please Stand Up?
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:31:14
	Publish Date:		2026-01-07 05:00:00
	Description:		He’s a symbol of patriotism, protest, and power. But behind the red, white, and blue is a real man—and a disputed American origin story. How did a real guy go from meatpacker to meme, to personification of a nation and, eventually, the most famous Army recruiter in history? I WANT YOU… to listen and find out. Guests: Frank Blazich, curator of modern military history at the Smithsonian's National Musuem of American History Kathy Sheehan, executive director of the Hart Cluett Museum in Troy, New York; The Redela County and Troy City historian
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