S8 Ep764: H.W. Brands details how the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 effectively marries America's future to Britain's, while Roosevelt covertly supports British propaganda efforts led by William Stephenson to manipulate American sentiment — even utilizing a likely forged

H.W. Brands details how the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 effectively marries America's future to Britain's, while Rooseveltcovertly supports British propaganda efforts led by William Stephenson to manipulate American sentiment — even utilizing a likely forged map of German designs on Latin America to stoke fear. Lindbergh counters that the U.S. is not aiding democracy but rather British imperialism, viewing each step away from neutrality as a calculated move toward inevitable military intervention. (5)