Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

Season 21 Episode 18 | 1h 26m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.

A fiercely intelligent activist who became a wealthy recluse in her later years, Marion Stokes was dedicated to furthering and protecting the truth — so much so that she recorded American television 24 hours a day for over 30 years. Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project peels back the curtain on her life, through a mix of Stokes’ archive of recordings and interviews with those who knew her best.

06/15/2020 | Expired 05/02/2022

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Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

Season 21 Episode 18 | 1h 26m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

06/15/2020 | Expired 05/02/2022

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