This Day in Esoteric Political History
By Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia
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Byrd Bones
Apr 12, 2024
Annie
Apr 26, 2022
Engaging and informative.
k327
Aug 17, 2021
First year was fantastic. Learned a lot about obscure events in history. It's gotten really, really focused on blaming everything on white supremacy and racism. I'm not downplaying the issue, but there's a hundred podcasts on that already.
Texas
Jun 27, 2021
Well produce show, love the banter between the guest and I always learn something in an entertaining fashion.
Matt E B
Apr 27, 2021
The first season was great. very cool factoids and throughlines. Now seems to just be SJW trying to identify less Woke times of US history
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We’re living in unprecedented times. Maybe. In this show, Jody Avirgan (538, 30for30, TED) and historians Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt) and Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley) take one moment, big or small, from that day in U.S. political history and explore how it might inform our present –– all in about fifteen minutes.
New episodes release Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Sign up for the newsletter and more at ThisDayPod.com. We’re also posting about moments from the past @thisdaypod on Threads and Instagram. If you have a suggestion for a topic, get in touch.
This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX.
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Memory Palace Week: How A Rock Became Plymouth Rock (1741)
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Memory Palace Week: Hercules Posey and George Washington (1797) w/ Nate DiMeo
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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The USSR Almost Builds The Internet (1970) w/ Kevin Roose
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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2024 Election: Donald Trump Wins, Joins Grover Cleveland
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Why Do We Vote On A Tuesday Anyway? (1845-Present)
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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2024 Election Sunday: Final Days, Polling, Lawn Sings, Balance
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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SNL's Political Impact (1974-Present)
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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The Harrison-Cleveland Rematch Takes A Pause (1892)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Hamilton's Diss Letter To Adams (1800) w/ Lindsay Chervinsky
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Reagan's Age and "Youth and Inexperience" Quip (1984)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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2024 Election Sunday: Trump Is Addled, The New Dark Money
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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A Brief History Of Election TV Ads (Part 2)
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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A Brief History Of Election TV Ads (Part 1)
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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2024 Election Sunday: Obama Scolds, A Podcast Election?
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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FOX News's First Broadcast (1996) w/ Josh Levin
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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McCain Suspends Campaign To Deal With Financial Crisis (2008)
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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2024 Election Sunday: Cross-Party Endorsements, A Race In Stasis
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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October Surprise! LIVE w/ Josh Gondelman (Part 2)
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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October Surprise! LIVE w/ Josh Gondelman (Part 1)
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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George HW Bush's Pro-Cop Stunt (1988)
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Chet Arthur Steps Up (1881)
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Washington's Farewell (Non) Address (1796)
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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The New York City Pig Wars (1859)
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Packwood Sent Packing (1995)
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Georgia's Three Governors Problem (1947)
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Witches (1693) w/ Josh Gondelman [[Archive Episode]]
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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The "Bra Burner" Myth Is Born (1969) w/ Cristen Conger
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Frederick Douglass's Two-Day Escape North (1838)
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Roosevelt's "Big Stick" (1901)
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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The HIV-Positive Ray Brothers House Is Burned Down (1987) w/ Eric Marcus
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Strom Thurmond's Epic Filibuster -- And Bladder Control (1957)
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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A Global Anti-War (Or Is It Pro-Peace?) Pact (1928)
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Conventions Week: Hamer vs. Johnson (1964) [Archive Episode]
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Conventions Week: Seven Weird Conventions Moments (Part Two)
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Conventions Week: Seven Weird Conventions Moments (Part One)
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Trump's "Very Fine People" Comments (2017)
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Thoreau Spends One Night In Jail (1846)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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What The Watts Riots Meant (1965)
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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George HW Bush Compares Sadaam To Hitler (1990)
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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The Shirtless George Washington Statue Is Unveiled (1841)
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Some 2024 Veepstakes Thoughts (Plus A Special Announcement)
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Jim Traficant Heads To Jail, Toupee And All (2002)
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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The Mother Of Miami (1896)
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Jesse Owens v Hitler, Behind The Scenes (1936)
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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A Record Election-Year Heat Wave (1936)
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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"Pretendians" And The Politics Of Native Identity (1934) w/ Angel Ellis and Robert Jago
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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The Thiokol Weapons Plant Explosion (1971) w/ Patrick Longstreth
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Reagan says "MAGA" (1980)
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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'A Harvest Of Death' And The Power Of Photography (1863) w/ Robert Sullivan
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The Real Free State of Jones (1863) [Archive Favorite]
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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A Bombing At LaGuardia Airport (1975) [Archive Favorite]
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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The Big Dig's Big Start w/ Ian Coss [Archive Favorite]
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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The Statues That Represent The United States (1864)
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Reagan Re-Ups The Voting Rights Act (1982)
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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The Weird History Of U.S. Debates (Part 2)
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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The Weird History Of U.S. Debates (Part 1)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Third Parties Week: Ross Perot Crashes The Debate (1992)
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Third Parties Week: John Anderson's Middle Path (1980)
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Third Parties Week: Ralph Nader, Spoiler? (2000)
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Third Party Week: Who Goes Third Party? w/ Dave Weigel
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Lift Every Voice And Sing (1900) [Juneteenth Archive Episode]
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Coretta Scott Weds Martin Luther King (1953)
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The Sad Saga of the Late Lester Hunt (1953)
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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We Refuse Week: Joy In Refusal, From Black Panther to The Boat Brawl
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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We Refuse Week: Carrie Johnson Kills A Police Officer
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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We Refuse Week: Kellie's Family History of Resistance
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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How Many Presidents? (1787) w/ A.J. Jacobs
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May 30, 2024 |
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The Incident That Led Ida B. Wells To Flee Memphis (1892)
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May 28, 2024 |
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War Stories: A Confederate Day of Fasting and Prayer (1863)
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May 26, 2024 |
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War Stories: The Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)
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May 23, 2024 |
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War Stories: Camp Casey (2005)
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May 21, 2024 |
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War Stories: The Vietnam Draft Lottery Gets Exposed (1970)
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May 19, 2024 |
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The "Louie Louie" Freakout (1964)
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May 16, 2024 |
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Nixon Attacked In Caracas (1958)
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May 14, 2024 |
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The Jefferson Davis Trial That Wasn't (1867)
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May 12, 2024 |
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What Do We Call The President? w/ A.J. Jacobs
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May 09, 2024 |
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The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
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May 07, 2024 |
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A Deep Dive Into The Cultural Cold War (1960) w/ Benjamen Walker
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May 05, 2024 |
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Pepsi Trades Soda For Soviet Warships (1989)
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May 02, 2024 |
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The Columbia Protests (1968)
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Veepstakes Week: JFK Picks LBJ (1960)
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Veepstakes Week: The Legend Of The Sarah Palin Cruise Ship (2007)
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Veepstakes Week: Does A VP Pick Matter?
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Walter Cronkite's America (1962)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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George W. Bush Meets With Gay Voters (2000) w/ Neil J. Young
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Democrats Seize Power In South Carolina (1877)
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Marian Anderson Sings On The Steps Of The Lincoln Memorial (1939)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Wisconsin Tries To Recall Scott Walker (2012)
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Why William Henry Harrison Really Died (1841)
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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The Richmond Bread Riots (1863)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Truman Says He Won't Seek Re-Election (1952)
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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The Slaveowner Executed for Killing His Slave (1839)
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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DC Plants The Cherry Blossoms (1912)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Lincoln's Avenger And The Aftermath Of Assassination (1894) [[Archive Episode]]
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Montana Enshrines a Right To Privacy (1972)
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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The First Government Shutdown Fight (1879)
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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The Shamrock Summit (1985)
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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FDR Says Bottoms Up (1933)
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Kennedy's Latin American Marshall Plan (1964)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Hoover Almost Takes Over Baseball (1951)
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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When "Primary" Became A Verb (2004)
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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The Ask President Carter 1-900 Number (1977)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Hangers On Week: Al Smith and Remakes The Democratic Party
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Hangers On Week: Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Hangers On Week: Sowing The Seeds of Trump
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Hangers On Week: Why Candidates Stick Around w/ Amy Walter
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Malcolm X Is Assassinated (1965)
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Dick Cheney Shoots His Friend In The Face (2006)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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NJ Law Calls For "Gradual Emancipation Of Slaves" (1804)
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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The FDR Assassination Attempt (1933)
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Mandela Released From Prison (1990)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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The First Execution By Gas Chamber (1924)
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Lockheed Caught Bribing The Japanese Government (1976)
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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FDR's Court-Packing Plan Backfires (1937)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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The Sketchy Deal That Makes Hayes President (1877)
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Groundhog Day's Very Weird Origins (1877)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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A Brawl In Congress (1798) w/ Joanne Freeman
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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No Nukes In Space (1967)
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Why Do We Vote On Tuesday? (1845)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ed Roberts, Father Of Independent Living (2010)
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Marion Barry Caught Smoking Crack (1990)
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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The Pentagon, The Building (1943)
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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America's Biggest Slave Rebellion (1811)
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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America Drags Its Feet on MLK Day (1986)
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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The Children's Blizzard (1888)
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Jefferson's Wall Between Church and State (1802)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Vietnam Draft Lottery Is Exposed (1970) w/ Walt Hickey
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Jan 07, 2024 |
|
Ike vs. Squirrels (1955) [Archive Episode]
|
Jan 03, 2024 |
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The Great Idaho Beaver Parachute Drop (1948) w/ Ian Chillag
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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A Bombing At LaGuardia Airport (1975)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The Assassination of Harry and Harriette Moore (1951)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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How Puzzles Explain WWII w/ A.J. Jacobs
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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The First Crossword (1913) w/ A.J. Jacobs
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Poor Richard's Almanack (1732)
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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When Flying Got Miserable (1978) w/ Ganesh Sitaraman
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Alaskan Natives Embrace Capitalism (1971)
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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The Garment Strikes Before Triangle Shirtwaist (1909)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Louis Riel Needs Grant's Help (1875)
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Lā Kū'oko'a aka Hawaiian Independence Day (1843)
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Du Bois Joins The Communist Party (1961)
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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The First Phone In The White House (1878)
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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The Alcatraz Occupation (1969) w/ Julian Brave Noisecat [[Archive Episode]]
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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The Hopis On Alcatraz (1894)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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A Thanksgiving Potluck!
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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JFK Almost Assassinated (1960) [Revisited]
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Joe Hill's Last Will (1915)
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Pence Gets Booed At "Hamilton" (2016)
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Henry Ford Contests An Election (1918)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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The Exploding Whale (1970)
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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"The Demon of Andersonville" Executed for War Crimes (1865)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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An Explosion Rocks The Capitol (1983)
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Elected While In A Coma (1980)
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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The Unmarked Grave (2019) w/ Joe Richman
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The Americans Fighting In Spain (1938) w/ Adam Hochschild
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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The Donora Killer Smog (1948)
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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NOW is Next (1966)
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Colin + Obama (2008) w/ Leah Wright Rigueur
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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"The Jazz Singer" and Hollywood Empire (1927) w/ Walt Hickey
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Trump Shows Up In New Hampshire (1987) w/ Robert Fleegler
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Carter Restores Jefferson Davis's Citizenship (1978)
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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"Operation Clark County" Totally Backfires (2004)
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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The Real Free State of Jones (1863)
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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The Scrub Bull Trials (1919)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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The Poisoned Tylenol Panic (1982)
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Italy Invades Ethiopia, World Freaks Out (1935) w/ Isaac-Davy Aronson
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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The Hiroshima Maidens (1955) w/ Josh Levin
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Yeltsin Refuses To Leave The Plane (1994)
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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"Actually, You Forgot Poland" (2004)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Big Dig Energy (1983) w/ Ian Coss
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Stanislav Petrov Prevents Armageddon (1983)
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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'The West Wing' Premieres (1999) w/ Hrishikesh Hirway
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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The First Anti-Amalgamation Law (1664)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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What YOU Learned On Your Summer Travels
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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The Case For Capitalism (1970) w/ Noel King
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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The Reagan's Prime-Time Drug Address (1986) w/ Donovan X Ramsey
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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The First Food Nutrition Labels (1971) w/ Xaq Frohlich
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Upton Sinclair's Epic Run For Governor (1933)
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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What We Learned On Our Summer Travels
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Adam Mckay is Morris The Cat (1992) [[Archive Episode]]
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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The Man Who Killed The Man Who Killed Lincoln (1894) [[Archive Episode]]
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Fred Korematsu's Internment (1942) [[Archive Episode]]
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Missouri's Early Emancipation Proclamation (1861)
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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The Bridge To Nowhere (2005)
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Nat Turner's Community (1831) w/ Vanessa Holden [[Archive Episode]]
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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The Steam Tunnel Incident and the D&D Panic (1979)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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The Smithsonian, Great Idea (1846)
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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"Macaca" (2006) w/ Peter Hamby [[Archive Episode]]
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Budd Trips Decker at the '84 Olympics (1984)
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Clinton Finds Life On Mars (1996)
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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The Roots of "Roots" (1976) [[Archive Episode]]
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Clean Up After Your Dog! (1978)
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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The Subway Vigilante (1984) w/ Leon Neyfakh
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Irish-American Gun-Runners (1973) w/ Nate Lavey [[Archive Episode]]
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Thunderation! The Speaker Demands Bean Soup (1904)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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The Plot To Blow Up Hell Gate Bridge (1942) w/ Rebecca Seidel
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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The Beer Summit (2009) [[Archive Episode]]
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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The Szilard Anti-Nuke Petition (1945)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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The Ft Ontario Holocaust Refugees (1944) w/ Sarah Botstein
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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The Lost Robert E. Lee Oath Theory (1975) w/ John Reeves [[Archive Episode]]
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Hubert Humphrey Takes Center Stage (1948) w/ Samuel G Freedman
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Skylab Crashes Back To Earth (1979)
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Nativists vs Catholics in Philadelphia (1844) [[Archive Episode]]
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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L'Enfant Maps Out DC (1791) w/ Scott W Berg
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Napalming Harvard's Soccer Field (1942)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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The Great American Roadtrip (1956) w/ Eddie Alterman [[Archive Episode]]
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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The Abortion Pill Protest (1992) w/ TJ Raphael
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Readmitting Rebel States (1868)
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Flag Burning Is Free Speech (1989) w/ Michael Liroff
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Superman vs KKK (1946)
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Nightwalking w/ Bianca Giaever
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Lift Every Voice and Sing (1900)
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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The Seligman Affair (1877) w/ Zev Eleff
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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The Challenger Disaster Final Report (1986)
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Death On The Lot: Hattie McDaniel's Fight w/ Hadley Meares and Brian Steele
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Death On The Lot: Hollywood's Wild Labor History w/ Brian Steele and Hadley Meares
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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The Obama Oral History Project Is Here
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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An Ode To The Obit w/ Don Van Natta and Jacob Feldman
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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You Get A Podcast!
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Etan Patz And The Rise Of "Stranger Danger" (1979)
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May 30, 2023 |
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Memorial Rerun: The Vietnam Memorial Controversy
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May 28, 2023 |
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Addy, American Girl Doll (Part 2) w/ Aisha Harris
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May 25, 2023 |
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American Girl Doll (Part 1) w/ Aisha Harris
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May 23, 2023 |
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William Burns, America's Sherlock Holmes (1934)
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May 21, 2023 |
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The Bath School Bombing (1927)
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May 18, 2023 |
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Wounded Knee '73 (1973)
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May 16, 2023 |
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RFK's Fateful Meeting With Baldwin And Belafonte (1963) w/ Paul Kix
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May 14, 2023 |
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The Gaston Bombing in Birmingham (1963) w/ Paul Kix
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May 11, 2023 |
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Biden Spoils Obama's Gay Marriage Evolution (2012) w/ Sasha Issenberg
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May 09, 2023 |
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Clinton Boxers or Briefs (1994) w/ Kelsey and Alex from Normal Gossip
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May 07, 2023 |
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Anne Royall, Common Scold (1826) w/ Kelsey and Alex from Normal Gossip
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May 04, 2023 |
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USS Jamestown Helps Ireland (1847)
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May 02, 2023 |
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The Caning of Michael Fay (1994)
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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The Abu Ghraib Photos (2004)
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Sybill's Midnight Ride (1777)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Recent Favorite: Colored Conventions (1830)
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Recent Favorite: Franklin in France (1776) w/ Mike Duncan
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Recent Favorite: JFK Almost Assassinated (1960)
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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DC, Not A Swamp (1810)
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Reverse Freedom Rides (1962)
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Rosewood Reparations (1994)
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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The Tank Fire-Nado (1926)
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Mecham: Worst Governor Ever? (1990)
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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The Hippo Meat Plan (1910) w/ Dan Pashman
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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The Oyster Wars (1959) w/ Christine Keiner
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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H1N1 Reaches America (2009) w/ James Hamblin
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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A Confederate Day of Fasting and Prayer (1863)
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Uncle Sam Is Born (1852)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, Bestseller (1852)
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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The Spitzer Scandal Breaks (2008) w/ Azi Paybarah
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Evacuation: A Very Boston Holiday (1901)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Ike's War On Squirrels (1955)
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Ruby Robinson and SNCC (1961)
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Nixon Sneaks Into China (1972)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Lincoln's Almost-Assassin (1869)
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Superman Gets Sold For $130 (1938) w/ Glen Weldon
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Thatcher Meets Reagan (1981) w/ Dan Snow
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Clinton In Quebec (1995)
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Good Sport Week: Aging and Growth
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Good Sport Week: What Stadiums Can Teach Us
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Fat Tuesday Special: Integrating Mardis Gras (1992) w/ Oliver Thomas
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Good Sport Week: Limbaugh and Sports Talk (2003)
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (1988)
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Gandhi Meets the US Civil Rights Movement (1936)
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Utah Grants And Un-Grants Women The Right To Vote (1870)
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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The Beating of Isaac Woodard (1946) w/ Matthew Delmont
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Tractorcade! (1979)
|
Feb 07, 2023 |
|
Huey Long Invents a Bank Holiday (1933)
|
Feb 05, 2023 |
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Laddie Boy! First Celebrity Presidential Pet (1929)
|
Feb 02, 2023 |
|
Carter Hacks Iowa (1976)
|
Jan 31, 2023 |
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Elian Gonzalez, Stuck in the US (2000) w/ Geraldo Cadava
|
Jan 29, 2023 |
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The Black Panther Breakfast Program (1969) w/ Mary Phillips
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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The Billy Possum Craze (1909)
|
Jan 24, 2023 |
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The Lumbees vs. the KKK (1958)
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Jan 22, 2023 |
|
The Donkey and the Elephant (1870)
|
Jan 19, 2023 |
|
Topsy the Elephant is Electrocuted (1903)
|
Jan 17, 2023 |
|
McKinley Lost-Causes The Civil War (1898)
|
Jan 15, 2023 |
|
Recent Favorite: Family Jewels w/ Rick Perlstein
|
Jan 12, 2023 |
|
Recent Favorite: The Dominion of Melchizedek (1993)
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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On The Media: The Divided Dial
|
Jan 08, 2023 |
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In The Bubble: Ken Burns on Franklin, Public Health, and More
|
Jan 05, 2023 |
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Ask Us Anything (Part 2)
|
Jan 03, 2023 |
|
Ask Us Anything (Part 1)
|
Jan 01, 2023 |
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Stuff That Inspired Us: Popular Work
|
Dec 29, 2022 |
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Stuff That Inspired Us: Academic Work
|
Dec 27, 2022 |
|
The Reagan Astrology Scandal w/ Mangesh Hattikudur (1988)
|
Dec 25, 2022 |
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Karl Rove's "IT Guru" and the 2004 Ohio Rumor Mill (2008)
|
Dec 22, 2022 |
|
Ford on "Dynasty" (1983)
|
Dec 20, 2022 |
|
JFK Almost Assassinated (1960)
|
Dec 15, 2022 |
|
Bernie Madoff's Pyramid Collapses (2008)
|
Dec 13, 2022 |
|
Sandy Hook Conspiracies Take Root (2012)
|
Dec 11, 2022 |
|
The Video Game Freakout (1993)
|
Dec 08, 2022 |
|
The Nullification Crisis and the Almost-Civil-War (1832)
|
Dec 06, 2022 |
|
Colored Conventions Movement (1830)
|
Dec 04, 2022 |
|
The First Email. Probably. (1971)
|
Dec 01, 2022 |
|
Jews To Alaska (1938)
|
Nov 29, 2022 |
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401 Episodes! w/ Jacob Feldman
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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400 Episodes! (pt 1) w/ Jacob Feldman
|
Nov 24, 2022 |
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The Jekyll Island Secret Meeting (1910) w/ Jacob Goldstein
|
Nov 22, 2022 |
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Jaywalking (1923) w/ Doug Gordon
|
Nov 20, 2022 |
|
Trotter Confronts Wilson (1914)
|
Nov 17, 2022 |
|
Denver Rejects The Olympics (1972)
|
Nov 15, 2022 |
|
The GOP Reckoning Report (2012)
|
Nov 13, 2022 |
|
The Colored Conventions Movement (1830)
|
Nov 10, 2022 |
|
Election Day Special: Reporting The Results w/ Jad Abumrad
|
Nov 08, 2022 |
|
Mid-Terms Week: NJ Voter Intimidation (1981)
|
Nov 06, 2022 |
|
Mid-Terms Week: The First Blue Wave (1826)
|
Nov 03, 2022 |
|
Mid-Terms Week: 1946 Changes Everything (1946)
|
Nov 01, 2022 |
|
Mid-Terms Week: I'm Not A Witch (2010)
|
Oct 30, 2022 |
|
Polling Week: Let's Get Thermostatic w/ Harry Enten
|
Oct 27, 2022 |
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Polling Week: The Red Wave (1994) w/ Harry Enten
|
Oct 25, 2022 |
|
Polling Week: Harry Reid's Upset (2010) w/ Harry Enten
|
Oct 23, 2022 |
|
Referendum Week: Prop 13 (1978)
|
Oct 20, 2022 |
|
Referendum Week: The Badass Grandmas of North Dakota (2018) w/ Joshua Graham Lynn
|
Oct 18, 2022 |
|
Referendum Week: Direct Democracy In Action (1778) w/ Joshua Graham Lynn
|
Oct 16, 2022 |
|
Mid-Term Favorites: The Murkowski Write-In (2010)
|
Oct 13, 2022 |
|
Mid-Term Favorites: Paul Wellstone Plane Crash (2002)
|
Oct 11, 2022 |
|
Mid-Term Favorites: Contract with America (1994) w/ Kirsten Soltis Anderson
|
Oct 09, 2022 |
|
The Whiskey Rebellion and the Fear Of The Tax Collector (1794)
|
Oct 06, 2022 |
|
Franklin in France (1776) w/ Mike Duncan
|
Oct 04, 2022 |
|
Rudy vs Brooklyn Museum (1999) w/ Harry Siegel
|
Oct 02, 2022 |
|
Rural Free Delivery (1896)
|
Sep 29, 2022 |
|
No Crime Day (1986) w/ Josh Levin
|
Sep 27, 2022 |
|
Pauli Murray Shoots Her Shot (1971)
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
|
Dogs as Deflection: Fala and Checkers (1944/1952)
|
Sep 22, 2022 |
|
The Cleveland BalloonFest Fiasco (1986) w/ Clare Malone
|
Sep 20, 2022 |
|
Romney's Secret 47% Tape (2012) w/ David Corn
|
Sep 18, 2022 |
|
The Christiana Resistance (1851)
|
Sep 15, 2022 |
|
The Basket Of Deplorables (2016)
|
Sep 13, 2022 |
|
Partisans Week: Clinton Chronicles VHS (1994)
|
Sep 11, 2022 |
|
Partisans Week: Buchanan at Smuggler's Gulch (1992)
|
Sep 08, 2022 |
|
Partisans Week: Black Helicopters (1995)
|
Sep 06, 2022 |
|
The Mystery of LBJ's "Box 13" (1948) w/ Mark Lawrence
|
Sep 04, 2022 |
|
Brownie, Heckuva Job (2005)
|
Sep 01, 2022 |
|
Lincoln's Avenger (1894)
|
Aug 30, 2022 |
|
Biden Bites Kinnock (1987)
|
Aug 28, 2022 |
|
Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)
|
Aug 25, 2022 |
|
Wooed By Mussolini (1926)
|
Aug 23, 2022 |
|
Hoover Feeds Russia (1922)
|
Aug 21, 2022 |
|
The Roots of "Roots" (1976)
|
Aug 18, 2022 |
|
The Acquittal of Joan Little (1975)
|
Aug 16, 2022 |
|
The Benghazi Memo (2012) w/ Leon Neyfakh
|
Aug 14, 2022 |
|
The Irish-American Gun-Runners (1973) w/ Nate Lavey
|
Aug 11, 2022 |
|
TN Week: Elvis, Cash, and Tricky Dick (1972) w/ Jane Carr
|
Aug 09, 2022 |
|
TN Week: State of Franklin (1784) w/ Jane Carr
|
Aug 07, 2022 |
|
TN Week: Saint Dolly w/ Jad Abumrad
|
Aug 04, 2022 |
|
What About Your Gaffes (2012)
|
Aug 02, 2022 |
|
The Sinking of Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior (1985) w/ Adam McKay
|
Jul 31, 2022 |
|
Morris The Cat And Adam McKay's Big Break (1992) w/ Adam McKay
|
Jul 28, 2022 |
|
Bush Gets Stuck In A Bog (1995)
|
Jul 26, 2022 |
|
The ADA Changes Everything (1990)
|
Jul 24, 2022 |
|
DC's Red Summer (1919)
|
Jul 21, 2022 |
|
The McDonald's Massacre (1984) w/ Cari Babitzke
|
Jul 19, 2022 |
|
The Wallace What-If (1944)
|
Jul 17, 2022 |
|
Nelson Hackett's Escape -- and Return -- from Canada (1844)
|
Jul 14, 2022 |
|
The Great Upheaval (Railroad Strike Version) (1877)
|
Jul 12, 2022 |
|
Nativists vs Catholics in Philadelphia (1844)
|
Jul 10, 2022 |
|
Harriet Jacobs, Budding Author (1853)
|
Jul 07, 2022 |
|
Texas Opts In (1845)
|
Jul 05, 2022 |
|
The Great American Road Trip (1956) w/ Eddie Alterman
|
Jul 03, 2022 |
|
The Wrights Make Might (1909)
|
Jun 30, 2022 |
|
The Abramoff Scandal (2005) w/ Philip Bump
|
Jun 28, 2022 |
|
Stuck On 435 (1929) w/ Philip Bump
|
Jun 26, 2022 |
|
The Solar Panels On The White House Roof (1979)
|
Jun 23, 2022 |
|
The Dinner Where It Happened (1790)
|
Jun 21, 2022 |
|
The Pig War (1859)
|
Jun 19, 2022 |
|
Paired: HBCUs (w/ The Stoop)
|
Jun 16, 2022 |
|
Paired: Attica and San Quentin (w/ Ear Hustle)
|
Jun 14, 2022 |
|
Paired: The Moton School Strike (w/ Memory Palace)
|
Jun 12, 2022 |
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Paired: Nuclear Mishaps (w/ Radio Diaries)
|
Jun 09, 2022 |
|
The Oprah-Oz Conundrum (from Oprahdemics)
|
Jun 07, 2022 |
|
Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men (1968)
|
Jun 05, 2022 |
|
The Dominion of Melchizedek (1993)
|
Jun 02, 2022 |
|
The Night Of The Johnstown Flood (1889)
|
May 31, 2022 |
|
The Randolph Freedpeople (1846)
|
May 29, 2022 |
|
Obama Apologizes, Sort Of, For Hiroshima (2016)
|
May 26, 2022 |
|
Nellie Taft's Stroke (1909)
|
May 24, 2022 |
|
The Potato Beetle Wars (1950)
|
May 22, 2022 |
|
Tennessee Finally Teaches Evolution (1967)
|
May 19, 2022 |
|
Tuskegee Study Apology (1997)
|
May 17, 2022 |
|
Family Jewels Pt 4: Meddling In The Press (1975) w/ Rick Perlstein
|
May 15, 2022 |
|
Family Jewels Pt 3: Meddling In Your Mind (1975)
|
May 12, 2022 |
|
Family Jewels Pt 2: Meddling At Home (1975) w/ Rick Perlstein
|
May 10, 2022 |
|
Family Jewels Pt 1: Meddling Abroad (1975) w/ Rick Perlstein
|
May 08, 2022 |
|
Our Bodies, Ourselves (1969)
|
May 05, 2022 |
|
Haymarket and the Roots of May Day (1886)
|
May 03, 2022 |
|
The She She She Camps (1934)
|
May 01, 2022 |
|
The Monkey Mayor of Hartlepool (2002) w/ Tim Harford
|
Apr 28, 2022 |
|
Henrietta Wood Sues For Reparations (1878)
|
Apr 26, 2022 |
|
The Moton Walkout and the "Lost Generation" (1951)
|
Apr 24, 2022 |
|
They're Trying To Wash Us Away (1927) w/ Wright Thompson
|
Apr 21, 2022 |
|
The Mystery of 420's Origins (1986?) w/ Ellen Scanlon
|
Apr 19, 2022 |
|
Japanese Balloon Bombs Over U.S. Skies (1945)
|
Apr 17, 2022 |
|
Eugene Debs: Lock Him Up (1919)
|
Apr 14, 2022 |
|
Eleanor Roosevelt's Tuskegee Plane Ride (1941)
|
Apr 12, 2022 |
|
Gloria Richardson, Connector (1964)
|
Apr 10, 2022 |
|
The Forgotten Massacre at Dartmoor Prison (1815) w/ Nick Guyatt
|
Apr 07, 2022 |
|
Nixon's Weird-Ass White House Uniforms (1970) w/ Avery Trufelman
|
Apr 05, 2022 |
|
The Roots of Intersectionality (1979)
|
Apr 03, 2022 |
|
Our 300th Episode, and Something New
|
Mar 31, 2022 |
|
Washington Asserts His Privilege (1796) w/ Lindsay M. Chervinsky
|
Mar 29, 2022 |
|
Brando and Littlefeather Refuse The Oscar (1973) w/ Amy Nicholson
|
Mar 27, 2022 |
|
Gerry + Mander (1812) w/ Harry Enten
|
Mar 24, 2022 |
|
Monopoly's Secret History (1903)
|
Mar 22, 2022 |
|
US Boycotts Russian Games (1980)
|
Mar 20, 2022 |
|
The Cornerstone of the Confederacy (1861)
|
Mar 17, 2022 |
|
Latasha Harlins and the LA Riots (1991)
|
Mar 15, 2022 |
|
The US Hunts Pancho Villa (1916)
|
Mar 13, 2022 |
|
A Raisin In The Sun (1959)
|
Mar 10, 2022 |
|
We Are The World (1985)
|
Mar 08, 2022 |
|
The War on Pinball (1948) w/ Harry Siegel
|
Mar 06, 2022 |
|
The Woman Behind The New Deal (1933) w/ Jenny Kaplan
|
Mar 03, 2022 |
|
Mixing at Mardi Gras (1992) w/ Oliver Thomas
|
Mar 01, 2022 |
|
Lincoln At Cooper Union, The Speech That Changed Everything (1860)
|
Feb 27, 2022 |
|
Our Favorite "Making Trouble" Stories
|
Feb 24, 2022 |
|
Birth of The Peace Symbol (1958) w/ Ian Chillag
|
Feb 22, 2022 |
|
The Long Telegram (1946)
|
Feb 20, 2022 |
|
Black History Month Week: Baldwin v Buckley (1965) w/ Nick Buccola
|
Feb 17, 2022 |
|
Black History Month Week: Capital B w/ Jelani Cobb
|
Feb 15, 2022 |
|
Black History Month Week: Where BHM Came From (1924)
|
Feb 13, 2022 |
|
The Anarchist Soup Plot (1916)
|
Feb 10, 2022 |
|
"Birth Of A Nation" (1915) w/ Tyler Parry
|
Feb 08, 2022 |
|
The Smoking Section (1987) w/ Sarah Milov
|
Feb 06, 2022 |
|
The SPAM Strike (1986) w/ Julia Longoria
|
Feb 03, 2022 |
|
McDonald's Comes to Moscow (1990)
|
Feb 01, 2022 |
|
Here Come the AKAs (1908)
|
Jan 30, 2022 |
|
Early Prohibition and The Rise of Weird Liquor Laws (1838)
|
Jan 27, 2022 |
|
The U.S. Almost Nukes Itself (1961)
|
Jan 25, 2022 |
|
Carter Pardons Draft Dodgers (1977)
|
Jan 23, 2022 |
|
Lurleen Wallace, Proxy Governor (1967)
|
Jan 20, 2022 |
|
Silver Shenanigans (1980) w/ Bijan Stephen
|
Jan 18, 2022 |
|
The Great Boston Molasses Flood (1919) w/ Cara Giaimo
|
Jan 16, 2022 |
|
The Hawaii (False) Missile Alert (2018)
|
Jan 13, 2022 |
|
The Harrisburg Seven's Plot to Kidnap Kissinger (1971)
|
Jan 11, 2022 |
|
Declaring "War" on Poverty (1964)
|
Jan 09, 2022 |
|
January 6th, In Context (2021)
|
Jan 06, 2022 |
|
"The Body" Becomes Governor (1999)
|
Jan 04, 2022 |
|
'21 Favorite: The Cussing Parrot (1845)
|
Dec 30, 2021 |
|
'21 Favorite: NYC Slavery Revolt (1712)
|
Dec 28, 2021 |
|
'21 Favorite: Zoot Suit Riots (1943) w/ Emily Spivack
|
Dec 26, 2021 |
|
Favorite: A History of the War On Christmas (Part 2) w/ Michael Hobbes
|
Dec 23, 2021 |
|
Favorite: A History of the War On Christmas (Part 1) w/ Michael Hobbes
|
Dec 21, 2021 |
|
The Calumet Christmas Tragedy (1913) w/ Erik Loomis
|
Dec 19, 2021 |
|
Grant Expels Jews (1860)
|
Dec 16, 2021 |
|
Bush, Meet Shoe (2008)
|
Dec 14, 2021 |
|
A Vote Against Entering WWII (1941)
|
Dec 12, 2021 |
|
The John Birch Society Is Born (1958) w/ John S Huntington
|
Dec 09, 2021 |
|
The Coup in Wilmington (1898)
|
Dec 07, 2021 |
|
Lenny Bruce Is Not Afraid (1962)
|
Dec 05, 2021 |
|
NYC Almost Burns to the Ground (1864)
|
Dec 02, 2021 |
|
The Battle In Seattle (1999)
|
Nov 30, 2021 |
|
'21 Favorite: Drafting the Confederate Constitution (1861)
|
Nov 28, 2021 |
|
'21 Favorite: Oprah's Beef Beef (1996)
|
Nov 25, 2021 |
|
'21 Favorite: Instant City (1889) w/ Sam Anderson
|
Nov 23, 2021 |
|
'21 Favorite: The Kerner Alarm (1967) w/ Jelani Cobb
|
Nov 21, 2021 |
|
Milhouse's Missing Minutes (1973)
|
Nov 18, 2021 |
|
Murkowski's Write-In Surprise (2010)
|
Nov 16, 2021 |
|
Why Sherman Marched (1864) w/ Anne Sara Rubin
|
Nov 14, 2021 |
|
Bootlegger Biplane Bombings (1926)
|
Nov 11, 2021 |
|
"The Enemy Is The Knife" (1974)
|
Nov 09, 2021 |
|
Snatching Lincoln's Body (1876)
|
Nov 07, 2021 |
|
Carol Moseley-Braun Wears Pants (1992)
|
Nov 04, 2021 |
|
A Minimum Minimum Wage Increase (1977)
|
Nov 02, 2021 |
|
Spy vs. Spy in Louisiana (2015)
|
Oct 31, 2021 |
|
Godless Americans (2008)
|
Oct 28, 2021 |
|
Central Park's Black Village is Demolished (1857) w/ Bobby Wooten
|
Oct 26, 2021 |
|
Lennon's FBI File (1971) w/ Hrishikesh Hirway
|
Oct 24, 2021 |
|
Billy Beer (1978)
|
Oct 21, 2021 |
|
The Textbook Wars Spiral Out of Control (1974)
|
Oct 19, 2021 |
|
Why Lincoln Grew A Beard (1860)
|
Oct 17, 2021 |
|
The President Who Cried Swine Flu (1976) w/ Jim Hamblin
|
Oct 14, 2021 |
|
Perot Crashes The Debate (1992)
|
Oct 12, 2021 |
|
The HoJo Incident (1957)
|
Oct 10, 2021 |
|
The Access Hollywood Tape (2016) w/ Roy Wood, Jr
|
Oct 07, 2021 |
|
Borking (1987) w/ Jay Willis
|
Oct 05, 2021 |
|
Earl "Rusty" Butz Gets Weirdly Racist (1976)
|
Oct 03, 2021 |
|
The Congressional Page Scandal (2006)
|
Sep 30, 2021 |
|
Lincoln's Spiritualist Stumper (1864)
|
Sep 28, 2021 |
|
The War on Rats (1977)
|
Sep 26, 2021 |
|
Atlanta Massacre (1906)
|
Sep 23, 2021 |
|
DADT No More (2011)
|
Sep 21, 2021 |
|
Charlie Chaplin's Exile (1952)
|
Sep 19, 2021 |
|
Calendar Confusion (1752)
|
Sep 16, 2021 |
|
Attica (1971) w/ Heather Ann Thompson
|
Sep 14, 2021 |
|
Ship of Gold (1857)
|
Sep 12, 2021 |
|
Monkey Business (1987) w/ Matt Bai
|
Sep 09, 2021 |
|
McKinley Shot (1901)
|
Sep 07, 2021 |
|
The Condom On Jesse Helms's House (1991)
|
Sep 05, 2021 |
|
Camp Casey (2005)
|
Sep 02, 2021 |
|
Fred Korematsu's Internment (1942)
|
Aug 31, 2021 |
|
Teacher In Space (1984)
|
Aug 29, 2021 |
|
Capitol for A Day (1814)
|
Aug 26, 2021 |
|
The Battle of Blair Mountain (1921) w/ Anna Sale
|
Aug 24, 2021 |
|
Nat Turner's Community (1831) w/ Vanessa Holden
|
Aug 22, 2021 |
|
Banneker's Sneaky Letter (1791)
|
Aug 19, 2021 |
|
Leo Frank and the KKK's Resurgence (1915)
|
Aug 17, 2021 |
|
The Flag, Elvis, Aliens (1977) w/ Josh Levin
|
Aug 15, 2021 |
|
Lizzie Borden, Axe Murderer, Maybe (1892)
|
Aug 12, 2021 |
|
"Macaca" (2006) w/ Peter Hamby
|
Aug 10, 2021 |
|
East Africa Bombings (1998) w/ Karen Greenberg
|
Aug 08, 2021 |
|
Reagan Fires Air Traffic Controllers (1981)
|
Aug 05, 2021 |
|
Garvey's Great Gathering (1920)
|
Aug 03, 2021 |
|
The Black Tom Explosion (1916)
|
Aug 01, 2021 |
|
The U.S. Rewrites the Haitian Constitution (1915) w/ Jelani Cobb
|
Jul 29, 2021 |
|
Kerner and the "Long Hot Summer" (1967) w/ Jelani Cobb
|
Jul 27, 2021 |
|
The Beer Summit (2009)
|
Jul 25, 2021 |
|
The Lost Robert E. Lee Oath Theory (1975) w/ John Reeves
|
Jul 22, 2021 |
|
Vanessa Williams Loses Her Crown (1984)
|
Jul 20, 2021 |
|
Detroit Goes Bankrupt (2013)
|
Jul 18, 2021 |
|
Mary Lincoln's Money (1870)
|
Jul 15, 2021 |
|
A Native-Confederate Alliance (1861)
|
Jul 13, 2021 |
|
FDR Wants More (1940)
|
Jul 11, 2021 |
|
The Roswell Crash (1947)
|
Jul 08, 2021 |
|
The Death of Marsha P Johnson (1992)
|
Jul 06, 2021 |
|
Garrison's 4th of July Defiance (1854)
|
Jul 04, 2021 |
|
Old Enough To Fight, Old Enough To Vote (1971)
|
Jul 01, 2021 |
|
Moneybomb! (2008)
|
Jun 29, 2021 |
|
Joseph Smith's Assassination (1844) w/ Spencer W McBride
|
Jun 27, 2021 |
|
Sanford Hikes the Appalachian Trail (2009)
|
Jun 24, 2021 |
|
Mandela in Boston (1990)
|
Jun 22, 2021 |
|
The Len Bias Law (1986) w/ Adam McKay
|
Jun 20, 2021 |
|
A Rumor, An Exhumation (1991)
|
Jun 17, 2021 |
|
Borat Before Borat (1970) w/ Jill Lepore
|
Jun 15, 2021 |
|
Congressional Baseball Shooting (2017)
|
Jun 13, 2021 |
|
The Case of the Cussing Parrot (1845)
|
Jun 10, 2021 |
|
Those Pesky Fenians (1866)
|
Jun 08, 2021 |
|
Ollie! (1994)
|
Jun 06, 2021 |
|
Zoot Suit Riots (1943) w/ Emily Spivak
|
Jun 03, 2021 |
|
Harriet The Spy (1863)
|
Jun 01, 2021 |
|
The Day Before The Tulsa Massacre (1921) w/ Cord Jefferson
|
May 30, 2021 |
|
Voyage of the Damned (1939)
|
May 27, 2021 |
|
The Unabomber Gets His Start (1978)
|
May 25, 2021 |
|
A Texas Dem Split (1944)
|
May 23, 2021 |
|
Slow Your Roll (1901)
|
May 20, 2021 |
|
Dan Quayle vs Murphy Brown (1992)
|
May 18, 2021 |
|
The First Radio Debate (1948)
|
May 16, 2021 |
|
The MOVE Bombing (1985) w/ Gene Demby
|
May 13, 2021 |
|
Dust, Everywhere (1934)
|
May 11, 2021 |
|
Sitting Bull in Canada (1877)
|
May 09, 2021 |
|
Kennedy's Pulitzer Controversies (1957)
|
May 06, 2021 |
|
SEAL Team Six (2011) w/ Dan Taberski
|
May 04, 2021 |
|
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (2003) w/ Noreen Malone
|
May 02, 2021 |
|
The First HBCU* (1854)
|
Apr 29, 2021 |
|
Hinckley's Insanity (1982)
|
Apr 27, 2021 |
|
Our Library (1800) w/ Kerri Greenidge
|
Apr 25, 2021 |
|
Boom Town (1889) w/ Sam Anderson
|
Apr 22, 2021 |
|
The Franklin Cent (1787)
|
Apr 20, 2021 |
|
John Freeman's Freedom (1809)
|
Apr 18, 2021 |
|
Oprah's Beef (1996)
|
Apr 15, 2021 |
|
The CIA LSD Experiments (1953)
|
Apr 13, 2021 |
|
Pets are People (1866)
|
Apr 11, 2021 |
|
Go Ahead, Make Me Mayor (1986)
|
Apr 08, 2021 |
|
NYC Revolt (1712)
|
Apr 06, 2021 |
|
MLK at Riverside (1967) w/ Peniel Joseph
|
Apr 04, 2021 |
|
Blowing Smoke
|
Apr 01, 2021 |
|
The Rosenbergs (1951) w/ Jamelle Bouie
|
Mar 30, 2021 |
|
Three Mile Meltdown (1979)
|
Mar 28, 2021 |
|
I'm On A Boat (1933)
|
Mar 25, 2021 |
|
Illinois Blazes A Trail (1872)
|
Mar 23, 2021 |
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La Masacre de Ponce (1937) w/ Alana Casanova-Burgess
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Terri Schiavo's Right To Die (2005)
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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3000 Troops To Honduras (1988)
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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The Newburgh Conspiracy (1783)
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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The Confederate Constitution (1861)
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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The Murder of Dr. Gunn (1993)
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Know-Nothings Steal The Pope's Stone (1854)
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Florence Nightingale, Huge Nerd (1855) w/ Tim Harford
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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The Weather Underground Bombs the Capitol (1971)
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Sickles, American Weirdo (1859) w/ Wright Thompson
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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The Canuck Letter and Muskie's Tears (1972)
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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The Polio Vaccine Arrives! (1954)
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Betty Friedan's Critique (1963) w/ Nichole Perkins
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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The Chippendale's Conundrum (1984)
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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US vs Pirates (1804)
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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A Fascist Coup Plot (1935)
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Ike's Vietnam (1954)
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Martial Law in Seattle (1886)
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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The Mayflower of Liberia (1820)
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Nixon Saves The Eagle (1973)
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Harding's Lust Letters (1920)
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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The 13th You May Not Know (1865)
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Delaying The Civil War (1850)
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Run Margaret Run (1964)
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Fluoride Scare (1945)
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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"Blood In The Air" at the Capitol (1861)
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Inauguration Day Special (and Kellie's First Show!)
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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The Pets.Com Implosion (2001) w/ Julia Furlan
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Ford's (Second) Assassin (1976)
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Victory Sausages (1943)
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Vatican Ties (1984)
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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Bush Vomits on the Japanese PM (1992)
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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The Nixon Recount Committee (1961)
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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2020 Favorite: "Coya Come Home" w/ Harry Enten
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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2020 Favorite: Dukakis on the Tank w/ Amy Walter
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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2020 Favorite: Wyoming's Suffrage w/ Maeve Higgins
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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2020 Favorite: Obama's Tan Suit w/ Sam Sanders
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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The War On Christmas (Part 2) w/ Michael Hobbes
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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The War On Christmas (Part 1) w/ Michael Hobbes
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Back On The Montgomery Bus (1956) w/ Christina Greer
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Ellis Island Opens (1900) w/ Brian Lehrer
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Boss Tweed Goes Down (1871)
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Trump the Moderator (2011) w/ James Poniewozik
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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The Great Toledo War (1836) w/ Hanif Abdurraqib
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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The ANTI-Suffragettes (1915) w/ Kimberly Hamlin
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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United States vs One Book Called Ulysses (1933) w/ Kurt Andersen
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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US, Meet UN (1945)
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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John Brown's Body (1859)
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Harvey Milk is Assassinated (1978)
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Franksgiving! (1939) w/ Adam Conover
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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The Alcatraz Occupation (1969) w/ Julian Brave Noisecat
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Queen of Code (1943) w/ Mar Hicks
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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The US Rejects A Peace Treaty (1919) w/ Christopher McKnight Nichols
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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The Governator (2003)
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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The Occupy Encampment (2011)
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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The Vietnam Memorial Controversy (1982)
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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The Obama Transition (2008)
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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GOP Latinos (1973) w/ Geraldo Cadava
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Special: What Moment Are You Thinking Of? (2020) w/ Kellie Carter Jackson
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Quick Update, Question, Recommendation (2020)
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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When Black Voters Went Blue (1936) w/ Leah Wright Rigueur
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Election Night Info w/ Jad Abumrad
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Witches (1693) w/ Josh Gondelman
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Reagan's "Time for Choosing" (1964)
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Wellstone Plane Crash (2002)
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Ike's Heart Attack (1955) w/ Will Hitchcock
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Are You, Or Have You Ever Been... (1947) w/ Will Hitchcock
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Podium Protests (1968) w/ Joel Anderson
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Million Man March (1995) w/ Joel Anderson
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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A Bull Moose Gets Shot (1912) w/ Alex Schmidt
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Anita Hill's Testimony (1991) w/ Farai Chideya
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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Anthrax Letters (2001)
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Fallout Shelters (1961)
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: A Great Debate Zinger (1988) w/ Mike Pesca
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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REPOST -- The President Catches The Virus (1919)
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Shutdown (2013) w/ Steve Kornacki
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Goodbye 538 (1970) w/ Steve Kornacki
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Contract with America (1994) w/ Kristen Soltis Anderson
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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The Republic of West Florida (1810) w/ Kristen Soltis Anderson
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Dueling Lincoln (1842) w/ Alexis Coe
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Carter's Lust (1976) w/ Alexis Coe
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Khrushchev Comes to America (1959)
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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A Dead Candidate (1992)
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Dukakis on the Tank (1988) w/ Amy Walter
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Bank War (1833) w/ Jacob Goldstein
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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The Obama Star Trek Theory (2004) w/ Ian Chillag
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: The Stars and Stripes and Sports (1918) w/ Jason Concepcion
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Recy and Rosa (1944) w/ Danielle McGuire
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Tax The Rich (1862)
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Carter and the Killer Rabbit (1979) w/ Sam Sanders
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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Obama's Tan Suit (2014) w/ Sam Sanders
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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The 19th (1920) w/ Kellie Carter Jackson
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Fannie Lou Hamer vs Lyndon B Johnson (1964)
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Rockefeller Republicans (1974)
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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The Dakota War and the Mankato Hanging (1862)
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Adlai and The Always-Rans (1952) w/ Harry Enten
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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Ebola (2014) w/ Andy Slavitt
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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RBG Arrives (1993) w/ Dahlia Lithwick
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: How Third Parties Happen (1848)
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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The Case Of The Missing Judge (1930)
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Braceros (1942)
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Reagan's Dog Whistle (1980)
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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How We Got "In God We Trust" (1956) w/ Kevin M Kruse
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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A Major Watergate Vote (1974) w/ Leon Neyfakh
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Chappaquidick (1969)
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Why Wyoming (1890) w/ Maeve Higgins
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Small Step For (A?) Man (1969) w/ Maeve Higgins
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Election Sunday: Convention Speeches (1980s)
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Riots Sweep NYC (1863)
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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The Pandemic We Forget (1968) w/ Leon Neyfakh
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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VP Gore (1992) w/ John Dickerson
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Welcome Alaska (1958) w/ John Dickerson
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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The Man Who Didn't Sign The Declaration (1776) w/ John Dickerson
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Newspaper Strike! (1945) w/ Jane Coaston
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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The Great Reunion (1913) w/ Jane Coaston
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Resurrection City (1968) w/ Jane Coaston
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Juneteenth (1865)
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Getting The New Deal Done (1933)
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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One Of Those Days (1963) w/ Josh Levin
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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David Duke The Democrat (1988)
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Shirley Shows Up (1972)
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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The Steel Strike Showdown (1952)
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Ain't I A Woman (1851) w/ Akilah Hughes
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May 28, 2020 |
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Hands Across America (1986)
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May 26, 2020 |
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Treason! (1807)
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May 21, 2020 |
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The Caning Of Sumner (1856)
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May 19, 2020 |
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Ron Paul Bows Out (2012)
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May 14, 2020 |
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The Killer Ds (2003)
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May 12, 2020 |
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Coya Come Home (1958)
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May 07, 2020 |
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The Forgotten Crash (1893)
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May 05, 2020 |
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Bernie Jumps In (2015)
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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The East Coast Dims Out (1942)
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Howard Stern For Governor (1994)
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Adams Doesn't Want To Be VP (1789)
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963)
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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The Lincoln Coup (1865)
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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The Amendment That Changed The Senate (1913)
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Obama's "Bitter Clinger" Comments (2008)
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Wilson Gets The Flu (1919)
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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LBJ Isn't Running (1968)
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Introduction: This Day In Esoteric Political History
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Mar 23, 2020 |