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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: The Star-Spangled Banner That Inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Description: It's Flag Day here in the US, and a good time to tell the story of the American flag that led to the writing of what is now our national anthem. Plus: in 2017, the community of Pocatello, Idaho raised a new flag to widespread relief, since its old flag had been called the ugliest in the country!
The Star-Spangled Banner (National Museum of American History)
East Idaho City Ditches 'Worst Flag In North America' (Boise State Public Radio)
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