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This Day (An America 250 History Show)
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Memory Palace Week: How A Rock Became Plymouth Rock (1741)
25 mins; November 14, 2024
Memory Palace Week: Hercules Posey and George Washington (1797) w/ Nate DiMeo
25 mins; November 12, 2024
The USSR Almost Builds The Internet (1970) w/ Kevin Roose
24 mins; November 10, 2024
2024 Election: Donald Trump Wins, Joins Grover Cleveland
28 mins; November 06, 2024
Why Do We Vote On A Tuesday Anyway? (1845-Present)
16 mins; November 05, 2024
2024 Election Sunday: Final Days, Polling, Lawn Sings, Balance
34 mins; November 03, 2024
SNL's Political Impact (1974-Present)
23 mins; October 31, 2024
The Harrison-Cleveland Rematch Takes A Pause (1892)
16 mins; October 29, 2024
Hamilton's Diss Letter To Adams (1800) w/ Lindsay Chervinsky
21 mins; October 24, 2024
Reagan's Age and "Youth and Inexperience" Quip (1984)
18 mins; October 22, 2024
2024 Election Sunday: Trump Is Addled, The New Dark Money
33 mins; October 20, 2024
A Brief History Of Election TV Ads (Part 2)
25 mins; October 17, 2024
A Brief History Of Election TV Ads (Part 1)
19 mins; October 15, 2024
2024 Election Sunday: Obama Scolds, A Podcast Election?
49 mins; October 13, 2024
FOX News's First Broadcast (1996) w/ Josh Levin
33 mins; October 10, 2024
McCain Suspends Campaign To Deal With Financial Crisis (2008)
17 mins; October 08, 2024
2024 Election Sunday: Cross-Party Endorsements, A Race In Stasis
37 mins; October 06, 2024
October Surprise! LIVE w/ Josh Gondelman (Part 2)
23 mins; October 03, 2024
October Surprise! LIVE w/ Josh Gondelman (Part 1)
36 mins; October 01, 2024
George HW Bush's Pro-Cop Stunt (1988)
22 mins; September 26, 2024
Chet Arthur Steps Up (1881)
13 mins; September 24, 2024
Washington's Farewell (Non) Address (1796)
17 mins; September 22, 2024
The New York City Pig Wars (1859)
17 mins; September 19, 2024
Packwood Sent Packing (1995)
18 mins; September 17, 2024
Georgia's Three Governors Problem (1947)
17 mins; September 12, 2024
Witches (1693) w/ Josh Gondelman [[Archive Episode]]
19 mins; September 10, 2024
The "Bra Burner" Myth Is Born (1969) w/ Cristen Conger
27 mins; September 08, 2024
Frederick Douglass's Two-Day Escape North (1838)
18 mins; September 05, 2024
Roosevelt's "Big Stick" (1901)
16 mins; September 01, 2024
The HIV-Positive Ray Brothers House Is Burned Down (1987) w/ Eric Marcus
24 mins; August 29, 2024
Strom Thurmond's Epic Filibuster -- And Bladder Control (1957)
16 mins; August 27, 2024
A Global Anti-War (Or Is It Pro-Peace?) Pact (1928)
25 mins; August 25, 2024
Conventions Week: Hamer vs. Johnson (1964) [Archive Episode]
21 mins; August 22, 2024
Conventions Week: Seven Weird Conventions Moments (Part Two)
15 mins; August 20, 2024
Conventions Week: Seven Weird Conventions Moments (Part One)
23 mins; August 18, 2024
Trump's "Very Fine People" Comments (2017)
27 mins; August 15, 2024
Thoreau Spends One Night In Jail (1846)
15 mins; August 13, 2024
What The Watts Riots Meant (1965)
17 mins; August 11, 2024
George HW Bush Compares Sadaam To Hitler (1990)
17 mins; August 08, 2024
The Shirtless George Washington Statue Is Unveiled (1841)
14 mins; August 06, 2024
Some 2024 Veepstakes Thoughts (Plus A Special Announcement)
33 mins; August 04, 2024
Jim Traficant Heads To Jail, Toupee And All (2002)
16 mins; August 01, 2024
The Mother Of Miami (1896)
14 mins; July 30, 2024
Jesse Owens v Hitler, Behind The Scenes (1936)
19 mins; July 28, 2024
A Record Election-Year Heat Wave (1936)
18 mins; July 25, 2024
"Pretendians" And The Politics Of Native Identity (1934) w/ Angel Ellis and Robert Jago
22 mins; July 23, 2024
The Thiokol Weapons Plant Explosion (1971) w/ Patrick Longstreth
22 mins; July 21, 2024
Reagan says "MAGA" (1980)
28 mins; July 18, 2024
'A Harvest Of Death' And The Power Of Photography (1863) w/ Robert Sullivan
17 mins; July 16, 2024
The Real Free State of Jones (1863) [Archive Favorite]
14 mins; July 11, 2024
A Bombing At LaGuardia Airport (1975) [Archive Favorite]
17 mins; July 09, 2024
The Big Dig's Big Start w/ Ian Coss [Archive Favorite]
28 mins; July 07, 2024
The Statues That Represent The United States (1864)
13 mins; July 02, 2024
Reagan Re-Ups The Voting Rights Act (1982)
13 mins; June 30, 2024
The Weird History Of U.S. Debates (Part 2)
20 mins; June 27, 2024
The Weird History Of U.S. Debates (Part 1)
21 mins; June 25, 2024
Third Parties Week: Ross Perot Crashes The Debate (1992)
16 mins; June 23, 2024
Third Parties Week: John Anderson's Middle Path (1980)
22 mins; June 20, 2024
Third Parties Week: Ralph Nader, Spoiler? (2000)
15 mins; June 18, 2024
Third Party Week: Who Goes Third Party? w/ Dave Weigel
31 mins; June 16, 2024
Lift Every Voice And Sing (1900) [Juneteenth Archive Episode]
21 mins; June 13, 2024
Coretta Scott Weds Martin Luther King (1953)
25 mins; June 11, 2024
The Sad Saga of the Late Lester Hunt (1953)
21 mins; June 09, 2024
We Refuse Week: Joy In Refusal, From Black Panther to The Boat Brawl
25 mins; June 06, 2024
We Refuse Week: Carrie Johnson Kills A Police Officer
18 mins; June 04, 2024
We Refuse Week: Kellie's Family History of Resistance
22 mins; June 02, 2024
How Many Presidents? (1787) w/ A.J. Jacobs
19 mins; May 30, 2024
The Incident That Led Ida B. Wells To Flee Memphis (1892)
20 mins; May 28, 2024
War Stories: A Confederate Day of Fasting and Prayer (1863)
19 mins; May 26, 2024
War Stories: The Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)
18 mins; May 23, 2024
War Stories: Camp Casey (2005)
20 mins; May 21, 2024
War Stories: The Vietnam Draft Lottery Gets Exposed (1970)
27 mins; May 19, 2024
The "Louie Louie" Freakout (1964)
15 mins; May 16, 2024
Nixon Attacked In Caracas (1958)
15 mins; May 14, 2024
The Jefferson Davis Trial That Wasn't (1867)
19 mins; May 12, 2024
What Do We Call The President? w/ A.J. Jacobs
19 mins; May 09, 2024
The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
17 mins; May 07, 2024
A Deep Dive Into The Cultural Cold War (1960) w/ Benjamen Walker
24 mins; May 05, 2024
Pepsi Trades Soda For Soviet Warships (1989)
16 mins; May 02, 2024
The Columbia Protests (1968)
27 mins; April 30, 2024
Veepstakes Week: JFK Picks LBJ (1960)
17 mins; April 25, 2024
Veepstakes Week: The Legend Of The Sarah Palin Cruise Ship (2007)
25 mins; April 23, 2024
Veepstakes Week: Does A VP Pick Matter?
28 mins; April 21, 2024
The Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
17 mins; April 18, 2024
Walter Cronkite's America (1962)
22 mins; April 16, 2024
George W. Bush Meets With Gay Voters (2000) w/ Neil J. Young
27 mins; April 14, 2024
Democrats Seize Power In South Carolina (1877)
19 mins; April 11, 2024
Marian Anderson Sings On The Steps Of The Lincoln Memorial (1939)
19 mins; April 09, 2024
Wisconsin Tries To Recall Scott Walker (2012)
23 mins; April 07, 2024
Why William Henry Harrison Really Died (1841)
16 mins; April 04, 2024
The Richmond Bread Riots (1863)
16 mins; April 02, 2024
Truman Says He Won't Seek Re-Election (1952)
23 mins; March 31, 2024
The Slaveowner Executed for Killing His Slave (1839)
17 mins; March 28, 2024
DC Plants The Cherry Blossoms (1912)
17 mins; March 26, 2024
Lincoln's Avenger And The Aftermath Of Assassination (1894) [[Archive Episode]]
17 mins; March 24, 2024
Montana Enshrines a Right To Privacy (1972)
22 mins; March 21, 2024
The First Government Shutdown Fight (1879)
20 mins; March 19, 2024
The Shamrock Summit (1985)
15 mins; March 17, 2024
FDR Says Bottoms Up (1933)
14 mins; March 14, 2024
Kennedy's Latin American Marshall Plan (1964)
15 mins; March 12, 2024
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