This Day in Esoteric Political History

This Day in Esoteric Political History
Welcome to "This Day in Esoteric Political History," a podcast that dives deep into the weirdest corners of political past. The show's maverick historians, Jody Avirgan and Nicole Hemmer, have made it their mission to unearth and polish these hidden political gems - no shovel required! Serving up a smorgasbord of offbeat events and obscure figures, this show is a gold mine for history buffs and political aficionados looking for a quirky detour from the humdrum highway of typical politics. So, if politics usually give you a yawn-inducing headache, think of this show as the fun aspirin you never knew you needed. Featured episode, "Prohibition and the Punk Movement," will have you raising a glass to history's wacky rebellions. Start tuning in, and soon you'll be the one spouting off fun historical facts at parties!

Latest This Day in Esoteric Political History Episodes

How America250 Is Coming Together (Part 2)

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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America250 Is Here, Are You Ready?

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Chicken Tariff That Led To Huge Trucks (1962)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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4th Of July, Protest, The Constitution and Slavery (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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LBJ Goes From War On Poverty To War On Crime (1968)

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Wikipedia, The Last Good Place On The Internet (2003) w/ Garrett Graff

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Juneteenth, Federal Holidays, And Writing History In Real Time

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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50 Years Of JAWS Terrifying Everyone (1975)

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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LBJ Puts Thurgood Marshall On The Court (1967)

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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FDR Takes Your Gold (1933)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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LA, The National Guard, Immigration and the Zoot Suit Riots (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The U.S. Deports A Chinese Scientist (1950)

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Jack Johnson't Big Fight (1913)

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Inside Airline Cockpits (Some Sunday Context) w/ Ganesh Sitaraman

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Forgotten Resistance To Indian Removal (1830)

Thu, 29 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Hippies vs. Hard Hats (1970)

Tue, 27 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The 100-Year Butter Battle (1904)

Thu, 22 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The MeckDec - North Carolina's Favorite Myth (1775) w/ Jeremy Markovich

Tue, 20 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Malcolm X Turns 100 (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 18 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Miami Explodes Into Violence (1980)

Thu, 15 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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An Early Climate Change Warning Ignored (1957) w/ Amy Westervelt

Tue, 13 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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SINNERS And The Deep History Of The Mississippi Delta (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 11 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Woman Who Invented -- And Disowned -- Mother's Day (1914)

Thu, 08 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Reagan's German Cemetery Visit Controversy (1985)

Tue, 06 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Women's Health Vacuum (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 04 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Lincoln Needs Troops (1861)

Thu, 01 May 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Artists Who Worked For The CIA (1960) w/ Benjamen Walker

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The First 100 Days (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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John Paul Jones' Half-Baked Raid On British Soil (1778)

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Betty Ford Enters Rehab (1978)

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Prisons, Photos, CECOT, Abu Ghraib, and What Shocks Us (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Battles Of Lexington and Concord -- and Menotomy? (1775)

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Ludlow Massacre (1914)

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Government vs. Universities (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Lynching Of A German Immigrant (1917)

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The First Girl Scouts Cookies (1917)

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Booker, Thurmond, Super-Long Floor Speeches, And Energy (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Starbucks #RaceTogether Campaign Backfires (2015)

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Carter's Unbelievable Rabbit Vendetta

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Five Lessons For Five Years (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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"I'm Just A Bill" (1976)

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The Church Sancturary Showdown (1980)

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Graceland (Some Sunday Context from Summer Album / Winter Album)

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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"Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" (1775)

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The First State-Run Lotto (1963) w/ Ian Coss

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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Deportation, Protest and John Lennon (Some Sunday Context) w/ Hrishikesh Hirway

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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What William Freeman's Act Meant (1846)

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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William Freeman's Shocking Revenge (1846) w/ Robin Bernstein (Part 1)

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The US-Canada "Special Relationship" (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 08:30:00 -0000
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The King Of Haiti (1811)

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:06:07 -0000
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Mexico Meddling (1913)

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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The Anti-DEI Cycle (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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The Anti-Pay-Toilet Fight (1973)

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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The Truth Inside Indian Boarding Schools (1928/2025) w/ Dana Hedgpeth

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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A Very Strange Black History Month (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Why They Banned Dunking (1968) w/ Mike Sielski

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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The PTA Is Born (1897)

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:30:00 -0000
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The President vs. The Courts (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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SNL Turns Fifty: Our Favorite Political Sketches (1975-2025)

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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The Last Senator To Be Expelled (1862)

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Immigration And MAGA (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:30:00 -0000
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The U.S.S. Pueblo Hostage Crisis (1968)

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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ABSCAM Arrives (1980)

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Airline Deregulation (Some Sunday Context)

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:30:00 -0000
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The "Bedsheet Ballot" (1964)

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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The First Issue Of National Geographic (1888)

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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The Push To Impeach Perkins (1939) w/ Rebecca Brenner Graham

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Trump's First 48 Hours, In Context

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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The Pussy Hat Protests (2017)

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Biden's Farewell Address (2025)

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Prohibition Starts, Everyone Still Drinks (1920)

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Elizabeth Packard Is Not Insane (1864) w/ Therese O'Neill

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:30:00 -0000
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The Panama Canal Flag Riots (1964)

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Pardon Season, And A Case Before Biden w/ Shannon Lynch

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Emancipation, Of Sorts (1863) w/ Jonathan Lande

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Hello 2025! How History Will Help

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:30:00 -0000
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Goodbye Jimmy Carter, Goodbye 2024

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:52:33 -0000
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Cheney Shoots His Friend (2006) [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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You Can Smoke, But.. (1987) w/ Sarah Milov

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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R.A.D.D. - Reagan Against Drunk Driving (1982)

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Ike Wages War On A Golf Course Tree (1956)

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Gold Rush! (1848)

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:26:37 -0000
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Mail Delivery For Everyone (1896)

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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The Polio Vaccine Arrives! (1954) [Archive Episode]

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:30:00 -0000
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Al Gore's Concession Speech (2000) w/ Leon Neyfakh

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Clinton's National Conversation On Race (1997)

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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What "The Wizard Of Oz" Might Mean (1900-Present) w/ Ranjit Dighe

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Till, Memory, History and Place w/ Wright Thompson

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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What Really Killed Emmett Till (1955) w/ Wright Thompson

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Franksgiving: When FDR Moved Thanksgiving w/ Adam Conover [Archive Episode]

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:30:00 -0000
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The Red Delicious Apple Crisis (2000)

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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A Treaty Divvies Up The Colorado River (1922) w/ Charly Edsitty

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:30:00 -0000
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The National Women's Conference, and the Schlafly Backlash (1977)

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:30:00 -0000
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Fluoride To The Rescue (1945) [Archive Episode]

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Memory Palace Week: The Art Of Storytelling w/ Nate DiMeo

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Memory Palace Week: How A Rock Became Plymouth Rock (1741)

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Memory Palace Week: Hercules Posey and George Washington (1797) w/ Nate DiMeo

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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The USSR Almost Builds The Internet (1970) w/ Kevin Roose

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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2024 Election: Donald Trump Wins, Joins Grover Cleveland

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:18:22 -0000
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Why Do We Vote On A Tuesday Anyway? (1845-Present)

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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2024 Election Sunday: Final Days, Polling, Lawn Sings, Balance

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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SNL's Political Impact (1974-Present)

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Harrison-Cleveland Rematch Takes A Pause (1892)

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Hamilton's Diss Letter To Adams (1800) w/ Lindsay Chervinsky

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Reagan's Age and "Youth and Inexperience" Quip (1984)

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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2024 Election Sunday: Trump Is Addled, The New Dark Money

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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A Brief History Of Election TV Ads (Part 2)

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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A Brief History Of Election TV Ads (Part 1)

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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2024 Election Sunday: Obama Scolds, A Podcast Election?

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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FOX News's First Broadcast (1996) w/ Josh Levin

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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McCain Suspends Campaign To Deal With Financial Crisis (2008)

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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2024 Election Sunday: Cross-Party Endorsements, A Race In Stasis

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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October Surprise! LIVE w/ Josh Gondelman (Part 2)

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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October Surprise! LIVE w/ Josh Gondelman (Part 1)

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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George HW Bush's Pro-Cop Stunt (1988)

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Chet Arthur Steps Up (1881)

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Washington's Farewell (Non) Address (1796)

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The New York City Pig Wars (1859)

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Packwood Sent Packing (1995)

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Georgia's Three Governors Problem (1947)

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Witches (1693) w/ Josh Gondelman [[Archive Episode]]

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The "Bra Burner" Myth Is Born (1969) w/ Cristen Conger

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Frederick Douglass's Two-Day Escape North (1838)

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Roosevelt's "Big Stick" (1901)

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The HIV-Positive Ray Brothers House Is Burned Down (1987) w/ Eric Marcus

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Strom Thurmond's Epic Filibuster -- And Bladder Control (1957)

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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A Global Anti-War (Or Is It Pro-Peace?) Pact (1928)

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Conventions Week: Hamer vs. Johnson (1964) [Archive Episode]

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Conventions Week: Seven Weird Conventions Moments (Part Two)

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Conventions Week: Seven Weird Conventions Moments (Part One)

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Trump's "Very Fine People" Comments (2017)

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Thoreau Spends One Night In Jail (1846)

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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What The Watts Riots Meant (1965)

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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George HW Bush Compares Sadaam To Hitler (1990)

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Shirtless George Washington Statue Is Unveiled (1841)

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Some 2024 Veepstakes Thoughts (Plus A Special Announcement)

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Jim Traficant Heads To Jail, Toupee And All (2002)

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Mother Of Miami (1896)

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Jesse Owens v Hitler, Behind The Scenes (1936)

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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A Record Election-Year Heat Wave (1936)

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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"Pretendians" And The Politics Of Native Identity (1934) w/ Angel Ellis and Robert Jago

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Thiokol Weapons Plant Explosion (1971) w/ Patrick Longstreth

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Reagan says "MAGA" (1980)

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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'A Harvest Of Death' And The Power Of Photography (1863) w/ Robert Sullivan

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Real Free State of Jones (1863) [Archive Favorite]

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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A Bombing At LaGuardia Airport (1975) [Archive Favorite]

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Big Dig's Big Start w/ Ian Coss [Archive Favorite]

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Statues That Represent The United States (1864)

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Reagan Re-Ups The Voting Rights Act (1982)

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Weird History Of U.S. Debates (Part 2)

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Weird History Of U.S. Debates (Part 1)

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Third Parties Week: Ross Perot Crashes The Debate (1992)

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Third Parties Week: John Anderson's Middle Path (1980)

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Third Parties Week: Ralph Nader, Spoiler? (2000)

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Third Party Week: Who Goes Third Party? w/ Dave Weigel

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Lift Every Voice And Sing (1900) [Juneteenth Archive Episode]

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Coretta Scott Weds Martin Luther King (1953)

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Sad Saga of the Late Lester Hunt (1953)

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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We Refuse Week: Joy In Refusal, From Black Panther to The Boat Brawl

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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We Refuse Week: Carrie Johnson Kills A Police Officer

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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We Refuse Week: Kellie's Family History of Resistance

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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How Many Presidents? (1787) w/ A.J. Jacobs

Thu, 30 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Incident That Led Ida B. Wells To Flee Memphis (1892)

Tue, 28 May 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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War Stories: A Confederate Day of Fasting and Prayer (1863)

Sun, 26 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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War Stories: The Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)

Thu, 23 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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War Stories: Camp Casey (2005)

Tue, 21 May 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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War Stories: The Vietnam Draft Lottery Gets Exposed (1970)

Sun, 19 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The "Louie Louie" Freakout (1964)

Thu, 16 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Nixon Attacked In Caracas (1958)

Tue, 14 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Jefferson Davis Trial That Wasn't (1867)

Sun, 12 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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What Do We Call The President? w/ A.J. Jacobs

Thu, 09 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

Tue, 07 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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A Deep Dive Into The Cultural Cold War (1960) w/ Benjamen Walker

Sun, 05 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Pepsi Trades Soda For Soviet Warships (1989)

Thu, 02 May 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Columbia Protests (1968)

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:00:00 -0000
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Veepstakes Week: JFK Picks LBJ (1960)

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:30:00 -0000
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Veepstakes Week: The Legend Of The Sarah Palin Cruise Ship (2007)

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Veepstakes Week: Does A VP Pick Matter?

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906)

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:15:00 -0000
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Walter Cronkite's America (1962)

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:30:00 -0000
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George W. Bush Meets With Gay Voters (2000) w/ Neil J. Young

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Democrats Seize Power In South Carolina (1877)

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:30:00 -0000
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Marian Anderson Sings On The Steps Of The Lincoln Memorial (1939)

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:30:00 -0000
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Wisconsin Tries To Recall Scott Walker (2012)

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:30:00 -0000
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Why William Henry Harrison Really Died (1841)

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:30:00 -0000
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The Richmond Bread Riots (1863)

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Truman Says He Won't Seek Re-Election (1952)

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:21:08 -0000
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The Slaveowner Executed for Killing His Slave (1839)

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:30:00 -0000
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DC Plants The Cherry Blossoms (1912)

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:32:21 -0000
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Lincoln's Avenger And The Aftermath Of Assassination (1894) [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:19:41 -0000
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Montana Enshrines a Right To Privacy (1972)

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:08:56 -0000
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The First Government Shutdown Fight (1879)

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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The Shamrock Summit (1985)

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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FDR Says Bottoms Up (1933)

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:30:00 -0000
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Kennedy's Latin American Marshall Plan (1964)

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:24:31 -0000
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Hoover Almost Takes Over Baseball (1951)

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:54:06 -0000
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When "Primary" Became A Verb (2004)

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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The Ask President Carter 1-900 Number (1977)

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Hangers On Week: Al Smith and Remakes The Democratic Party

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:08:52 -0000
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Hangers On Week: Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Hangers On Week: Sowing The Seeds of Trump

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Hangers On Week: Why Candidates Stick Around w/ Amy Walter

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:51:27 -0000
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Malcolm X Is Assassinated (1965)

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Dick Cheney Shoots His Friend In The Face (2006)

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:27:16 -0000
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NJ Law Calls For "Gradual Emancipation Of Slaves" (1804)

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 11:25:30 -0000
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The FDR Assassination Attempt (1933)

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:10:27 -0000
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Mandela Released From Prison (1990)

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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The First Execution By Gas Chamber (1924)

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Lockheed Caught Bribing The Japanese Government (1976)

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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FDR's Court-Packing Plan Backfires (1937)

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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The Sketchy Deal That Makes Hayes President (1877)

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Groundhog Day's Very Weird Origins (1877)

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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A Brawl In Congress (1798) w/ Joanne Freeman

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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No Nukes In Space (1967)

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 12:39:52 -0000
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Why Do We Vote On Tuesday? (1845)

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Ed Roberts, Father Of Independent Living (2010)

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:13:47 -0000
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Marion Barry Caught Smoking Crack (1990)

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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The Pentagon, The Building (1943)

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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America's Biggest Slave Rebellion (1811)

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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America Drags Its Feet on MLK Day (1986)

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:23:09 -0000
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The Children's Blizzard (1888)

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Jefferson's Wall Between Church and State (1802)

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:30:00 -0000
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Vietnam Draft Lottery Is Exposed (1970) w/ Walt Hickey

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:00:45 -0000
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Ike vs. Squirrels (1955) [Archive Episode]

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:34:13 -0000
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The Great Idaho Beaver Parachute Drop (1948) w/ Ian Chillag

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 12:42:43 -0000
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A Bombing At LaGuardia Airport (1975)

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:12:55 -0000
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The Assassination of Harry and Harriette Moore (1951)

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:05:40 -0000
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How Puzzles Explain WWII w/ A.J. Jacobs

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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The First Crossword (1913) w/ A.J. Jacobs

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Poor Richard's Almanack (1732)

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:37:36 -0000
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When Flying Got Miserable (1978) w/ Ganesh Sitaraman

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 13:40:42 -0000
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Alaskan Natives Embrace Capitalism (1971)

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Sun, 10 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Du Bois Joins The Communist Party (1961)

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:07:17 -0000
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The First Phone In The White House (1878)

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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A Thanksgiving Potluck!

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:30:15 -0000
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JFK Almost Assassinated (1960) [Revisited]

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Sun, 19 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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The Exploding Whale (1970)

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:21:01 -0000
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"The Demon of Andersonville" Executed for War Crimes (1865)

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:03:07 -0000
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An Explosion Rocks The Capitol (1983)

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Elected While In A Coma (1980)

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:39:38 -0000
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Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:37:31 -0000
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NOW is Next (1966)

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Colin + Obama (2008) w/ Leah Wright Rigueur

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:22:16 -0000
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Sun, 22 Oct 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Trump Shows Up In New Hampshire (1987) w/ Robert Fleegler

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:38:57 -0000
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Carter Restores Jefferson Davis's Citizenship (1978)

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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"Operation Clark County" Totally Backfires (2004)

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 12:41:09 -0000
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Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:46:28 -0000
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Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Poisoned Tylenol Panic (1982)

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Italy Invades Ethiopia, World Freaks Out (1935) w/ Isaac-Davy Aronson

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:52:33 -0000
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Sun, 01 Oct 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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"Actually, You Forgot Poland" (2004)

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:28:07 -0000
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Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Stanislav Petrov Prevents Armageddon (1983)

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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'The West Wing' Premieres (1999) w/ Hrishikesh Hirway

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The First Anti-Amalgamation Law (1664)

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:37:32 -0000
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What YOU Learned On Your Summer Travels

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Reagan's Prime-Time Drug Address (1986) w/ Donovan X Ramsey

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The First Food Nutrition Labels (1971) w/ Xaq Frohlich

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Upton Sinclair's Epic Run For Governor (1933)

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Tue, 05 Sep 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Adam Mckay is Morris The Cat (1992) [[Archive Episode]]

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Man Who Killed The Man Who Killed Lincoln (1894) [[Archive Episode]]

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Fred Korematsu's Internment (1942) [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Missouri's Early Emancipation Proclamation (1861)

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Bridge To Nowhere (2005)

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Nat Turner's Community (1831) w/ Vanessa Holden [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Steam Tunnel Incident and the D&D Panic (1979)

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Smithsonian, Great Idea (1846)

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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"Macaca" (2006) w/ Peter Hamby [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Budd Trips Decker at the '84 Olympics (1984)

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Clinton Finds Life On Mars (1996)

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Roots of "Roots" (1976) [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Clean Up After Your Dog! (1978)

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Subway Vigilante (1984) w/ Leon Neyfakh

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Irish-American Gun-Runners (1973) w/ Nate Lavey [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 11:32:53 -0000
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Thunderation! The Speaker Demands Bean Soup (1904)

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:40:49 -0000
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The Plot To Blow Up Hell Gate Bridge (1942) w/ Rebecca Seidel

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Beer Summit (2009) [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Szilard Anti-Nuke Petition (1945)

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:23:03 -0000
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The Ft Ontario Holocaust Refugees (1944) w/ Sarah Botstein

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:55:04 -0000
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The Lost Robert E. Lee Oath Theory (1975) w/ John Reeves [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Hubert Humphrey Takes Center Stage (1948) w/ Samuel G Freedman

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Skylab Crashes Back To Earth (1979)

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Nativists vs Catholics in Philadelphia (1844) [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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L'Enfant Maps Out DC (1791) w/ Scott W Berg

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Napalming Harvard's Soccer Field (1942)

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Great American Roadtrip (1956) w/ Eddie Alterman [[Archive Episode]]

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 08:49:52 -0000
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The Abortion Pill Protest (1992) w/ TJ Raphael

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Readmitting Rebel States (1868)

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Flag Burning Is Free Speech (1989) w/ Michael Liroff

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 12:27:02 -0000
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Superman vs KKK (1946)

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Nightwalking w/ Bianca Giaever

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:00:28 -0000
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Lift Every Voice and Sing (1900)

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:41:45 -0000
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The Seligman Affair (1877) w/ Zev Eleff

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:58:15 -0000
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The Challenger Disaster Final Report (1986)

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:06:25 -0000
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Death On The Lot: Hattie McDaniel's Fight w/ Hadley Meares and Brian Steele

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Death On The Lot: Hollywood's Wild Labor History w/ Brian Steele and Hadley Meares

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:01:53 -0000
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The Obama Oral History Project Is Here

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:57:00 -0000
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An Ode To The Obit w/ Don Van Natta and Jacob Feldman

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:21:15 -0000
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You Get A Podcast!

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Etan Patz And The Rise Of "Stranger Danger" (1979)

Tue, 30 May 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Memorial Rerun: The Vietnam Memorial Controversy

Sun, 28 May 2023 13:40:49 -0000
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Addy, American Girl Doll (Part 2) w/ Aisha Harris

Thu, 25 May 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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American Girl Doll (Part 1) w/ Aisha Harris

Tue, 23 May 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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William Burns, America's Sherlock Holmes (1934)

Sun, 21 May 2023 13:32:37 -0000
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The Bath School Bombing (1927)

Thu, 18 May 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Wounded Knee '73 (1973)

Tue, 16 May 2023 13:35:03 -0000
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RFK's Fateful Meeting With Baldwin And Belafonte (1963) w/ Paul Kix

Sun, 14 May 2023 11:56:17 -0000
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The Gaston Bombing in Birmingham (1963) w/ Paul Kix

Thu, 11 May 2023 14:27:55 -0000
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Biden Spoils Obama's Gay Marriage Evolution (2012) w/ Sasha Issenberg

Tue, 09 May 2023 13:40:58 -0000
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Clinton Boxers or Briefs (1994) w/ Kelsey and Alex from Normal Gossip

Sun, 07 May 2023 12:34:41 -0000
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Anne Royall, Common Scold (1826) w/ Kelsey and Alex from Normal Gossip

Thu, 04 May 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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USS Jamestown Helps Ireland (1847)

Tue, 02 May 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Caning of Michael Fay (1994)

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:31:43 -0000
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The Abu Ghraib Photos (2004)

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Sybill's Midnight Ride (1777)

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Recent Favorite: Colored Conventions (1830)

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Recent Favorite: Franklin in France (1776) w/ Mike Duncan

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Recent Favorite: JFK Almost Assassinated (1960)

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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DC, Not A Swamp (1810)

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:15:44 -0000
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Reverse Freedom Rides (1962)

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:16:08 -0000
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Rosewood Reparations (1994)

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 11:38:10 -0000
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The Tank Fire-Nado (1926)

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:43:43 -0000
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Mecham: Worst Governor Ever? (1990)

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Hippo Meat Plan (1910) w/ Dan Pashman

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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The Oyster Wars (1959) w/ Christine Keiner

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:39:59 -0000
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H1N1 Reaches America (2009) w/ James Hamblin

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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A Confederate Day of Fasting and Prayer (1863)

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:23:54 -0000
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Uncle Sam Is Born (1852)

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:06:00 -0000
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, Bestseller (1852)

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0000
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The Spitzer Scandal Breaks (2008) w/ Azi Paybarah

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:53:03 -0000
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Evacuation: A Very Boston Holiday (1901)

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:50:43 -0000
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Ike's War On Squirrels (1955)

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:30:00 -0000
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Ruby Robinson and SNCC (1961)

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:59:17 -0000
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Nixon Sneaks Into China (1972)

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:21:59 -0000
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Lincoln's Almost-Assassin (1869)

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:42:31 -0000
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Superman Gets Sold For $130 (1938) w/ Glen Weldon

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:14:08 -0000
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Thatcher Meets Reagan (1981) w/ Dan Snow

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:04:55 -0000
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Clinton In Quebec (1995)

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Good Sport Week: Aging and Growth

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 15:00:03 -0000
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Good Sport Week: What Stadiums Can Teach Us

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:05:11 -0000
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Fat Tuesday Special: Integrating Mardis Gras (1992) w/ Oliver Thomas

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:05:17 -0000
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Good Sport Week: Limbaugh and Sports Talk (2003)

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:08:17 -0000
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Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (1988)

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:10:28 -0000
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Gandhi Meets the US Civil Rights Movement (1936)

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:57:19 -0000
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Utah Grants And Un-Grants Women The Right To Vote (1870)

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 14:46:26 -0000
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The Beating of Isaac Woodard (1946) w/ Matthew Delmont

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Tractorcade! (1979)

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:47:35 -0000
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Huey Long Invents a Bank Holiday (1933)

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 12:47:31 -0000
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Laddie Boy! First Celebrity Presidential Pet (1929)

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:01:39 -0000
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Carter Hacks Iowa (1976)

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Elian Gonzalez, Stuck in the US (2000) w/ Geraldo Cadava

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:08:52 -0000
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The Black Panther Breakfast Program (1969) w/ Mary Phillips

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:23:03 -0000
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The Billy Possum Craze (1909)

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:07:30 -0000
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The Lumbees vs. the KKK (1958)

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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The Donkey and the Elephant (1870)

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:05:07 -0000
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Topsy the Elephant is Electrocuted (1903)

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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McKinley Lost-Causes The Civil War (1898)

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Recent Favorite: Family Jewels w/ Rick Perlstein

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Recent Favorite: The Dominion of Melchizedek (1993)

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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On The Media: The Divided Dial

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:58:13 -0000
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In The Bubble: Ken Burns on Franklin, Public Health, and More

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:11:19 -0000
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Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:12:15 -0000
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Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:30:00 -0000
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Stuff That Inspired Us: Popular Work

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 12:57:36 -0000
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Stuff That Inspired Us: Academic Work

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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The Reagan Astrology Scandal w/ Mangesh Hattikudur (1988)

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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Karl Rove's "IT Guru" and the 2004 Ohio Rumor Mill (2008)

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:17:52 -0000
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Ford on "Dynasty" (1983)

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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JFK Almost Assassinated (1960)

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:11:24 -0000
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Bernie Madoff's Pyramid Collapses (2008)

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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Sandy Hook Conspiracies Take Root (2012)

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 13:05:57 -0000
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The Video Game Freakout (1993)

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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The Nullification Crisis and the Almost-Civil-War (1832)

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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Colored Conventions Movement (1830)

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 11:57:00 -0000
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The First Email. Probably. (1971)

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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Jews To Alaska (1938)

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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401 Episodes! w/ Jacob Feldman

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 13:36:07 -0000
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400 Episodes! (pt 1) w/ Jacob Feldman

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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The Jekyll Island Secret Meeting (1910) w/ Jacob Goldstein

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:33:19 -0000
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Jaywalking (1923) w/ Doug Gordon

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:22:58 -0000
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Trotter Confronts Wilson (1914)

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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Denver Rejects The Olympics (1972)

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:39:37 -0000
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The GOP Reckoning Report (2012)

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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The Colored Conventions Movement (1830)

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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Election Day Special: Reporting The Results w/ Jad Abumrad

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:24:59 -0000
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Mid-Terms Week: NJ Voter Intimidation (1981)

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:30:00 -0000
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Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:57:26 -0000
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Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:53:24 -0000
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Sun, 30 Oct 2022 12:41:37 -0000
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Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:26:17 -0000
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Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:53:17 -0000
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Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:30:01 -0000
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Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:50:37 -0000
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Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:22:58 -0000
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Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:08:05 -0000
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Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Sun, 09 Oct 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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The Whiskey Rebellion and the Fear Of The Tax Collector (1794)

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:45:37 -0000
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Franklin in France (1776) w/ Mike Duncan

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:49:24 -0000
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Rudy vs Brooklyn Museum (1999) w/ Harry Siegel

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:32:26 -0000
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Rural Free Delivery (1896)

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:27:30 -0000
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No Crime Day (1986) w/ Josh Levin

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:50:59 -0000
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Pauli Murray Shoots Her Shot (1971)

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 12:05:07 -0000
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Dogs as Deflection: Fala and Checkers (1944/1952)

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:01:24 -0000
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The Cleveland BalloonFest Fiasco (1986) w/ Clare Malone

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Romney's Secret 47% Tape (2012) w/ David Corn

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:41:25 -0000
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The Basket Of Deplorables (2016)

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:09:10 -0000
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Partisans Week: Clinton Chronicles VHS (1994)

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 13:40:29 -0000
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Partisans Week: Buchanan at Smuggler's Gulch (1992)

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:01:30 -0000
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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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The Mystery of LBJ's "Box 13" (1948) w/ Mark Lawrence

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 12:35:28 -0000
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Brownie, Heckuva Job (2005)

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:01:05 -0000
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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:17:42 -0000
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Biden Bites Kinnock (1987)

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Wooed By Mussolini (1926)

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Hoover Feeds Russia (1922)

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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The Roots of "Roots" (1976)

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:09:36 -0000
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The Acquittal of Joan Little (1975)

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Sun, 14 Aug 2022 14:24:35 -0000
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:59:04 -0000
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Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:45:22 -0000
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Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:17:28 -0000
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TN Week: Saint Dolly w/ Jad Abumrad

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:19:59 -0000
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Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:09:16 -0000
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Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:47:26 -0000
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Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:53:10 -0000
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Bush Gets Stuck In A Bog (1995)

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Sun, 24 Jul 2022 07:07:06 -0000
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:10:54 -0000
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Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:55:07 -0000
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The Wallace What-If (1944)

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 12:02:24 -0000
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Nelson Hackett's Escape -- and Return -- from Canada (1844)

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:11:34 -0000
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The Great Upheaval (Railroad Strike Version) (1877)

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:36:45 -0000
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Nativists vs Catholics in Philadelphia (1844)

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 11:40:17 -0000
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Harriet Jacobs, Budding Author (1853)

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:41:37 -0000
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Texas Opts In (1845)

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:00:31 -0000
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Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:40:07 -0000
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:04:26 -0000
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The Solar Panels On The White House Roof (1979)

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:13:14 -0000
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:33:21 -0000
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Sun, 19 Jun 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:30:00 -0000
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Sun, 29 May 2022 12:26:18 -0000
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Obama Apologizes, Sort Of, For Hiroshima (2016)

Thu, 26 May 2022 12:25:07 -0000
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Sun, 04 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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REPOST -- The President Catches The Virus (1919)

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:16:54 -0000
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Shutdown (2013) w/ Steve Kornacki

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Goodbye 538 (1970) w/ Steve Kornacki

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: Contract with America (1994) w/ Kristen Soltis Anderson

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Republic of West Florida (1810) w/ Kristen Soltis Anderson

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Dueling Lincoln (1842) w/ Alexis Coe

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: Carter's Lust (1976) w/ Alexis Coe

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Khrushchev Comes to America (1959)

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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A Dead Candidate (1992)

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: Dukakis on the Tank (1988) w/ Amy Walter

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Bank War (1833) w/ Jacob Goldstein

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Obama Star Trek Theory (2004) w/ Ian Chillag

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: The Stars and Stripes and Sports (1918) w/ Jason Concepcion

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Recy and Rosa (1944) w/ Danielle McGuire

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Tax The Rich (1862)

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: Carter and the Killer Rabbit (1979) w/ Sam Sanders

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Obama's Tan Suit (2014) w/ Sam Sanders

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The 19th (1920) w/ Kellie Carter Jackson

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: Fannie Lou Hamer vs Lyndon B Johnson (1964)

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Rockefeller Republicans (1974)

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:24:22 -0000
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The Dakota War and the Mankato Hanging (1862)

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: Adlai and The Always-Rans (1952) w/ Harry Enten

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Ebola (2014) w/ Andy Slavitt

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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RBG Arrives (1993) w/ Dahlia Lithwick

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: How Third Parties Happen (1848)

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Case Of The Missing Judge (1930)

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Braceros (1942)

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 07:09:56 -0000
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Election Sunday: Reagan's Dog Whistle (1980)

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 10:46:07 -0000
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How We Got "In God We Trust" (1956) w/ Kevin M Kruse

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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A Major Watergate Vote (1974) w/ Leon Neyfakh

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: Chappaquidick (1969)

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Why Wyoming (1890) w/ Maeve Higgins

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Small Step For (A?) Man (1969) w/ Maeve Higgins

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Election Sunday: Convention Speeches (1980s)

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Riots Sweep NYC (1863)

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Pandemic We Forget (1968) w/ Leon Neyfakh

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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VP Gore (1992) w/ John Dickerson

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Welcome Alaska (1958) w/ John Dickerson

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Man Who Didn't Sign The Declaration (1776) w/ John Dickerson

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Newspaper Strike! (1945) w/ Jane Coaston

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Great Reunion (1913) w/ Jane Coaston

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Resurrection City (1968) w/ Jane Coaston

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Juneteenth (1865)

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Getting The New Deal Done (1933)

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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One Of Those Days (1963) w/ Josh Levin

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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David Duke The Democrat (1988)

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Shirley Shows Up (1972)

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Steel Strike Showdown (1952)

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Ain't I A Woman (1851) w/ Akilah Hughes

Thu, 28 May 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Hands Across America (1986)

Tue, 26 May 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Treason! (1807)

Thu, 21 May 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Caning Of Sumner (1856)

Tue, 19 May 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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Ron Paul Bows Out (2012)

Thu, 14 May 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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The Killer Ds (2003)

Tue, 12 May 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Coya Come Home (1958)

Thu, 07 May 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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The Forgotten Crash (1893)

Tue, 05 May 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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Bernie Jumps In (2015)

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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The East Coast Dims Out (1942)

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Howard Stern For Governor (1994)

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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Adams Doesn't Want To Be VP (1789)

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963)

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Lincoln Coup (1865)

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0000
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The Amendment That Changed The Senate (1913)

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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Obama's "Bitter Clinger" Comments (2008)

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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Wilson Gets The Flu (1919)

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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LBJ Isn't Running (1968)

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:05:00 -0000
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Why You Should Listen To This Day

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:16:40 -0000
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