Grading America's First 250 Years: America, Actually with Astead Herndon

America at 250 years old may need a new founding document. Historian Heather Cox Richardson drafts a new social contract. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. In this episode, Richardson references a tweet of Boebert's, not a text. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to more from America, Actually with Astead Herndon here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Grading America's First 250 Years: America, Actually with Astead Herndon is an episode from Pivot by Vox Media Podcast Network.

This episode is 28:09 long.

This episode was published on May 26, 2026.

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