Separate But Equal: The Plessy Case (Part 1)
For the eighteenth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we talk about a landmark Supreme Court case, Plessy v Ferguson, which in 18...
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Golden Gate Bridge: We Can Do Big Things (Part 2)
Out conversation about the Golden Gate Bridge continues with the opening of the bridge, and a bunch of people who didn't get enough credit....
Golden Gate Bridge: Depression, Construction, And The Rise of California (Part 1)
For the seventeeth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we travel to California in the 1930s, where San Francisco planners have a b...
The Highs And Lows Of Latin American Diplomacy [Some Sunday Context]
This past week we discussed the Bay of Pigs fiasco in Cuba, 1961. Today, another episode about JFK' in the very same time period -- when he...
Bay of Pigs: Lessons Not-Learned (Part Two)
We continue our conversation about the Bay of Pigs invasion with a look at how it all went wrong on the two days of combat in Cuba. Plus, th...
Bay of Pigs: A Well-Planned Fiasco (Part One)
For the sixteenth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go, for the first time to the Cold War. It’s April 1961, and the US is co...
Writing The Confederate Constitution [Some Sunday Context]
For our "Sunday Context" episode, we look at how the Confederacy scrambled to draft a constitution as Civil War broke out in 1861. Plus, a q...
Civil War Arrives (Part Two)
We continue our conversation about the start of the Civil War with why Fort Sumter was the site of the first battle, and how the fallout fro...
Fort Sumter And The Road To Civil War (Part One)
For the fifteenth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to the end of 1860 and the first months of 1861. Lincoln's election ma...
The 40 Year Battle For MLK Day [Some Sunday Context]
For our "Sunday Context" episode, we look at the 40-year battle for honoring Martin Luther King, Jr with a federal holiday. Many states and...
MLK's Legacy, Contested (Part 2)
Our conversation about MLK's assassination continues with a look at the day of King's death and the capture of James Earl Ray. Then, Niki, K...
MLK Is Assassinated (Part 1)
For the fourteenth episode of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go (for the first time) to 1968 and the assassination of Martin Luther King,...
Ken Burns: How To 250 [Teaser]
We’re kicking off a series of chats that (until we find a better name) we’re calling “How to 250.” This is our chance to check in with some...
Over There! The US At War (Part 2)
**We've got new merch ! Check it out.** We continue our discussion about WWI with Wilson's speech to Congress making the case for entering t...
America Debates WWI (Part 1)
**We've got new merch ! Check it out.** For the thirteenth episode of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to 1917 and the growing pressure...
The Boston Molasses Disaster [Some Sunday Context]
For our "Sunday Context" episode, we look at another industrial disaster from the 1910s -- the time a river of molasses wiped out much of Bo...
How Triangle Ushered In An Era Of Reform [Part 2]
Our conversation about the Triangle Shirtwaist fire continues with how reformers responded to the tragedy, and how those who witnessed the f...
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Shocks America [Part 1]
For the twelfth episode of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to 1911 and the massive fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Greenwich...
Obama's Rocky 2008 + A 538 Doc Teaser [Some Sunday Context]
**One week only, get a 20% discount on the newsletter using this link! thisdaypod.substack.com/35c7aaa4 ** For our "Sunday Context" episode,...
How Obama Spoke To Us About Race [Part 2]
Our conversation about Barack Obama and Reverend Jeremiah Wright continues with a look at what he said about race in America during his "A M...
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