The Al Gore Sliding Door: Triangulation (Part One)
For the forty-first installment of "50 Weeks That Shaped America" we talk about Al Gore's life and legacy. We use it as a chance to talk abo...
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This Day in Esoteric Political History
We’re living in unprecedented times. Maybe. In this show, Jody Avirgan, Nicole Hemmer and Kellie Carter Jackson (and guests) take one moment, big or small, from that day in U.S. political hi...
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The Next Realignment (Live)
To cap off our collaboration with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, the This Day team went to Washington, DC, for a live conversation at...
Ross Perot: The Giant Sucking Sound (Part Two)
Our conversation about Ross Perot continues with a look at his drop -- and re-entry -- into the 1992 presidential race, including those icon...
Ross Perot: Crashing The Parties (Part One)
For the fortieth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to 1992, when Texas billionaire Ross Perot crashed the presidential ele...
The Myth of Lewis & Clark [Some Sunday Context]
This past week we looked at the voyage of Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery. Today, we re-run an episode from last fall about how the story...
Lewis & Clark: What They Found (Part Two)
Our conversation about the Lewis & Clark expedition continues with a look at Sacagawea's role on the journey, the Native American encounters...
Lewis & Clark: The Corps Sets Off (Part One)
For the thirty-ninth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to the spring of 1804, when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are...
John Brown's Body [Some Sunday Context]
This past week we talked about the life of John Brown, and his attempted raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Here's an episode from the ar...
John Brown: The Raid (Part Two)
Our conversation about John Brown continues with a look at how he raised the funds and put together the group that would mount a raid on Har...
John Brown: Radicalization (Part One)
For the thirty-eighth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to October of 1859, and abolitionist John Brown's raid on the muni...
Introducing "The Speaker: How Nancy Pelosi Changed the Face of Power"
Today we present a show we think you'll love: "The Speaker" from KQED Radio. Before her historic Speakership, even before she got to the Hou...
FDR And Polio: The Cover-Up (Part 2)
Our conversation about FDR and polio continues with a look at how his public image obscured the fact that he was in a wheelchair -- while th...
FDR And Polio: The Scourge (Part 1)
For the thirty-seventh installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to the 1920s and the moment Franklin Delano Roosevelt contracted...
The Age Of Dark Money w/ Alex Lovit [Some Sunday Context]
Every Sunday during our month-long collaboration with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Jody Avirgan chats with Alex Lovit, host of the K...
Citizens United: Corporations Are People Too w/ Celina Stewart (Part Two)
All this month, we're partnering with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation for a series called "Democracy Under Construction." You can find o...
Citizens United: Money Is Speech w/ Celina Stewart (Part One)
All this month, we're partnering with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation for a series called "Democracy Under Construction." You can find o...
Our Dog Whistle Politics w/ Alex Lovit [Some Sunday Context]
Every Sunday during our month-long collaboration with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Jody Avirgan chats with Alex Lovit, host of the K...
Southern Realignment: Hunting Where the Ducks Are w/ Eric K. Ward (Part Two)
All this month, we're partnering with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation for a series called "Democracy Under Construction." You can find o...
Southern Realignment: The Impossible Coalition w/ Eric K. Ward (Part One)
All this month, we're partnering with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation for a series called "Democracy Under Construction." You can find o...
Seneca to Prohobition to the 19th w/ Alex Lovit [Some Sunday Context]
Every Sunday during our month-long collaboration with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Jody Avirgan chats with Alex Lovit, host of the K...