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...
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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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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...
Seneca Falls: The Legend w/ Deva Woodly (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...
Seneca Falls: The Burnt-Over District w/ Deva Woodly (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...
Are We Locked In To Two Parties? 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...
Bill Of Rights: Factions w/ Dahliah Lithwick (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...
Bill Of Rights: We Forgot Freedom w/ Dahliah Lithwick (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...
Inside A Music Festival w/ Craig Finn [Some Sunday Context]
This past week we talked about Woodstock and the mix of culture, politics, and nostalgia wrapped up in the most famous music festival in U.S...
Woodstock: Generation Gap (Part 2)
Our conversation about Woodstock continues with a look at the instant nostalgia for the event, how it captures the mix of culture and politi...
Woodstock: Before The Mud (Part 1)
For the thirty-second installment of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we go pehaps the most iconic cultural event in US history -- the Woodst...
"The Giant Pool of Money" Revisited w/ Alex Blumberg [Some Sunday Context]
This past week, we did a two-parter on the 2008 financial crisis. In it, we discussed how This American Life's " Giant Pool of Money " episo...
2008 Crash: The Bailout (Part 2)
Our conversation about the 2008 financial crisis continues with a look at the decision to bail out the banks, the response by the Obama and...