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Carter's Unbelievable Rabbit Vendetta
It's April 1st. This day, Jimmy Carter performed on of the most unbelievable acts in presidential history.
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11 months, 4 weeks ago
Five Lessons For Five Years (Some Sunday Context)
We are turning five! For today's "Some Sunday Context" conversation, Jody, Niki, and Kellie mark five years of the show and run through five big them…
1 year ago
"I'm Just A Bill" (1976)
It's March 27th. This day in 1976, Schoolhouse Rock premieres the song "I'm Just A Bill," an animated look at the process by which legislation gets p…
1 year ago
The Church Sancturary Showdown (1980)
It's March 25th. This day in 1980, a church in Tucson announces that it will provide sanctuary to immigrants -- in open defiance of US law.
Jody, NIki…
1 year ago
Graceland (Some Sunday Context from Summer Album / Winter Album)
Today, for our Some Sunday Context" series, a little bit of a departure. Jody has a new music show called "Summer Album / Winter Album" -- here's a t…
1 year ago
"Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" (1775)
It's March 23rd. This day in 1775, Patrick Henry of Virginia gave a speech in which he (maybe) uttered one of the more famous phrases in American pol…
1 year ago
The First State-Run Lotto (1963) w/ Ian Coss
It's March 17th. Today (actually, March 12th) in New Hampshire kicked off its first lotto system, ushering in a new era of state-sanctioned and state…
1 year ago
Deportation, Protest and John Lennon (Some Sunday Context) w/ Hrishikesh Hirway
Today, an episode from the archives that may provide some context for the news playing out today. We'll be doing more Sunday episodes -- from the arc…
1 year ago
What William Freeman's Act Meant (1846)
Part two of our conversation with Harvard's Robin Bernstein about William Freeman's act of murder and protest in the prison town of Auburn, NY.
Robin'…
1 year ago
William Freeman's Shocking Revenge (1846) w/ Robin Bernstein (Part 1)
It's March 11th. This day in 1846 (technically March 13th) in the town of Auburn, NY, and man by the name of William Freeman commited a series of mur…
1 year ago