Podcast Episodes

The Penny Is Dead [Some Sunday Context]

Welcome to our Sunday Context series, where we try and bring you new conversations and episodes from the archives to give a little context for the news of the day. Today, a look at the very first one…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Sesame Street Premieres (1969)

We continue with part two of our look at the birth of Sesame Street. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the show's premier, how it was received -- and what the program has meant to them over the years.

Si…

Published on 4 weeks ago

The Birth of Sesame Street (1969)

It's November 11th. This day in 1969, a new show for children is on the airwaves -- Sesame Street.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie dive into a two-part look at the birth of this new show, from the big ideas ab…

Published on 1 month ago

Utah's Revolutionary Senator (1868)

It's November 6th. This day in 1868, Martha Hughes Cannon becomes the first female state senator in US history, when she beats her husband in a Utah election.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss Cannon's c…

Published on 1 month ago

The Sewer Socialist Mayor (1916)

It's Election Day in many parts of the country, including in New York City, which may elect a Democratic Socialist mayor. 100 years ago, many cities in the US had socialist mayors, who came to be kno…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Japanese Cars, Made In America (1982)

It's October 30th. This day (technically November 2nd) in 1982, a Honda Accord rolls off the assembly line at a new plant in Marysville, Ohio -- the first Japanese car made by American workers.

Jody, …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Dizzy Gillespie For President (1964)

It's October 28th. This day in 1964, the presidential election is in the home stretch, with candidates like Lyndon B Johnson, Barry Goldwater -- and Dizzy Gillespie?

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss the…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Memory Palace: This Weekend's Teach-In

This Sunday, we are convening a teach-in in Washington DC with our friend Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace. Here is Nate's latest episode, where he discusses the path to this event and the need to def…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The (Actual) Tree Of Liberty

It's October 22nd. This day in 1999, in Annapolis, MD, the last of the so-called "Liberty Trees" was cut down.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the original liberty trees that served as gathering spots …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Toxic Town Fights Back (1982)

It's October 21st. This day in 1982, residents of Warren County, NC are fighting back against plans to dump tons of PCB-laden dirt in their local landfill.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how Warren Co…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago