Podcast Episodes

"With Malice Towards None" w/ Jamelle Bouie [Part Two]

We continue our conversation about Lincoln's second inaugural address with a close reading of how it was written and addressed.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Lincoln's Second Inaugural w/ Jamelle Bouie (1865) [Part 1]

This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we're headed to March 1865 to talk ab out Abraham Lincoln for the first time in our series. There are tw…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

How To 250: Live from On Air Fest!

This past week, we took part in On Air Fest in Brooklyn, soft-launching a series of bonus conversations about America 250 and the work of history in …

4 weeks ago

How Valley Forge Forged George Washington [Part Two]

Our conversation about the Continental Army's winter at Valley Forge, PA continues with a look at how the troops were trained, and what the winter of…

1 month ago

Valley Forge: From Militia To US Army (1778) [Part One]

This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we're headed to the winter of 1777-1778 and the strategic retreat by the Continental Army to Valley Forg…

1 month ago

The Bomb And The Flag [Some Sunday Context]

For our "Sunday Context" series, we advance the story from Iwo Jima by a few months to August 1945, when the United States drops nuclear weapons on J…

1 month, 1 week ago

The Iwo Jima Mystery And The Power Of War Images [Part Two]

It's part two of our look at Joe Rosenthal's iconic photo "Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima." Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the mystery over who is actu…

1 month, 1 week ago

"Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima" (1945) [Part 1]

This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we're headed to February 1945, when attention in WWII has shifted to the Pacific. American forces are "i…

1 month, 1 week ago

Roots: The Book [Some Sunday Context]

For our "Sunday Context" series, we look at Alex Haley's book "Roots" -- how it became a sensation, accusations of plagiarism, and how it led to the …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Roots Viewers Saw [Part 2]

It's part two of our "50 Weeks That Shaped America" look at the premiere of Alex Haley’s “Roots.”Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss some of the key scene…

1 month, 2 weeks ago