Podcast Episodes

The Bootletter Biplane Bombings [Some Sunday Context]

For our "Sunday Context" series, we build on this past week's coversation about Prohibition with perhaps the most colorful story of bootlegging and l…

2 months, 1 week ago

The Drinking Continues (1920) [Part 2]

Part two of our look at the rise of prohibition looks at the many ways in which Americans tried to evade the law, and how a burgeoning police state w…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Prohibition Arrives (1920) [Part 1]

This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we're headed to January 1920 and the first night of Prohibition. Hide your booze! Jody, Niki, and Kellie…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

From Bicentennial to Semiquincentennial: History Under Trump

For our "Sunday Context" series, we build on this past week's coversation about the bicentennial to point out how this year's America 250 project is …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Bicentennial Boondoggles (1976) [Part 2]

In part two of our look at the bicentennial, Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the festivities played out, and how Philadelphia ended up becoming th…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bicentennial Fever! (1976) [Part 1]

It's Week 1 of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," and we're headed to 1976 to look at how America's last big birthday came together. In part one, Jody, …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

2026 Predictions and Provocations

2026 is here! As is America250. On Tuesday, we're launching our 50 Weeks That Shaped America series, but today we get together to ring in the new yea…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

"Give Me Liberty Or..." [2025 Favorite]

We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026!

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Wikipedia Saves The Internet [2025 Favorite]

We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026!

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3 months ago

Sanctuary Churches vs Immigration Enforcement [2025 Favorite]

We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026!

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3 months ago