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The Black Panther Breakfast Program (1969) w/ Mary Phillips
It’s January 26th. This day in 1969, free meals are being handed out to kids in Oakland, California as part of the Black Panther Party Free for Child…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Billy Possum Craze (1909)
It’s January 24th. This day in 1909, the administration of William Howard Taft has gone completely possum crazy — and is desperately trying to make “…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Lumbees vs. the KKK (1958)
It’s January 22nd. This day in 1958, near Maxton, North Carolina, a KKK rally was broken up by a group of armed members of the Lumbee tribe.
Jody, Ni…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Donkey and the Elephant (1870)
It’s January 19h. This day in 1870, a political cartoon by Thomas Mast depicts a donkey to represent southern Democrats. Around this same time, Nast …
3 years, 2 months ago
Topsy the Elephant is Electrocuted (1903)
It’s January 16th. This day in 1903, film of the electrocution of an elephant, Topsy, is being viewed in kinetoscopes across the country. Topsy was e…
3 years, 2 months ago
McKinley Lost-Causes The Civil War (1898)
It’s January 15th. In the winter of 1898-99, at the end of the Spanish-American War, President McKinley is touring the south to drum up support from …
3 years, 2 months ago
Recent Favorite: Family Jewels w/ Rick Perlstein
Here’s a recent favorite episode — the first part of a four-part series we did on the Church Committee hearings. We’ll be back real soon with new sto…
3 years, 2 months ago
Recent Favorite: The Dominion of Melchizedek (1993)
Here’s a recent favorite episode — we’ll be back real soon with new stories!
It’s June 2nd. This day in 1993, the very-fake nation known as “The Domi…
3 years, 2 months ago
On The Media: The Divided Dial
This episode, we bring you a favorite conversation from our friends at On The Media. They have a whole new series on the rise and influence of talk r…
3 years, 2 months ago
In The Bubble: Ken Burns on Franklin, Public Health, and More
This episode, we bring you a favorite conversation from our friends at In The Bubble with host Andy Slavitt. Here he talks with filmmaker Ken Burns a…
3 years, 2 months ago