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Rural Free Delivery (1896)
It’s September 29th. This day in 1896, a postal worker sets out to deliver the mail to ten rural towns in West Virginia. It’s the start of the Rural …
3 years, 6 months ago
No Crime Day (1986) w/ Josh Levin
It’s September 27th. This day in 1986, NBA star Isaiah Thomas promoted “No Crime Day” in the city of Detroit.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Sl…
3 years, 6 months ago
Pauli Murray Shoots Her Shot (1971)
It’s September 25th. In 1971, the longtime activist and law professor Pauli Murray wrote a letter to Richard Nixon nominating herself for the vacant …
3 years, 6 months ago
Dogs as Deflection: Fala and Checkers (1944/1952)
It’s September 22nd. Today, we visit two speeches that used anecdotes about dogs to deflect and charm. In 1944, FDR gave a speech about his dog Fala …
3 years, 6 months ago
The Cleveland BalloonFest Fiasco (1986) w/ Clare Malone
It’s September 19th. In 1986, the city of Cleveland decided to stage a charity event in which they released millions of balloons into the air. It wen…
3 years, 6 months ago
Romney's Secret 47% Tape (2012) w/ David Corn
It’s September 17th. In 2012, durig the home stretch of the presidential election, a secretly-recorded tape of Mitt Romney at a fundraiser upended th…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Christiana Resistance (1851)
It’s September 15th. This day in 1851, a dramatic showdown takes place in Christiana, Pennsylvania over four fugitive enslaved people who were hiding…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Basket Of Deplorables (2016)
It’s September 13th. This day in 2016, comments from Hillary Clinton about how half of Trump supporters can be put into a “basket of deplorables” are…
3 years, 6 months ago
Partisans Week: Clinton Chronicles VHS (1994)
Nicole Hemmer has a new book out! It’s called “Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s.” All this week,…
3 years, 6 months ago
Partisans Week: Buchanan at Smuggler's Gulch (1992)
Nicole Hemmer has a new book out! It’s called “Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s.” All this week,…
3 years, 6 months ago