Podcast Episodes

Partisans Week: Black Helicopters (1995)

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

The Mystery of LBJ's "Box 13" (1948) w/ Mark Lawrence

It’s September 4th. In 1948, a heated Texas Senate primary comes down to a very mysterious box of ballots found in Jim Wells County — which convenien…

3 years, 6 months ago

Brownie, Heckuva Job (2005)

It’s September 1st. In 2005, in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, George W Bush offered praise to the director of FEMA, Michael Brown, sayi…

3 years, 6 months ago

Lincoln's Avenger (1894)

It’s August 30th. This day in 1894, a man by the name of Thomas H “Boston” Corbett is presumed dead in a fire in Minnesota. Boston Corbett led a trou…

3 years, 7 months ago

Biden Bites Kinnock (1987)

It’s August 27th. This day in 1987, rumors are building that Joe Biden had plagiarized remarks from British politician Neil Kinnock. Soon, reporters …

3 years, 7 months ago

Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)

It’s August 25th. In 1944, a group of sailors at Port Chicago in California are facing mutiny charges, after refusing to work under dangerous conditi…

3 years, 7 months ago

Wooed By Mussolini (1926)

It’s August 22nd. Throughout the late summer of 1926, legendary journalist Ida Tarbell is publishing a series of flattering profiles of Benito Mussol…

3 years, 7 months ago

Hoover Feeds Russia (1922)

It’s August 19th. This day in 1922, a massive food relief program is underway, with tons of American supplies headed for Russia.

Jody, Kellie, and Ni…

3 years, 7 months ago

The Roots of "Roots" (1976)

It’s August 18th. This day in 1976, Alex Haley’s sprawling epic Roots hits the bookshelves. It quickly caused a sensation — and controversy.

Jody, Ni…

3 years, 7 months ago

The Acquittal of Joan Little (1975)

It’s August 16th. This day in 1975, a woman by the name of Joan Little was acquitted of murder — the first case in which a woman is acquitted of a mu…

3 years, 7 months ago