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The Abramoff Scandal (2005) w/ Philip Bump
It’s June 27th. This day in 2006, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee released a report about the breadth and depth of corruption on the part of lobb…
3 years, 9 months ago
Stuck On 435 (1929) w/ Philip Bump
It’s June 26th. In 1929, Congress passed the “Permanent Reapportionment Act,” which capped the number of representatives in the house.
Jody, Niki, an…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Solar Panels On The White House Roof (1979)
It’s June 20th. This day in 1979, Jimmy Carter held a ceremony to celebrate the new solar panels that had been installed on the White House roof. The…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Dinner Where It Happened (1790)
It’s June 21st. This day in 1790, in lower Manhattan, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison sit down in a meeting brokered by Thomas Jefferson to work…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Pig War (1859)
It’s June 19th. This day in 1859, a skirmish on the San Juan Islands over a pig that intruded on a farmer’s potato crops leads to an argument, which …
3 years, 9 months ago
Paired: HBCUs (w/ The Stoop)
For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows that cover th…
3 years, 9 months ago
Paired: Attica and San Quentin (w/ Ear Hustle)
For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows that cover th…
3 years, 9 months ago
Paired: The Moton School Strike (w/ Memory Palace)
For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows that cover th…
3 years, 9 months ago
Paired: Nuclear Mishaps (w/ Radio Diaries)
For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows that cover th…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Oprah-Oz Conundrum (from Oprahdemics)
Dr. Mehmet Oz has secured the GOP nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania. On our sister show Oprahdemics, Kellie Carter Jackson and Leah Wright Rigueu…
3 years, 9 months ago