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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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 months ago
Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men (1968)
It’s June 6th. This day in 1968, Robert Kennedy is assassinated, and the gunman is first tackled by former NFL player Rosey Grier.
Jody, Niki, and Ke…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Dominion of Melchizedek (1993)
It’s June 2nd. This day in 1993, the very-fake nation known as “The Dominion Of Melchizedek” received official recognition from the Central African R…
3 years, 11 months ago