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Family Jewels Pt 1: Meddling Abroad (1975) w/ Rick Perlstein
We’ve got a new miniseries for you, looking back at the 1975 Church Committee hearings and report, which disclosed a wide array of shady behavior by …
4 years ago
Our Bodies, Ourselves (1969)
It’s May 5th, 1969. In Boston, a group of women are meeting to share information about women’s health, which would eventually lead to writing a 193-p…
4 years ago
Haymarket and the Roots of May Day (1886)
It’s May 4th. This day in 1886, a deadly riot between police and protesters broke out in Haymarket Square in Chicago.
Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss …
4 years ago
The She She She Camps (1934)
It’s May 1st. This day in 1934, Eleanor Roosevelt is holding a series of meetings at the White House to plan out a number of camps for women that wou…
4 years ago
The Monkey Mayor of Hartlepool (2002) w/ Tim Harford
It’s April 28th. This day in 2002, the northeastern English town of Hartlepool is gearing up for a mayoral election, where they would end up voting i…
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Henrietta Wood Sues For Reparations (1878)
It’s April 26th. This day in 1878, a verdict is delivered in a suit brought by the formerly-enslaved woman Henrietta Wood. She sued her former enslav…
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The Moton Walkout and the "Lost Generation" (1951)
It’s April 24th. This day in 1951, Black students at Robert Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia have walked out of school, staging a strike over…
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They're Trying To Wash Us Away (1927) w/ Wright Thompson
It’s April 21st. This day in 1927, the Mississippi River is in beginning to breach levies and overflows the banks throughout the MS delta.
Jody, Niki…
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The Mystery of 420's Origins (1986?) w/ Ellen Scanlon
It’s April 20th. 4-20 is a de facto holiday in weed culture, with murky origins and an interesting future as a day of activism and policy conversatio…
4 years ago
Japanese Balloon Bombs Over U.S. Skies (1945)
It’s April 17th. This day in 1945, a balloon bomb exploded over Omaha, Nebraska. This was one of thousands of Japanese devices that were sent out ove…
4 years ago