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The Great Toledo War (1836) w/ Hanif Abdurraqib
It’s December 10th. On this day in 1836, the final days of the “Great Toledo War,” a conflict over a strip of territory between the state of Ohio and…
5 years, 3 months ago
The ANTI-Suffragettes (1915) w/ Kimberly Hamlin
It’s December 8th. On this day in 1915, newspapers reported a “near riot” at a meeting of the Democratic party, when pro- and anti-suffrage women deb…
5 years, 3 months ago
United States vs One Book Called Ulysses (1933) w/ Kurt Andersen
It’s December 6th. On this day in 1933, a judge ruled that James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” which had been effectively banned in the United States, was not o…
5 years, 3 months ago
US, Meet UN (1945)
It’s December 3rd. On this day in 1945 (technically, December 4th), the United States Senate voted to ratify an agreement to have the US join the Uni…
5 years, 3 months ago
John Brown's Body (1859)
It’s December 1st. On this day in 1859, abolitionist John Brown was awaiting his execution by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Jody and Niki discuss Joh…
5 years, 3 months ago
Harvey Milk is Assassinated (1978)
It’s November 29th. On this day in 1978, San Fransisco is in mourning, and there is violence in the streets, in the wake of the assassination of Harv…
5 years, 4 months ago
Franksgiving! (1939) w/ Adam Conover
It’s November 26th. On this day in 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had declared that Thanksgiving would take place a week earlier than usua…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Alcatraz Occupation (1969) w/ Julian Brave Noisecat
It’s November 24th. On this day in 1969, Native American activists have staged an occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
Jody and Niki a…
5 years, 4 months ago
Queen of Code (1943) w/ Mar Hicks
It’s November 22nd. On this day in 2016, Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to computer programmer Grace Hopper, who entered the …
5 years, 4 months ago
The US Rejects A Peace Treaty (1919) w/ Christopher McKnight Nichols
It’s November 19th. On this day in 1919, the US Senate rejected the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.
Jody and Niki are joined by Christopher…
5 years, 4 months ago