This Day
Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia
To mark our 250th birthday, “This Day” presents "50 Weeks That Shaped America," a series of deep dives into the stories that brought us to this moment. "This Day" takes you beyond the head-spinning headlines of today and into the unexpected historical moments that have shaped American politics and culture. Hosted by Jody Avirgan (538), and historians Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt), and Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley), each episode explores a moment from that day in U.S. political history to uncove...
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Episodes (931)
Citizens United: Corporations Are People Too w/ Celina Stewart (Part Two)
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Citizens United: Money Is Speech w/ Celina Stewart (Part One)
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Our Dog Whistle Politics w/ Alex Lovit [Some Sunday Context]
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Southern Realignment: Hunting Where the Ducks Are w/ Eric K. Ward (Part Two)
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Southern Realignment: The Impossible Coalition w/ Eric K. Ward (Part One)
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Seneca to Prohibition to the 19th w/ Alex Lovit [Some Sunday Context]
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Seneca Falls: The Legend w/ Deva Woodly (Part Two)
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Seneca Falls: The Burnt-Over District w/ Deva Woodly (Part One)
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Are We Locked In To Two Parties? w/ Alex Lovit [Some Sunday Context]
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Bill Of Rights: Factions w/ Dahliah Lithwick (Part Two)
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Bill Of Rights: We Forgot Freedom w/ Dahliah Lithwick (Part One)
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Inside A Music Festival w/ Craig Finn [Some Sunday Context]
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Woodstock: Generation Gap (Part 2)
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Woodstock: Before The Mud (Part 1)
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"The Giant Pool of Money" Revisited w/ Alex Blumberg [Some Sunday Context]
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2008 Crash: The Bailout (Part 2)
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2008 Crash: The Collapse (Part One)
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Teaching Evolution [Some Sunday Context]
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Scopes Monkey Trial: Darrow v Bryan (Part 2)
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Scopes Monkey Trial: Evolution in Schools (Part 1)
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JFK's Fallout Shelters [Some Sunday Context]
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Moon Landing: It Was Not Faked (Part 2)
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Moon Landing: One Giant Leap (Part 1)
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Eleanor Roosevelt'sTuskegee Plane Ride [Some Sunday Context]
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Military Integration: Pressure On Truman (Part Two)
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Military Integration: Double V (Part One)
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The Capitol Cornerstone Conspiracy (Revolutionary Rerun)
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The "Coup" Against Washington (Revolutionary Rerun)
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The Only US Raid On British Soil (Revolutionary Rerun)
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That Other Midnight Ride (Revolutionary Reruns)
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