This Day (An America 250 History Show)

Woodstock: Generation Gap (Part 2)

Our conversation about Woodstock continues with a look at the instant nostalgia for the event, how it captures the mix of culture and politics in the Baby Boomer generati

Woodstock: Before The Mud (Part 1)

For the thirty-second installment of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we go pehaps the most iconic cultural event in US history -- the Woodstock "Aquarian Exposition" conc

"The Giant Pool of Money" Revisited w/ Alex Blumberg [Some Sunday Context]

This past week, we did a two-parter on the 2008 financial crisis. In it, we discussed how This American Life's "Giant Pool of Money" episode helped explain the economic c

2008 Crash: The Bailout (Part 2)

Our conversation about the 2008 financial crisis continues with a look at the decision to bail out the banks, the response by the Obama and McCain campaigns, and how the

2008 Crash: The Collapse (Part One)

For the thirty-first installment of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we go to fairly recent history -- the spring and summer of 2008, when the US banking industry began to

Teaching Evolution [Some Sunday Context]

This past week we did a two-parter on the Scopes "monkey trial" in 1925 -- today we bring you an episode from the archives about the repeal of the Butler Act in 1967, and

Scopes Monkey Trial: Darrow v Bryan (Part 2)

Our conversation about the so-called "Monkey Trial" continues with a showdown between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. Jody, Niki, and Kellie then discuss how

Scopes Monkey Trial: Evolution in Schools (Part 1)

For the thirtieth installment of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we go to 1925 and a small courthouse in the town of Dayton, Tennessee, and a trial over the teaching of e

JFK's Fallout Shelters [Some Sunday Context]

This past week we did a two-parter on the race to the moon, whichs started under JFK, and started as part of a growing arms race with Russia. Today, for our Sunday Contex

Moon Landing: It Was Not Faked (Part 2)

We continue our conversation about the moon landing with a play-by-play of how Apollo 11 made its way to the surface; a conspiracy-by-conspiracy debunking of the popular

Moon Landing: One Giant Leap (Part 1)

For the twenty-ninth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to 1969 and the United States victory in the race to the moon. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss Joh

Eleanor Roosevelt'sTuskegee Plane Ride [Some Sunday Context]

This past week we did a two-parter on the desegregation of the military. For today's "Sunday Context" episode, we revisit an episode we dd about the time First Lady Elean

Military Integration: Pressure On Truman (Part Two)

Our conversation about military integration continues with a look at Harry Truman and the civil-rights battle within the Democratic party. After a contentious 1948 conven

Military Integration: Double V (Part One)

For the twenty-eighth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to 1948 and the moment that Harry Truman issued an executive order to — finally, formally — dese

The Capitol Cornerstone Conspiracy (Revolutionary Rerun)

As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "5

The "Coup" Against Washington (Revolutionary Rerun)

As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "5

The Only US Raid On British Soil (Revolutionary Rerun)

As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "5

That Other Midnight Ride (Revolutionary Reruns)

As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "5

A Declaration Abstention w/ John Dickerson (Revolutionary Rerun)

As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "5

Franklin's French Fantasies w/ Mike Duncan (Revolutionary Rerun)

As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "5