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It’s November 7th. This day in 1983, a bomb placed under a bench on the second floor of the Capitol... more
It’s November 5th. This day in 1980, voters in the Maryland 5th Congressional District have just re-elected Gladys Noon Spellman... more
It’s November 2nd. This day in 2019, New York City began a process of opening up Hart Island to the... more
It’s October 31st. This day in 1938, hundreds of thousands gather in Barcelona, Spain, to say thanks and bid farewell... more
It’s October 29th. This day in 1948, a heavy, pollutant-laden fog is sitting over the Pennsylvania town of Donora. Over... more
It’s October 25th. This day in 1966, a group gathers for the first conference of the National Organization for Women,... more
It’s October 24th. This day in 2008, former secretary of state Colin Powell goes on Meet the Press and endorses... more
It’s October 22nd. This day in 1927, Americans are flocking to the theaters to watch “The Jazz Singer,” the first... more
It’s October 19th. This day in 1987, real estate mogul Donald Trump was invited to New Hampshire to give a... more
It’s October 17th. This day in 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a resolution that passed Congress to restore the citizenship... more
It’s October 15th. This day in 2004, voters in the swing region of Clark County, Ohio are receiving letters encouraging... more
It’s October 12th. This day in 1863, fighting is breaking out in Jones County, Mississippi, as a group of southern... more
It’s October 9th. In 1919, the US Department of Agriculture began a nationwide campaign to promote better breeding among livestock... more
It’s October 5th. This day in 1982, a massive recall is underway for Tylenol, in the wake of a series... more
It’s October 3rd. This day in 1935, Italian leader Benito Mussolini invades Ethiopia, one of the only independent Black states... more
It’s October 3rd. This day in 1956, a group of 25 Japanese women are heading back to Japan after spending... more
It’s October 1st. In 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin is set to stop off for a diplomatic visit in Ireland.... more
It’s September 30th. This day in 2004, George W. Bush and John Kerry take the stage for the first presidential... more
It’s September 26th. This day in 1983, Massachusetts genator Michael Dukakis held a press conference to announce an enormous and... more
It’s September 26th. This day in 1983, a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defense Forces determined that an alert... more
It’s September 22nd. This day in 1999, Aaron Sorkin’s podcast “The West Wing” premiered on NBC. Jody, Niki, and Kellie are... more
It’s September 19th. This day, in 1664, Marlyand passed the first “anti-amalgamation” law in the colonies, outlawing the marriage between... more
A few episodes ago, we discussed what we’d learned on our summer travels, and asked for your stories. Today, we... more
It’s September 14th. This day in 1970, economist Milton Friedman pens an op-ed in The New York Times making the... more
It’s September 14th. This day in 1986, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan gave a prime-time television address... more
It’s September 8th. This day in 1971, a consumer advocate Esther Peterson worked with the supermarket chain GIANT to come... more
It’s September 7th. This day in 1933, journalist Upton Sinclair launches a campaign for California governor. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss... more
It’s the end of summer, and today we’re doing a special episode where we talk about some of the most... more
As we wrap up summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll see you after... more
As we wrap up summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll see you after... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s August 24th. This day in 1861, a Union general in Missouri issued an edict freeing all enslaved people in... more
It’s August 22nd. In the summer of 2005, a proposed bridge in rural Alaska was becoming a hot-button controversy, as... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s August 17th. This day in 1979, a young college student by the name of James Dallas Egber III disappeared... more
It’s August 15th. This day (actually Aug 10th) in 1846, President Polk signed into law a bill establishing the Smithsonian... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s August 10th. In 1984, at the LA Olympics, South African Zola Budd and American Mary Decker are facing off... more
It’s August 8th. This day in 1996, President Bill Clinton gives a startling announcement about a rock — ALH84001 —... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s August 3rd. This day in 1978, dog owners in NYC are dealing with a whole new reality — they... more
It’s August 1st. This day in 1996, a judge ruled that Bernie Goetz still owed his victims millions of dollars... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s July 27th. This day in 1904, Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon (IL) goes to the Capitol dining room... more
It’s July 24th. This day in 1942, a trial is wrapping up in New York City centered on a Nazi... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s July 20th. This day in 1945, a petition signed by 70 scientists working on the development of nuclear weapons... more
It’s July 18th. This day in 1944, a group of almost one thousand refugees are headed to the United States,... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s July 13th. Only July 14th, 1948, at the Democratic National Convention, a young Hubert Humphrey took the stage and... more
It’s July 11th. This day in 1979, Americans and others around the world are watching the skies as the first... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s July 6th. Today we revisit our conversation about how Washington DC came to be the nations capitol, with a... more
It’s July 4th. This day in 1942, researchers at Harvard conducted the first ever napalm test — right in the... more
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new... more
It’s July 1st. This day in 1992, two abortion rights activist traveled to the United States carrying abortion pills, in... more
It’s June 26th. In 1868, throughout the summer, there is a process underway to bring seven Southern US states back... more
It’s June 21st. This day in 1989, the Supreme Court ruled that the burning of the American flag was allowed... more
It’s June 21st. This day in 1946, an epic battle is playing out across the radio waves, as The Adventures... more
It’s June 20th. Tonight, it will be dark — and maybe you will go for a walk? Jody, NIki, and Kellie... more
It’s June 18th. Today, for Juneteenth, we look at the history of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” aka the Black... more
It’s June 15th. This day in 1877, a prominent Jewish businessman by the name of Joseph Seligman is turned away... more
It’s June 13th. This day in 1986, the Rogers Commission has issued a report and is conducting a series of... more
As it happens, the This Day team has a bunch of cool new projects coming out over the next week... more
As it happens, the This Day team has a bunch of cool new projects coming out over the next week... more
As it happens, the This Day team has a bunch of cool new projects coming out over the next week... more
As it happens, the This Day team has a bunch of cool new projects coming out over the next week... more
As it happens, the This Day team has a bunch of cool new projects coming out over the next week... more
It’s May 30th. This day in 1979, a Manhattan 6-year-old by the name of Etan Patz goes missing on his... more
It’s Memorial Day — today we’re bringing you an episode from the archives to mark the weekend. We’ll be back... more
We’re doing a special two-part series on the American Girl Doll line of historical dolls! This is part two. Jody, Niki,... more
We’re doing a special two-part series on the American Girl Doll line of historical dolls! Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined... more
It’s May 21st. This day in 1934, William Burns resigns from the Bureau of Investigations in scandal, replaced by J... more
It’s May 18th. This day in 1927, a man detonated bombs at a school in Bath, Michigan, killing dozens of... more
It’s May 16th. This day in 1973, a 70-day standoff at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation comes to... more
It’s the second of two episodes we’re doing with Paul Kix about the critical weeks in Birmingham, Alabama in May... more
It’s May 11th. This day in 1963, a series of bombs explode in Birmingham, Alabama — one at the hotel... more
It’s May 9th. This day in 2012, President Obama gives an interview in which he expresses his support for gay... more
It’s May 7th. This day in 1994, during a town hall airing on MTV, President Bill Clinton is asked whether... more
We’re doing a couple episodes on moments of historical gossip with our new Radiotopia pals from the show Normal Gossip. Today,... more
It’s May 2nd. In 1847, a US military ship, the USS Jamestown, was loaded up with food and other relief... more
It’s April 30th. This day in 1994, an 18-year-old American named Michael Fay is awaiting his punishment in Singapore for... more
It’s April 27th. In 2004, a report aired on 60 Minutes II featuring reports and photos of abuse by American... more
It’s April 25th. In 1777, a 16-year-old by the name of Sybil Luddington went on a 40-mile nighttime ride to... more
We’re re-running some favorite recent episodes this week, and will be back with brand new episodes very soon! It’s December 4th.... more
We’re re-running some favorite recent episodes this week, and will be back with brand new episodes very soon! It’s October 4th.... more
We’re re-running some favorite recent episodes this week, and will be back with brand new episodes very soon! It’s December 15th.... more
It’s April 13th. This day 1810, a new canal is being built in Washington, DC in an attempt to give... more
It’s April 11th. This day in 1962, ads are appearing in Louisiana newspapers offering one-way bus rides to northern cities... more
It’s April 8th. This day in 1994, the Florida legislature passed a bill that would offer some reparations and support... more
It’s April 6th. This day in 1926, a massive oil fire near San Luis Obispo, California is enveloping the area... more
It’s April 3rd. This day in 1990, the Arizona Senate votes to remove Governor Evan Mecham from office — for... more
It’s April 2nd. This day in 1910, a Louisiana senator proposes allocating a quarter of a million dollars to import... more
It’s March 20th. This day in 1959, a skirmish between the fisheries police and an oyster boat results in the... more
It’s March 27th. This day in 2009, the US is responding to the outbreak of the H1N1 flu, which would... more
It’s March 27th. This day in 1863, Jefferson Davis declared a “day of fasting and prayer” to support the Confederate... more
It’s March 23rd. This is, in some ways, the birthday of Uncle Sam — it was the first time that... more
It’s March 20th. This day in 1852, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is the best-selling book in the country, capturing a growing... more
It’s March 19th. In 2008 (on March 17th) New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned after a week of reports about... more
It’s March 16th. Today we mark Evacuation Day (technically the 17th), a day in which Boston marks the retreat of... more
It’s March 13th. This day in 1955, news breaks that the White House is engaged in a full-on battle against... more
It’s March 12th. This day in 1961, an Atlanta woman by the name of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson joins the... more
It’s March 9th. In 1972, President Richard Nixon made a surprise visit to China, meeting with leaders and sending images... more
It’s March 7th. IN 1869, President Andrew Johnson pardoned a man by the name of Samuel Arnold — who had... more
It’s March 5th. In 1938, the two original creators of Superman sold the character to what would become DC Comics... more
It’s March 2nd. In 1981, in late February, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher travelled to the United States to meet... more
It’s February 27th. This day in 1995, President Bill Clinton is in Canada, where he offers seemingly-bland remarks about the... more
Jody has a new podcast series! It’s called “Good Sport” and all this week we’re featuring episodes. Be sure to... more
Jody has a new podcast series! It’s called “Good Sport” and all this week we’re featuring episodes. Be sure to... more
It’s Fat Tuesday, Jody is in New Orleans, and today we’re bringing you an episode we did last year about... more
Jody has a new podcast series! It’s called “Good Sport” and all this week we’re featuring episodes. Be sure to... more
It’s February 16th — Elizabeth Peratrovich Day! Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss the life and work of Alaska Native cativist Elizabeth... more
It’s February 14th. This day in 1936, a delegation of US civil rights activists is touring India, where they would... more
It’s February 12th. This day in 1870, women in Utah become the first in the country to cast ballots in... more
It’s February 9th. In 1946, a recently-returned World War II vet by the name of Isaac Woodard is beaten by... more
It’s February 7th. This day in 1979, thousands of tractors descended on Washington, D.C. as part of a protest over... more
It’s February 4th. This day in 1933, Louisiana Senator Huey Long invents a holiday out of whole cloth in order... more
It’s February 2nd. This day in 1929, Laddie Boy died and the country mourned. Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss Warren Harding’s... more
It’s January 31st. This day in 1976, Jimmy Carter is coming out of Iowa having rocketed to the top of... more
It’s January 29th. This day in 2000, the Cuban relatives of Elian Gonzalez are in the United States arguing that... more
It’s January 26th. This day in 1969, free meals are being handed out to kids in Oakland, California as part... more
It’s January 24th. This day in 1909, the administration of William Howard Taft has gone completely possum crazy — and... more
It’s January 22nd. This day in 1958, near Maxton, North Carolina, a KKK rally was broken up by a group... more
It’s January 19h. This day in 1870, a political cartoon by Thomas Mast depicts a donkey to represent southern Democrats.... more
It’s January 16th. This day in 1903, film of the electrocution of an elephant, Topsy, is being viewed in kinetoscopes... more
It’s January 15th. In the winter of 1898-99, at the end of the Spanish-American War, President McKinley is touring the... more
Here’s a recent favorite episode — the first part of a four-part series we did on the Church Committee hearings.... more
Here’s a recent favorite episode — we’ll be back real soon with new stories! It’s June 2nd. This day in 1993,... more
This episode, we bring you a favorite conversation from our friends at On The Media. They have a whole new... more
This episode, we bring you a favorite conversation from our friends at In The Bubble with host Andy Slavitt. Here... more
Happy New Year! To kick off 2023, we’re answering a bunch of your questions about things big and small. Thanks... more
Happy New Year! To kick of 2023, we’re answering a bunch of your questions about things big and small. Thanks... more
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It’s election day here in the United States. We hope you’ve already voted, or maybe are reading this while you’re... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re taking on and revisiting some of our favorite mid-term related topics. Today,... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re taking on and revisiting some of our favorite mid-term related topics. Today,... more
In the run-up to the November election, we’re taking on and revisiting some of our favorite mid-term related topics. Today,... more
It’s October 6th. In 1794, violent skirmishes are breaking out in Western Pennsylvania as the newly formed country tries to... more
It’s October 4th. In 1776, Benjamin Franklin is headed to France as the Continental Congress’s first diplomat, looking to secure... more
It’s October 2nd. This day in 1999, a First Amendment battle is brewing between New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani... more
It’s September 29th. This day in 1896, a postal worker sets out to deliver the mail to ten rural towns... more
It’s September 27th. This day in 1986, NBA star Isaiah Thomas promoted “No Crime Day” in the city of Detroit. Jody,... more
It’s September 25th. In 1971, the longtime activist and law professor Pauli Murray wrote a letter to Richard Nixon nominating... more
It’s September 22nd. Today, we visit two speeches that used anecdotes about dogs to deflect and charm. In 1944, FDR... more
It’s September 19th. In 1986, the city of Cleveland decided to stage a charity event in which they released millions... more
It’s September 17th. In 2012, durig the home stretch of the presidential election, a secretly-recorded tape of Mitt Romney at... more
It’s September 15th. This day in 1851, a dramatic showdown takes place in Christiana, Pennsylvania over four fugitive enslaved people... more
It’s September 13th. This day in 2016, comments from Hillary Clinton about how half of Trump supporters can be put... more
Nicole Hemmer has a new book out! It’s called “Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s.”... more
Nicole Hemmer has a new book out! It’s called “Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s.”... more
Nicole Hemmer has a new book out! It’s called “Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s.”... more
It’s September 4th. In 1948, a heated Texas Senate primary comes down to a very mysterious box of ballots found... more
It’s September 1st. In 2005, in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, George W Bush offered praise to the... more
It’s August 30th. This day in 1894, a man by the name of Thomas H “Boston” Corbett is presumed dead... more
It’s August 27th. This day in 1987, rumors are building that Joe Biden had plagiarized remarks from British politician Neil... more
It’s August 25th. In 1944, a group of sailors at Port Chicago in California are facing mutiny charges, after refusing... more
It’s August 22nd. Throughout the late summer of 1926, legendary journalist Ida Tarbell is publishing a series of flattering profiles... more
It’s August 19th. This day in 1922, a massive food relief program is underway, with tons of American supplies headed... more
It’s August 18th. This day in 1976, Alex Haley’s sprawling epic Roots hits the bookshelves. It quickly caused a sensation... more
It’s August 16th. This day in 1975, a woman by the name of Joan Little was acquitted of murder —... more
It’s August 14th. In 2012, on August 16th, a State Department memo was sent regarding the security of the U.S.... more
It’s August 11th. This day in 1973, a group of Irish-Americans known as “The Fort Worth Five” are caught up... more
Big news! Niki Hemmer is moving to Vanderbilt University to teach and found a center on the presidency. To help... more
Big news! Niki Hemmer is moving to Vanderbilt University to teach and found a center on the presidency. To help... more
Big news! Niki Hemmer is moving to Vanderbilt University to teach and found a center on the presidency. To help... more
It’s July 31st, 2012. This day, on the campaign trail, a reporter shouts a question at Mitt Romney: “What about... more
It’s July 31st. This day in 1985, two divers acting on behalf of the French government planted bombs on the... more
It’s July 28th. This day in 1992, “Morris The Cat,” the feline spokesperson for Nine Lives cat food, is in... more
It’s July 26th. This day in 1995, former President George HW Bush gets stuck neck-deep in a Canadian bog while... more
It’s July 24th. This day in 1990, President George HW Bush signed the American with Disabilities Act, after decades of... more
It’s July 21st. This day in Washington, DC, racialized violence is sweeping the city, part of what is known as... more
It’s July 19th. This day in 1984, a gunman killed 21 people at a McDonald’s in San Isidro, California. It... more
It’s July 17th. This day in 1944, there are real questions about who will be the Vice Presidential nominee going... more
It’s July 14th. This day in 1844, a formerly enslaved man by the name of Nelson Hackett is being sent... more
It’s July 12th. This day in 1877, a railroad worker strike is starting in West Virginia and will soon spread... more
It’s July 10th. This day in 1844, riots and violence are breaking out in Philadelphia as nativist groups coalesce around... more
It’s July 7th. This day in 1853, Harriet Jacobs, a formerly enslaved woman, writes her first letter to the editor,... more
It’s July 5th. This day in 1845, the Texas legislature votes to ratify a decision to join the United States... more
It’s July 3rd. This day in 1956, President Eisenhower signed the National Highway Act, the largest infrastructure project in American... more
It’s June 30th. This day in 1909, the Wright Brothers are at Fort Meyer, Virginia, to demonstrate their latest airplane... more
It’s June 27th. This day in 2006, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee released a report about the breadth and depth... more
It’s June 26th. In 1929, Congress passed the “Permanent Reapportionment Act,” which capped the number of representatives in the house. Jody,... more
It’s June 20th. This day in 1979, Jimmy Carter held a ceremony to celebrate the new solar panels that had... more
It’s June 21st. This day in 1790, in lower Manhattan, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison sit down in a meeting... more
It’s June 19th. This day in 1859, a skirmish on the San Juan Islands over a pig that intruded on... more
For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows... more
For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows... more
For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows... more
For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows... more
Dr. Mehmet Oz has secured the GOP nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania. On our sister show Oprahdemics, Kellie Carter Jackson... more
It’s June 6th. This day in 1968, Robert Kennedy is assassinated, and the gunman is first tackled by former NFL... more
It’s June 2nd. This day in 1993, the very-fake nation known as “The Dominion Of Melchizedek” received official recognition from... more
It’s May 31st. This day in 1889, a wall of water rushing down the Conemaugh River wiped out the mountain... more
It’s May 29th. This day in 1846, 13 years after being granted their freedom, a group of formerly-enslaved Virginians arrive... more
It’s May 26th. This day in 2016, President Obama offered remarks at a memorial ceremony in Hiroshima, Japan. Jody, NIki, and... more
It’s May 23rd. This day in 1909, Helen “Nellie” Taft, wife of President William Howard Taft, suffered a stroke that... more
It’s May 22nd. This day in 1950, East German farmers begin to report that the Colorado Potato Beetle has invaded... more
It’s May 19th. This day in 1967, the Tennessee state legislature finally repealed the Butler Act, the law that had... more
It’s May 16th. This day in 1997, President Clinton offered a formal apology for the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis... more
We wrap up our four-part series on the 1975/76 Church Committee hearings with a look at the contentious, cozy, and... more
Our miniseries on the 1975/76 Church Committee findings on CIA and FBI operations continues. This episode, we re-visit our conversation... more
Our miniseries on the 1975/76 Church Committee findings on CIA and FBI operations continues. This episode, we look at what... more
We’ve got a new miniseries for you, looking back at the 1975 Church Committee hearings and report, which disclosed a... more
It’s May 5th, 1969. In Boston, a group of women are meeting to share information about women’s health, which would... more
It’s May 4th. This day in 1886, a deadly riot between police and protesters broke out in Haymarket Square in... more
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It’s December 25th. In 1961, on the night of January 23rd, a bomber carrying two massive nuclear weapons broke up in the... more