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

It’s May 1st. This day in 1934, Eleanor Roosevelt is holding a series of meetings at the White House to... more

It’s April 28th. This day in 2002, the northeastern English town of Hartlepool is gearing up for a mayoral election,... more

It’s April 26th. This day in 1878, a verdict is delivered in a suit brought by the formerly-enslaved woman Henrietta... more

It’s April 24th. This day in 1951, Black students at Robert Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia have walked out... more

It’s April 21st. This day in 1927, the Mississippi River is in beginning to breach levies and overflows the banks... more

It’s April 20th. 4-20 is a de facto holiday in weed culture, with murky origins and an interesting future as... more

It’s April 17th. This day in 1945, a balloon bomb exploded over Omaha, Nebraska. This was one of thousands of... more

It’s April 14th. This day in 1919, Socialist leader Eugene V Debs is sent to prison for violating the Espionage... more

It’s April 12th. This day in 1941, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took an airplane ride in a small plane piloted... more

It’s April 10th. This day in 1964, activist Gloria Richardson is forging deep ties with other civil rights leaders, particularly... more

It’s April 7th. This day in 1815, a chaotic attack at Dartmoor prison in England killled and injured dozens of... more

It’s April 4th. This day in 1970, Richard Nixon’s great White House uniform experiment is coming to an end. Jody, Niki,... more

It’s April 3rd. This day in 1979, community organizations in Boston such as the Combahee River Collective are raising the... more

It’s March 31st. Turns out, it’s our 300th episode, and the second anniversary of the show! What better way to... more

It’s March 28th. This day in 1796, President Washington cited executive privilege in refusing a request for documents from Congress.... more

It’s March 27th. On Oscar Sunday in 1973, Marlon Brando refused to attend the ceremony and accept is Best Actor... more

It’s March 24th. This day in 1812, a political cartoon appeared in a Boston newspaper lampooning a newly proposed election... more

It’s March 22nd. This day in 1903, a woman by the name of Lizzie Maggie filed for a patent for... more

It’s March 20th. This day in 1980, President Jimmy Carter is about to issue a decree that U.S. Sign up... more

It’s March 16th. In 1861, Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, delivered a speech that came... more

It’s March 15th. On March 16th, 1991, a young girl, Latasha Harlins, was killed by a shopkeeper in South Central... more

It’s March 13th. This day in 1916, some 6,000 US troops are getting ready to enter Mexico to track down... more

It’s March 10th. This day in 1959, “A Raisin In The Sun” debuted on Broadway. It was the first Broadway... more

It’s March 8th. This day in 1985, a song was released featuring virtually every major American music star, to raise... more

It’s March 6th. This day in 1948, New York City’s war on pinball was raging, with police smashing machines Jody, Niki,... more

It’s March 3rd. This day in 1933, Frances Perkins is appointed Secretary of Labor, the first woman to hold a... more

It’s March 1st, the first day of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This day in 1992, a city ordinance mandating... more

It’s February 27th. This day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the Cooper Union in New York City.... more

All this week, shows across the Radiotopia network are doing special episodes around the theme of “making trouble.” It’s being... more

It’s the Radiotopia fundraiser! We couldn’t make this show without your support. Become a member now at radiotopia.fm It’s February 22nd.... more

It’s February 20th. This day in 1946, diplomat George Kennan, stationed in Moscow, sent a 5,000 word telegram to the... more

This week, we’re doing a number of episodes around the history of… Black History Month. In 1965, two of America’s leading... more

This week, we’re doing a number of episodes around the history of… Black History Month. Over the course of this country’s... more

This week, we’re doing a number of episodes around the history of… Black History Month. Today, February 13th — the roots... more

It’s February 10th. This day in 1916, at an event attended by much of Chicago’s political and religious elite, an... more

It’s February 8th. This day in 1915, at Clune’s Auditorium in Los Angeles, “The Birth of a Nation” premiered. Jody,... more

It’s February 6th. This day in 1987, federal regulations go into effect limiting where federal workers can smoke cigarettes. Smoking... more

It’s February 3rd. This day, 1986, the town of Austin, Minnesota is being torn apart by an ongoing strike at... more

It’s February 1st. This day in 1990, the very first McDonald’s opened in Moscow, after 14 years of negotiations and... more

It’s January 30th. This day in 1913, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority was formally incorporated, five years after its... more

IT’s January 27th. This day in 1838, some 80 years before national prohibition, the country’s first liquor restriction was passed. Jody,... more

It’s December 25th. In 1961, on the night of January 23rd, a bomber carrying two massive nuclear weapons broke up... more

It’s January 23rd. This day in 1977, on his first day in office, President Jimmy Carter pardoned Americans who had... more

It’s January 20th. This day in 1967, Lurleen Wallace took office as the Govenor of Alabama, only the third female... more

It’s January 18th. This day in 1980, a group of Texas oil billionaires were in the middle of a scheme... more