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This Day (An America 250 History Show)

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

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All Episodes

56:35

The Anti-DEI Cycle (Some Sunday Context)

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2025/03/02

There's an anti-DEI push taking place under the Trump administration -- is it just another in the long cycle of backlashes going all the way to reconstruction?Welcome to our latest "Some Sunday Context" conversation. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the PC wars of the 90s, anti-affirmative action efforts of the 70s and 80s, and more. Plus, quick reactions to the latest news, from anti-trans efforts to the showdown between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy.Sign up for our newsletter! Find out more at

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19:46

The Anti-Pay-Toilet Fight (1973)

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/02/27

It's February 27th. This day in 1973, the City of Chicago is converting all of its pay toilets to free toilets.Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss the grassroots movement and years-long fight over pay toilets -- and why public restrooms have always been such contested spaces.Sign up for our newsletter! Find out more at thisdaypod.comAnd don’t forget about Oprahdemics, hosted by Kellie, coming soon from Radiotopia.This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from

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50:15

The President vs. The Courts (Some Sunday Context)

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/02/16

Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders, and Elon Musk is slashing and burning state capacity. But the courts, Congress, and public opinion may also have something to say about it.Welcome to "Some Sunday Context" series for Febraury 16th, 2025. Every Sunday, we try and bring you an episode that offers a little historical perspective on what we're seeing in Donald Trump's second term.Today: Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how Trump and Musk are testing -- and sometimes defying --

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19:00

The U.S.S. Pueblo Hostage Crisis (1968)

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/02/06

It's February 6th. This day in 1968, 82 crewmembers of the U.S.S. Pueblo have been captured by North Korea, setting off a major hostage crisis in the midst of an already very tumultuous year.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the Pueblo came to be captured, what the eleven-month negotiations revealed about U.S. power, and why the incident isn't as well-remembered as some of the other events of 1968.Sign up for our newsletter! Get your hands on This Day merch!Find out more at

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13:01

The "Bedsheet Ballot" (1964)

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/01/30

It's January 29th. In 1964, because of an impasse over redistricting, the state of Illinois held elections in which every candidate was at-large.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss what happened when voters entered the booth and were confronted with 118 races to weigh in on.Sign up for our newsletter! Get your hands on This Day merch!Find out more at thisdaypod.comThis Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned

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18:00

The First Issue Of National Geographic (1888)

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/01/28

It's January 28th. This day in 1888, a new society is formed in Washington D.C. to support the exploration of the entire globe -- and soon thereafter the magazine bearing its name would hit the shelves.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why the National Geographic Society was founded, how it fit into the late 19th century American vision of the world, and how the magazine took off in the years since.Sign up for our newsletter! Get your hands on This Day merch!Find out more at thisdaypod.comThis

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22:53

The Push To Impeach Perkins (1939) w/ Rebecca Brenner...

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/01/26

It's January 25th. This day in 1939, Republicans in Congress are holding hearings to impeach labor secretary Frances Perkins, claiming that she'd failed to deport a communist labor organizer.Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Rebecca Brenner Graham to discuss why they were going after Perkins in this moment, and how the impeachment effort fits into the wide scope of Perkins's politics and activism.Rebecca Brenner Graham, postdoctoral research associate at Brown University and author of

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29:51

Trump's First 48 Hours, In Context

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/01/23

It's January 23rd. This day, we discuss Donald Trump's first 48 hours, and how other presidents have spent their first hours, days, and weeks in office.Sign up for our newsletter! Get your hands on This Day merch!Find out more at thisdaypod.comThis Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website:

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20:48

The Pussy Hat Protests (2017)

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/01/21

It's January 21st. This day in 2017, millions of people marched in Washington, DC and across the United States to protest for women's rights and against the inauguration of Donald Trump.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the "pussy hat" movement was born, what it symbolized about resistance to the first Trump administration -- and how resistance will look very different for the next four years.Sign up for our newsletter! Get your hands on This Day merch!Find out more at thisdaypod.comThis

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18:23

Prohibition Starts, Everyone Still Drinks (1920)

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2025/01/16

It's January 16th. 1920, at midnight (of the 17th) the Volstead Act took hold, bringing prohibition to the United States.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why this did very little to actually curb alcohol consumption, in those first hours and beyond. Plus, some thoughts on the decline of drinking in our modern age.Sign up for our newsletter! Get your hands on This Day merch!Find out more at thisdaypod.comThis Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your

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36:25

Goodbye Jimmy Carter, Goodbye 2024

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/12/30

We wrap up the year by talking about the death of Jimmy Carter, who we've done almost ten episodes about -- and was president during a period of American history that has lots of lessons for today. Then, we talk about 2024 - our favorite episodes, some of the big ideas that got us through the year, and more.Next episode we'll look forward to 2025. Happy New Year, everyone!This is a video episode -- be sure to catch the full video on our YouTube page: youtube.com/@ThisDayPodSign up for our

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18:48

Cheney Shoots His Friend (2006) [[Archive Episode]]

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/12/29

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**//Today we're bringing you a favorite episode from the archives!It’s February 20th. This day in 2006, the news — and the jokes — are swirling about the incident that took place earlier in the month, when Vice President Dick Cheney shot his hunting partner Harry Whittington on a Texas

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You Can Smoke, But.. (1987) w/ Sarah Milov

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/12/26

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**//Today we're bringing you a favorite episode from the archives!It’s February 6th. This day in 1987, federal regulations go into effect limiting where federal workers can smoke cigarettes. Smoking rooms, smoking couches, and the little designated smoking areas on sidewalks spring up as a

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20:38

The Polio Vaccine Arrives! (1954) [Archive Episode]

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/12/15

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**////[Today we're bringing you an episode from the archives]It’s February 23rd. This day in 1954, children in Pittsburgh began to receive vaccines as part of the first clinical trials for Dr Jonas Salk’s polio eradication efforts.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the arrival of the vaccine,

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15:35

Till, Memory, History and Place w/ Wright Thompson

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/12/05

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**Jody, Niki, and Kellie continue their conversation with Wright Thompson, author of "The Barn," about how the story of Emmett Till's death stretches back for centuries, and how we can try to reconcile memory and history in modern America.Wright's new book is available now wherever you get

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28:44

What Really Killed Emmett Till (1955) w/ Wright Thompson

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/12/03

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**It's December 3rd. This day in 1955, the Civil Rights movement is gaining attention across the South and the country, due in part to the protest by Rosa Parks, and the death of 14-year-old Emmett Till earlier that summer. Both acts are often portrayed as singular moments of protest and

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22:45

Franksgiving: When FDR Moved Thanksgiving w/ Adam...

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/11/28

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**///It’s November 26th. On this day in 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had declared that Thanksgiving would take place a week earlier than usual. Americans were not happy.Jody and Niki are joined by Adam Conover of “Adam Ruins Everything” and the podcast Factually to discuss why

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15:53

Fluoride To The Rescue (1945) [Archive Episode]

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/11/19

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**As Trump floats RFK Jr -- a fluoride skeptic -- as a possible name to lead the Heath and Human Services department, we thought we'd bring you an episode from the archives about when fluoride first came to the United States.///It’s January 24th. On this day in 1945, the town of Grand

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23:39

Memory Palace Week: The Art Of Storytelling w/ Nate...

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/11/17

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**All this week, we're joined by Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace to talk about his new book, his long-running podcast, and the art of history storytelling.Be sure to get your copy of Nate's new book "The Memory Palace" now! Sign up for our newsletter! Get your hands on This Day merch!Find

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25:14

Memory Palace Week: How A Rock Became Plymouth Rock...

This Day (An America 250 History Show) ·

2024/11/14

**It's the Radiotopia fundraiser! We can only make this show with your support. Give now and help support This Day and all the independent shows at Radiotopia. Thank you! https://www.radiotopia.fm/donate**All this week, we're joined by Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace to talk about his new book, his long-running podcast, and the art of history storytelling.Today: Jody, Niki, Kellie and Nate discuss how the legend of Plymouth Rock got worked into US history, more than a century after the

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