Summer break is over! We're back with a *brand new* episode in our "50 Weeks That Shaped America" series - this one on the long fight to desegregate the military. We talk Truman, Jackie Robinson, Isaac Woodard, Billie Holiday, and lots more pod.link/thisday/epis...

Another "How To 250" video about the story behind the sign.

This Day (A History Podcast)@thisdaypod.com · last mo.

There are fights about the signs, language, and statues at historical sites taking place all around us. In our latest "How To 250" video, @jodyavirgan.com talks about the story behind the sign.

We did a two-part @thisdaypod.com earlier this summer about the aftermath of Watergate, including the rehabilitation of Nixon over the decades. Really good, in my opinion. Pt 1 on the post-Watergate reforms pod.link/thisday/epis... Pt 2 on the backslide pod.link/thisday/epis...

After Watergate: The Backslide (Part 2)

Listen to After Watergate: The Backslide (Part 2) from This Day (An America 250 History Show) wherever you get your podcasts!

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The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 3w ago

The kids are “Nixonmaxxing”: More than half-a-century after Watergate, conservative youth are discovering the aesthetic, and adopting the attitude, of the late president. 🔗 www.wsj.com/politics/ric...

This kinda happened in 1976 too - it was an open question about which of DC, NYC, or Philly was going to have the juice... DC was post-Nixon, NYC was in deep dysfunction... at least Philly had a mayor (Rizzo) just corrupt/feared/loved enough to whip everyone into shape, and Philly kinda took it.

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”@ryanjreilly.com · last mo.

NYC just absolutely slaughtering DC on USA 250, completely non-recoverable, we’ll spend years trying to gain back some modicum of respect.

More in our episode this week on the big group writing project that was the Declaration of Independence podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Declaration of Independence (Live from Boston) w/ A.J. Jacobs

Podcast Episode · This Day (An America 250 History Show) · July 3 · 55m

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Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · last mo.

Today we celebrate the PDFing of "Declaration FINAL v3 USE THIS ONE - SIGNED.docx" (Jefferson's draft was heavily edited by the Committee, then again by Congress, and he was big mad about it.)

"The second sentence of the Declaration is the second most important sentence in the English language -- the first is 'I Love You.'" Ken Burns plans to spend his 4th of July, with his family, reading the Declaration of Independence on his porch, as he always does.

There are fights about the signs, language, and statues at historical sites taking place all around us. In our latest "How To 250" video, @jodyavirgan.com talks about the story behind the sign.

No surprise, this week's "50 Weeks That Shaped America" episode is on the Declaration of Independence. We posted it for you a little early so you can listen ahead of the 4th of July weekend. Out now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Declaration of Independence (Live from Boston) w/ A.J. Jacobs

Podcast Episode · This Day (An America 250 History Show) · July 3 · 55m

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Writer Hanif Abdurraqib on the nostalgia trap. youtube.com/shorts/Bx_L2...

The nostalgia trap... #history #america250

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A look back at America's last big birthday celebration. The energy was a little higher in 1976... youtube.com/shorts/uCWWl...

America During its Last Big Birthday - The Bicentennial

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Hopped the train, talked history, made a little video. Couple more in this series on the way soon!

This Day (A History Podcast)@thisdaypod.com · last mo.

How To 250! @jodyavirgan.com takes a visit to the Stonewall Memorial to talk about the importance of visiting historical sites... and putting yourself in the shoes of the people who made history. It's often the specific conditions on the ground that create the key moments.

Lots of historians cited in that opinion. Not sure if we'll have Foner on soon, but we do mention him a bunch in this week's special on history books that shaped America...

Bozo the Clown (official)@doctor-leper.bsky.social · last mo.

@thisdaypod.com okay huge day for Eric Foner and the Second Founding! Justice Jackson’s concurring opinion in Trump v. Barbara references Foner’s work a few times….. I would do anything to hear him on the pod to discuss the amendments that shaped america……

How To 250! @jodyavirgan.com takes a visit to the Stonewall Memorial to talk about the importance of visiting historical sites... and putting yourself in the shoes of the people who made history. It's often the specific conditions on the ground that create the key moments.

THE BOOKS THAT SHAPED AMERICAN HISTORY -- this week we have a two-part special, running down 250 years of books that shaped our understanding of US history. With the great Jon Meacham. Full advance audio and list of books up now for newsletter subscribers open.substack.com/pub/thisdayp...

The Books That Shaped America - Audio + List

A 250-year syllabus with Jon Meacham

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The thing I remember most about the bicentennial is the commemorative quarters. Today, what would be the point of a special coin?

This Day (A History Podcast)@thisdaypod.com · last mo.

Lots of folks sharing memories of the festivities in 1976 as compared to how this year is shaping up. Here's our episode about how the Bicentennial year went down... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Lots of folks sharing memories of the festivities in 1976 as compared to how this year is shaping up. Here's our episode about how the Bicentennial year went down... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Bicentennial Fever! (1976) [Part 1]

Podcast Episode · This Day (An America 250 History Show) · January 6 · 25m

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Still time to snag some merch ahead of the 4th of July... cottonbureau.com/people/roule...

Can I interest you in an entire two-part podcast about this very thing?! We did a @thisdaypod.com tracing post-Watergate reforms, and how they - and Nixon's reputation - have been turned around over the years. Pt One: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Pt Two: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

The 1980 Mariel Boatlift may be the rosetta stone for understanding Trump's language around immigrants. Two-part episode here pod.link/thisday/epis...

See you in Boston!

Jody Avirgan@jodyavirgan.com · 2mo ago

Making my way up to Boston for a @thisdaypod.com live show with @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social and the great AJ Jacobs, who tells me he's going to be wearing a tricorn hat. Still tickets, doors 6, show 7, bed by 10, should be a fun night! www.wbur.org/events/10850...

Up next in "50 Weeks That Shaped America" -- what really happened at the Stonewall Inn, and how the story of that night shaped a movement. Advance video going up soon in our newsletter, episodes in the regular feed starting tomorrow.

A Nation Of Readers. Our month-long podcast literary festival continues, done in collaboration with Random House. New episode out today about how to "read against the grain" in history. Full info and episodes here --> sites.prh.com/thisdayxrand...

Little Bighorn was a geographical oddity -- two weeks from everywhere!

Stephen Stiegel@stephenstiegel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I learned from @thisdaypod.com that Gen. George Armstrong Custer didn't want Fop. He was a Dapper Dan Man who wanted his hair jelly to smell like cinnamon.

BOSTON! We have a @thisdaypod.com live show at @wburcityspace.bsky.social next Weds 6/24. We'll be recording our America 250 episode on "The Declaration Of Independence." Heard of it? Should be a fun, tickets here! www.wbur.org/events/10850... @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social

‘This Day (A History Show)’ live: 50 Weeks That Made America

CitySpace celebrates cutting edge conversations, adventurous art, innovative ideas. CitySpace is WBUR on stage. Convening leaders in all fields for an array of offerings — readings, interviews, debate...

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Two weeks from tonight! We're coming to BOSTON on July 24th for a big 50 Weeks That Shaped America conversation live at WBUR's City Space. Get your tickets now! www.wbur.org/events/10850...

‘This Day (A History Show)’ live: 50 Weeks That Made America

CitySpace celebrates cutting edge conversations, adventurous art, innovative ideas. CitySpace is WBUR on stage. Convening leaders in all fields for an array of offerings — readings, interviews, debate...

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All month we're partnering with Random House on "A Nation Of Readers" -- a special series of conversations about the power of books to reflect and shape US history. Find out all about it, and listen to the first episode with Isabel Wilkerson and Tara Westover, here --> sites.prh.com/thisdayxrand...

Up next on "50 Weeks That Shaped America" -- life AFTER Watergate. Reforms, debates over presidential power, and Nixon's long shadow. Early access right now for paying newsletter subscribers --> thisdaypod.substack.com/p/america-af...

America After Watergate | 50 Weeks | Week 23

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I'll post more about this soon - I'm off to administer a 9-year-old's birthday party - but I'm so excited about this project. And, yeah, kicking it off with an original audio essay from Isabel Wilkerson is kind of a dream come true. Would be honored if you gave it a listen...

This Day (A History Podcast)@thisdaypod.com · 2mo ago

Today we’re launching a month-long partnership with Random House called “A Nation of Readers.” Think of it as an audio literary festival, with essays + poems + conversations about the power of the written word to shape history. Check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Today we’re launching a month-long partnership with Random House called “A Nation of Readers.” Think of it as an audio literary festival, with essays + poems + conversations about the power of the written word to shape history. Check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

A Nation Of Readers: Isabel Wilkerson + Tara Westover

Podcast Episode · This Day (An America 250 History Show) · June 7 · 52m

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ATTN PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAMMING DIRECTORS. Which is most of my audience, I know. We made a one-hour special from @thisdaypod.com all about America 250. How we got here, advice for marking 250 + a chat with Ken Burns. Available on the @prx.org exchange now for free! exchange.prx.org/pieces/61996...