This Day in Esoteric Political History
A podcast by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia
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691 Episodes
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Laddie Boy! First Celebrity Presidential Pet (1929)
Published: 2/2/2023 -
Carter Hacks Iowa (1976)
Published: 1/31/2023 -
Elian Gonzalez, Stuck in the US (2000) w/ Geraldo Cadava
Published: 1/29/2023 -
The Black Panther Breakfast Program (1969) w/ Mary Phillips
Published: 1/26/2023 -
The Billy Possum Craze (1909)
Published: 1/24/2023 -
The Lumbees vs. the KKK (1958)
Published: 1/22/2023 -
The Donkey and the Elephant (1870)
Published: 1/19/2023 -
Topsy the Elephant is Electrocuted (1903)
Published: 1/17/2023 -
McKinley Lost-Causes The Civil War (1898)
Published: 1/15/2023 -
Recent Favorite: Family Jewels w/ Rick Perlstein
Published: 1/12/2023 -
Recent Favorite: The Dominion of Melchizedek (1993)
Published: 1/10/2023 -
On The Media: The Divided Dial
Published: 1/8/2023 -
In The Bubble: Ken Burns on Franklin, Public Health, and More
Published: 1/5/2023 -
Ask Us Anything (Part 2)
Published: 1/3/2023 -
Ask Us Anything (Part 1)
Published: 1/1/2023 -
Stuff That Inspired Us: Popular Work
Published: 12/29/2022 -
Stuff That Inspired Us: Academic Work
Published: 12/27/2022 -
The Reagan Astrology Scandal w/ Mangesh Hattikudur (1988)
Published: 12/25/2022 -
Karl Rove's "IT Guru" and the 2004 Ohio Rumor Mill (2008)
Published: 12/22/2022 -
Ford on "Dynasty" (1983)
Published: 12/20/2022
We’re living in unprecedented times. Maybe. In this show, Jody Avirgan (538, 30for30, TED) and historians Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt) and Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley) take one moment, big or small, from that day in U.S. political history and explore how it might inform our present –– all in about fifteen minutes. New episodes release Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Sign up for the newsletter and more at ThisDayPod.com. We’re also posting about moments from the past @thisdaypod on Threads and Instagram. If you have a suggestion for a topic, get in touch. This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX.