This Day in Esoteric Political History

A podcast by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

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691 Episodes

  1. War Stories: A Confederate Day of Fasting and Prayer (1863)

    Published: 5/26/2024
  2. War Stories: The Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)

    Published: 5/23/2024
  3. War Stories: Camp Casey (2005)

    Published: 5/21/2024
  4. War Stories: The Vietnam Draft Lottery Gets Exposed (1970)

    Published: 5/19/2024
  5. The "Louie Louie" Freakout (1964)

    Published: 5/16/2024
  6. Nixon Attacked In Caracas (1958)

    Published: 5/14/2024
  7. The Jefferson Davis Trial That Wasn't (1867)

    Published: 5/12/2024
  8. What Do We Call The President? w/ A.J. Jacobs

    Published: 5/9/2024
  9. The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

    Published: 5/7/2024
  10. A Deep Dive Into The Cultural Cold War (1960) w/ Benjamen Walker

    Published: 5/5/2024
  11. Pepsi Trades Soda For Soviet Warships (1989)

    Published: 5/2/2024
  12. The Columbia Protests (1968)

    Published: 4/30/2024
  13. Veepstakes Week: JFK Picks LBJ (1960)

    Published: 4/25/2024
  14. Veepstakes Week: The Legend Of The Sarah Palin Cruise Ship (2007)

    Published: 4/23/2024
  15. Veepstakes Week: Does A VP Pick Matter?

    Published: 4/21/2024
  16. The Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906)

    Published: 4/18/2024
  17. Walter Cronkite's America (1962)

    Published: 4/16/2024
  18. George W. Bush Meets With Gay Voters (2000) w/ Neil J. Young

    Published: 4/14/2024
  19. Democrats Seize Power In South Carolina (1877)

    Published: 4/11/2024
  20. Marian Anderson Sings On The Steps Of The Lincoln Memorial (1939)

    Published: 4/9/2024

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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.