This Day in Esoteric Political History
A podcast by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia
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691 Episodes
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Henry Ford Contests An Election (1918)
Published: 11/14/2023 -
The Exploding Whale (1970)
Published: 11/12/2023 -
"The Demon of Andersonville" Executed for War Crimes (1865)
Published: 11/9/2023 -
An Explosion Rocks The Capitol (1983)
Published: 11/7/2023 -
Elected While In A Coma (1980)
Published: 11/5/2023 -
The Unmarked Grave (2019) w/ Joe Richman
Published: 11/2/2023 -
The Americans Fighting In Spain (1938) w/ Adam Hochschild
Published: 10/31/2023 -
The Donora Killer Smog (1948)
Published: 10/29/2023 -
NOW is Next (1966)
Published: 10/26/2023 -
Colin + Obama (2008) w/ Leah Wright Rigueur
Published: 10/24/2023 -
"The Jazz Singer" and Hollywood Empire (1927) w/ Walt Hickey
Published: 10/22/2023 -
Trump Shows Up In New Hampshire (1987) w/ Robert Fleegler
Published: 10/19/2023 -
Carter Restores Jefferson Davis's Citizenship (1978)
Published: 10/17/2023 -
"Operation Clark County" Totally Backfires (2004)
Published: 10/15/2023 -
The Real Free State of Jones (1863)
Published: 10/12/2023 -
The Scrub Bull Trials (1919)
Published: 10/10/2023 -
The Poisoned Tylenol Panic (1982)
Published: 10/8/2023 -
Italy Invades Ethiopia, World Freaks Out (1935) w/ Isaac-Davy Aronson
Published: 10/5/2023 -
The Hiroshima Maidens (1955) w/ Josh Levin
Published: 10/3/2023 -
Yeltsin Refuses To Leave The Plane (1994)
Published: 10/1/2023
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.