This Day in Esoteric Political History
A podcast by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia
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691 Episodes
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"Actually, You Forgot Poland" (2004)
Published: 9/28/2023 -
Big Dig Energy (1983) w/ Ian Coss
Published: 9/26/2023 -
Stanislav Petrov Prevents Armageddon (1983)
Published: 9/24/2023 -
'The West Wing' Premieres (1999) w/ Hrishikesh Hirway
Published: 9/21/2023 -
The First Anti-Amalgamation Law (1664)
Published: 9/19/2023 -
What YOU Learned On Your Summer Travels
Published: 9/17/2023 -
The Case For Capitalism (1970) w/ Noel King
Published: 9/14/2023 -
The Reagan's Prime-Time Drug Address (1986) w/ Donovan X Ramsey
Published: 9/12/2023 -
The First Food Nutrition Labels (1971) w/ Xaq Frohlich
Published: 9/10/2023 -
Upton Sinclair's Epic Run For Governor (1933)
Published: 9/7/2023 -
What We Learned On Our Summer Travels
Published: 9/5/2023 -
Adam Mckay is Morris The Cat (1992) [[Archive Episode]]
Published: 8/31/2023 -
The Man Who Killed The Man Who Killed Lincoln (1894) [[Archive Episode]]
Published: 8/29/2023 -
Fred Korematsu's Internment (1942) [[Archive Episode]]
Published: 8/27/2023 -
Missouri's Early Emancipation Proclamation (1861)
Published: 8/24/2023 -
The Bridge To Nowhere (2005)
Published: 8/22/2023 -
Nat Turner's Community (1831) w/ Vanessa Holden [[Archive Episode]]
Published: 8/20/2023 -
The Steam Tunnel Incident and the D&D Panic (1979)
Published: 8/17/2023 -
The Smithsonian, Great Idea (1846)
Published: 8/15/2023 -
"Macaca" (2006) w/ Peter Hamby [[Archive Episode]]
Published: 8/13/2023
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.