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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 27/09/2026

Coming up on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," as part of our month-long collaboration with @kettering.org -- a look at Citizens United. Full, early, ad-free video now up for our paying newsletter subscribers! thisdaypod.substack.com/p/citizens-u...

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Citizens United | 50 Weeks | Week 36

Full early video for our paying subscribers.

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 17/09/2026

Our look at Seneca Falls and the long struggle for women's suffrage. Out now!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 09/09/2026

So excited to launch our month-long @thisdaypod.com collaboration with @kettering.org, and to do it with the great @dahlialithwick.bsky.social. Part one is up now, part two tomorrow!

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 01/09/2026

We recently did a two-parter on @thisdaypod.com about the 2008 crash, and then I got a chance to catch up with Alex Blumberg about his landmark This American Life story "The Giant Pool of Money," which helped many people get their head around the meltdown. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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"The Giant Pool of Money" Revisited w/ Alex Blumberg [Some Sunday Context]

Podcast Episode · This Day (An America 250 History Show) · August 30 · 38m

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 04/08/2026

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...

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 10/07/2026

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

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 21/07/2026

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...

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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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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 05/07/2026

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.

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 04/07/2026

"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.

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 03/07/2026

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.

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 03/07/2026

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...

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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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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 01/07/2026

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

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America During its Last Big Birthday - The Bicentennial

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 30/06/2026

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

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 01/07/2026

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...

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 30/06/2026

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.

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 29/06/2026

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...

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The Books That Shaped America - Audio + List

A 250-year syllabus with Jon Meacham

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J.A. Adande @jadande.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 29/06/2026

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...

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Bicentennial Fever! (1976) [Part 1]

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

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 26/06/2026

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

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 25/06/2026

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...

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 24/06/2026

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

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 22/06/2026

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.

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 21/06/2026

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...

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"A Nation of Readers" - This Day x Random House - Penguin Random House

A podcast series about how books shape and reshape American history.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 21/06/2026

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

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 08/06/2026

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...

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"A Nation of Readers" - This Day x Random House - Penguin Random House

A podcast series about how books shape and reshape American history.

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 08/06/2026

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...

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America After Watergate | 50 Weeks | Week 23

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 07/06/2026

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...

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 07/06/2026

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...

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A Nation Of Readers: Isabel Wilkerson + Tara Westover

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

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 26/05/2026

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...

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 25/05/2026

On this Memorial Day, revisit our two-part episode about the battle on Iwo Jima and perhaps the most famous war photograph in US history. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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"Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima" (1945) [Part 1]

Podcast Episode · This Day (An America 250 History Show) · February 17 · 41m

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 17/05/2026

Our two-part series from earlier this year about ROOTS, Alex Haley, how the series reshaped the understanding of slavery, and more. Pt 1 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Pt 2 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Roots Takes Over The Airwaves (1977) [Part 1]

Podcast Episode · This Day (An America 250 History Show) · February 10 · 41m

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 14/05/2026

People looked way older in the past, right? Very important conversation broke out at the end of this week's episode. @jodyavirgan.com @kcarterjackson.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social offer their theories -- what's yours?

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 15/05/2026

In the latest @thisdaypod.com newsletter I wrote about an America250 slogan that’s starting to pop up more and more: “1776 National Champs” Weird slogan! open.substack.com/pub/thisdayp...

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Good Slogan, Bad Slogan

"United Tastes of America" vs "1776 National Champs"

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 14/05/2026

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 11/05/2026

Boston! We're bringing @thisdaypod.com to WBUR's City Space on June 24th, talking all things America 250. Will be there with @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social and more. A great way to kick off your summer semi-quincentennial happenings... www.wbur.org/events/10850...

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‘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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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 09/05/2026

An amazing email from a listener about the time that 800,000 people - including him - streamed onto the Golden Gate Bridge thisdaypod.substack.com/p/personal-h...

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Personal History: The Flattening Of The Golden Gate Bridge

A truly great listener email.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 08/05/2026

This week on @thisdaypod.com as part of our America250 series on key stories that shaped this country's history, we look at Plessy vs Ferguson, and how a Supreme Court ruling helped usher in the Jim Crow era. Some stuff to think about these days. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Separate But Equal: The Plessy Case (Part 1)

Podcast Episode · This Day (An America 250 History Show) · May 5 · 46m

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 04/05/2026

FYI, this is the subject of next week's two-part episode.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 03/05/2026

Up now for paid newsletter subscribers --> thisdaypod.substack.com/p/separate-b...

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"Separate But Equal" | 50 Weeks | Week 18

The world that Plessy v Ferguson created

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 26/04/2026

Up next in "50 Weeks That Shaped America" -- the Golden Gate Bridge. A two-parter on what it took for an audacious project in the midst of the Great Depression. If you're a paying subscriber to our newsletter, you'll get the full episode emailed to you this afternoon! thisdaypod.substack.com

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