History isn't binary, and in fact people like complicated stories. From our conversation with the great @unumkenburns.bsky.social about America 250, storytelling, and how he's spending his July 4th. Full episode in our newsletter! youtu.be/6nH_i-Gg11E
Loved what @katewagner.wehwalt.net says to @thisdaypod.com about how Bicentennial fever made all our living rooms like ... this, and why no one is in the mood for another patriotic design revival as America turns 250.
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Coming up this week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America" -- the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Our first episode diving into Cold War politics. Plus: why you can't drive a boat over a coral reef. Full, early, ad-free episode is going out to paid newsletter subscribers in an hour --> thisdaypod.substack.com
Listening to @thisdaypod.com podcast about MLK Day reminds me that as a child in Connecticut we had a school holiday in the 70s & 80s. Only recently did I learn that CT was the first state to declare a MLK Day holiday, in 1973!
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Lots of news on the America250 front this week, from patriotic gardens to Bruce+Bon Jobvi. Rounded up in the @thisdaypod.com newsletter.
We also have a mini-interview with an architecture critic about home design and the bicentennial...
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Carl is not alone. As it happens, my parents were visiting Cooperstown today. They listened to the episode on the drive over, went in looking for stuff about Abner... nothing. WHOOPS! I agree, I think we should do a proper bonus ep about the founding/story of baseball. Who should be the guest?
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Up next in our America250 series "50 Weeks That Shaped America" -- the battle at Ft Sumter sparks the Civil War. We get into the last-ditch efforts to avert war, the chess match between Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, and how both North and South rallied around the flag after the battle.
Thank you, Josh! Yes, I thought it came out quite well, and it's the first in a series of conversations we're doing with friends of the show about how they are marking 250. Check it out, get on board.
I just listened to the @thisdaypod.com episodes on the Obama/Reverend Wright controversy and it's so hard to believe that it was a scandal at all, compared to what's happening all the time with this administration right now. thisdaypod.substack.com/p/barack-oba...
For what it's worth, we're keeping tabs on all this kind of stuff in our "America 250 Watch" newsletter each week. thisdaypod.substack.com
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Up next on @thisdaypod.com -- a two-parter on the US decision to enter WWI. Debates over war, peace, our role in the world.... nativism, "America First," Teddy Roosevelt talking shit. It's a good one. Full episode is up now for paying newsletter subscribers! open.substack.com/pub/thisdayp...
Linda McMahon: "It's in lockstep with the president's 250th celebratio--- or the country's 250th celebration"
We're doing a two parter on the fire this week --> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This is my personal favorite...
Posted some new America 250 merch today! cottonbureau.com/people/roule...
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As the Jeremiah Wright scandal exploded, for many Americans, it was their first glimpse into the style, anger, and politics of the Black church. Full video is up now for paid subscribers --> thisdaypod.substack.com
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This week, a two-part look at Barack Obama, Reverend Wright, and "A More Perfect Union." Part one is in the podcast feed now, full episode plus some bonus episodes on the way for newsletter subscribers. thisdaypod.com
Part one of our episode about Clinton, Lewinsky, FOX News, Drudge and more out now. In the podcast feed, full ad-free video for paid newsletter subscribers. It's a good one!
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Metaphor alert.
wow. We'll add this to our America250 Watch newsletter this week, thanks for writing it up! thisdaypod.substack.com
good morning. I got an early preview of the AI slop founding fathers PragerU is taking on tour across the country
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Great thread here, building on some of what we discussed with @jamellebouie.net this week in our two-parter on Lincoln's second inaugural.
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Great thread here, building on some of what we discussed with @jamellebouie.net this week in our two-parter on Lincoln's second inaugural.
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🎙️Part Two: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
📺 Full Video: youtu.be/CwpQI3tx1mc?...
thanks for checking it out, Stephen!
