This Day (An America 250 History Show)

News & Politics Podcasts

To mark our 250th birthday, “This Day” presents "50 Weeks That Shaped America," a series of deep dives into the stories that brought us to this moment. "This Day" takes you beyond the head-spinning headlines of today and into the unexpected...

Episodes

Mariel Boatlift: The Anti-Immigrant Playbook (Part 1)

Mariel Boatlift: Cuba In Crisis (Part 1)

Reckoning With Racial Violence (Some Sunay Context)

Tulsa Massacre: Erasure (Part 2)

Tulsa Massacre: Life On Black Wall Street (Part 1)

Memorial Day: Remembering Vietnam [Some Sunday Context]

Golden Spike: What The Railroads Built and Destroyed (Part Two)

Golden Spike: The Race West (Part One)

Archie Bunker Gives Voice To The Silent Majortiy [Some Sunday Context]

Silent Majority: Nixon and the Hardhat Riots (Part Two)

Silent Majority: The Kent State Massacre (Part One)

The School Strike That Started To Dismantle "Separate but Equal" [Some Sunday Context]

Separate But Equal: The Rise of Jim Crow (Part 2)

Separate But Equal: The Plessy Case (Part 1)

Golden Gate Bridge: We Can Do Big Things (Part 2)

Golden Gate Bridge: Depression, Construction, And The Rise of California (Part 1)

The Highs And Lows Of Latin American Diplomacy [Some Sunday Context]

Bay of Pigs: Lessons Not-Learned (Part Two)

Bay of Pigs: A Well-Planned Fiasco (Part One)

Writing The Confederate Constitution [Some Sunday Context]