Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's be
Or, is it legal to have gay sex in your own home? This week, Marcus McCann takes us back to the 2003
"As long as the law is male, women must be outlaws." — Linnea Johnson This week, Moira Don
This week we travel back to the 80s, when America’s parents decided to freak out over some kids roll
Maggie Mertens tells us a tale of the first women who fought to run the marathon, and of one woman w
What is “originalism,” and what does it have to do with all these bribes? Mackenzie Joy Brennan has
The city of Cleveland will not be made to apologize for its balloons. Harmony Colangelo defends the
This week, Taylor Lorenz fights our latest moral panic. Are phones really making kids anxious, or ar
Alejandra Oliva, author of Rivermouth, came by to catch us up on the last few decades of American im
Sarah Archer came by to make an episode from scratch. What's the real history of the American h
Today, Princess Weekes takes us to meet the real Rosa Parks.Find Princess on YouTube: Princess’ vide
Let's go outside in the sunshine. An extended cut of this episode is available for Patreon an
He turned a bright spark into a flame.(Part 1 of 2!)You can buy Marcus McCann's book, Park Crui
Sarah talks with Chelsey Weber-Smith, host of American Hysteria, about some of their favorite hoaxes
Celebrity correspondent Eve Lindley came by to tell us about Britney Spears' memoir The Woman i
In 1974, Robert Opel ran naked through the Academy Awards telecast, and into American history. Today
Blair Braverman tells us how the legendary story of one good dog is actually a story of two good dog
This week, writer Miles Klee tells us why we have to take our shoes off at the airport.Read Miles Kl
This week, Harmony Colangelo tiptoes through the tulips with us. You can find Harmony at This Ends a
During what should’ve been Roe v. Wade’s 51st birthday week, Sarah and reproductive health policy re
Sarah teams up with writer and editor Julie Kliegman—author of the hotly anticipated book MIND GAME—