First part of our episode on chilled speech is out now for all to listen to. You can still watch the full vide if you subscribe to the newsletter. Find it all at thisdaypod.com. Here are some thoughts from @jodyavirgan.com on searching for historical parallels...

We just recorded a two-part review of other moments in US history where political speech has been policied in culture, academia, govt + more. Focusing on Red Scare blacklists + post-9/11 patriotic fervor. Early access full video is in our newsletter for subscribers. open.substack.com/pub/thisdayp...

We just published a video chat about the attacks on the Smithsonian, the whole "was slavery that bad" conversation, and more. For our newsletter subscribers -- check it out and support our efforts to cover the work of history in the Trump era now. thisdaypod.substack.com/p/watch-maga...

What we lose when we lose historical memory. We've gotten a lot of feedback about this message from @vermontgmg.bsky.social in our recent episode -- he has a new WWII oral history out now, and our full conversation is in the This Day podcast feed.

This is not the first time that Texas Dems have fled the state to stop a redistricting effort. We just re-published our conversation about a 2003 incident. And here's a bit of @jodyavirgan.com from the intro. Episode is out now wherever you get your podcasts!

A minor rant from @jodyavirgan.com about all the historical markers for *mills* in New England. So many mills!

Henry Clay Frick just needs a hug...

1930s gangsters were basically "doing it for the 'gram" -- our episode about John Dillinger, the outlaw hero, and the birth of the FBI is out now.

New Yorkers will do anything to escape the heat... our full episode about the birth of air conditioning is out now!

Does it feel easy to be patriotic this Fourth of July? @pastpunditry.bsky.social points out that the vibes around America250 are similar to those around the bicentennial in 1976…

Will history remember this as the week Democrats got some energy back? Some thoughts from @jodyavirgan.com from today’s “Sunday Context” episode — in your feeds and on YouTube now!

Pettiness! Disaster! Backlash! Here are five big lessons we've learned in five years of doing the show...

Heading into our fifth year -- we have a new name! You can keep calling us whatever you want, but we'll officially just be "This Day" from here on out. @jodyavirgan.com laid out some of the thinking behind the shift in today's newsletter, link below.

Today we released the second part of our conversation with the great Wright Thompson about Emmett Till, his epic book "The Barn," and the art of history. So honored to have him on.

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