Listen to the first episode of “Field Trip”: Yosemite National Park
Listen to the first episode of “Field Trip”: Yosemite National Park
To hear the rest of the series, follow “Field Trip” wherever you listen. California’s Sierra Nevada is home to a very sp... Read more
28 Jun 2023
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55mins
Introducing “Field Trip”
Introducing “Field Trip”
Journey through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningha... Read more
14 Jun 2023
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3mins
A sneak peek from Lillian
A sneak peek from Lillian
Exclusively for listeners of “Presidential,” Lillian Cunningham shares news about her new podcast. You don’t want to mis... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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BONUS | Happy Presidents’ Day! Or … not?
BONUS | Happy Presidents’ Day! Or … not?
Students, teachers and historians reflect on what has changed — and should change — about the way we teach presidential ... Read more
21 Feb 2022
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26mins
Joe Biden: Triumph, tragedy and the fate of the center
Joe Biden: Triumph, tragedy and the fate of the center
Four years later, the “Presidential” podcast adds a new biography to its cadre of American presidents. This special epis... Read more
8 Nov 2020
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53mins
BONUS | What books about Trump say about America
BONUS | What books about Trump say about America
Books published in the Trump era reveal the battles over, and changes in, the American presidency today. In this special... Read more
23 Oct 2020
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30mins
BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency
BONUS | Pandemic, propaganda and the presidency
The 1918 influenza pandemic killed more than 675,000 Americans, but President Woodrow Wilson never made a single public ... Read more
24 Sep 2020
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40mins
BONUS | When a VP pick changes history
BONUS | When a VP pick changes history
Geraldine Ferraro broke a major barrier in American politics in 1984, when she became the first woman nominated for the ... Read more
7 Aug 2020
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39mins
BONUS | Binding up the nation's wounds
BONUS | Binding up the nation's wounds
The famous black contralto singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being denied the abil... Read more
19 Jun 2020
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29mins
LIVE EVENT | 'Unprecedented Presidents' live from WBUR CitySpace
LIVE EVENT | 'Unprecedented Presidents' live from WBUR CitySpace
Four years after making Presidential, host Lillian Cunningham led a panel examining what's really unprecedented--or not-... Read more
6 Mar 2020
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43mins