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Presidential

The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released lead... Read more

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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

55mins

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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BONUS | When a VP pick changes history

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BONUS | Binding up the nation's wounds

BONUS | Binding up the nation's wounds

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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

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