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It Was Said

It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, returns with a new season to look back on some of the most powerful, impactful, and timeless speeches in history. Written and narrated... Read more

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Welcome to It Was Said, with Jon Meacham

Welcome to It Was Said, with Jon Meacham

Welcome to Season One of It Was Said, a documentary podcast series that looks back on 10 of the most powerful, impactful... Read more

11 Aug 2020

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MLK Jr., The Last Speech

MLK Jr., The Last Speech

Ep 1: In one of the most tumultuous moments in American history, Martin Luther King Jr. travels to Memphis to address th... Read more

2 Sep 2020

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