Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's be
"Our alleged serial killers deserve better than this." Was Elizabeth Báthory the most prol
Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts/ Covens of witches with all of their hosts/ You ma
What could possibly go wrong when two skeptical podcasters try to summon a ghost? Join Sarah and Che
Kellie Carter Jackson, author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, is here to take
"Times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought nece
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
