April 27, 2022
Russian forces invaded Ukraine this past February, and over the past couple of months, it’s felt like what happens next is anyone’s guess. This week, we’re hoping to shed some light on Ukraine’s long and complicated relationship with Russia.
April 17, 2024
Japanese Americans Report Behind Barbed Wire
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On April 11, 1942, the Manzanar Free Press was born. It was a first of its kind newspaper—written by Japanese-Americans incarcerated by their own government at the Manzanar detention center. There, a group of young journalists would try to document their grim new reality amidst censorship and escalating tensions within the camp, all while their faith in America was being tested. This episode origin...
April 10, 2024
The Secret Abortion Conference
In 1955, Dr. Mary Calderone assembled a group of 43 medical minds in a private location in upstate New York. This event would be one of the first abortion conferences in America - sponsored by Planned Parenthood. The discussions, and a book that came out of it, was one of the first steps on the path to Roe v. Wade. Not Past It takes you inside the conference walls. This episode originally aired Apr...
April 3, 2024
How The Joker Came To Be
Zap! Boom! Pow! This April fool’s week, comic book writer Evan Narcisse joins us for a history domino adventure. We trace how one hilarious 17th century scientific discovery shoots its way through gun history, card games and lands on the birth of an iconic and villainous comic book funnyman. And watch out! Along the way you might get kapow’d! This episode originally aired March 30, 2022.
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