# ronald reagan (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ronald reagan. Page: Feed: --- ## [2008 Crash: The Bailout (Part 2)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_21b71033-f136-45b1-8742-dfdef68f7351&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-27 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ Our conversation about the 2008 financial crisis continues with a look at the decision to bail out the banks, the response by the Obama and McCain campaigns, and how the seeds for our era of economic populism got planted. Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early,… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/21b71033-f136-45b1-8742-dfdef68f7351/ThisDay_260827_2008Crash_2.mp3) ## [2008 Crash: The Collapse (Part One)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_e0d2c91a-2e47-45c3-ab04-ffde31be6f11&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-25 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ For the thirty-first installment of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we go to fairly recent history -- the spring and summer of 2008, when the US banking industry began to collapse on the back of instability in the housing market. Jody, Niki, and Kellie revisit the world of Credit Default Swaps, Subprime mortgages, and a steady collapse of financial institutions. All while the Bush administration… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/e0d2c91a-2e47-45c3-ab04-ffde31be6f11/ThisDay_260825_2008Crash_1.mp3) ## [Teaching Evolution \[Some Sunday Context\]](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_79f7441b-df10-48e4-8749-898d2cba92b7&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-23 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ This past week we did a two-parter on the Scopes "monkey trial" in 1925 -- today we bring you an episode from the archives about the repeal of the Butler Act in 1967, and the way that evolution worked its way into curriculums across the country. Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/79f7441b-df10-48e4-8749-898d2cba92b7/ThisDay_260823_Sunday_Evolution.mp3) ## [Scopes Monkey Trial: Darrow v Bryan (Part 2)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_00633cfd-3bdf-4cb8-bfcc-280465592103&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-20 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ Our conversation about the so-called "Monkey Trial" continues with a showdown between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. Jody, Niki, and Kellie then discuss how the verdict in the trial didn't capture the impact it would have, and how the story of the trial has resonated through other eras -- including through the play and film "Inherit The Wind." Join our America250 newsletter community… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/00633cfd-3bdf-4cb8-bfcc-280465592103/ThisDay_260820_Scopes_2.mp3) ## [Scopes Monkey Trial: Evolution in Schools (Part 1)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_b5e6b7a0-245f-496b-9685-6d19e449670a&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-18 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ For the thirtieth installment of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we go to 1925 and a small courthouse in the town of Dayton, Tennessee, and a trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why it took 50 years since the theory of evolution was first proposed for it to come to a head in a trial like this; the flamboyant lawyers at the heart of the case; and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/b5e6b7a0-245f-496b-9685-6d19e449670a/ThisDay_260818_Scopes_1.mp3) ## [JFK's Fallout Shelters \[Some Sunday Context\]](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_518c1c50-cee3-499a-91e1-d990f6f7a915&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-16 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ This past week we did a two-parter on the race to the moon, whichs started under JFK, and started as part of a growing arms race with Russia. Today, for our Sunday Context episode, a conversation we had in 2020 that helps paint the picture of fear, threat and response in 1961, just as the space race got going. Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/518c1c50-cee3-499a-91e1-d990f6f7a915/ThisDay_2608216_Sunday_FalloutShelter.mp3) ## [Moon Landing: It Was Not Faked (Part 2)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_9af76e97-6af1-43c3-8c86-da1fecbfd4f5&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-13 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ We continue our conversation about the moon landing with a play-by-play of how Apollo 11 made its way to the surface; a conspiracy-by-conspiracy debunking of the popular "it was fake" myths; and a look at the role that space exploration plays in our modern politics. Join our America250 newsletter community ! 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Join our… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/5afe76e1-6e22-42ba-a4cc-a86b7a9148d9/ThisDay_260811_MoonLanding_1.mp3) ## [Eleanor Roosevelt'sTuskegee Plane Ride \[Some Sunday Context\]](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_60c38ae4-b042-447f-864b-291b8ad1ea29&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-09 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ This past week we did a two-parter on the desegregation of the military. For today's "Sunday Context" episode, we revisit an episode we dd about the time First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took an airplane ride in a small plane piloted by Charles “Chief” Anderson, a Black pilot and member of the Tuskegee airmen. Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the photo caused a sensation, and controversy — and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/60c38ae4-b042-447f-864b-291b8ad1ea29/ThisDay_260809_Sunday_Tuskeegee.mp3) ## [Military Integration: Pressure On Truman (Part Two)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_81ccee34-e19f-4f61-8def-67433887bf48&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-06 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ Our conversation about military integration continues with a look at Harry Truman and the civil-rights battle within the Democratic party. After a contentious 1948 convention, Truman starts to embrace desegregation, starting witht the military. Then we discuss how the culture of the armed forces began to slowly change. Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/81ccee34-e19f-4f61-8def-67433887bf48/ThisDay_260806_MilitarySegregation_2.mp3) ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZblEvbaKJCt5) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Military Integration: Double V (Part One)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_af036bde-6266-447b-a4b8-58d1f38d682c&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-08-04 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ For the twenty-eighth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to 1948 and the moment that Harry Truman issued an executive order to — finally, formally — desegregate the armed forces. We talk about the long history of Black Americans in the armed services, and how the “double V” campaign of WWII put pressure on segregation. We also discuss how the military has served as a vehicle for… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/af036bde-6266-447b-a4b8-58d1f38d682c/ThisDay_260804_MilitarySegregation_1.mp3) ## [The Capitol Cornerstone Conspiracy (Revolutionary Rerun)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_f07cad9c-a0ab-4eb5-ba73-ff2ccaab2b99&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-07-30 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "50 Weeks That Shaped America" episodes soon! It's September 17th. This day in 1793, President Washington visits a site where construction is beginning on what would be the Capitol. Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the ceremony… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/f07cad9c-a0ab-4eb5-ba73-ff2ccaab2b99/ThisDay_260730_Rerun_WashingtonMason.mp3) ## [The "Coup" Against Washington (Revolutionary Rerun)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_613f8ba2-a071-4031-912a-ab2980df28a2_2&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-07-28 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "50 Weeks That Shaped America" episodes soon! It’s March 14th. This day in 1783, George Washington gave an address to his troops camped in Newburgh, NY, that averted a possible coup attempt. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/613f8ba2-a071-4031-912a-ab2980df28a2/ThisDay_260728_Rerun_Newburgh.mp3) ## [The Only US Raid On British Soil (Revolutionary Rerun)](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_282_2123ba8d-d3c4-49d4-bcfe-a86dcd4c4232&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fthisday.feed.electionhistory.show%2F) _2026-07-26 · thisdaypod@gmail.com (Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia) · This Day (An America 250 History Show)_ As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "50 Weeks That Shaped America" episodes soon! It's April 23rd. This day in 1778, John Paul Jones leads the only American raid on British soil in the Revolutionary War. Jody, Niki and Kellie discuss Jones's spotty past, and what… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/2d6447/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/282/2123ba8d-d3c4-49d4-bcfe-a86dcd4c4232/ThisDay_260726_Rerun_JohnPaulJones.mp3)