What can the contested and often-mythological history of Texas show us about America today?
Heather and Joanne use the current impeachment drama surrounding Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as a window into the dramatic and ever-shifting legacies of the Alamo and the Texas oil boom.
What have been Heather and Joanne's personal experiences of Texas? Join ... Show More
Aug 2024
Stay Tuned 8/1: Elections, Now & Then (with Joanne Freeman)
Former Now & Then co-host Joanne Freeman joins Preet Bharara on Stay Tuned with Preet. They discuss Biden’s decision not to seek reelection, how Democrats have embraced Vice President Kamala Harris, what to expect in the November election, & more. Listen to the full episode: http ... Show More
11m 45s
Sep 2023
Heather Cox Richardson on Stay Tuned with Preet
Heather Cox Richardson, host of Now & Then, joins Stay Tuned with Preet to discuss her new book, “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America.” They talk about the origins of the terms “liberal” and “conservative,” a 1937 anti-FDR manifesto that presaged today’s GOP, and t ... Show More
41s
Mar 2019
Who's There: Joss Stone & Lauren Cohan?
Today's episode is a wild ride, and I feel like that's saying a lot. After addressing your scores of calls reminding us that USC is NOT a state school, we dig into Shane Dawson pulling a Miranda Lambert, aka taking part in a distraction engagement to another YouTuber. Later, we t ... Show More
41m 25s
Nov 2019
Peter Cook, Summer Walker & Kelsey Calamine?
On today's extra-long episode of Who's There, our weekly call-in show, we take comments about Meghan Markle and Rita Ora and Vanessa Hudgens and Vanessa Hudgens AND Vanessa Hudgens, followed by questions about Peter Cook (blech), Leelee Sobieski (she paints now), Summer Walker (f ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 2021
EP11: Texas Treats Their Women Right, Andrew Jackson's Swearing Parrot, and The DiMaggio Brothers
On this episode of the Our American Stories Podcast, Dr. Jean Stuntz from West Texas A&M University gives us some history on what it was like before women could own property or make any money of their own. Also, History professor Mark Cheathem tells us why Andrew Jackson’s pet pa ... Show More
41m 33s
Aug 2022
Burning Questions on Media: Streaming’s Summer of Hell, Movie Theater Woes, and CNN’s Risky Pivot
Today’s episode is about the entertainment and media industry’s tumultuous summer, the streaming wars, a come-to-Jesus moment for movie theaters, and a dramatic revamp at CNN—which tells a lot about the state of the news industry. My guest is Matt Belloni, host of the Ringer podc ... Show More
52m 16s
Jul 2021
EP37: Allegory-Beauty from Ashes, Tale of the Texas, and No More Red-light Tickets
On this episode of the Our American Stories podcast, Chad Schumacher, tells the story of when a family health scare turned their life upside-down and shaped his and his wife's career for the next decade; also, Jackson McQigg of the Atlanta History Center tells the story of the pr ... Show More
56m 22s