Both the U.S. national anthem and the flag that inspired the song are major legacies of the War of 1812 when the United States and its allies fought against the United Kingdom to preserve the young country. In September of 1814, British forces attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore and failed. Watching the battle was Francis Scott Key who was so inspired by the ... Show More
Apr 2023
Extra: An Overdose-Reversing Nasal Spray Will Soon Be More Available. A Recovering Addict Explains Why That Matters.
Amid America's ongoing drug epidemic, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have emphasized the need to prevent drug smuggling efforts and make narcotics like fentanyl harder to get.
Now, the FDA has approved the over-the-counter sale of Narcan, a drug used to treat and reverse opioid overdo ... Show More
18m 21s
Apr 2023
Extra: Americans Are Becoming Less Patriotic. We Ask Why.
Many of the values that were once held up as defining aspects of the country now seem to be fading in importance for Americans. That's according to a recent Wall Street Journal-NORC poll.
Patriotism, faith, hard work, and having children are just some of the values that the surve ... Show More
32m 40s
Jun 2021
Juneteenth and the Constitution
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had been issued over two years earlier, and the South had ... Show More
57m 15s
Jul 2025
How Country Music Became the Sound of U.S. Patriotism
<p>Today's country music industry is deeply associated with a certain jingoistic ‘rally around the flag,' ‘support the troops’ spirit. In this week’s podcast, we're re-airing a conversation with <a href="https://www.josephmthompson.com/about">Joseph M. Thompson,</a> author of <a ... Show More
30m 45s
May 2023
Ils ont chanté un hymne !
Historiquement Vôtre réunit trois personnages qui ont chanté un hymne : la chanteuse et résistante Germaine Sablon qui, aux côtés de Joseph Kessel et son neveu Maurice Druon qui en ont écrit le texte, a donné de la voix pour faire résonner, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, "Le ... Show More
1h 11m
Sep 2022
Emily Bingham, "My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song" (Knopf, 2022)
Any song as old and as familiar as “My Old Kentucky Home” is bound to have accrued many different meanings and an interesting history. Emily Bingham’s book, My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song (Knopf, 2022) delivers on the promise o ... Show More
58m 34s