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Playing in the Street

Urban planner Angie Schmitt on raising kids in car-dependent America

Jul 17 • Pantsuit Politics, Beth Ann Silvers, and Angie Schmitt🚶‍♀️

Good News from Science

And a modest proposal for improving the Supreme Court

Jul 16 • Beth Ann Silvers

11:46

More to Say About the Mirror We Keep Trying to Fix

What a $2 million bribe in 1971 and a $500,000 check in 2026 tell us about how corruption inflates

Jul 15 • Beth Ann Silvers

20:35

The Truth Is the Best Talking Point

Alex McCoy on Platner, AI accountability, and getting knighted (really!)

Jul 14 • Pantsuit Politics, Beth Ann Silvers, and Alexander McCoy

On Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell

And a country not ready for what's ahead

Jul 13 • Beth Ann Silvers

The Outsider with a Resume

Lauren Pinkston on what elected officials owe us

Jul 10 • Pantsuit Politics and Beth Ann Silvers

Good News for the States through the Cosmos

Watch now | Rural health experimentation, NATO, and a reminder that nothing is static

Jul 9 • Beth Ann Silvers

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Good News for the States through the Cosmos

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Jul 9 • Beth Ann Silvers

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South Carolina and Pennsylvania swing overnight, Dickinson loses and then volunteers to fight anyway, and the decision is finally made.

Jul 3 • Sarah Stewart Holland

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Good morning from July 2, 1776

Dickinson begs caution, Adams answers in a thunderstorm, and Caesar Rodney rides all night to break Delaware’s tie.

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More to Say with Beth Silvers

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More to Say About the Mirror We Keep Trying to Fix

What a $2 million bribe in 1971 and a $500,000 check in 2026 tell us about how corruption inflates

Jul 15 • Beth Ann Silvers

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More to Say About Birthright Citizenship

Listen now | The Supreme Court justices argue about what constitutes "home"

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More to Say: Founding Father Karaoke Edition

City Tavern meets Lilith Fair

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More to Say About Being a U.S. Citizen

Listen now | A future scene exercise and a complicated gratitude

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A Sincere Apology to Minnesota

The Great Minnesota Get Together, a royal wedding at MSG, birthright citizenship, trans athletes, and embodied feminism.

Jul 2 • Beth Ann Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland, and Pantsuit Politics

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The Arts and Crafts President

Our June 25 Spicy Live on Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Jun 25 • Beth Ann Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland

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Put It In My Veins: The World Cup Edition

The World Cup, the Clue documentary, Gavin Newsom’s begrudged charisma, and what happens when culture gets small again

Jun 18 • Sarah Stewart Holland, Beth Ann Silvers, and Pantsuit Politics

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The Comic Book Villainy is Showing

Our Spicy Live for Thursday, June 11, 2026

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Ungovernable Assholes (And Other Reasons for Hope)

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America250 Film Club

Join us for some patriotic films and great discussion

Jun 22 • Pantsuit Politics and Norma Stary

Your America 250 Summer

An eBook, a murder mystery, a family read-aloud play, news briefs from 1776, Norma's film club, and a July 4th surprise we can't wait to share

May 19 • Pantsuit Politics

It's down to two...

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Executive Producer Update - March 10, 2026

Experiments and updates

Mar 10 • Beth Ann Silvers

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