As we wrap up summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll see you after Labor Day!
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It’s July 28th. This day in 1992, “Morris The Cat,” the feline spokesperson for Nine Lives cat food, is in the heart of a stunt presidential campaign.
Jody and Niki are joined by director and writer Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up, Vice, Anchorman) to talk about the campaign and how Adam’s career changed as a result.
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No Crime Day (1986) w/ Josh Levin
Pauli Murray Shoots Her Shot (1971)
Dogs as Deflection: Fala and Checkers (1944/1952)
The Cleveland BalloonFest Fiasco (1986) w/ Clare Malone
Romney's Secret 47% Tape (2012) w/ David Corn
The Christiana Resistance (1851)
The Basket Of Deplorables (2016)
Partisans Week: Clinton Chronicles VHS (1994)
Partisans Week: Buchanan at Smuggler's Gulch (1992)
Partisans Week: Black Helicopters (1995)
The Mystery of LBJ's "Box 13" (1948) w/ Mark Lawrence
Brownie, Heckuva Job (2005)
Lincoln's Avenger (1894)
Biden Bites Kinnock (1987)
Port Chicago Mutiny (1944)
Wooed By Mussolini (1926)
Hoover Feeds Russia (1922)
The Roots of "Roots" (1976)
The Acquittal of Joan Little (1975)
The Benghazi Memo (2012) w/ Leon Neyfakh
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