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    Ep. 9

    BONUS: Finding Cleopatra

    with our friends at Sidedoor
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    Ep. 9

    Cutting Room Takes

    with the late Cokie Roberts
  • middle-aged man in a blue jacket with a red tie
    Ep. 9

    Lincoln Hiding in Plain Sight

    with Ted Widmer
  • bust-length black and white photo of a Native American man
    Ep. 9

    BONUS: Who Was Pocahontas, Really?

    with Paul Chaat Smith
  • Painting of a bald man with a gray beard seated writing at a desk.
    Ep. 9

    The Vanishing Bison

    with Kirk Johnson and Rosalyn LaPier
  • mustached man with glasses
    Ep. 9

    Bataan's Boogaloo

    with Edouardo Diaz
  • Young man in a black shirt standing in a subway station
    Ep. 8

    Social Media And The Subway

    with Devon Rodriguez
  • man with dark hair in a dark suit standing in front of green shelves
    Ep. 8

    Postage Pairings

    with Dan Piazza
  • young Black man and an older white man
    Ep. 8

    The Rockefeller Pose

    with LL Cool J and Richard Ormond
  • Photo portrait in black and white of a woman with a hat and glasses seated with sewing materials.
    Ep. 8

    Bonus: The Whole Truth

    with Nell Irvin Painter, Ashleigh Coren, and Kim Sajet
  • Gray haired man with a beard seated in front of a bookcase
    Ep. 8

    Speaking with the Secretary

    with Lonnie Bunch
  • Woman in black standing in front of a red plane
    Ep. 8

    Ellen Stofan Sees Stars Here On Earth

    with Ellen Stofan

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