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Who Invented School? The Surprising History of Education in America [from American History Hotline]
Jun 26, 2026
42m 27s
How a Dog Talks: The Surprising Redemption of Comic Sans [from Very Special Episodes]
Jun 25, 2026
36m 31s
Searching for Soshern: The Forbidden Star Trek Fanfiction [from Very Special Episodes]
Jun 20, 2026
50m 47s
The White Death [from Very Special Episodes]
Jun 12, 2026
45m 34s
Why Is Congress So Old? And How Can We Change This? [from American History Hotline]
Jun 12, 2026
34m 48s
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| 6/26/26 | ![Who Invented School? The Surprising History of Education in America [from American History Hotline] episode artwork](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/70ee8cb1-647f-46a4-a7c9-b2c9015e82b5/8a359c91-e8cf-40bf-a779-b46b00ef6adc/image.jpg?t=1781620495&size=Large) Who Invented School? The Surprising History of Education in America [from American History Hotline] | Did Americans always send their children to public school? Not even close. In this episode of American History Hotline, Bob calls up historian and author Dixie Dillon Lane to explore the surprising history of education in America. From colonial classrooms and the self-taught education of Abigail Adams to the rise of public schools, compulsory education laws, and the modern homeschooling movement, this conversation reveals how Americans have thought about learning for more than 250 years. Why did reformers like Horace Mann champion public schools? How did immigration, industrialization, the Great Depression, and the Cold War transform education? And why are more families today choosing alternatives to traditional public schools? Dixie's book is Skipping School: A History of American Homeschooling and How It Went MainstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 42m 27s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 | ![How a Dog Talks: The Surprising Redemption of Comic Sans [from Very Special Episodes] episode artwork](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/a9f8aaf1-b12b-40b8-85aa-b08f0126e2b6/297179bb-01bf-4ba8-aa7f-b4720143ff1f/image.jpg?t=1782244270&size=Large) How a Dog Talks: The Surprising Redemption of Comic Sans [from Very Special Episodes] | Comic Sans is a punchline. A design crime. Cultural shorthand for bad taste. But the notorious font's legacy isn't one of failure. Because Comic Sans succeeded in ways its critics never saw coming. * Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason EnglishWritten by Bess LovejoySenior Producer is Josh FisherStory Editor is Virginia PrescottEditing and Sound Design by Jesse NighswongerMixing and Mastering by Josh FisherResearch and Fact-Checking by Austin Thompson and Bess LovejoyOriginal Music by Elise McCoyShow Logo by Lucy QuintanillaExecutive Producer is Jason English Today's episode was produced in partnership with School of Humans. For School of Humans, Producers are Emilia Brock and Edeliz Perez. Executive Producer is Virginia Prescott.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 36m 31s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | ![Searching for Soshern: The Forbidden Star Trek Fanfiction [from Very Special Episodes] episode artwork](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/a9f8aaf1-b12b-40b8-85aa-b08f0126e2b6/0387d5a2-3b0f-4eaf-a964-b46c00248cdb/image.jpg?t=1781662911&size=Large) Searching for Soshern: The Forbidden Star Trek Fanfiction [from Very Special Episodes] | In 1968, a woman wrote a romantic story about Kirk and Spock, passed it quietly among friends, and hoped it would never see the light of day. Before vanishing entirely, The Ring of Soshern had become the stuff of legend. The quest to recover it would lead back to a community of women who'd been building something remarkable in the shadows for generations. Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason EnglishWritten by Edie Allard Story Editor is Carmen Borca-Carrillo Senior Producer is Josh FisherEditing and Sound Design by Chris ChildsAdditional Editing by Mary DooeMixing and Mastering by Josh FisherOriginal Music by Elise McCoyShow Logo by Lucy QuintanillaExecutive Producer is Jason English Happy Pride month from Very Special Episodes! For more of your favorite LGBTQ+ content, check out the Outspoken Network from iHeartPodcasts. Today’s episode was produced in partnership with Acast Creative Studios. Very Special Episodes is a production of iHeartPodcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 50m 47s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![The White Death [from Very Special Episodes] episode artwork](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/a9f8aaf1-b12b-40b8-85aa-b08f0126e2b6/779e6b89-adae-4e2b-99de-b464012f46e7/image.jpg?t=1781050173&size=Large) The White Death [from Very Special Episodes]✨ | FinlandSoviet Union+5 | Miska Kajanus | The White Death | FinlandSoviet Union | Simo Häyhämarksman+5 | — | 45m 34s | |
| 6/12/26 | ![Why Is Congress So Old? And How Can We Change This? [from American History Hotline] episode artwork](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/70ee8cb1-647f-46a4-a7c9-b2c9015e82b5/04921526-7eb9-49cd-b2ca-b44900fda5c0/image.jpg?t=1778686617&size=Large) Why Is Congress So Old? And How Can We Change This? [from American History Hotline]✨ | Congresspolitics+5 | Maya Kornberg | American History HotlineiHeartPodcasts+1 | — | Congressage+6 | — | 34m 48s | |
| 6/4/26 | ![Children of the Moon [from Very Special Episodes] episode artwork](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/a9f8aaf1-b12b-40b8-85aa-b08f0126e2b6/a085a464-b94c-4561-bc79-b45e002fe744/image.jpg?t=1780456093&size=Large) Children of the Moon [from Very Special Episodes]✨ | rare conditionchildhood+4 | — | iHeartPodcasts | — | EmmaUV light+5 | — | 42m 37s | |
| 5/7/26 | ![The Family Who Vanished Into Siberia for Over 40 Years [from Very Special Episodes] episode artwork](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/a9f8aaf1-b12b-40b8-85aa-b08f0126e2b6/52631e16-dca3-4c6d-9da2-b44101330387/image.jpg?t=1778017951&size=Large) The Family Who Vanished Into Siberia for Over 40 Years [from Very Special Episodes]✨ | isolationSiberia+4 | — | MUBIXylouris White+1 | Siberia | Siberiafamily+5 | — | 50m 56s | |
| 4/29/26 |  A Very Special Mini-Mailbag✨ | listener questionsyearbook quotes+3 | — | veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com | — | mailbaglistener questions+5 | — | 13m 00s | |
| 4/23/26 |  Marilyn, Hamilton + John Wilkes Booth's Statue: New York City History Hiding in Plain Sight✨ | New York City historyhidden history+3 | Greg Young | Bowery BoysHamilton | New YorkSoHo+1 | New York historyhidden history+5 | — | 48m 42s | |
| 12/6/25 |  American History Hotline: Why Were There So Many Serial Killers in 1970s America?✨ | serial killers1970s America+4 | Catherine Townsend | Hell & Gone: Murder LineAmerican History Hotline | — | serial killers1970s+8 | — | 33m 36s | |
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| 2/14/25 |  Very Special Episodes: Live From New York, It's Your Grandmother✨ | Saturday Night Live1977+3 | — | Saturday Night LiveLateNighter | — | Saturday Night Live1977+7 | — | 51m 21s | |
| 5/12/21 | The Climax✨ | CIA experimentationLSD+5 | — | CIAOperation Midnight Climax+1 | — | Sidney GottliebGeorge White+8 | — | 42m 49s | |
| 5/5/21 | Tripping✨ | psychonautmagic+4 | — | Operation Midnight Climax | San Francisco | George WhiteOperation Midnight Climax+5 | — | 33m 24s | |
| 4/28/21 | A Waste of Sin✨ | LSDmind control+4 | — | CIA | — | Frank OlsonGeorge White+5 | — | 31m 55s | |
| 4/21/21 | The Window✨ | CIA experimentsLSD+3 | — | CIA | Hotel Statler | Frank OlsonCIA+6 | — | 39m 01s | |
| 4/14/21 | Smoking Out Castro✨ | LSDCIA+5 | — | CIA | — | LSDCIA+5 | — | 11m 20s | |
| 4/7/21 | Uncharter Waters✨ | CIA experimentsLSD+3 | — | LSDNew York Police Department+1 | — | CIALSD experiments+3 | — | 35m 56s | |
| 3/31/21 | The Pad✨ | CIAidentity+5 | — | FBI | Greenwich Village | CIAGeorge White+5 | — | 33m 40s | |
| 3/24/21 | Brainwash✨ | CIALSD+5 | — | LSDCIA | — | George WhiteCIA+5 | — | 36m 28s | |
| 3/17/21 | Mayhem and Murder | In the 1950s, the CIA conducted highly controversial research on mind-altering drugs to prepare for brain warfare with global superpowers. But after a checkered past, George White’s off-the-books Operation Midnight Climax took whatever flimsy rulebook the CIA had and threw it out the window. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 13s | ||||||
| 3/10/21 | Introducing: Operation Midnight Climax | Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1m 01s | ||||||
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