Books We'd Save From A Fire (Part 2) w/ Jon Meacham
About this episode
The episode discusses significant works of history, focusing on presidential biographies and their evolution over the last 15 years.
We continue our 250-year look at the most significant works of history by looking at the rise of popular presidential biography, and the correctives to history offered over the last 15 years. Plus, books that have aged well, aged poorly, and the ones we'd save from the flames... Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support our work and get access to everything, subscribe now . This Day is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypod Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: Jody Avirgan
Guest: Jon Meacham
Topics covered
- presidential biography
- history
- book recommendations
- historical analysis
- cultural commentary
Keywords
- history
- biography
- books
- presidents
- America250
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Radiotopia, PRX
Books & works: Books We'd Save From A Fire, America250
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