About this episode

This episode discusses the political implications surrounding America's 250th birthday celebration.

America's 250th birthday party has gotten political. So did its last big one. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. The Capitol and Lincoln Memorial near a video display showing "250" projected on the Washington Monument during an America250 kickoff celebration. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Noel King

Topics covered

• politics
• anniversaries
• national celebrations
• American history
• cultural events

Keywords

• America
• 250th birthday
• politics
• celebration
• history
• Vox

Sponsors

Vox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox

Places: America, Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument

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