We are turning five! For today's "Some Sunday Context" conversation, Jody, Niki, and Kellie mark five years of the show and run through five big themes and lessons from five years of covering American history.

00:00 Happy 5th Anniversary!
3:30 Theme One: People Are Petty!
7:10 Theme Two: Near Catastrophe
10:30 Theme Three: Backlash Defines Everything
14:30 Theme Four: Americans Hate Paying Taxes
17:20 Theme Five: We Are Still Fighting The Civil War

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