As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US, July 4th gets marketed as a party, but the history underneath it is sharper, stranger, and more relevant than the fireworks. What are we celebrating on Independence Day, and why is it the Fourth that gets the spotlight? 

Gene and Scott reflect on the meaning of the US in this episode. Our nation's anniversary should be about more than food and fireworks, but what it means to be an American.