As more Confederate monuments are coming down this summer, including a long-contested statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville earlier this month, we turn our attention to the debates swirling around these monuments—debates that are really about public history and our shared commemorative landscapes. For today’s show, guest host Yuri Rashkin hosts a roundtable with […]
Radio Chipstone: The Flag Series, Charity
Not all of us connect to the stars and stripes on a patriotic level. Charity is an African American woman in her late twenties who grew up in both Mississippi and Madison. While in the south, she was confronted by the country’s Civil War history via the Confederate flag. In this edition of Radio Chipstone, […]
Tales From the Treehouse
This Week on Mel & Floyd: Jim Henson and the Treehouse tapes, Those in the Circle of Winners all Sound like John Miller, “Are you the REAL real Jaguar?” Sunroof on a Jet, 128 reasons Wisconsin Republicans Know Best, Police calls to WALMART and scores of other reasons to shut up because CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE CAPITALISM […]
