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The New Yorker Radio Hour

The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore

May 15, 2026 · 33m

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Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says.