Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, and many others.
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The 'Real' History of Thanksgiving
Kenneth C. Davis, author of Great Short Books: A Year of Reading—Briefly (Scribner, 2022) and Don't Know Much About History and Don't Know Much About Mythology, talks about the myths and realities of Thanksgiving, and his new book. Plus, Iakowihene Oakes, activist, athlete, artist and co-founder of The North American Indigenous Center of New York (NAIC-NY), shares how she relates to Thanksgiving given the history of the holiday and her indigenous roots.