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The Story of the United States in 100 Objects
by Timothy Griffiths
Today: #198 in History on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | #198 | #191 |
About the show
Married non-historians Tim and Andrea dig through 250 years of American history, one object at a time. A rushed, ink-smudged broadside. A pair of Olympic running shoes. A rock from another world. Each episode, they pick one artifact, have it out about what it actually means, and try not to talk over each other while doing it. Some episodes they agree. Some episodes they don't. Either way, you get the real story behind the object, plus a running spirited conversation between two people who love this country, love each other, and are both a little too competitive about knowing the better fact. 100 objects. 250 years. One nation of imperfect people doing extraordinary things, narrated by two imperfect people who are pretty sure they are right.
Latest episodes
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Object #6 - The Wright Brothers' Toy Helicopter (Child's Plaything That Led to Kitty Hawk)
October 5, 2026 · 22 minHey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. In 1878, a traveling father of two young boys brought home a rubber-band toy that flew across the room, hit the ceiling, and broke. Twenty-five years later, the two boys who played…
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Object #5 - Sus Ito's Senninbari (A Thousand Stitches from Behind Barbed Wire)
September 30, 2026 · 22 minHey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. A white cloth belt covered in a thousand red knots, sewn by women inside an American incarceration camp, and carried through World War II by a soldier who never told a single…
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Object #4 - Drive In Movie Speaker (America's Favorite Parking Lot)
September 21, 2026 · 20 minHey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. A man built an entire form of entertainment because his mother couldn't get comfortable in a regular movie seat, and it's still not the strangest part of this object's story. Tim…
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Object #3 - NY Waterway Ferry (Imperfect People Doing Heroic Things)
September 14, 2026 · 20 minHey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. A commuter ferry that runs between New Jersey and Manhattan is named after a man who never captained a ship in his life. Tim and Andrea take on an object related to September 11…
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Object #2 - "I Voted" Sticker (Every American's Civic Duty)
September 7, 2026 · 18 minHey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Nobody can actually agree on who invented the "I Voted" sticker, and that might be the most American thing about it. Tim and Andrea trace the sticker back past its familiar 1987…
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Object #1 - The Dunlap Broadside (Birth Certificate for a Nation)
August 31, 2026 · 21 minHey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Before the famous signed parchment existed, there was a rushed overnight print job that actually told America independence had been declared. Tim and Andrea open the series with…
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Introductory Episode: We Started a History Podcast
August 26, 2026 · 8 minHey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Welcome to The Story of the United States in 100 Objects. Before we get into the objects, artifacts, and arguments, Tim and Andrea sit down to introduce the show: what it is, why…