# Letters from an American

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Official site: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/podcast
Author: Heather Cox Richardson
Episodes: 768

## Resource

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

## Machine-readable

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## Episodes
- [Trump's China Trip](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/trump-s-china-trip) — 2026-05-16T23:55:38+00:00
- [The Most Corrupt U.S. Administration in History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/the-most-corrupt-u-s-administration-in-history) — 2026-05-16T00:29:38+00:00
- [A One-Party South](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/a-one-party-south) — 2026-05-14T21:20:25+00:00
- [The Price of Non-Prosecution](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/the-price-of-non-prosecution) — 2026-05-13T23:23:39+00:00
- [Made in the U.S.A.*](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/made-in-the-u-s-a) — 2026-05-13T00:03:28+00:00
- [Two Celebrations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/two-celebrations) — 2026-05-11T21:24:19+00:00
- [Mothers' Day](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/mothers-day) — 2026-05-11T00:37:49+00:00
- [Look, Ma. A U.F.O!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/look-ma-a-u-f-o) — 2026-05-10T06:49:22+00:00
- [Gerrymandering Arms Race](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/gerrymandering-arms-race) — 2026-05-08T20:15:37+00:00
- [Hidden Costs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/hidden-costs) — 2026-05-08T06:39:50+00:00
- [A Ballroom Bait and Switch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/a-ballroom-bait-and-switch) — 2026-05-06T21:05:40+00:00
- [Trump's "Mini War"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/trump-s-mini-war) — 2026-05-05T19:06:08+00:00
- [Gilding the Capital](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/gilding-the-capital) — 2026-05-05T00:58:44+00:00
- [Ten Great American Horses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/ten-great-american-horses) — 2026-05-03T19:24:12+00:00
- [Will We Choose the Rule of Law?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/will-we-choose-the-rule-of-law) — 2026-05-02T18:47:32+00:00
- [A New Low](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/a-new-low) — 2026-05-01T22:12:19+00:00
- [Two Speeches](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/two-speeches) — 2026-04-30T20:35:39+00:00
- [Questionable Claims](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/questionable-claims) — 2026-04-29T18:56:19+00:00
- [The Ballroom Distraction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/the-ballroom-distraction) — 2026-04-28T00:33:38+00:00
- [White House Correspondents' Dinner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/white-house-correspondents-dinner) — 2026-04-26T18:18:52+00:00
- [Establishing the United Nations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/establishing-the-united-nations) — 2026-04-25T18:12:33+00:00
- [Purges at the Pentagon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/purges-at-the-pentagon) — 2026-04-24T19:29:00+00:00
- [The Fight Over Gerrymandering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/the-fight-over-gerrymandering) — 2026-04-23T18:07:05+00:00
- [A New Low](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/a-new-low-2) — 2026-04-22T18:50:51+00:00
- [Fecklessly Failing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/letters-from-an-american-5323066/fecklessly-failing) — 2026-04-21T18:50:14+00:00

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