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Can American history be a source of pride or shame?

Podcast: Think from KERA
Published: Jul 1, 2026
Duration seconds: 2787
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America’s history is a mix of pride and shame so how should we square those conflicting feelings? Yoni Appelbaum, deputy executive editor at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what it means to be a patriot when scholars argue about the American story, how we can get back to a shared understanding of who we are as a nation, and whether that’s even possible. His article is “ How to tell the American story .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices