Episode

The fight over how we celebrate 250

Podcast: Think from KERA
Published: Jun 25, 2026
Duration seconds: 2777
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Summary

Originally, America’s 250th birthday celebration was a bipartisan effort. Then President Trump took it over. Michael Scherer is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a newly rebranded celebration called America250, which has led to frustration among lawmakers over breakdowns in communication. Plus, we’ll get an update on where the $150 million allocated for the event from the Big Beautiful Bill has been spent thus far. His article is “ Inside America’s Ugly Birthday Battle .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices