This Day (An America 250 History Show)

One of my absolute favorite podcasts. I never miss an episode. One thing I’ve noticed lately is that it seems like Kellie is talked over quite a bit. She is cut off or her point isn’t fully taken in…it could be editing, but it isn’t a good look. That said, I’m not going anywhere. Just an observation. Still a 5-star pod.

I’ve listened to this show since it first began in 2020. The concept is great and I loved it as one of my favorite regular listens for a long time. But, the show used to be more neutral in its earlier years and has only become more unabashedly partisan as time has gone on. The particularly older Sunday reruns have served as a reminder of this recently. For awhile now, I’ve accepted that the show is not being made for an audience of people with my politics and beliefs. But I kept it in my library nonetheless because I believe it’s valuable to have a well-balanced media diet and that you should seek out media that stands in contrast to your worldview. I’d often find myself bristling against what was being said, but determined that I should keep listening nonetheless because I believed there to be some real value in what was being presented by the hosts. But today (August 20, 2026) was the final straw for me. Kelli identified core items of Christian theology as being “absurdity.” Nicole describes the notion of Biblical infallibility as just “something that fundamentalism teaches.” You can tell that Jody tries to steer the conversation away from this, but he ultimately does nothing to push back on these positions or at least offer some level of nuance to them. I’ve often felt like the hosts talk about people who believe what I believe in rather derisive ways, and today I guess I just got to my limit with it. The podcast is made to be listened to by people of the same political/ideological in-group as the hosts. It operates on an assumed set of shared first principles between the hosts and the audience. This is an audience that I’m simply not a part of, and so I’ll see myself out. Thanks for six years.

Truths mingled with political slanting.

I’ve been a day one listener and enjoy the three hosts, their insights, and chemistry. Only two comments that would improve the listener experience: 1) Eliminate the message breaks that occur barely a minute into each episode; and 2) Discontinue recommendation episodes in the podcast feed. Cheers!