<p>It's December 15th. This winter, 1971, the first season of "All In The Family" is coming to a close, and it's already the biggest show in America. It's a total sensation, in part because of its willingness to dive into the cultural and political battles of the age.</p><p>Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Oscar Winberg to discuss the way All In The Family captured a fractured country, and in particular how the character of Archie Bunker became a powerful avatar -- for viewers who admired and hated him alike.</p><p>Oscar's new book is "Archie Bunker for President: How One TV Show Remade American Politics" -- <a href="https://uncpress.org/9781469690902/archie-bunker-for-president/"><strong>it's out now</strong></a>!</p><p><strong>Sign up for our newsletter!</strong> We’ll be sending out links to all the stuff we recommended later this week.</p><p>Find out more at <a href="http://thisdaypod.com/"><strong>thisdaypod.com</strong></a></p><p>This Day In Esoteric Political History is a pr...