An Aid Ship To Ireland (1847) [Thanksgiving Week]

<p><em>This Thanksgiving Week, some episodes favorite about community, what binds us -- and food!</em></p><p>It’s May 2nd. In 1847, a US military ship, the USS Jamestown, was loaded up with food and other relief to sail to Ireland and help with the famine in that country.</p><p>Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how disparate communities in the US rallied around the cause, and how the Jamestown represented one of the first moments of international camaraderie for a new country.</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 proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.</p><p>Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.</p><p>If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com</p><p>Get in touch if you ha...