"Give Me Liberty Or..." [2025 Favorite]

<p><em>We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026!</em></p><p>It's March 23rd. This day in 1775, Patrick Henry of Virginia gave a speech in which he (maybe) uttered one of the more famous phrases in American political history.</p><p>Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how Henry came to give such a fiery speech, the reaction from those in the room -- and why it's hard to know exactly what he said, if it matters at all.</p><p><strong>Sign up for our newsletter! Find out more at thisdaypod.com</strong></p><p><strong>And don’t forget about Oprahdemics, hosted by Kellie, coming soon from Radiotopia.</strong></p><p><strong>This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.</strong></p><p><strong>Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.</strong></p><p><strong>If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on o...