Bicentennial Fever! (1976) [Part 1]

<p>It's Week 1 of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," and we're headed to 1976 to look at how America's last big birthday came together. In part one, Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the country was in a deep malaise headed into the bicentennial, and the shambolic planning of the festivities reflected the larger distrust and dysfunction of government.</p><p>Join our America250 <a href="https://thisdaypod.substack.com/"><strong>newsletter community</strong></a>! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support <a href="https://thisdaypod.substack.com/"><strong>our work and get access to everything, subscribe now</strong></a>.</p><p>This Day 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 ...