A one-hour special from the Radiotopia history podcast This Day, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. Host Jody Avirgan traces key stories that brought us to this moment, with a look back at the 1976 bicentennial and advice for listeners on how to celebrate America 250. Featuring historians Kellie Carter Jackson and Nicole Hemmer, plus reflections from legendary filmmaker Ken Burns.

Up to 20% of the LGBTQ+ population in the U.S. lives in rural America. That’s millions of people defying the narrative that the only place queer folks want to live is in a city or on the coast. One rural queer person set out to interrogate that false narrative by documenting the stories of other queer folks in the country.

Pride Month is a wonderful time to celebrate our unique identities and to reflect on how pride and authenticity show up in our lives. This special asks classical musicians in the LGBTQIA community about their thoughts on Pride. The answers they got were incredibly diverse and thought-provoking.

This one-hour special brings all of those thoughts to you punctuated with music performed, conducted or composed by these featured artists.