<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=371pp2_0vMmmwdi00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=371pp2_0vMmmwdi00" width="1280" height="720" ><figcaption>Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios</figcaption></figure>Political history nerds can revel in the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/08/12/2024-election-scandal-trump-biden-hunter-special-cousel">intrigue and scandal</a> of days past alongside a popular podcast that's hosting its first live taping in Boston next week.Why it matters: "<a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/podcasts/thisday">This Day In Esoteric Political History</a>," featuring Wellesley professor Kellie Carter Jackson, looks at how the politics of the past can sometimes be even weirder than the current day.Details: Jackson, Vanderbilt University historian Nicole Hemmer and host Jody Avirgan are bringing the pod to the WBUR CitySpace on Comm. Ave next Friday, Sept. 13.<ul><li>Tickets are $10-$25</li><li>Comedian Josh Gondelman (<a href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2024/01/26/josh-gondelman-guide-to-boston-comedy-food-music">our favorite non-Masshole</a>) will also be on hand for some laughs.</li><li>The team will explore the history of the "October surprise" in presidential races.</li></ul>Jackson's favorite Boston topic covered so far on the podcast is the <a href="https://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science">Great Molasses Flood</a>, as well as the countless contributions the Bay State has made to American history.<ul><li>And even though Massachusetts played a huge role in the American Revolution and Abolition movement, racial tension has been an issue going back generations.</li><li>"You still have entrenched racism and anti-blackness, and it goes against sort of the liberal thread that people think of when they think of Boston as this bastion or city on a hill kind of place," Jackson said</li></ul></div></body>

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Political podcast brings \"October surprises\" to Boston

Tickets are $10-$25 Comedian Josh Gondelman (our favorite non-Masshole) will also be on hand for some laughs. The team will explore the history of the \"October surprise\" in presidential races. Jackson's favorite Boston topic covered so far on the podcast is the Great Molasses Flood, as well as the countless...

Tickets are $10-$25 Comedian Josh Gondelman (our favorite non-Masshole) will also be on hand for some laughs. The team will explore the history of the "October surprise" in presidential races. Jackson's favorite Boston topic covered so far on the podcast is the Great Molasses Flood, as well as the countless...

Political podcast brings "October surprises" to Boston

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