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Juneteenth, Then and Now; Teachers Call in on Tentative Contract; Where Does a Family Name Come From?; Father's Day Gifts

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Kimberly Thomas holds a sign on the field before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 18, 2023.

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard University professor and the author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family and On Juneteenth (Liveright, 2021), talks about the history of Juneteenth and how it's evolved since becoming a federal holiday.

  • Last week, Mayor Eric Adams and the United Federation of Teachers reached a tentative contract agreement that would significantly raise starting salaries, includes an expansion of remote learning and more. Teachers call in on their day off to share how they feel about the deal.

  • Alex Neason, editor/producer for WNYC's Radiolab, talks about the journey she took into her own family history to figure out why her late grandfather's last name was not what she thought it was.

  • Listeners call in to share what they gave their dads for Father's Day this year.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.