Post by University of Washington Information School

On the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, here are some special episodes about key documents in U.S. history from Joe Janes' "Documents That Changed the World" podcast series. Janes aims to take things that are less known or appreciated and tell their stories in a slightly different way; to leave people with something new to think about, with a background or perspective they didn’t consider. "The United States is a nation of stories — from those shared by its first peoples to social media posts and videos and AI-generated slop," Janes says. "We’re also, as the first country to write itself into existence, a nation of documents and records: the big, important founding charters and also others that reflect and define the American character in all its myriad and often complicated forms. The details and stories behind all of those tell our stories too and reveal important, often hidden, forgotten, unknown — and fun! — aspects of ourselves, and our ever-evolving nation." Listen to the podcast: https://lnkd.in/eKZ7wwA5 #America250